Comments Thread For: Photos: Klitschko, Pulev Go Face To Face in Hamburg

[klitschkobrofan]

Speed : Klitschko

Punching power : Klitschko

Footwork : Tie ** no way Klitschko hands down

Footspeed :Pulev** Klitschko all the way therels no way he can move around the ring as fast as Klitschko can

Defense: Tie

Chin : Pulev * hard to say he hasn't really been hit by the power Klitschko has

Skills : Tie I agree Pulev probably has more of a repertoire but Klitschko has
has excellent form on the punches he does use - straight right left hook etc

Experience : Klitschko

Mental strength: Pulev easily ** probably right on that one but it's hard to say because Pulev hasn't had nearly as many pro fights as Klitschko

Talent : Tie

Training : Klitschko

Capacity to adapt : Pulev Hard to say nobody has really challenged Klitschko
to have to really adapt too much - he became more aggressive during
the 1st Thompson fight and then knocked him out -

Ability to stay calm under fire: Pulev by a mile - probably right there but how
often can anyone really pressure Klitschko anymore-- besides him and Haye
nobody else really challenged him at all to even have to adapt but based on the Thompson fight he seems like he can change his strategy when he has to

Panicking when under fire: Klitschko

prob not nearly where he was right after the Brewster loss though -

Anyway good fight looking forward to it --

[mathed]

Wlad's shook, this could be the end.

[Fr3$h]

Wlad's shook, this could be the end.

Wladimir looks terrified, like a man staring into the eyes of death itself

[Weltschmerz]

Wladimir looks terrified, like a man staring into the eyes of death itself

LOL.

I have seldom seen the Tsar more relaxed at a presser. I bet he just emptied his nutsack on Hayden's pretty face prior to attending this.

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I know Pulev's reputation is as a mediocre puncher, but I am not sure that's necessarily the case. I think he's safety first fighter and in a lot of his fights he simply doesn't try to go for the knockout, and is rather content with safely picking up rounds.

The fight I want to give you as a reference is tricky to judge, because the quality of the opposition is not great. It's the fight against Joey Abell. Pulev tries to fight his cagey style for a while, but then gets knocked off balance and gets flash-knocked down. At this point he seems more embarrassed than hurt really and he seem to throw his planned style of fighting out the window and goes hard for the knock out. Just about 5 seconds after the knockdown he knocks down Abell with a vicious body shot and then goes on for another knock down and the fight is stopped after 4 rounds.

Now I am not suggesting he's a great knockout artist or puncher, but I do believe his punch holds some weight and is not out of the question that he can hurt Wlad. The biggest problem for most fighters fighting Wlad is simply that they can't land a meaningful punch(be it because of much better technique by Wlad or because of the infamous hugfests he unleashes on them).

To this day the biggest known weakness of Wlad remains his chin. Most boxers in recent years haven't been able to even test it. For me the question is - can Pulev test Wlad's chin - and by that I mean - can he land meaningful shots on Wlad and can he launch sustained attacks if he rocks him to finish the fight? I don't think Pulev can win on the scorecards... he can give a spiritted fight, but Wlad just seems superior with his skill, variety, power and experience.

On the other hand Pulev to me is the closest to Wlad in terms of skill that Wlad has fought lately. Pulev won't consistently outbox him, but I do believe his own skill level is good enough to give him a shot at landing some meaningful punches. One punch won't do it, he doesn't have 1 punch knockout power, but if he catches Wlad, do you think Pulev has it in him to try to overwhelm winded Wlad with aggression?

[stitches]

If I had to tell who , IMO, is better at every department :

Speed : Klitschko

Punching power : Klitschko

Footwork : Klitschko

Footspeed :Pulev

Defense :Klitschko

Chin : Pulev

Skills : Klitschko

Experience : Klitschko

Mental strenght : Klitschko

Talent : Klitschko

Training : Klitschko

Capacity to adapt : Klitschko

I got a feeling, that this might be an extremely awkward fight though!

For most of those I agree completely, what I don't agree with is the Mental strength and capacity to adapt. Both of those are some of the strongest sides of Pulev. Capacity to adapt is something Pulev has shown time and time again in fight after fight. This is the reason why he starts slow in a lot of his fights and why he's steamrolling his opponents by the end of the fights - this is a distinct feature of his fights - changing tactics and adapting to opponents styles. I believe Wlad is very capable in this department too, and would give this one a tie.

I don't believe mental strength goes to Wlad though, I think this is clearly one of the stronger attributes of Pulev and one of the weaker ones for Wlad.

[Ulver]

LOL.

I have seldom seen the Tsar more relaxed at a presser. I bet he just emptied his nutsack on Hayden's pretty face prior to attending this.

Dunno, but I'll bet Pulev did so to Andrea. The man has his priorities right.

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[GeneralZod]

Neither would I but the odds of him beating Klit are about zero.

But he's fighting Wlad so he's clearly in the top 20 ATG heavyweights all time now.

[bojangles1987]

Pulev looks like a caveman.

[Ulver]

Pulev looks like a caveman.

For a caveman he's got a pretty hot chick. Maybe girls like cavemen.