Wladimir Klitschko To Take On Jennings

Wladimir Klitschko will fight Bryant Jennings (19-0-10) at the Madison Square Garden on April 2015. The multiple belt holding champion, who holds three of the major titles, and is also the Ring Magazine champion, has spent the last six years fighting mostly in Germany. His last fight in the USA was against Sultan Ibragimov in 2008. This change of location, and the fact that one of the titles that Wladimir doesn't hold, the WBC belt, has just been won by Olympic Bronze medallist Deontay Wilder, has really helped to pump some much needed worldwide interest back into heavyweight boxing again.

 Lets go champ! Will Briggs be ringside at the fight? Image Credit: totalsportek.com

This will be Wladimir's 18th title defense, does Jennings pose a real threat to making this Wladimir's last title defence. After all, he is now 38 years old (39 when this fight takes place). How long can he go on for.. Regardless of age, It would be a huge upset if Jennings could dethrone Klitschko and take not one, but three titles in one sitting. Bryant Jennings is a good fighter, he has good boxing skills, a good engine, and a lot of heart. What he doesn't have however is power and experience. He has only had 19 fights so he is still fairly green. For the vastly more experienced Klitschko, this will be his 67th fight.

Jennings, although not a huge puncher, does have enough power to stop Wladimir, he is a heavyweight boxer with a 50% KO ratio, and we know Wladimir's chin is suspect, but landing a full bodied shot on Wladimir when he is constantly in defensive mode, fighting long or tying up is easier said then done. But hey, his style may be boring to some but boxing is about hitting and not getting hit, and Wladimir has pretty much mastered that. Bryant Jennings' last two fights against Artur Szpilka, and Mike Perez were two good wins, but with both fighters being small heavyweights that have limited boxing skills, fresh resumes and a lethargic work rate after a few rounds, it's hardly a good spring board to facing top level opposition. The difference in class, world class, compared to fighting a Klitschko is huge.

Anything can happen in heavyweight boxing, but the phrase "getting him out the way early" springs to mind. This is a little too soon for Jennings to take on such an experienced champion like Wladimir. We all know how good Wladimir is at keeping a smaller fighter at the end of that ram rod jab all night. The smart money will be on a Klitschko win either be knockout or decision. Will it even be worth betting on? Klitschko will definitely be the firm favourite and the odds will most probably be ridiculous. Maybe a long shot on Jennings if you're a risk taker or just fancy a flutter.

However, from a fans perspective all is not lost. We could see some mistakes from Klitschko due to him being out of his comfort zone fighting in the USA. Also, if he tries to impress the crowd and take some chances going for the knockout he could leave some openings for Jennings to take advantage of. Am I just wishful thinking..Is Wladimir just too experienced at this stage for silly mistakes. In saying that, Wladimir has been looking more exciting in his last few fights, boxing less cautious and letting his hands go more. His last two fights were like this, although still safety conscious, Wladimir was more exciting and he won both bouts by knockout. But there is a fine line between exciting and being reckless.

So many of Wladimir Klitscho's previous opponents always seem to neglect one of the most important strategies to adopt when fighting Wladimir, head movement. An opponent that springs to mind is Alex Leapai. Although he was at a disadvantage in every aspect to begin with, he basically done himself no favours and just stood right in front of Wladimir with no head movement until he was knocked out. It makes you think, what were they working on in camp? Was there any game plan at all..

Alexander Povetkin had the right idea when he fought Wladimir, good head movement and try to get on the inside and land hard overhand punches, it's just unfortunate that Wladimir was allowed to get away with leaning all over Povetkin. The leaning was so bad that Wladimir should have been disqualified.

Lets hope that Jennings and his team stress this concern to the referee in order to make sure Jennings gets a fair shot at the titles. Should Wladimir make a successful defense of his titles against Jennings we could see a unification fight between Deontay Wilder and Wladimir Klitschko in the near future. One things for certain, Jennings isn't coming into this fight with the mentality of just making up the numbers, he believes this is his time. He won't lie down, he will give it everything. So expect an exciting fight.

Shawn Porter Beats Adrien Broner

A scrappy affair which seen a gun shy and very dirty Adrien Broner lose to Shawn Porter on the score cards. The fight didn't really live up to the hype. Adrien Broner seemed scared to pull the trigger and was basically landing one flashy punch here and there and then sitting back and admiring his work. But it just wasn't enough to convincingly win any of the rounds. Shawn Porter as usual was aggressive, bull dozing forward.

He was the one who mostly pushed the action and dictated the pace, working in close and landing the odd head shot which made Broner tie up like a man who tasted some power and didn't want to taste no more of it. Did Broner ever recover from the beating he got at the hands of Maidana..It doesn't look like it. He looked like a faded fighter. He fought such a dirty fight, driving his forearms under Porters chin and pushing his gloves into the face of Porter numerous times.

It was a disgraceful performance from Broner. At one stage he even back handed Porter when Porter was behind him. The referee (Tony Weeks) gave Broner so many chances but finally took a point late in the fight. Broner did have some success in the 12th round when he caught Porter with a left hook at the start of the round, which put Porter down, but it was too little too late. Broner was already behind on the score cards and the experienced Porter was able to hang in there, tie up when needed, and survive the round without too much hassle. A good win for Shawn Porter. Well deserved.

Eubank Jr Open Workout For Chudinov

Chris Eubank Jr is fighting for the interim WBA World Middleweight title this weekend 28/02/2015 at the O2 Arena in London against unbeaten Dmitry Chudinov from Russia. Chudinov isn't a bad fighter but he is a bit like Eubank Jr at this stage of his professional career, largely untested. He has had less fights than Eubank Jr, having only had 16 fights compared to Eubank Jr's 19. However, Chudinov has faced tougher opposition and has also fought in other countries, such as America and the UK a few times. So he won't be fazed fighting in the Eubank Jr in the UK. Chris Eubank Jr looks in excellent shape at the open workout video below.

This only gripe with him is that he thinks he knows it all. As we seen in his last fight, in between one of the rounds he actually told trainer Ronnie Davies to stop talking in the corner..I hope Chris Eubank Jr wakes up before it's too late and realises that he still has a lot to learn and his trainer(s) have a hell of a lot of knowledge that he could benefit from. Ronnie Davies has been in the boxing game long before Eubank Jr was even thought of, so it would be nice to see him more respectful. That respect would no doubt get more people on his side and make him grow more as a fighter and also as a person. Full credit to IFL TV for the footage.

Deontay Wilder Vs Bermane Stiverne

As much as I am a fan of the Klitschkos, the heavweight boxing scene does seem a little bit dead. Maybe if Wladimir starting fighting in the USA or UK we could see a huge revival of interest in the heavyweight division again. There has been some talk of Wladimir coming to some kind of fight deal with certain American broadcasting companies so that he can fight in America. If that becomes reality it would be a great move for the sport in general. The champion of the world should be known to the whole world. After all, the heavyweight champion chip of the world is, in my opinon, the greatest title of all the sports. Lets hope Wladimir goes to the USA to fight.

But in saying that, do we really need him..I do regard Wladimir as the true undisputed heavyweight champion at this time, and whoever wins between Wilder and Stiverne would have to beat Wladimir to be considered as the real champion. I don't think neither of them could beat Wladimir. But with Vitali Klitschko retiring, and his belt, the WBC title coming up for grabs, we already have the greatest belt of them all back in contention.

And this weekend Deontay Wilder and Bermane Stiverne will slug it out to see who the champ is. If you've been reading on the boxing forums or related youtube videos you would have seen how much interest this fight has generated. You would also no doubt have seen that everything about this fight has already been said. Deontay wins easy, Deontay 1 punch KO, Stiverne has too much experience, Stiverne has good wins over tall fighters etc. Fans are totally split in half. This is a real 50/50 fight, and that's what makes it so interesting. Unlike a lot of Wladimirs recent fights, no one really knows with any certainty what the outcome of this fight will be. Boxing great, James "Lights Out" Toney thinks this fight is a mismatch and Stiverne wins easy. You just never know what can happen in boxing.

Deontay Wilder does have serious firepower in that right hand. Theres no doubt about it, he is extremely powerful and rangey. But after watching a lot of his fights it's clear to see that he's very reckless. He swings for the fences leaving himself wide open for counter shots, and against Stiverne, who is a really good counter puncher, that is a dangerous way to fight. It's OK fighting like that against mediocre opposition but he will have to be much more defensively minded and careful against a good operator like Stiverne. What else does Deontay really have other then the huge right hand? I haven't seen that much else. In saying that, as reckless as he is, Deontay does have the power to land one shot, even through Stivernes guard, and end this fight at any time. Wilder has never gone past 4 rounds so no one really knows what will happen if Stiverne can weather the early storm and take Wilder deep into the champion chip rounds. Can Wilder dig deep, box and stay tight defensively when it's need, and just as importantly, when he's tired..We are yet to find out.

Yes, Wilder does have a few major flaws but so does Stiverne. He can be quite static at times. He waits on the ropes frequently with his guard up. We seen this when he fought Arreola, he won both fights, but Arreola did get through with some really good punches that rocked Stiverne. If Stiverne thinks he can stay in range with his guard up and take punches from Wilder he's going to be waking up in the dressing room minus the title. Stiverne does have a good chin, he has never been knocked out. His only TKO loss was against Demetrice King and that fight was stopped prematurely. However, he was definitely shook, and this was another example of how much Stiverne is there to be hit. Good chin or not, it's not something you want getting tested against a puncher like Wilder.

Bermane Stiverne has fought the better opposition but not really by as big of a margin as most people are making out. The best fighter on his record by far is Chris Arreola. Credit where it's due, Stiverne battered Arreola in both bouts. He passed the acid test against a tough fighter and proved he's a level above. He has a good boxing brain. But in many ways there are big question marks over both fighters. Both have been wobbled, they each have their flaws, but Stiverne is the most battle hardened and tested. Make no mistake about it, Stiverne is a banger too, he can punch. He goes to the body well and mixes up his shots nicely. We could well see a beautiful knockout counter punch from Stiverne in this fight. He does have a good record against tall fighters. People say he was losing against Journey man Ray Austin, he was, but this is a 12 round game and the bottom line is Stiverne won by stoppage.

In terms of personality's, the majority of boxing fans want a charismatic champion with personality and charm. But the fight result isn't decided on who has the best personality in front of the camera. If it was Stiverne is all out of luck. Stiverne is a no nonsense guy. He does his talking in the ring. He reminds me of the sportsmen of old that do huge streaks of sexual abstinence in order to be at their optimum level of performance physically and mentally come fight night. He just has that kind of persona about him. The charisma part of things are great but you need the boxing fundamentals first and foremost. And we are yet to really see if Wilder possesses those quality's as much as he needs to, because so far he hasn't really been tested. He will be tested this weekend. This will be a tough fight for both men. Predictions are hard for this match up. But any way you look at it someone is getting knocked out. I agree with what some fans are saying, it's going to either be an early KO win for Wilder, or a late stoppage win for Stiverne. Watch now, with how unpredictable boxing is, the fight will go the distance!

So what else is there to say? Not much. It's time for them to get in the ring and fight. Lets see what happens. May the best man win. Don't miss it. How long will the winner hold the belt for? Wladimir Klitschko is gunning for that final belt to add to his collection.. If he can secure a fight against whoever the winner is on Saturday night, the winners reign might not be that long at all. However, it would be a good fight for heavyweight boxing. The winner fights Wladimir in America with all the belts on the line. That would be a huge fight. Something tells me that won't happen straight away, a few easier title defences might come first!Unless the money is right.

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