Who should Klitschko fight next?

[diamondDave]

Peter and Vitali are fighting for the WBC belt. Valuev and Chagaev have their rematch for the WBA.

Forget about the mandatory challengers Thompson and Povetkin. All things being equal what available fighter would you like to see Wlad in with next?

[BewareofDawg]

He should get vocal and call Haye's bluff! Fuck Haye and his big mouth. Klit was the first guy to win a unification in a long fucking time in his last fight, he can fight Haye and the criticizm won't be too bad.

[joeboxer]

Peter and Vitali are fighting for the WBC belt. Valuev and Chagaev have their rematch for the WBA.

Forget about the mandatory challengers Thompson and Povetkin. All things being equal what available fighter would you like to see Wlad in with next?I think it should be Thompson. I don't know why we would forget about him. I think Klitschko wins easily but Thompson has earned his shot and waited a long time.

[BewareofDawg]

Where's the Haye option?

[KCD]

He should fight Povetkin or the winner of Valuev and Chagaev.

I hope he fights Haye and wipes the floor with him. Haye hasnt earned his stripes yet at heavy to be slagging Wlad off.

[mr. magoo]

I think it should be Thompson. I don't know why we would forget about him. I think Klitschko wins easily but Thompson has earned his shot and waited a long time.

I agree. A champion still has an obligation to meet his mandatories even if the odds are grosley in his favor.

[KobeIsGod]

WHO NEX? I tell u who :nod

The best fights would be Peter or Chagaev since their unification but Peter is tied up and Chagaev is in the Arthur Abraham witness protection program :yep

The next best option would be Valuev or Povetkin. Valuev will fight the white tyson and povetkin is taking a break. After that, it's slim pickins. virchis is waiting on crazy jc gomez.

Thompson is the best available opponent and he is owed a shot. he's a big awkard lefty and a top 10 guy fo sure. he would give anyone else a lot of trouble but wlad will destroy him because they have similar styles and Thompson is pretty stationary unlike the Iggster so he will be hit early and often.

[KayEpps]

Get the mandatories out of the way - then he can fight whomever he wants.

So start with Thompson.

[Arriba]

Anyone except Povetkin....Povetkin isn't ready yet and to feed him to the wolves this early would rob us of a future big fight at heavy.

He should take on Peter, Thompson isn't any sort of challenge to him. It's a "mandatory" and I GUESS he has to take it but...come on.

[WiDDoW_MaKeR]

His mandatory challengers are actually still the best guys on that list. Which mandatory has to come first is who he will have to fight next.

[KobeIsGod]

Anyone except Povetkin....Povetkin isn't ready yet and to feed him to the wolves this early would rob us of a future big fight at heavy.

He should take on Peter, Thompson isn't any sort of challenge to him. It's a "mandatory" and I GUESS he has to take it but...come on.

agreed although i dont think he'll ever to be ready but he can improve his defense for sure.

povetkin should take on iggy then a guy like virchis. if gets through that, then he'll be as ready and prepared as he can be. im sorry, but donald, byrd and chambers are not a good prep for wlad.

His mandatory challengers are actually still the best guys on that list. Which mandatory has to come first is who he will have to fight next.

that would be thompson so im sure that will be the fight in june/july. thompson did an interview on boxingtalk that revealed as much

[Arriba]

agreed although i dont think he'll ever to be ready but he can improve his defense for sure.

povetkin should take on iggy then a guy like virchis. if gets through that, then he'll be as ready and prepared as he can be. im sorry, but donald, byrd and chambers are not a good prep for wlad.



that would be thompson so im sure that will be the fight in june/july. thompson did an interview on boxingtalk that revealed as much

No argument on Donald, Byrd and Chambers not being Wlad material....I still think Povetkin will pose the biggest threat to Vlad just not right now.

One name I havent seen mentioned is Oliver McCall. He's a name whose in shape and has a granite chin. It wouldn't be his toughest opponent but in terms of name marketability and in terms of competition, it beats a guy like Thompson.

[Scotty78]

Wlad should fight a mandatory , but i'd like to see him fight Golota , Haye , or even Tua.

[mr. magoo]

Wlad should fight a mandatory , but i'd like to see him fight Golota , Haye , or even Tua.

I think more focus needs to be placed on discovering a unified lineal champion, before we start giving older fighters with household names title shots.

[Arriba]

I think more focus needs to be placed on discovering a unified lineal champion, before we start giving older fighters with household names title shots.

Well he's got two of em (title belts)...and a 3rd one will run as far as he can before going for unification (Ruslan).

If you want unification, you need to be praying that stonehenge beats Chagaev for the belt.

[Scotty78]

A fight with Sam Peter would probably be the most relevant fight for him now , if Vitali loses or breaks a nail in training camp, its on.

[KobeIsGod]

Well he's got two of em (title belts)...and a 3rd one will run as far as he can before going for unification (Ruslan).

If you want unification, you need to be praying that stonehenge beats Chagaev for the belt.

no doubt about, chagaev wants no part of wlad. people should note wlad went 50-50 with iggy to get that fight done. he will fight anyone and even take a hit in the wallet to do so. the problem with valuev is that he is associated with convicted felon don king and he'll want options on wlad since he knows valuev will get hammered. i just dont see any further unification in the future unless vitali pulls up lame again and virchis or gomez steps in, beats peter, then faces wlad.

A fight with Sam Peter would probably be the most relevant fight for him now , if Vitali loses or breaks a nail in training camp, its on.

i agree with this. wlad would become ring champ and add a 3rd major belt. imo peter wants to fight wlad again but his management wont let it happen. don king has shown in the past, he will only put his titilists in there with hand-picked and low-risk fighters. look at byrd and brewster for recent examples. wlad-peter II will not come off. king will only unifiy if can control the winner. wlad will not sell his soul

[jimmy kerr]

david haye u numnuts

[1-Ton]

Thompson.....and quickly. There's no reason this fight shouldn't happen any later than May or June. Wlad will easily dispose of "The Tiger". Then Wlad should aim for the Valuev/Chagaev winner (hopefully Niko!).

[Sundance]

Chagaev, Peter and then Haye if he comes through a Povetkin fight.

[Asterion]

He should fight Peter next, or Thompson. A fight with Rahman or Tua would also be cool.

He WILL fight Thompson. And Peter will fight Vitali.

[Heavyrighthand]

I can't understand why some of you keep saying fighters who are already lineup up to fight someone else......Chagaev, Peter, Valuev.....none of those guys are avialable, so why even say their names?

Of who is currently available, he should fight Povetkin, THEN, start to pressure the Chagaev Valuev winner for further unification. But that'll be a hard fight to get made, cause neither Valuev/King or Chag/Kohl are likely to want to risk fighting Wlad. And Vitali will then have the WBC back, so that unification possibility is out.

But for now, out of who is available, I think he should fight the undefeated, Povetkin, and get that out of the way while he has this time to do so. Povetkin will be seen as a very credible opponent, given that he has some good wins recently, and has yet to be beaten. Sure would be more appealing than seeing Wlad fight that waste of space, THompson. Thompson is a horrible thought that almost makes me nautious. What an unworthy, unappealing fight a Thompson fight would be.

[diamondDave]

Wlad really needs to avenge his TKO loss to Purritty.

I think he should have done it a few years ago though. I heard that they tried to get Purrity as a comeback opponent but that they could never agree on the money.