How many years will Wladimir Rule?

[Vincent Gottschalk]

He is only 31 and seems to love boxing so I could see him fighting untill his late 30's like Lewis and there does not seem to be a heavyweight who can touch him. I say Wladimir will rule for next 8 years. How many years do think Wlad will rule? Tisk Tisk the next 8 years are going real tough for all the Klitschko haters out there:yep

[Stinky gloves]

Toney will be back soon.

[box1]

Toney will be back soon.

Whenever Dairy Queen closes.

[acb]

there does not seem to be a heavyweight who can touch him.

Yet Peter put him on his ass 3 times. :think

[DaHead242]

its hard to say how long Wladimir will rule the Heavyweight division. He has all the tools to rule for a long time and a chin thats better than most give him credit for. I say there are mainly 2-3 factors that will prevent a long reign. First factor is how will he age? he's 31 now and at the top of his game but he always hit me as someone who would retire when he felt that he wasnt at his best anymore. Secondly, he has a bright future outside of the ring. In business or perhaps politics or any number of fields he has the ability and the know how to succeed in the professional world. Third, he is a heavyweight and one punch can really knock any fighter out. Men with even the best chns get Ko'd at hevayweight, it comes with the territory. I say 3-5 years is fair for Wlad, anything beyond that may be a little unrealilistic.

[RDJ]

I think he'll rule for another 2 or 3 years.

[Rock0052]

its hard to say how long Wladimir will rule the Heavyweight division. He has all the tools to rule for a long time and a chin thats better than most give him credit for. I say there are mainly 2-3 factors that will prevent a long reign. First factor is how will he age? he's 31 now and at the top of his game but he always hit me as someone who would retire when he felt that he wasnt at his best anymore. Secondly, he has a bright future outside of the ring. In business or perhaps politics or any number of fields he has the ability and the know how to succeed in the professional world. Third, he is a heavyweight and one punch can really knock any fighter out. Men with even the best chns get Ko'd at hevayweight, it comes with the territory. I say 3-5 years is fair for Wlad, anything beyond that may be a little unrealilistic.
Solid post. That's pretty much my stance on it. In another 3-5 years, he'll likely have between 60-65 career fights...even if he's still good, you'd have to wonder how hungry he'd be at that stage. Unless he loses again and wants revenge, I don't know what else he'd have to prove at that point.

[brooklyn1550]

Toney will be back soon.

Back where? Burger King?

[Rock0052]

Toney will be back soon.
That's because there's only 12 more Ponderosa's he has to eat out of business.

[Stinky gloves]

he will end this year:smoke

[Snakefist]

Toney will be back soon.

Lol that avatar.

[Hrak]

I think hill fight 4 more times in a span of two years. One of those will be a unification fight.

[WiDDoW_MaKeR]

I don't see Wlad fighting past 34 or so. He enjoys his life too much, and is involved in too many things. Also, he is too smart to overplay his hand.

[Bummy Davis]

Vlad is head and shoulders above the rest when he fights his fight, but there are some young ones who can improve< povetiken is good but needs a lot more work before he can challenge Vlad, Solis may turn out to be real good,and the other title holders but Vlad fighting humble right now is the man

[brooklyn1550]

2 or 3 years

[Heavyrighthand]

I don't see Wlad fighting past 34 or so. He enjoys his life too much, and is involved in too many things. Also, he is too smart to overplay his hand.

You can say that, now, and he may also agree, now but if he were to retire at only 34, he'd soon start to miss the glory and fame, attention and money that goes along with championship boxing. And he'd soon decide that it'd be a waste to give that all up when he's still young enough to continue.

Same as Vitali is doing, now. He'll be 36 when he returns, and I bet he'll fight on for a couple more years past 36.

A fighter's ego and thirst for the fame and glory seldom lets them retire while still young enough and healthy enough to continue.

[Fighting Weight]

There's no-one around at the moment that looks good enough to beat him, but he doesn't exactly 'rule' at the moment anyway.

It's like it was in the mid 80-s, just needs a special fighter to come along and clear up the shit. Tyson came along and within 2 years had pretty much became dominant, lets hope someone similar is waiting in the wings right now.

[Heavyrighthand]

I think Povetkin may work himself into something great, in a year or so.

But other than Povetkin,possibly in the future, and Chagaev and Peter, now, I don't see anyone else being considered even a threat to Wlad.

(Sanders needs tobe avenged, too, but that's another thread)

[AJAX]

I suspect Wlad will never loose a UD, the only way he will loose will be like against hard hitters like Sanders or Brewster.I'm not sure Povetkin has the power to take him out but time will tell. And chagaev and Peter are still threats.

[Drexl]

How many years do think Wlad will rule?

From when?

Until he unifies, his "rule" hasn't even started yet.

[chrisroxthem]

he'll lose when he tries to unify the belts

[Rollo]

It depends on when somebody beats him.

[BewareofDawg]

There's no-one around at the moment that looks good enough to beat him, but he doesn't exactly 'rule' at the moment anyway.

It's like it was in the mid 80-s, just needs a special fighter to come along and clear up the shit. Tyson came along and within 2 years had pretty much became dominant, lets hope someone similar is waiting in the wings right now.
Yeah, that fighter is already here.....his name is Wladamir Klitschko :deal

It's gett'n kind of hard to hate on the guy isn't it :think

[El Bombasto]

Wlad's a great boxer, but rule? I'm not even confident that he can unify.