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Must say I was extremely impressed with how Wlad came accross on Ringside.

Really humble, modest, a great role model. I think many of our own crop of boxers, including David Haye, could learn a thing or two from him on how to conduct themselves in the media.

I liked how he refused to compare himself with the greats citing the difficulty of comparing boxers of different eras (something I personally agree with) and was also pleased how he implied he would welcome some of our young heavyweights i.e warmachine, fury etc. as sparring partners.

proper champion & he has to call out the challenger haye is a bum & know one respect's him period.

Really enjoyed ringside tonight. Haye was getting some stick at one point though. Some cracking fights coming up before the years up

With Tyson Fury doing some work with Manny Steward, some sparring with a Klitschko could on the cards, right? I hope so.

Wlad came across well on another very good show. Smith a tad too gushing at times though, but he loves the sport and was like a kid in a sweetshop tonight!

david bowe.

least he practically wrote off fighting roy jones or evander holyfield.

BIGMARK wrote:Wlad was a class act on what was an excellent show. It was so interesting to hear him speak more freely and a great insight into the big man. Good work Sky

Plus Pacman Vs The Cheat on Skysports live in the early hours of the morning after the PPV stuff. I really thought Sky would of included this in the PPV to gain sales but good for them for not doing it.

yep, that was a relief.

hope he calls me for sparring

It has been said before. The Klitschko brothers will only be appreciated once they are gone. Very much like Lennox Lewis and Larry Holmes.

Both brothers are very articulate gentlemen. Their main problem is that they aren't From the USA. And also the fact, that they are head & shoulders above the rest of the division.

Just a pity most of their fights are boring

BIGMARK wrote:

warmachine wrote:hope he calls me for sparring

Have you thought of contacting his management team and saying you would be available for sparring, you never know what could happen and if it came off the experience would be fantastic.

Definitely Larry, Bigmark's got that sport on. Wlad will at least be aware of you as a result of last night's show, you're build is closer to his average opponent than say Price or Fury, the other fighters he mentioned sparring with, so I think you'd be in with a good shout of getting some fantastic experience and a nice couple of quid in the bank. Push for it mate.

tonyevs wrote:It has been said before. The Klitschko brothers will only be appreciated once they are gone. Very much like Lennox Lewis and Larry Holmes.

Both brothers are very articulate gentlemen. Their main problem is that they aren't From the USA. And also the fact, that they are head & shoulders above the rest of the division.

Thats sums its up and is exactly how I feel. The Brothers are great for me, to stay at the top of the sport for as long as they have is a credit to both of them.

Wlad suffered 3 ko defeats and can still come back and dominate the division (barring bruv), that takes some commitment and balls and not a little ability.

Vitali had a couple of bad injuries , the back one being career ending really, yet years out and then he comes back and he too, looks like he has never been away and is rightly at the top.

It's only that they are so far in front of the rest that takes away the credit they fully deserve, its about time they were appreciated for what they truly are and that is two of the best heavies we have seen in many many years.

They deserve to be up with the best of what I have ever seen thats for sure and I can go back to watching Ali and co.

Before anyone jumps on me I am not saying they are better than Muhammed, you can't compare, the time is different and the heavyweights have risen in size and weight so dramatically since the era of Ali,Holmes Frazier et al.

Tell you one thing I would rather watch the Klits ply there trade than a world title fight between Sam Peter and Chris Arreola, that might be fun but I would have trouble calling either a world heavyweight champion.

speaking of adam smith being too gushing.

that bit with johnny nelson was embarrassing.

he compared wladimir with bowe in being an outside and inside fighter.

i nearly spat me teeth out when he said that.

anyone who's watched wlad's career knows he's all about keeping it long.

never fights inside ffs.

Dave Bowe's the best inside heavyweight I've seen in the last 20 years, though Dave Holyfield's not bad, either.

GLOBALBOX wrote:Thats sums its up and is exactly how I feel. The Brothers are great for me, to stay at the top of the sport for as long as they have is a credit to both of them.

Wlad suffered 3 ko defeats and can still come back and dominate the division (barring bruv), that takes some commitment and balls and not a little ability.

Vitali had a couple of bad injuries , the back one being career ending really, yet years out and then he comes back and he too, looks like he has never been away and is rightly at the top.

It's only that they are so far in front of the rest that takes away the credit they fully deserve, its about time they were appreciated for what they truly are and that is two of the best heavies we have seen in many many years.

They deserve to be up with the best of what I have ever seen thats for sure and I can go back to watching Ali and co.

Before anyone jumps on me I am not saying they are better than Muhammed, you can't compare, the time is different and the heavyweights have risen in size and weight so dramatically since the era of Ali,Holmes Frazier et al.

Tell you one thing I would rather watch the Klits ply there trade than a world title fight between Sam Peter and Chris Arreola, that might be fun but I would have trouble calling either a world heavyweight champion.

vitali is one of the greats i think.

very tough man to fight.

always had big doubts about wladimir.

hence the reason i reserve judgement until he sorts david haye out.

BIGMARK wrote:it seems Wlad knows this and i like how he said his brother was born a fighter where as he became one. Wlad is an a gent and comes across that way while Vitali has something nasty about him and looks as hard as nails, i know i who i would prefer to meet in a dark alley

yeah.

i suppose u would expect him to say something like that.

but it's definitely true.

no way could wladimir have given lennox lewis that kinda fight in a million yrs.

lewis would have walked right thru wladimir.

hence the reason haye needs to get it on with wladimir first.

Wlad was a class act

Appeared completely in control of himself without ever sounding arrogant. Excellent, articulate role model.

A shame about the 'killed' comments, which was maybe lost in translation.

I loved it when he said "What are you talking about?" to Nelson. Normally in an interview that would have been really awkward, but given the quality of what had gone before, oddly, it wasn't.

Top stuff to all involved

Yes, that 'killed' stuff was a bit iffy, though sometimes I think he was saying 'KO'd' but his accent made it sound like killed. However, he definitely said killed a few times

Fantastic and fascinating- ringside is everything I hoped it would be well done sky

Glyn Leach wrote:Yes, that 'killed' stuff was a bit iffy, though sometimes I think he was saying 'KO'd' but his accent made it sound like killed. However, he definitely said killed a few times

He said 'kayoed' not 'killed'. A bit like comparethemarket.com sounds like comparethemeerkat.com - Simplez!

Glyn Leach wrote:Yes, that 'killed' stuff was a bit iffy, though sometimes I think he was saying 'KO'd' but his accent made it sound like killed. However, he definitely said killed a few times

Nah I'm sure he says KO'd 45 seconds in, not killed

Whatever he said he said an awful lot shambles, Smith and Nelson certainly thought he was saying killed. Several times he said KO'd that sounded like killed though and they mistook it for a killed. I thought there were a couple of killeds and a lot of KO'ds, but I'd be delighted if they were all KO'ds

Was he on about Dave 'Big Ziggy' Bowe? I remember in his kidnapping case they claimed he was Aladdin Sane.

It reminded me of the Dave Simpson case — dunno how that bloke got off.

Wladimir is a class act. Bit boring in the ring, but a gentlemen and shows the value of a good education.

After Audley knocks out HAYE I would like to see them fight ( after Audley beats Haye in the mandated rematch).

Warmachine, get in touch with K2, its a great opportunity.