Who wins this head to head? Both have murderous power with Klitschko being the far more accomplished boxer but also being very vulnerable against big punchers. How does everyone see this?
This, I think if Wilder ever did land Wlad wouldn't even get up. But I think Wlad lands first..............and second...........and third.
Wilder was KOed many times in sparring against Wlad and considered a "baby" by Finkel afterwards to avoid old hammer.
Prime Wlad would've absolutely destroyed Wilder. Even the aging and declined Wlad that lost to Fury and Joshua would've beaten Wilder 9 times out of 10 IMHO.
Wlad by K.O Off course Wilder always have a puncher chance but Wlad understand this game much better.
Wilder KO's him Wilder has devil power. He cannot be defeated by an ordinary man. Fury beat him with protection from god.
Wlad would be cautious, defensive, clinch whenever Wilder goes on the offensive. Wilder doesn't have a "plan b" and Wlad has a much better ring IQ. Wlad wins by knockout.
Wlad had a glass chin so one shot of wilder could end the fight . On the other hand wlad had better skills so its hard to predict
An air punch from Wilder is enough to make Wlad a quivering neurotic wreck. A real punch ends the fight instantaneously
What are you even talking about? Wlad had a decent chin, not granite but solid enough - if either of them has a below average chin, it's more likely to be the guy that was stopped twice by a guy that's not known for power. Besides which, Wlad didn't just have "better" skills - his skills and ring IQ were levels beyond Wilder's. It's not hard to predict at all, Wlad was elite and would fight almost anyone (except his brother) and beat almost everyone noteworthy from his era - Wilder's only fought one serious contender and couldn't beat him even when he turned up out of shape. This is the definition of "levels" - Wlad at anywhere near prime would beat Wilder 99 fights out of 100.
I’ve seen people debate this fight but for me, and as the poll suggestions, Wlad is all wrong for Deontay. He’s got a great defence, excellent ring IQ and distance management, a great jab, and KO power in both hands. If Fury could hurt Wilder consistently, I see no reason why Wlad couldn’t stop him. I think he boxes carefully for a few rounds before catching Wilder with a left hook and getting rid of him. Still, his lack of durability makes him very vulnerable to the big right hand, but Wlad got up from huge shots from Joshua and Peter. As long as Wilder doesn’t land clean, Wlad sleeps him.
Exactly. That distance management and IQ would realistically mean Wilder couldn't land clean with full power. And, since Wlad possessed much more power than Fury, you'd be mad to think Wlad couldn't hurt Wilder - and as usual, you're not mad And so the "as long as" becomes the overwhelmingly likely outcome... And as you say, Wlad sleeps him. It's hard not to be when there's as big a discrepancy in skill and IQ, before even getting away styles... Wilder's just never been at the level to get close - if (and it's a big IF, IMHO) he ever could've been, his thin resume denied him the opportunities to grow into that fighter.