Modern Classics - Wladimir Klitschko Vs Lamon Brewster I - April 10th 2004

He won 3 rounds against Brewster? Wow . Amazing:rofl

 

This was the last fight Wlad had where the ref actually enforced the rules of boxing. From the begging he told Wlad to cut out his cheating - and look what happened.

 

The only thing 'wrong' with Wlad in this fight is that he wasn't able to clinch and lean on his opponents as much as usual, forcing him to actually fight for more of the round.

 

Wlad got his ass kicked but GOOD!!!!!!! Stop your bleating & bellyaching :|:|:|

 

Funny how boxers who lose always are "past prime". How is it proven? Well, they lost didn't they?

Brewster is a really durable fighter, and he kept standing in the rematch as Wladimir punched away at him. He just couldn't get to him this time around because Wlad didn't gass. Maybe Brewster was Klitschkonite in his "prime" but if a couple of years was too long for him to keep in shape, what does it mather?

Decline due to aging is the only past prime argument that's really legit, IMO.

The first fight was really cool, by the way :good

 

Watch the HBO prefight with Steward talking about implanting the left hook and fighting a more Americanized style. Wlad came out and executed the offense very well

It's a shame we never quite saw him use the combinations and techniques he used vs Brewster after that

He's really ignored the left hook

The most offense he's had was in round 8 or 9 when he really went for broke on Wach or the finishing combination in Peter II

 

I saw that. Wlads left hook is a great punch. I won't take that away from him.
A much better punch than is overrated jab.

 

I was joking

 

Ironic, you criticize other posters for having their facts wrong, and here....YOU have your facts wrong.

Sanders avoided the rematch, Klitschko did not punk out.

 

Guys like you need to go away and grow up
It's time, my friend, or you will always
be facing your insecurities in the future and be
less able to handle them.

 

Wlad was under Steward for the first Brewster fight, Genius...

 

Wrong....Sanders said in an Interview why Wlad never sought a rematch. That it never happened lies squarely on the loser, just like Vits never rematching Byrd.

 

Yeah, Wladimir looked incredible in there for much of that fight. He may have lost, but he was running on full cylinders until his tank ran out. :bbb

He was so fun to watch when he boxed that way, to be honest. Brewster managed to withstand a storm that most HWs would not have made it through. Steelhammers were raining, but Brewster's house wasn't made of glass.

Yeah, he didn't get to hold, lean, and drape nearly as much as he wanted to. :deal

How that fight played out actually had a lot to do with two things:

1. Brewster was really bringing non-stop pressure on Wladimir. He was moving in with bad intentions, and I suspect Wladimir knew he didn't want to take anything flush from him.

2. The Referee reprimanded the holding for most of the fight's duration. Robert Byrd was not having it and stayed on it. This forced Wladimir to open up more in order to keep Brewster off of him. Brewster was still landing shots to the body on the inside that most people don't acknowledge for some reason.

Wladimir's workrate, plus Brewster's (limited) work on the inside during clinches, is what sapped the former's stamina.

 

Right, there's nothing like promoters and mangers and contracts involved....it all falls on the fighters :roll:

Sanders vacated the WBO and broke his contract with Universum to avoid rematching Wlad. It's a documented fact, but would you expect Sanders to really come out and admit that?

Byrd didn't want to wait 6+ months for Vitali to heal, so Universum forced Byrd to fight Wlad. That's the fact. It's not Vitali's fault....besides, what was he going to prove? He was winning in lopsided fashion, Byrd was no threat.

 

Man, just imagine if Lamon Brewster:

-actually moved his head
-had better footwork
-had faster feet
-possessed more handspeed
-had a bit more punching power

^He would've been a ferocious pressure fighter with his durability plus the above attributes. Only his dedication in training camp and height/reach disadvantages could've hindered him.