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Manchester Massive wrote:I would say Price and Haye have a punchers chance but most likley Haye would take a one sided beating again and I reckon Price would get stopped within 3. Current version of Wladimir is a very difficult to beat fighter, I cant think of many fighters ever who would start favourite against him at the moment. Lewis, Ali, peak Tyson maybe, Foreman

DavidPayne wrote:

Manchester Massive wrote:I would say Price and Haye have a punchers chance but most likley Haye would take a one sided beating again and I reckon Price would get stopped within 3. Current version of Wladimir is a very difficult to beat fighter, I cant think of many fighters ever who would start favourite against him at the moment. Lewis, Ali, peak Tyson maybe, Foreman

Larry Holmes would have murdered him.

Riddick Blowe wrote:Call me crazy, but Price. If it happened I would be really confident too.

Maxsplit wrote:Last night was actually quite an eye opener as to just how good Wlad is

A lot of people thought conceding height, reach, weight and age to a 6'8 guy. 4 years younger than him would test Klitschko.

If anything he found it easier than fighting 6'0 Eddie Chambers.

It kind of burst the bubble of illusion [delusion?] for me that Price and Fury (less so as he is more mobile and significantly younger) would stand anything other than a slim punchers chance against Wlad at this moment. On a good day!

There is no way either Price or Fury could have taken the shots Wach did, and I say that as a big Fury fan.

It was quite sobering watching the fight. It just makes you realise that the equivalent playing Champion's League finals for 10 years in a row is going to give you all kinds of experience that competing against Blue Square Conference teams llke Skelton & Harrison won't prepare you for.

Haye is the only heavyweight out there who has the pedigree to compete with Wlad. The Klitschko's and Haye are basically operating in an entirely different class to the rest of the heavyweight division

SamWise72 wrote:Haye??? You must buy into the toe story to a significant extent, I guess. Haye couldn't get near him without putting his chin on the line, and he wasn't prepared to do that. He's a blown up cruiser, and he can't compete with someone that size who has any skills. It would be interesting to see what happens if he tries to stick one on either Klitschko (he made no attempt in the first fight), but I'd see him getting Carl Thompsoned again.

Horse wrote:

rhino222 wrote:you serious?... how does he beat wladimir?

Fury would be the tallest fighter Wlad has faced and with the longest reach.

Wlad's stamina doesn't seem very good and I think Fury could outlast him and stop him late.

Dixonian wrote:

Horse wrote:

rhino222 wrote:you serious?... how does he beat wladimir?

Fury would be the tallest fighter Wlad has faced and with the longest reach.

Wlad's stamina doesn't seem very good and I think Fury could outlast him and stop him late.

Do you really think Fury has better stamina than Wlad? Fury's spent his career mostly fighting stationary sluggers. He will have to move like never before against Wlad. Wlad is constantly on the move in his fights to ensure he's always at the right distance and angle to throw and land his punches without the other guy able to get set. It was a boxing clinic on Saturday night. I can honestly say I've never seen a heavyweight Wlad's size bouncing on his toes and moving around the ring so smoothly as he did, over every round of a twelve rounder. Fury's got a long way to go.

sweetscience wrote:i think Haye didnt realise how good Klit was until he got in with him.... not that he bottled it

kingfinn wrote:

fightfaninfrance wrote:

mullenman wrote:david haye still has the best chance

bad night last time but was still the closest fight in the last six years

if haye could land big early he would have a chance

Completely agree. In London with 10 strong toes and none of the silly buggering around pre-fight Haye could force a decision or stoppage (possibly).

x 3 i wouldnt have him as the favourite but Haye showed he can avoid being hit by wlad, id be interested to see what happens when he goes looking for wlad. The 12th round was the only one with any action in and haye hurt wlad, if that had happened from the start one of them would have ended up counted out.

Lenny wrote:Nobody currently.

If Haye went all out attack from the start he'd have a chance but Wlad would still be a big favourite
Price if he continues to improve and starts beating guys who are in the top 10 you'd give him a slim chance but would still expect him to be knocked out
Pulev is just about the best of the rest at the moment but will he be ready?
Solis if he could get himself into shape would have a decent enough chance

Okay, okay now I'm descending into fantasy

Manchester Massive wrote:I would say Price and Haye have a punchers chance but most likley Haye would take a one sided beating again and I reckon Price would get stopped within 3. Current version of Wladimir is a very difficult to beat fighter, I cant think of many fighters ever who would start favourite against him at the moment. Lewis, Ali, peak Tyson maybe, Foreman

kingfinn wrote:

Manchester Massive wrote:I would say Price and Haye have a punchers chance but most likley Haye would take a one sided beating again and I reckon Price would get stopped within 3. Current version of Wladimir is a very difficult to beat fighter, I cant think of many fighters ever who would start favourite against him at the moment. Lewis, Ali, peak Tyson maybe, Foreman

haye didnt take a one sided beating the first time. He got out jabbed in a couple of rounds and landed the only meaningful punch of the fight.

rob h wrote:Furys height and reach will do him no favours. He doesn't know how to use those assetts. Wlad would do Fury as soon as a straight right "down the pipe" smashed him on the chin.