Wlad has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.

Klitshcko has never failed to beat a count, including vs Sanders. That takes huge heart surely.

 

Dear me, the quality dropped off with this one

Parker fighting on May 6th doesn't delay a Wilder fight, even if he was fighting in July it would be good to smash a journeyman up before that.

 

Amen to that

 

Had it the same as you. I'm really surprised how Joshua managed to get a second wind. I thought he was done at the end of round 5.

 

Wlad looked better of the two when he was doing his usual thing, control the distance & jab the hell out of whoever's in front of him. Whenever AJ was putting his foot down on the accelerator, Wlad was in trouble. In fact, the only 2 times AJ actually mounted an attack, Wlad went down as that speed and volume was just too much.

 

One of the best fights ive seen in my life. Loved every minute of it. AJ has the heart and resolve of an ATG champ and Wlad is probably the best 41 y /o HW ever.
Great performance by both guys. Great fight

 

Wlad has always had that problem, every time Sam Peter attacked him aggressively Wlad went into full retreat / panic / go down mode as well. It's his one weakness, and a weakness that his brother, equipped with an iron chin, never had.

 

Wlad always froze up when he couldn't control the pace of the fight, usually (in his youth anyways) he was able to clinch and slow the fight down, but a combination of age and AJ's size made it nearly impossible for him to do that tonight.

 

Wow, great, classy post. I'm sure we'll go back to screaming at each other later, but for tonight, way to go Dino, you rock!

 

Both guys proved they're part of the very tiny elite class. Both absolute WARRIORS, I had it so wrong with Aj by mismatch.

This was a super version of Wlad, that's why vitali was positive Wlad would win easy. From the kd until mid round 10 it looked like crow was served.

Aj made one of the greatest hw comebacks of all time starting and round 10, and took him out in fashion in the 11th. GREAT FIGHT.

This was a very hungry and dedicated W lad, best Wlad there could be, sadly he ran into the king who refused to lose. Wlad spent half the night teaching Aj all about elite HW boxing, the other half Aj was answering the questions.

A+ for both, when's last time that could be said @hw ?

 

I agree what a great performance from Wlad. Should have got Joshua out of there

 

This. Biggest learning experience AJ has ever had was not being able to finish Wlad after he dropped him early in the 5th. Was under the cosh for end of 5 and the 6th. Took rounds 7 & 8 off and looked fresh again after. Smart decision.