Comments Thread For: Wladimir Klitschko Retires From Boxing, Joshua Rematch Off

[mrlopez]

Thanks champ...

As for Joshua, next up is Pulev. Then hopefully after that, the winner of Ortiz/Wilder

[paulf]

Interesting.....

[Fabes88]

Basically all bums. Russian fighters are stiff robots easy to hit and cannot move laterally just come straight on in.
Wlad fought in a decade of no talent and had a fake career till Joshua KO'd Wlad and now Wlad QUITS. Commies are all like that.

During his tenure as champ who could he have fought that he didn't that you don't classify as a bum?

[Thutch2412]

I actually was looking forward to the rematch. The first fight was very entertaining and I firmly believe if Wlad would have thrown a flurry or two more of punches he could have possibly gotten the TKO over Joshua in that fight.

I can't hate his decision though, it's obviously what he felt was best for him. Hopefully he is viewed in a better light now that he is retired, Wlad and his brother did literally dominate the HW division for a long long time, and should be remembered as such imho.

The sad part is there are a lot of great boxers who I thoroughly enjoyed watching who are retiring this year. Bradley/Wlad, and Cotto announced he's done this year too.

[Fabes88]

Lol @ the article that says Klitschko felt no motivation to continue fighting. Lol, before the Joshua fight Klitschko was obsessed now right after the fight he has no motivation.

Yeah, I know why you don't have any motivation anymore Klitschko. Lol

It's all good though, I don't blame him. Especially at his age. He doesn't want to go through that again. Lol

With that being said he fought a great fight last fight, brave fight. One of his best performances in a long, long time since his early days in 2001, 2002.

The Klitschko era from 2004 onward was boring, the Heavyweight division pretty much disappeared and was void of competition, talent and depth. But it happens. It happened during Larry Holmes reign. I myself do not ever remember the division being as bad though as the Klitschko era.

But cong**** to Klitschko on a long career. He's retiring at the right time. Good luck to Klitschko and the Klitschko family in all of their future endeavors.

I understand tbh. He probably put everything he had into that last camp and still came up short. He knows that was his best chance to win and if he didn't do it then its pointless now which has destroyed his motivation.

[DougalDylan]

During his tenure as champ who could he have fought that he didn't that you don't classify as a bum?

His brother ;-)

[bigdunny1]

Wow shocked. I thought it was a lock he would come back for the payday but the longer this dragged on without it signed you could tell something was up. He had no chance in winning the rematch anyway he was going to lose again but worse.

[Fabes88]

His brother ;-)

Haha I knew someone was going to say this. Fair play but that was never going to happen and I completely understand why

[Stephankotyk]

You know Wlad almost KO johua out and wilder never called for fight with him? And he is 41.
I hope you are just trolling. Otherwise it you need to check with some doctor

[oscar9992]

You call me an '******' yet the obvious is beyond your reach! every trainer knows that you are to be sent home after you been KO in sparring now you expect me to believe that Wilder was KO multiple times?! WOW!!! its disgraceful the lengths these haters will go to discredit Deontay -- so Wladimir says a guy that he KO MULTIPLE times and that he sent every other sparring partner home during that camp just to work with Deontay, was one of the best sparring partners he ever had? does that sound right to you? I think I will take Wlads and Deontays own words over someone else - hater.

Nope, it was all proven Wilder got schooled and KO'd by Wlad in Sparring sessions... James Ali Bashir doesn't lie.