Oh yeah....

Its interesting that for some reason, in order to defend Klitschko and release the responsibility on him, people are giving Ibragimov all the blame and are trying to make him seem like the slickest, quickest south paw to come out of the wild-wild West. Let's be real. It was clear that from round 3, after Wladimir was slapping Sultan's pathetic thing of a jab, and countering with his own jab, Wlad was able to measure, land, and hurt Ibragimov at will. The way the fight was going up into the 4th round, IMO, was good. He was setting up what was to SUPPOSED to come next, and to what was expected of him; a KNOCKOUT. However, the reason why people are putting the blame on Klitschko is because he did not even go for the knockout. There is a difference people. All the things you guys say make sense if Klitschko had made the effort to take Ibragimov out of there. The fact is that although he had the opportunity to do so, starting of the 3rd or 4th round, he never pulled the trigger for whatever reason; instead, he decided to continue to slap Sultan's paw and counter with his own jab, without finishing or actually doing the job. Klitschko was a contractor that night, who did all the prep work for the job, but never actually DID the job. Therefore, he did not get paid for the job. In other words, he isn't getting credit for that performance, and that's why he is getting critized.

 

You managed to find 3 seconds of action in that fight!

Congratulations! :good

 

Wlad beat the **** out of Ibragimov -- he won every round and boxed supurb.
At times you seen him on his toes something you don't often see in the HW division - especially a guy as big as Wlad.

The right hand hurt Ibragimov ...

but he didn't need it -- he smashed this guy with one hand.

A win is a win no matter how it comes - there was no dispute to who won the fight.

 

Jack Johnson wouldve gotten knocked out -- he was barely 200 pounds.
A coulpe of jabs from Wlad would killed Johnson. You also have to factor in speed and balance.

 

Name a HW that won all of his fights by KO?

He doesn't have to knock everyone out - no man can meet those expectations.

I'm sure that anyone criticizing Wlad can not take one of his punches flush. It'll knock you out or possibly kill you.

Appreciate the man for doing something that few have the courage to do - step in that ring and fight.

 

I guarantee you as well that Wlad would knockout any HW in the MMA with a flush combo.

Considering his size, speed, balance, and the size of the gloves -- it would no contest.
Don't think that wrestling or jujitsu would come into play, if you're in arms reach of this guy you're going to get hit. The MMA fighters, although skilled in what they do, lack the head movement and the proper balance to come with an effective attack on an elite boxer.
If you come out looking to aim for his legs then you will more than likely get caught on the way in and on the way down.

 

Nice! :good

 

Oh stop, when has Peter ever looked good?

 

Wow surprised the highlights reel lasted that long

 

4 KO's & 1 lopsided UD in his last 5 fights...............

Nothing to be ashamed of there, cut Wlad some slack.

 

Obviously you're full of ****ing ****, considering Wlad won every single round except the one LEGIT knockdown, the other 2 bull**** behind the head punches mean nothing.

Let's add another top 10 fighter Scam Cheater can't knockout to his list.

 

Best post of the thread, this is exactly how I seen the fight. It was like watching a average movie, just to see a spectacular ending that you thought was right around the corner, unfortunately that wasnt the case in this fight, instead, many people like my self, regret not going out and instead watching the most boring fight of the year.

Wlad did what he had to do, and won the fight, know one could fault him for that, however, fights like these will never draw in a new audience, if anything it might turn guys that normally watch boxing, into MMA fans. This was a failure by Wlad on the big stage, if he really wanted people to know who the true champion was, he should of showed it, instead he was rewarded by a rain of boos for his lackluster effort.

 

Good post and im a Wlad fan.

What I will say is he does deserve to be cut some slack. A lop sided win over a fellow title holder is nothing to be ashamed of...in entertainment terms I was disappointed but pleased as it wasn't as stressful as many other exciting Wlad bouts..

You can be sure there will be more highlight reel kos to come from Wlad in the future.

 

Very true.

But you ain't gonna convince me that it was impressive and exciting:nono

 

Not all fights are going to be impressive and exciting.

The most important thing is that you win and win convincingly - you can always look good the next fight.