SWC75
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When the Klitschko brothers first showed up, I saw them as volume punchers that would just keep coming with the jab, the right cross and the left hook until their opponents couldn't deal with it any more. Vladimir seems to have adopted the Mayweather school of fighting: lean back and back off so that punches don't have their normal effect, stick the jab out and pick your spots for occasional flurries. Pile up the points and win decisons if the knockouts aren't there.
In this fight he seemed to be banking on Joshua, who had not gone beyond the 7th, lacking stamina after that, even though he was 14 years younger. He just jabbed, jabbed , jabbed for three rounds, cocking the right hand but never using it. Then Joshua forced the aciton in teh 4th, knocking Klitschko down. But the old responded and started throwing punches like the old day. He backed up Joshua and had him groggy by the end of the round. He looked like he was going to knock him out in the 6th. But he didn't force the issue and went back to jabbing, leaning back and tying up his opponent. In the end it was Joshua who got the second wind and Klitschko who faded. The stoppage seemed slightly premature but I think Klitschko was about to be knocked out in any case.
Joshua was already and alphabet soup champion, (IBF) but in reality he's one of a bunch of younger fighters vying to become the next Klitschko, with his brother, dominated the division for a decade and who had themselves supplanted Lennox Lewis, who had dominated it for most of the decade before that. Anthony had impressive power, (look at those shoulder muscles), but he did seem to have stamina issues and appeared to be vulnerable. Tyson Fury is a bum who is blowing whatever chance he had. Deontay Wilder also has an impressive look and record but was totally out-boxed in his last fight by someone named Gerald Washington before ending it with one punch. I've only seen Luis Ortiz once. He looked big but slow. I've never seen Joseph Parker or Hughie Fury. Everyone else seems like damaged goods:
Rankings: Joshua-Klitschko could decide who's the division best
Tournament anyone?
In this fight he seemed to be banking on Joshua, who had not gone beyond the 7th, lacking stamina after that, even though he was 14 years younger. He just jabbed, jabbed , jabbed for three rounds, cocking the right hand but never using it. Then Joshua forced the aciton in teh 4th, knocking Klitschko down. But the old responded and started throwing punches like the old day. He backed up Joshua and had him groggy by the end of the round. He looked like he was going to knock him out in the 6th. But he didn't force the issue and went back to jabbing, leaning back and tying up his opponent. In the end it was Joshua who got the second wind and Klitschko who faded. The stoppage seemed slightly premature but I think Klitschko was about to be knocked out in any case.
Joshua was already and alphabet soup champion, (IBF) but in reality he's one of a bunch of younger fighters vying to become the next Klitschko, with his brother, dominated the division for a decade and who had themselves supplanted Lennox Lewis, who had dominated it for most of the decade before that. Anthony had impressive power, (look at those shoulder muscles), but he did seem to have stamina issues and appeared to be vulnerable. Tyson Fury is a bum who is blowing whatever chance he had. Deontay Wilder also has an impressive look and record but was totally out-boxed in his last fight by someone named Gerald Washington before ending it with one punch. I've only seen Luis Ortiz once. He looked big but slow. I've never seen Joseph Parker or Hughie Fury. Everyone else seems like damaged goods:
Rankings: Joshua-Klitschko could decide who's the division best
Tournament anyone?
