Wlad has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.

Nothing at all.

Wlad was superb tonight and I don't think he could have done much more.

I've been a long time detractor of Wlad, but tonight he brought it.

 

THE USB STICK

 

Wlad showed he is one of the greatest ever.

 

Absolutely. And both men showing the great side of boxing before, during and after.

 

At 41 to bring this performance, to get up 3 times. Yep Wlad should be proud, so should AJ for winning this fight no matter if Wlad was 41. It's a fantastic win.

 

Wlad proved his class in this one, coming off a loss and a nearly 2 year layoff at
41 and still nearly pulling it out. He just doesn't have the trigger, clearly younger
Wlad would've decimated him.

This fight won't be detrimental to his legacy.
Time to retire though

 

I gave AJ the first 5 and Wlad the second 5.
Good fight, props to both.

 

I think Wlad would be quite happy to go out on this fight. He put in a great performance and seemed in control for much of the fight before falling short against a big puncher who could perhaps be the next great Heavyweight. He would have won a hell of a lot of respect from this fight alone, never mind the fact that he's 41 years old and 14 years older than Joshua and hadn't fought since 2015. He could walk off into the sunset with his head held high.

 

Gotta give it up for Wlad. He took shots that I never thought he could take and fought back like a champion. He finished on his feet and gave every bit that he had to give. Great performance

 

Any other top heavy would have finished joshua then,he was defenseless for 2 rounds.hes not chinny coz he took some massive shots but his recovery powers are slow.
But on the other hand he had a short ameteur career,won gold,and after 44 rounds of boxing has beaten an atg fighter who will offer up more problems than any other fighter around today.

 

Quality posts.

 

Ellerbe....could not have said it bettter myself. Wow, great fight. Both men warriors. Joshua showed a lot of class after and during the fight. Would not mind if Klitschko retired now...but would like to see him go out on a win.