CLASSIC FIGHT NIGHT THREAD:Wilder-Fury II

Why, you just joined this party?

I don't want to see Wlad against any Philly Shell fighters anytime soon though.

Put him in with the big lugs like Fury and Wilder, he can load up with big left hooks on.

 

Oh, your one of those guys...

 

Let me know when you grow up

 

Let me know when Haye completes a training camp.

 

I've watched Fury and although I believe he could beat Wlad, simply because the champion has poor whiskers, it's probably not what will occur.

 

Way to put it all on the line there.

 

:good

 

Fury's best win is over a flat Chisora, though his balance and footwork have improved his chin will not, and he is still relatively easy to hit.
He also doesn't have power comparable to Wlad though he has much bigger b*lls which may keep him in the fight for a while.
Unless Wlad declines further and that is possible at 39, I think he will have too much skill and too many guns for the giant.

 

I agree with this for the most part, however Fury has that little craziness going for him, it may help him or hurt him....I think he will go in and mix but not always the best thing

 

He is the original "wild card". I was at the fights and he made his entrance as a spectator. He had a full length overcoat on in 6 inch wide black and white checks!

 

Come on now let's think about it, when Wlad lands a big shot on Fury it's game over....

 

Here is a decent round by round coverage by SB Nation. I felt Jennings only won 2-3 rounds. The below round by round report gave him three rounds. I will re-watch the fight. My initial take is Wlad had an off night, and Jennings might be the best USA or UK based heavyweight. Jennings had the right mix of durability, defense, athleticism, and courage to give Wlad some fits, but this Wlad is in decline stuff I think is overblown.

IMO, Wlad has a much easier time with Fury or Glazkov.

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ROUND BY ROUND COVERAGE

Round 1: Tactical round, with Jennings moving his head and feet early. Klitschko winds up landing more shots, including a right hand that while partially blocked, did move Jennings late in the round. 10-9 Klitschko

Round 2: Klitschko looking like himself -- comfortable, confident, jabbing. Wlad's jab owns the round here, with Jennings doing very little, but still working on ways to find an opening. 10-9 Klitschko, 20-18

Round 3: Klitschko continues to control with his jab, and landed a good right hand about halfway into the round. Jennings having a horrible time finding the proper range, and Wladimir just looking more and more comfortable. Never a good thing for his opponents. 10-9 Klitschko, 30-27

Round 4: Busier round for Wladimir, as he's pumping the jab effectively. Jennings does have some success to the body this round, but he's still not winning the round. He's here, though. He's here to fight. 10-9 Klitschko, 40-36

Round 5: Jennings talking some trash in this round, trying to get Klitschko to make mistakes. Wladimir does not really make mistakes, though, and he lands the better shots once again this round, controlling with his jab otherwise. 10-9 Klitschko, 50-45

Round 6: Hey, hey, hey, we might have an interesting fight. Jennings is outworking Klitschko handily this round, and has landed some good shots. He takes this round, disrupting Klitschko's rhythm and effectively landing shots. 10-9 Jennings, 59-55 Klitschko

Round 7: Jennings doing more good work, landing some good power shots and slipping a lot of Klitschko's efforts to return fire. Klitschko may have hurt his right hand. 10-9 Jennings, 68-65 Klitschko

Round 8: Jennings still doing some good work, but Klitschko stemmed the tide this round, and managed to get himself back in control. 10-9 Klitschko, 78-74 Klitschko

Round 9: Klitschko lands his best punch of the night, but Jennings has his best round of the night, and takes this one to keep it fairly close. He's in this fight, and he's looking like a true elite heavyweight of the modern day. This is quite an effort by Jennings. 10-9 Jennings, 87-84 Klitschko

Round 10: Klitschko loses a point for holding early in the round, but otherwise lands the better shots of a fairly even round, making us shade it the champ's way. Jennings had an argument here, and if he did win this round, that point could be huge. 10-9 Klitschko, -1 for Klitschko, 96-93 Klitschko

Round 11: A big 11th round from the champ, who looks to leave no doubts. Some good right hands that Jennings takes well. This fight is now Wladimir's to lose, no question about it. But this has been a fine effort from Jennings, too. 10-9 Klitschko, 106-102

Round 12: Klitschko again making a statement in the final round, solidifying a very solid win against a very game opponent. Wladimir hurts Jennings halfway into the round, and that takes Jennings out of the fight a little bit down the stretch. Wladimir closed this like a champ -- he did all he could to knock out Jennings, and while he didn't do that, he's the clear winner. 10-9 Klitschko, 116-111

 

I would expect that to be the result.

 

Saying haye vs Jennings would be a fight I'd like to see does not make me a fan of either so trying to make a remark you perceive to be clever at my expense is hollow

 

Look, the man is 39. I happen to have a ton of respect for him as a man and may have underestimated how much better he has become w mental strength and confidence. He showed me a lot the other night. He did not come close to folding, shifted gears and won in my opinion pulling away. He may have been a tough older but I still don't see anyone beating him. I think hell crush Fury in a three to six rounds.