Megazone
On his last warning
Wladimir Klitschko retires and will not fight Anthony Joshua in rematch
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Wladimir Klitschko retires
- Thread starter Megazone
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Good luck to him. In a strange way that fight has become his defining moment. A true gentleman and lots in the bank. Although I was not a fan of his style he still beat what was in front of him.
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Stick him up front?
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I caught the second half of the Joshua / Klitschko fight the other day and - boy - what a fight that was!
I think Klitschko has made the right call - he's much older than Joshua, not as focused on his boxing, he put in a respectable performance at Wembley and can bow out with his head held high. Boxing has given him that global exposure and he can do anything he wants now. And does this make a Joshua vs Fury fight more likely?...
I think Klitschko has made the right call - he's much older than Joshua, not as focused on his boxing, he put in a respectable performance at Wembley and can bow out with his head held high. Boxing has given him that global exposure and he can do anything he wants now. And does this make a Joshua vs Fury fight more likely?...
daveinprague
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Would make for a menacing LB
Megazone
On his last warning
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- #6
The last I heard, Fury has retired again. Obviously you have to take into account his bipolar disorder when these announcements are made by him, but it does look very unlikely Fury will ever box again. I just can't ever see him being back in the shape he was when he beat Klitschko. Sad really.
pishhead
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Are you for real? He had Joshua beat at one point in the fight.
He bowed out at the top he would still beat every other heavyweight currently active bar Joshua.
BensGrandad
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I think that he realized he was well beaten and didnt have anything different to give if the rematch took place. The problem is that there is nobody anywhere near capable of beating AJ at the moment so he will have trouble getting meaningfull fights
pishhead
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Well beaten? It was probably the best heavyweight fight for years and Klitschkos best performance in about a decade.
He has nothing to prove to nobody, has dominated the division for years.
Too many boxers fight on well beyond their sell by date, fair play to him for bowing out when he has.
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Well beaten ? I'd say he had Joshua beat in that fight, but for some reason didn't press forward when Joshua was almost out on his feet for 2 rounds. Joshua regrouped, then clumped him with that EPIC uppercut, and that was that. But it was an incredibly close fight and a tough one to call had it gone the distance (I think the judges were split at the time of the KO).
Fair play to WK for bowing out though. He could easily have gone for another money-spinner, as a sequel to that fight would've been huge. He retires following one of the best heavyweight battles in recent years.
BensGrandad
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None of those at the moment are good enough to trouble AJ.
pishhead
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If he has to take the mandatory which is Pulev it will be a waste of time.
The only fight worth making is surely Wilder in Vegas.
Megazone
On his last warning
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- #18
Considering Dillian Whyte had him stunned and Klitschko knocked him down, It seems all it takes is a clean shot on his chin from a big puncher and AJ is in big trouble. Taking into account AJ's poor head movement, you can't rule out any of the above fighters having a chance against him. Even Dillian Whyte has a chance hence the rematch talk!
The Kid Frankie
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Anyone has a chance against anyone in the heavyweight division - you don't even need to be a big puncher . AJ's chin has more than proved itself in the two fights you have referenced there. If he does ever come unstuck - and he could well do - then I would expect him to avenge it.