Who wins when they fight in February? I like Klitshcko but something tells me Ibragimov will give a good account for himself.
Klitschko, KO.. Yeah, Ibragimov has a pretty sturdy chin, but he wont even want to go the distance after he feels that hook trying to get inside... Or the right, if he never gets close to getting in.. I just think Wlad is pretty deceiving, he is pretty good on the inside, or good at throwing the hook at the perfect time to stop someone from even wanting to get close...
Its a shock to me this fight is even going down, what the hell is Sultan thinking, hes one of the worst styles matchup for Wlad since Bryd. This fight will be a massacre, Wlad is going to take the weak WBO champion apart. Wlad is going to use his jab predominantly though out the first 5 rounds, by the 6 and 7th round he will start putting weight behind his punches and using the right hand more, Wlad will win by KO in the 7th or 8th round.
ibragimov might get away with a wide ud loss. he will run all night and avoid wlads power punches while occasionally counterpunching. but if klitschko connects with a straight right or a left hook he will go after sultan and ko him. of course ibragimov was down against austin, but he won't be fighting that kind of fight against wladimir because he knows that would be suicide. he will try to recook his recipe of the briggs/holyfield fight that worked for him.
Ibragimov seems he can stick 'n' move with the best of them, but that's not really a tactic that's wise against Wladimir. So he's need to do something different, and I remain unconvinced about his abilities in that area. At this moment in time I wouldn't hesitate to go for a Wladimir victory. Sultan would need to show me something different and prove me wrong.
Good point,brooklyn! Sultan is a feather fisted runner who went the distance with Osokin and drawed with Ray Austin.He doesnt have the style to pose a serious threat to Wladimir Klitschko. Klitschko by either ko or tko.
This fight ends in KO either way. I wouldn't put it past Sultan to KO Wladimir (anyone can), but the odds are the latter will take him out first.