If WK wants another shot then AJ should give it to him. Refusing to get back in the ring with WK would do more damage to his reputation than losing to WK. Tonight WK provided himself a great. 41 and going toe to toe with an athlete like Joshua...
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If WK wants another shot then AJ should give it to him. Refusing to get back in the ring with WK would do more damage to his reputation than losing to WK. Tonight WK provided himself a great. 41 and going toe to toe with an athlete like Joshua...
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Now that's a cracking picture! 
Ref's like 'Damn *****'.
Ref's like 'Damn *****'.
Soldato
Wlad should retire now, he's got nothing to prove. He gave it his all tonight came in in superb shape gave everything he had and came up a tiny tiny amount short. In a rematch he'll be even older, has had that war tonight wearing him down and Joshua will come in probably with 100% more knowledge of what he needs to do to win than he did tonight. Can't see the result being different.
As for Wlad if he'd fought his whole career like tonight he'd have had about 100x more fans! Probably added more to his legacy tonight than the majority of his title reigns did.
As for Wlad if he'd fought his whole career like tonight he'd have had about 100x more fans! Probably added more to his legacy tonight than the majority of his title reigns did.
Soldato
Either of these against Joshua would be a good fight although I'd prefer to see Wilder.
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Agreed, he's proven he has the power to deal with anybody really. With a bit more speed/agility and some work on his ringcraft he could really dominate the division as Wlad did.
Can you imagine if he was able to adopt some of Wlad's stye into his own? That would be a very scary fighter.
Soldato
Klitschko should have finished him after knocking him down. Instead Joshua used every round after the knockdown to get his energy back (even though he lost all the rounds after the knockdown). Joshuas fitness level and youth was enough to get re-energised to then explode again in the 11th.
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In before Wlad offers to help coach Joshua.
Soldato
Don't agree with that. At the same age, Klitchschko had a suspect chin. Which is why he reinvented his way of boxing and style and went on to become a great.
Joshua would have landed more big hits in the earlier round against the younger Vlad.
I couldn't imagine Joshua losing to someone like Ross Puritty at the 24th hurdle. lol
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Caporegime
Yeah, they said in the fight the turning point for Klitschko was working with Steward who improved his footwork massively. Shame he isn't around to coach AJ because footwork and defense are two of AJ's biggest weaknesses 
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I don't watch much boxing but tuned in tonight.
What was ridiculously impressive was that WK looked sharper, faster, and generally more in control of the ring. He was bouncing around with so much energy.
AJ should be concerned, and looking to improve for the future. He won on a gamble and being fortunately younger with more power.. not 'better'.
Overall though, amazing effort from both men. Hats off.
What was ridiculously impressive was that WK looked sharper, faster, and generally more in control of the ring. He was bouncing around with so much energy.
AJ should be concerned, and looking to improve for the future. He won on a gamble and being fortunately younger with more power.. not 'better'.
Overall though, amazing effort from both men. Hats off.
Soldato
You were obviously wrong
Wilder wouldn't of got off his arse on the 5th to be fair.
It really didn't he couldn't even finish off a 1 legged man
Wilder doesn't have a chin there s nothing unknown about that!
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Did think about what I was typing while I was typing it lolIt really didn't he couldn't even finish off a 1 legged man
As for Wilder, he's never been down as far as I can remember and only Molina (I think), who has a decent punch on him, has rocked him and with a punch Wilder walked straight on to.
Amazing boxing match, lived up to the hype.
I thought Wlad did brilliantly but when he went down I thought Joshua would finish him, but then he seemed to punch himself out and looked very unstable, I wasn't even sure what happened at that point!
Joshua did well to get up from the knockdown as it was a great punch, the first real test of his chin, I thought he would struggle to get back in the fight after that.
Then you could see he was conserving his energy and unleashed that hellish uppercut and finished him off from there. A great fight, it had everything. Joshua answered his critics, I thought at one point (or well, a few points) Wlad looked too big a step up for him, but he recovered well in the end.
Superb.
I thought Wlad did brilliantly but when he went down I thought Joshua would finish him, but then he seemed to punch himself out and looked very unstable, I wasn't even sure what happened at that point!
Joshua did well to get up from the knockdown as it was a great punch, the first real test of his chin, I thought he would struggle to get back in the fight after that.
Then you could see he was conserving his energy and unleashed that hellish uppercut and finished him off from there. A great fight, it had everything. Joshua answered his critics, I thought at one point (or well, a few points) Wlad looked too big a step up for him, but he recovered well in the end.
Superb.
Despite being a huge AJ fan, for me, tonight was all about Wlad. He really won me over today as being a genuinely great fighter, he looked SO sharp, much sharper than AJ which is astonishing given his age and lack of ring time.
AJ won with basically brute force and determination (massive respect to him for going into the trenches) and showed that he clearly does have what it takes. It's basically why he took the fight, as the younger man he was able to recover and demolish at the end, had it been even 3-4 years ago I reckon Wlad would have won, but then that's all if and buts.
Wlad was dominating for so much of the fight and it was sad to see him get KO'd in the end. A true gent in defeat and a genuinely nice guy, which can't be said for a lot of people!
AJ won with basically brute force and determination (massive respect to him for going into the trenches) and showed that he clearly does have what it takes. It's basically why he took the fight, as the younger man he was able to recover and demolish at the end, had it been even 3-4 years ago I reckon Wlad would have won, but then that's all if and buts.
Wlad was dominating for so much of the fight and it was sad to see him get KO'd in the end. A true gent in defeat and a genuinely nice guy, which can't be said for a lot of people!
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