I just watched Price for the first time after hearing so much about him, I thought ill see what hes like. My god hes like a clone of Wladamir, the only difference is he doesnt extend his left jab, this can result in having it more difficult to establish distance, however I do really like him, he is a great prospect for real. NOW TO THE POINT people say Wlad is boring, but Price has almost identical style so why arnt people complaining about him. also my prediction is Price v Thompson will be Prices toughest fight. I remember Wlad saying Thompson s head is like a spider and he has very long arms, thus he is very awkward, Wlad had to change up his style in the second fight to be effective. I think this fight will go all the way, a split controversial decision in Price winning. With Thompson s awkward style I don't think Price will KO him, I can see Price getting Frustrated. TWO QUESTIONS 1) Why isn't Price considered as boring, if Wlad is boring? 2) Whats your prediction for Price v Thompson fight
1) Because Price has been knocking everyone out early, where as Wlad boxes very cautious and doesn't have that killer instinct that Price has shown 2) Price by early KO
I have to give Wlad some props, I think hes listening to the fans, I just read the East side boxing article, which says, if Wlad gets HBO he may fight Jennings, if he doesnt he will fight painta. So this is good for a Voluntary defense. So Wlad is trying to fight a good contender, its just nobody wants to fight him. i like what somebody said earlier "Jenkins is the best contender among the Americans at this time. It would be a good action fight but IMO he needs to marinate 1 more year against solid comp to have a chance. I do like that he’s willing though, unlike these other dudes who just want to wait until the K Bros are gone and pick up the scraps." Wlad has been trying to fight more aggressively in recent fights, like in the Wach fight but couldnt get the ko He also tried in the thompson fight to be more aggressive, and opened up more, I like Wlads recent way of fighting, its just the holding I think can be a bit unfair, but he doesnt have an inside game.
Wlad had more early KOs in his first 15 fights though. Price doesn't have more killer instinct, he's just fighting lesser opposition at the moment.
Price takes them out faster. At least the guys he's already fought. Let's see how long it takes to take out Thompson.
Price is watched by a fraction of people who see Wlad fight. Also, Price is a prospect, Wlad is the Champion.
Because he's not boring... neither are Wlad and Vitali for that matter. Americans just seem to think they're boring because they're nice, respectable guys who don't act like arrogant pricks... Thompson could potentially cause problems for Price but I doubt out. Price wins, KO round 4.
Price doesn't clinch as much and puts his guys away faster. If Wlad faces a fat old cruiser we all know he's gonna drag it out for 9 rounds.
Price has an almost identical style to Wlad? Say what? kh80290z, exactly how many months have you been a boxing fan? Price constantly moves forward. Price throws a lot of body shots. Price constantly throws combinations. And most importantly: Price actually tries to KO his opponent. In every fight. Yeah, they're so similar it's scary! :roll:
I wouldn't say they have a similar style at all, both big guys with a huge right hand is all they have in common. Price stops Thompson inside 6 IMO.
the klitschkos are boring because not only do there fights drag but they have no personality outside the ring. lets face it we all love a bit of drama. no one wants a well spoken please and thank you fighter we want 'if he doesn't die it don't count' type of ****. hype is good! it builds interest, fills news papers and most of all gets us excited about fights again. the build up to haye vs wald was the best few months the heavy weights has seen in years! not because of the fight (witch was ****) but the hype. people love hype and competition and David price is no doubt the next big thing in the heavies not because he's a great talker but his fights are exciting and with the fury rivalry he's got competition, amateur pedigree so we know he's not get a big freak of nature that gets exposed at top level and taking out domestic and european level fighters with ease. why wouldn't people get interested?
Wladimir and Price cant be compared! Why? Because Wladimir fought much better oposition then Price! Maybe Price can look good against old journeymen but we dont know how he does against a strong fighter! And then Price is fighting the next old Boxer a left over from Wladimir.... I really can not understand how people can compare them both. Wladimir is on a diferent level then Price. And how can you say the Klitschkos have no personality? Did you meet them in real life? Both brothers have great personalities! But maybe most boxing fans (mostly the americans) want a broner or mayweather typ of personality....