Wlad Klitschko vs 80s contenders

Tony Tucker who fought Tyson/Douglas
Buster Douglas who fought Tyson
Tim Witherspoon who fought Holmes
Tony Tubbs who fought Bowe
George Foreman who fought Cooper
Michael Dokes who fought Mike Weaver

 

Wlad UD 12 Tony Tucker, carefully landing his jabs from distance. Tucker loses the battle of jabs and wasn't at his best when he was forced to attack


Wlad TKO 9 Buster Douglas, Douglas might do reasonably well early but he won't KO Wlad and after the middle rounds Wlad's heavier shots would take their toll


Wlad W12 Tim Witherspoon, but Spoon is a very live underdog here


Wlad TKO7 Tony Tubbs Even though Tubbs was talented and still had plenty left against Bowe, his style is not a very good one against Wlad. Wlad has done very well against boxers


Wlad UD 12 George Foreman. Wlad couldn't miss with his jab and right cross and he would batter George all the way.

Wlad TKO 10 Michael Dokes, again, Wlad pounds out a victory over a boxer


And yes, several of them have a chance to turn it around and yes, Wlad only wins because he is big and strong and pretty quick for his size and punches hard, he isn't any good

 

All possible. I think Wlad gets KOd in at least 2 of them, though it's hard to predict which.

Wlad by KO wouldn't be my first pick in any of them except maybe Dokes. I just don't think he'd mount sustained enough an offense. Though, as with above, he's likely to get a KO or two along the way given how hard he hits.

Dokes might have the best style to get the KO himself, considering how good he was at coming in low under punches. Betting wise that's an 'under 10 rounds' fight all the way.

In all honesty, I'm just not sure I have any confidence in Wlad's ability to win competitive fights, and I think all these guys are good enough to be competitive. He might well lose to all 6 by KO.:scared2:

 

Wlad kills big George

Loses to Witherspoon by KO

Decisions Tucker

Knocks out Tubbs in 5

Knocks out Dokes early

Douglas? Hmmm. Gimme Buster by decision.

 

Buster by decision over Wlad ?? Really????? Spoon by KO I can see and might even predict that too but Buster by decision over Wlad ??

 

That one morning against Tyson he really did look better than Wlad ever has in a fight.

 

no

 

Yes, and by a significant margin.

 

I'd favour Wlad against all of them, but Witherspoon is a big danger and I wouldn't be confident of that pick. Tubbs could really make it interesting too. Big George? C'mon now.

 

I'd give 89 Foreman a very, very live chance.

 

Also, I'd like to point out that the Tyson who lost to Douglas stops Wlad.

 

89 Foreman absolutely wipes out anybody Wlad's beaten with only a couple of possible exceptions

 

70's Foreman was a monster but I really didn't think much of the older version. I think Wlad destroys him.

 

I agree.

 

Thinking of 'old foreman' is like grouping 03 & 11 Hopkins together as 'Old Hopkins'.

 

Spoon would have the best shot, assuming he doesn't show up with the tits