What chance does Sultan really have??Tell me about him.

What do you think? A left hook? He looks very hitable.

 

I give him about a 4% chance of winning.

 

Sultan leaves himself open and gets hit like that by Wlad, he's taking the full 10.

 

Wladimir Klitschko is of course the big favorite here because he has the advantage in size, speed, accuracy and power. But this in not an easy fight for him. Wlad is fighting the most experienced power puncher he's ever faced and these Russian schooled fighters are very crafty, very intelligent, very experienced guys so expect Sultan to take away at least half of Wlad jabs. In the stamina section I see this fight equal (Wlad can make the 12 round easily SETTING HIS OWN PACE but what if Sultan will be able to set the pace himself with intelligent aggression?), and power and chin combined it's equal too (the same kind of punch that would knock out Sultan would knock out Wlad as well).

If you see the size advantage as a HUGE factor I say that's a safe bet, but not two weeks has passed since a 'little', crafty, intelligent guy with a good game plan defeated a very very tall WW champion so it's not that Wlad is invincible just because he's tall. He has the advantage of course because of his reach, but most importantly because of his speed, tight defense and accurate punching. But he may need to throw the hooks a lot more this time and if Sultan can take it, the stamina could be a big problem.

I won't make a prediction this time because Wlad is the logical winner but the upset is in the air. At least Sultan has everything that Byrd, Brock, Sam Peter didnt. He's quick, powerful, accurate, intelligent and has a pretty good defence at the same time and because of that I see this fight 60/40.

 

Gotta give credit to Ibragimov for taking such a risky fight where he's the outsider instead of just defending his strap against easier opposition. He got the balls of a champ, but not the talent. Agreed, he got some decent footwork, handspeed and overall skills, and that's enough to knock out C-level opponents (hence his high KO percentage), but it's really nothing special.

If he fights as awkward as against Briggs and Holyfield he might go the distance. If not, Klitschko knocks him out like the rest. Ibragimov is not stupid, so I say Klitschko by wide UD.

 

Probably be a moral victory for Sultan if he made it the full 12.

Man, we're all just really putting the hex on Wlad here, aren't we?

 

It won't last long and may not go a couple rounds, Klitschko TKO 4.

 

Ibragimov is a Good mover lefty with the sleaky Straight left. I give him a good Chance for upset. Ibragimov TKO rd6-8.

 

Take the bet, please. That counts for a KO in any round, Sultan just can't last 12 at the very least.

It's going to be over in 3 or less.

 

Sultan doesn't have a good chin, very suspect.

 

His defence is his movement and that movement won't matter against someone as big as Wlad, who has timing and footspeed himself. In terms of slipping right hands, he's terrible at this, Holyfield found the mark again and again and buzzed him several times.

I doubt he has good survival skills and I think a pin point right on the button may even be enough to put him out completely.

Plus, Wlad's in his best shape in a while, I expect a great performance.