I'd like to see Rahman get a big win, but I really don't see that happening. I don't see him getting past Wlad's jab, and working enough on the inside to break him down. I think he'll get stopped late.. What do you guys think?
Wlad is too strong and too careful (perhaps to his detriment when it comes to entertainment) to lose to Rahman. Also, Rahman is damaged goods in my opinion, though he looks better on Wlad's resume than Thompson or even Povetkin (though Povetkin has lots of time to become a bigger name).
Also, I would be sad to see Rahman win. I think Wlad gets a lot of criticism for his losses and his style, but he is our best hope right now of a dominant heavyweight. If Rahman comes in and beats him, it would mess everything up. Rahman can't keep the belt, he'd get beaten in his first title defense. Then it would splinter again and confuse the situation further. I think the best thing is for Wlad to take out Valuev, for Vitali to retire, or get a few more good fights in, but ultimately give his brother a chance at becoming the truly unified champ of all 4 belts.
I wanna see Vitali knock Valuev out (or Wlad, but Vitali has a better chance I think). This Valuev character is making the division very ugly.
His chances are bigger than peolpe give him credit for,he is a good fighter.He is big,he has a very good jab,and he has KO power and Wlad has a glass chi,he can win this.
I'd give Rahman of 2001 a pretty good chance, but I don't see the current version doing much against Wlad. I like Rahman, and I think he gets ripped too much on this board, but he hasn't looked really good in awhile. Hopefully, he has been training and takes this opportunity seriously, rather than as just a shot at a payday.
Almost no chance. His only real option is to push from the get-go and see if he can make Klitschko uncomfortable.
