Who will be the man to beat Wlad?

Wlad is pretty much in his prime right now.

For the next 2-3 years I don't see anyone beating him barring some unseen one punch knockout.

And thats never a safe bet.

What will eventually get Wlad is going to be age.

By the time he hits his mid 30s that top shelf handspeed of his will be diminishing. Then the whole desire factor will be kicking in as well.

As for Haye beating Klits, nope aint happening.

 

I thought Chambers gave him too much trouble. The jury is still out on him, in my book anyways. The way guys rep Povetkin...a destruction of Chambers should have occured. He's gonna need to do something to gather some momentum in his title run to defeat WLAD...or become a complete nobody.

 

Chagaev and Peter have the best chance right now.

 

That's a honest post I can agree on right there. It is hard to imagine him never losing again I agree, but for me it gets easier with each passing victory. One thing is for certain, there really isn't any style of fighter that Wlad hasn't faced & beaten.

 

It does add to the excitement of the fight, just not the last one vs. Sultan. :yep

 

i think povetkin could do it.Brock and ibragimov brought in reputations as boring fighters against klitschko.Povetkin has a high workrate for a heavyweight and considerable skill therefore i think he could win a decision over wlad.

 

Virchis is too unproven and inexperienced to beat Wlad.

 

Tony Thompson - Probably too old & inexperienced to put up much of a fight although he does have the fundamentals and size.

Alexander Povetkin - Gets hit too easily vs. lesser competition, it will be an exciting fight but Povetkin's getting KO'd for sure.

Sam Peter - Sam's jab has improved but I still haven't seen any straight power punches and those hooks are telegraphed & his power & chin are a bit overrated. Wlad will be pissed off this time & he'll finish him off.

Ruslan Chagaev - Tough but how's he going to get around that jab & how many flush power shots can he take before he breaks?

Nikolai Valuev - I doubt Klitschko can KO Valuev unless the ref steps in. It would be interesting to see how Wlad copes with being the smaller guy by a lot for the first time though.................

David Haye - Cruiserweight power & Heavyweight power are 2 different things. As far as chins go, see above. Haye was hurt by Mormeck, Wlad will put him to sleep.

Somebody else - Best option if he does lose before he retires. It's kinda hard to tell if Arreola, Walker, Solis, Fields, etc. are really any good until they step up their competition. Chances are at least 1 of them is good enough to contend for a title.

Wlad will retire without losing again - I voted for this option because I believe Wlad has hit his peak and he'll remain there for a few years. He'll retire if he doesn't think he can win. Unfortunately he'll probably retire within 5 or so years, maybe 10-12 fights in that time.

 

Thompson will beat wlad in his next fight

 

Thompson has a shot, Maybe Haye, but WALDO would be favored over both.

 

I don't believe any of the names on your list will beat Vlad. But what about Odlanier Solis? Solis is just beginning his career, and he may turn out to be a real world beater. Who knows how good Solis will be two or three years from now.

 

Tye Fields