Thoughts on Solis vs. V. Klitschko?

Solis has just been unimpressive no matter how you look at it. There's no indication that he'll turn out to be anything but another Jorge Luis Gonzalez. When showing up at nearly 250 pounds is okay then something is going wrong. It's different for Vitali who has 6-7 inches on Solis in height.

 

I'll wait and see how he performs.

Arreola looked terrible but actually had good stamina and quick hands when he faced Vitali, it was his dumb strategy and not his tits that proved his undoing. I think Solis is a far more polished fighter than Arreola but I have a feeling he'll ultimately be in the same position. Solis seems to be carrying the poundage alright at the weigh in. Who knows? Bruno was built like a greek god but had terrible stamina.

 

I am not so sure I can agree with this. If you are good enough you are usually ready for it. We dont know if Solis is any good or not, but that is just the way of doing things nowadays. I mean Haye is the world champion and we dont even know if he is a world class heavyweight or not. We think he is but who knows, he hasnt hardly beat anyone. Vitali isnt all that much better. And even the Wladimir, who has those worrying KO losses has never really faced a proven fighter. This will always be the case, until the top 10 fighters actually start fighting each other regularly. Until then, we can only guess. I hope Solis goes okay and would love to see an upset.

 

I agree with boilermaker, if he's good enough he's ready. He certainly isn't going to get any better languishing waiting for his shot.

BUT is he good enough? He has a tight defense, good skills, good infighter, reasonably fast. Which all leaves me frustrated because if he worked harder in training he could be really really good. Still I think his body punching and intelligent pressure could make this one interesting

Its a decent opponent for Vitali, Vitali's recent opposition reminds me a bit of Holmes young green challengers of the 80s though

 

Uhh yea thats why Chagaev was so primed for Wlad and why Sam Peter was so much a bigger threat to the Klits as he got more experience :nut The longer Solis waits the fatter and older he gets, he may actually have it in him to grab the bull by the horns at this moment. Its not like fighting a top10er thats nothing like Vitali is going to prepare him to fight a 6'7 rangy jab machine anyway. I know you don't value amateur fights as experience but there's a hell of a good reason managers and promoters do

 

No the point is Chagaev and Peter dropped off dramatically, the Chag who beat Valuev would have done far better than the Chag who got mauled by Mat Skelton, Peter got worse after his first Wlad fight. The best version of Riddick Bowe was the inexperienced Holyfield 1 version, some fighters have the chance to have a short bright light

Once you've fought for 20years, been in fight upon fight with world class boxers over 4rounds, had 17 amateur fights, been 10rounds, YOU AREN'T GETTING BETTER OR MORE EXPERIENCED FROM FACING A SHOT CHAGAEV

Usually there isn't 1 fight thats going to give a contender the experience for the jump into the deep end against a great champion anyway, going 12 a few times helps but that wouldn't necessarily happen anyway. Which 1 fight preperared Frazier for Ali, Bowe for Holyfield, Ali for Liston, Tyson for Berbick. SOmetimes a fighter has to sink or swim

 

Either way 1 of the keys to good management is the need to strike while the irons hot when you're fighter is in or near their prime, wait too long and you'll be past it. See Gomez circa 2004-5, he would have had a better shot against Vitali then but faded.

History is full of examples of inexperienced fighters turning over great experienced fighters.

Solis is not a man who's getting any better in the next 2 years :deal

 

I do tend to agree with PowerPuncher here, though that's only because of Odlanier Solis's limitations and the nature of today's heavyweight division and its promoters. Had he shown any willingness to improve, it would be different. He's being fed easy opponents and only gets heavier and sloppier in each bout. Experience is always valuable but nowadays the contenders do not seem to fight other contenders, they only grow their padded records (and stomachs) against very beatable opposition, until the eventual shot at Klitschko, the cashing-in, a reward for having come up with an unbeaten record and generating some interest with pre-fight trash talk.

I doubt we will hear of Solis again after this bout. Perhaps he will fight Wladimir as well having become a mandatory again for beating some washed up 90's contender.