Wlad's performance against Jennings proves he is mediocre

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This was the first defense of his heavyweight titles within the United States since 2008. The fight was much closer than the scores indicated as Klitschko never gained a significant upper hand in any particular round despite that Jennings was not considered a serious contender going into the fight. In fact Jennings has only been boxing for 6 years!!! It sure calls into question the skill-set (and longevity) of Klitschko who just turned 39.

Klitschko was warned 7 times in the first 3 rounds for holding, pushing, back-handing and clinching.

Mediocre boxer at best. When he and Floyd are gone (and it's coming close now, maybe a year more of their repulsive stench stinking up the arenas time after time) the sport of boxing will have a chance to recover.

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ref yelled "Dont pull his head!" so many times I thought I was watching a gay porno movie

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wladomir held on like the IRON VICE GRIP FROM HELL whenever Jennings hammered him in close.

[Beanflicker]

Wlad better not retire before Wilder knocks him the FUNK out.

Also they said Jennings started boxing like what, 5 or 6 years ago?

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finally, wlad-o-sissy RAN LIKE THE GIRL THAT HE IS even showing up floyd mayweather with the running and retreating and even sprinting away from Jennings a couple of times.

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check the pussy's performance out for yourselves, esp. you insomniacs out there for a free cure!

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referee in Round 4: "HANG ON! HANG ON! HANG ON! STOP LEANING ON HIS BACK OR I'M GONNA TAKE A POINT NOW!"

REFEREE IN ROUND 5: "LET'S GO! LET'S GO! DON'T HOLD 'EM! STOP HOLDIN' 'EM WLADIMIR!"

REFEREE IN ROUND 6: "DONT HOLD HIM! DONT HOLD HIM! STOP! STOP!"

REFEREE AGAIN IN ROUND 6: "DONT PUSH HIM! DONT PUSH HIM! I'LL TAKE A POINT! DONT HOLD HIS HEAD! DONT HOLD HIS HEAD!"

REFEREE AGAIN IN ROUND 6 : "YOU GOTTA STOP HOLDING OR I'M GONNA TAKE A POINT! YOU CAN'T HOLD HIM ANYMORE!!!"

ETC ETC

WORST FUCKING HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP OF ALLLLLLLLL TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME. FUCK HIM.

[ono]

I always wonder how a 147lb version of him would do in the current welterweight division. And then I think he wouldn't be in the top ten. This is why I can't understand people having him in their p4p rankings.

Yes he's dominated the Heavyweight division for the last 10 years, but the opposition is laughable for top level boxing.

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he admitted in an interview to an old lady with glasses who works for Fox Sports that his strategy is just to wait and wait and wait and tie up and tire out his opponent and then go for the late knockout

[erics44]

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[Freedom]

he admitted in an interview to an old lady with glasses who works for Fox Sports that his strategy is just to wait and wait and wait and tie up and tire out his opponent and then go for the late knockout

You mean like Ali used to do?

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he admitted in an interview to an old lady with glasses who works for Fox Sports that his strategy is just to wait and wait and wait and tie up and tire out his opponent and then go for the late knockout

You mean like Ali used to do?

bwAAAAAAHAHAHA EXACTLY. Ali should've lost dozens of points for grabbing behind the neck. He grabbed Foreman so many times behind the neck we all lost count by the 5th round.

[El Kabong]

I always wonder how a 147lb version of him would do in the current welterweight division. And then I think he wouldn't be in the top ten. This is why I can't understand people having him in their p4p rankings.

Yes he's dominated the Heavyweight division for the last 10 years, but the opposition is laughable for top level boxing.

A 147 lb version of Wlad would do just fine given he still had height and reach advantages because that's the basis for his tactics. He started out boxing in a crouch under the late Fritz Sdunek. Sdunek had him as a pressure fighter much like Freddie Roach attempted to make him and there was kind of an argument about that style when Wlad was saying Roach tried to make him into a 6'6 Mike Tyson thereby NOT playing to his strengths at all. Sure Wlad has the handspeed and power to use such a style, but it puts him in a position where it's easier not harder to hit him....not a bright move in boxing. Manny Steward's style which Wlad still uses has been great and to argue against that is idiotic, I mean ANY argument against Manny's tactics for Wlad would be asinine because look where it's gotten him. He was good before, now he's great.

The opposition is laughable? Wlad has beaten any number of former Olympians and undefeated heavyweights, and again you can't blame Wlad for other fighters not being as good as him.

[erics44]

I always wonder how a 147lb version of him would do in the current welterweight division. And then I think he wouldn't be in the top ten. This is why I can't understand people having him in their p4p rankings.

Yes he's dominated the Heavyweight division for the last 10 years, but the opposition is laughable for top level boxing.

A 147 lb version of Wlad would do just fine given he still had height and reach advantages because that's the basis for his tactics. He started out boxing in a crouch under the late Fritz Sdunek. Sdunek had him as a pressure fighter much like Freddie Roach attempted to make him and there was kind of an argument about that style when Wlad was saying Roach tried to make him into a 6'6 Mike Tyson thereby NOT playing to his strengths at all. Sure Wlad has the handspeed and power to use such a style, but it puts him in a position where it's easier not harder to hit him....not a bright move in boxing. Manny Steward's style which Wlad still uses has been great and to argue against that is idiotic, I mean ANY argument against Manny's tactics for Wlad would be asinine because look where it's gotten him. He was good before, now he's great.

The opposition is laughable? Wlad has beaten any number of former Olympians and undefeated heavyweights, and again you can't blame Wlad for other fighters not being as good as him.

the basis of his tactics is holding and leaning

his height and reach just help him hold and lean better

[ono]

I always wonder how a 147lb version of him would do in the current welterweight division. And then I think he wouldn't be in the top ten. This is why I can't understand people having him in their p4p rankings.

Yes he's dominated the Heavyweight division for the last 10 years, but the opposition is laughable for top level boxing.

A 147 lb version of Wlad would do just fine given he still had height and reach advantages because that's the basis for his tactics. He started out boxing in a crouch under the late Fritz Sdunek. Sdunek had him as a pressure fighter much like Freddie Roach attempted to make him and there was kind of an argument about that style when Wlad was saying Roach tried to make him into a 6'6 Mike Tyson thereby NOT playing to his strengths at all. Sure Wlad has the handspeed and power to use such a style, but it puts him in a position where it's easier not harder to hit him....not a bright move in boxing. Manny Steward's style which Wlad still uses has been great and to argue against that is idiotic, I mean ANY argument against Manny's tactics for Wlad would be asinine because look where it's gotten him. He was good before, now he's great.

The opposition is laughable? Wlad has beaten any number of former Olympians and undefeated heavyweights, and again you can't blame Wlad for other fighters not being as good as him.

I know he can only beat what's in front of him, but Heavyweight Boxing has become a joke, considering it's supposed to be the premier division of such a popular and lucrative sport.

Would Rafael Nadal be held in the same regard as the likes of Sampras, Borg or Laver ifall his main rivals from the present era were 2 stone overweight? Wlad's problem is, we will never know how good he really is because the opposition just hasn't been there. How many future Hall of Famers has he beat? Again. not his fault, but when people are saying that he is mediocre, i think they are doing that comparably to the dominant heavyweight fighters of past generations, and i think they are correct.

Honestly, beating undefeated Heavyweight's and ex-olympians in today's era means zero. Audley Harrison was an Olympic Champion for god's sake.