another year gone and still no heavyweight champion...

Well its been noted that Iggy lost his aggresive style after the Austin fight, where he was floored and ended up getting a draw in that fight. If Iggy was gun shy against Holyfield, I could only imagine what he will look like fighting a heavy punching fighter like Wlad, even if he comes in with the plan to be more aggresive in this fight, it will suddenly change when he gets hit with the first big right hand.

I think Iggy will stay at a distance and run most of the night, Manny will then tell Wlad hes losing the fight in 6 round, to get him to start using his right hand more. Iggy will get caught with something big by the 7th and will end up being TKO'd, I think this will be Iggy's retirement match if he loses.

 

Yeah, I think you maybe have run me into the ground on this issue.
Iggy seems to be running a little scared since Austin. I want Iggy
to BOX not FIGHT big Wlad. Use that southpaw style and underated
power and in-fighting skills but Wlad probably just overpowers the
kid. I'm still very impressed with his victory's over Briggs and
especially the living legend Evander Holyfield.

 

Beating "Asthmatic" Briggs and "Old man" Holyfield is not that great of a feat even in todays struggling divsion, if he beats Wlad will give him all the props in the world and would admit I heavily underestimated him, but I doubt that will happen.

If Iggy tries boxing Wlad then he's in for one hell of a beat down, he's better of running scared for 6 rounds hopping Wlad tires out and he can catch him with something. If I was Iggy I would try and Blitz Wlad right off the bat, try and make him feel uncomfortable and try catching him with something big while hes backing up.

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

Peter is gonna knock glass-jawed Oleg OUT COLD, and early too. Vitali's a whole different ballgame, but with his inactivity, without a tuneup, I'd lean towards Peter.

 

I didn't think so.

 

Seriously? If McCline can send Peter to the canvas 3 times I'm fairly certain that Vitali will KO him. Remember, VK had Danny Williams ready to go in the first round, and I think he let him off the hook just to punish him longer.

 

I never said the fight will have a huge impact. I DID say, however, that its the START to getting a unified champion, and having a unified champoin, WILL have a huge impact.

Most certianly.

But this fight, in itself, is a big deal for the division, it certainly is. It will be a good slap in the face to start to wake up the sport's heavyweight division, after over 8 years without any unifying fights.


The tickets were going fast, last I read, and this was quite a while ago. So I think this fight is going to be more successful than most realize, or want to admit. Having a single unfiied heavyweight champion will get the division back to its feet.

Afterall, after one man has both the WBO and IBF, then all everyone will be wondering and talking about, will be when Chag will get in on it, too.

Onward and upward.

 

You guys really kill me talking about looking at the intensity on a fighters face. That's all some of the Oscarsexuals kept saying after Oscars photos showed up on ESB of him working out before the PBF fight. "wow, look at Oscars face, oh my God, that determination", etc., etc., etc. And saying he will ever take his place among other ATG's is a joke considering the weakness of the division today. Beating guys like Austin, Brock, one-eyed Brewster, over-the-hill Byrd and so on just doesn't make it. Sure he will beat Iggy but that certainly is not a step to all-time greatness. It's too bad but there is no one today that's worth really getting excited about. No one.
"see the intensity on Klitschko's face in my avatar". :rofl

 

Um, yeah that was really funny.....................:-(

I'm not a big Oscar fan either, bark up a different tree next time out scooter.