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I was re-watching some prime Thomas footage last night, and he would certainly be one of the top 3 HWs if he was fighting today . . .but how would he fare vs Klitschko? Could his sharp, consistant jab find it's mark repeatedly on Vitali's face and cut him up? Or would his habit of keeping his left low and dropping his right after he jabs make him open season for Vitali's favorite punch the straight right?

This may surprise some but I think Thomas matches up poorly here b/c of his low left and Vitali's wide stance and straight right. Thomas could certainly give Klitschko a LOT of trouble with the jab but I see Klitschko landing his right often and winning by TKO 7 in an entertaining slugfest.

dempseyfire wrote:I was re-watching some prime Thomas footage last night, and he would certainly be one of the top 3 HWs if he was fighting today . . .but how would he fare vs Klitschko? Could his sharp, consistant jab find it's mark repeatedly on Vitali's face and cut him up? Or would his habit of keeping his left low and dropping his right after he jabs make him open season for Vitali's favorite punch the straight right?

This may surprise some but I think Thomas matches up poorly here b/c of his low left and Vitali's wide stance and straight right. Thomas could certainly give Klitschko a LOT of trouble with the jab but I see Klitschko landing his right often and winning by TKO 7 in an entertaining slugfest.

I actually thought he was very boring and his jab was more of a flick then a "sharp jab". I don't really like VK either so i wouldnt pay for this fight and it would be PPV nowadays. That's my prediction.