The Ring crowns the Heavyweight Champion on Saturday!

Why the facepalm? You'd rather watch a Klitschko fight than get guaranteed poon and free drinks??

 

No i find it funny how you make it sound like you refuse to watch him fight but then go on and say im gonna Tivo it.

Stop lying to yourself...YOU WILL GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO WATCH!

 

I'm betting Wlad by 6th rnd TKO over Chagaev.

 

A lot of American fight fans cope with the absence of an American fighting for the Title by calling an upcoming fight as a snooze fest, I'm washing my hair that day, getting my nails done blah, blah. If they want to see an "exciting" HW fight between two Americans maybe they can find a VCR tape of Tyson vs Bonecrusher Smith.

Wlad by 6th rnd TKO over Chagaev.

 

Like I said, I'll be out of town so I'll Tivo it, but I'd do the same for any other title or major fight. Don't get it twisted, I'm not a Wlad hater, just not a huge fan. I respect his skills and his dominance over the division but I also realize he's not the be-all end-all of fighters and I also realize that most of his fights are snoozefests, even when he's knocking someone out.

 

The critical Difference, and you can ask anyone that has ever boxed, or watched most of the K-Brother's fights, is that Wladamir looks like he is in a boxing match, and Vitaly looks like he's in a fight.

Wlad uses technical skill, keeps his hands up, uses the jab, and moves.

Vitaly keeps his hands down, uses brute strength, punches from all over the place, and isn't afraid to take 3 to give 1. Just ask Lennox Lewis.

 

Rather than "disagree" with the Ring rating Wlad #1, shouldn't you have a bigger problem with Ruslan rated #3? Who exactly has Ruslan beaten in the past year or so? (No one he's been inactive and injured). Who has he ever beaten? Valuev, SD over Ruiz and he's #3??????


What the hell does the Ring mag belt even mean? The ratings are a little less corrupt then ABC ratings (only a little less), but they carry even less significance because there are actually 4 'recognized' belts out there. Fighters fight for these ABC belts at this point and not the 'ring' belt so we're still gonna have bad fights because of this and regardless of whoever the 'ring' rates.

Wlad should, barring some type of freak physical meltdown, punish ruslan from the outside to a clear UD or late stoppage

 

Indeed, I voted for Chagaev on points. From what I have seen of him he looks good. Points win possible. Also if he wins a round or two and can land a few solid shots enough to put Wlad off, then Wlad has been known to fight very negative.

Wlads due a bad one about now, lets hope he folds again on Saturday for Chagaev to have a chance.

 

I'd rather fight for the Ring belt than the IBF or WBA belts. The IBF are a farce with the mandatories and stripping of champions. WBA, how can you have three champions at one weight!

From my UK point of view, the best belts are WBO, WBC and the Ring.

 

Says you. Ruslan already beat both Valuev & Ruiz so this is for the true HW Champ of the World.

 

Well said.

 

I am picking Klitschko by stoppage on cuts. I think that Chagaev will give a great effort and will have more moments than some people think but I think that the constant pounding of that Klitschko jab and right hand will open Chagaev's face and will cause a stoppage.