Will we now see Wlad go back to the aggressive KO machine he used to be?

if he fights thompson or povetkin next, get the body bags ready :good

 

He's afraid to get hit...PERIOD! He said so himself, in so many words.

Golota cracks that chin in round 2. GUARENTEED!!!

 

your boy's hands are so slow. he has no defense at all and minto gave him a rough fight. wlad would end andrew's life.

focus on the white tyson. that's a winnable fight

 

No, Wladimir will continue to fight very safety first. He'll use the jab early on, throwing it almost exclusively. Once the early rounds go by and he's established it, he'll use it to set up power shots (straight right hands and left hooks).

I don't expect him to ever be aggressive again because he knows it makes him more vulnerable and he could gas out. Will he open up more though than he did against Sultan in the future? Yes (or at least I hope so)

 

Manny wont let him.

 

He needs to fire Manny "the *******" Steward. :yep

 

promise ???

:rofl :rofl :rofl

 

Wlad has never been overly aggressive. He has always been measured and deliberate. But never more so than Saturday. He used to outbox his opponents while punishing them too, hopefully he'll return to that

 

Golota is too slow.

 

True, but Sultan was almost in the fetal position as it was.

 

:bart Nobody honestly expects to see a return, or a genesis for that matter of a destroyer WLAD. He is very successful fighting with his current strategy, digging in and going to war creates risks team KLIT know better than to allow.

 

I think Vlad will return to his puncher's style when appropriate, depending on who he's fighting.

Against Austin, Brock and Byrd...yes, Vlad will swing for the roof and get a kayo. But if he's fighting a puncher and it's to his advantage to play it safe, Vlad will do the smart thing and box.

It's silly for people to expect that Vlad should have taken unnecessary chances against Ibragimov by exposing his chin. He had the fight wrapped up by boxing.

 

Look at it this way: why didn't Golota try to brawl with Tim Witherspoon? If you'll recall, Golota played it safe and won by jabbing.

That night Golota knew it would have been stupid to brawl and leave himself open to Witherspoon's heavy right hand. He had an easy decision in his pocket by using the jab only.

Why is Klitschko not allowed to use the same strategy against Ibragimov?