Gotta admit, Klitchko didn't win pretty. But a win is a win and that's all that matters.
Heavyweights today aren't what they used to be. I just saw the fight between Norton and Holmes. Classic war of puncher stalking the boxer. Holmes couldn't miss all night but Norton kept throwing and eventually began to land bombs. But Holmes began to be the brawler as well. And this was all the way into the 15th round. None stop punching, very little holding.
The fight between Klitchko (the boxer) vs Peters (the puncher) was nothing like it. Both were winded by the 6th round. Klitchko, much more skilled, was holding a lot of his energy in reserve coz he knew he had little stamina left. Peters, with all that power, had little skill in cutting the ring and smothering the taller but lighter Klitchko. Norton would have killed both. Holmes would have made Peters and Klitchko look like kids.
Oh the glory days.... They were the best.
Heavyweights today aren't what they used to be. I just saw the fight between Norton and Holmes. Classic war of puncher stalking the boxer. Holmes couldn't miss all night but Norton kept throwing and eventually began to land bombs. But Holmes began to be the brawler as well. And this was all the way into the 15th round. None stop punching, very little holding.
The fight between Klitchko (the boxer) vs Peters (the puncher) was nothing like it. Both were winded by the 6th round. Klitchko, much more skilled, was holding a lot of his energy in reserve coz he knew he had little stamina left. Peters, with all that power, had little skill in cutting the ring and smothering the taller but lighter Klitchko. Norton would have killed both. Holmes would have made Peters and Klitchko look like kids.
Oh the glory days.... They were the best.
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