According to boxrec Brewster vs Klitchko 07/07/07 in Germany

Who wins? (Sorry if it's old news)

I think Klitchko will play it safe winning a wide UD, he won't make the mistake of trying to knock Brewster out early and IMO, his newly found "hit and clinch" style will be enough to outpoint Brewster rather easily.

Your take?

 

Same, allthough I think Wlad might KO him in late rounds as the right hands take their toll

 

Germany? Oh shit, Wlad is going to poison Brewster! The German glove treatment is coming!!

 

According to HBO as well ::

Lamon is my favorite current heavyweight (though he really stretched the term "current" for the past year and change), but I think this is a foolish fight for him to take after a 17-month layoff. I'm guessing it's a cash-out bout, given his retina issues (the cause for his layoff).

I think Wlad wins by late stoppage. Lamon will probably try to win the same way he went about it last time, rushing him straight out the gate, and trying to get inside - and to - his head. If Manny can keep Wlad focused early, then it won't be a contest. Otherwise, Lamon has a chance at a mid-to-late KO, as he's arguably the most durable heavyweight in the world (among today's division)

for the sake of an official pick, I say Wlad somewhere around the 9th or 10th round

 

Replay of the Brock fight. Wlad plays it safe and lays down the hammer in the mid rounds. This is how Vitali fought at his best and it's how Wlad is trying to fight now.

Very hard to go the distance with Wlad because he's so good offensively and so chinny. That said, Brewster does seem to be the kind of guy who could go the distance with him, I just think he gets hit a little too easy to make it.

 

Thanks, I didn't know it was "that" official.:: We don't get HBO in Canada so I never check their schedule, I usually get informed of future fights here or on other boxing websites.

 

Bingo.

 

Certainly arguable, but I would go with McCall. I've at least seen Brewster hurt. I don't think I've ever seen McCall hurt.

 

isn't corrie sanders still fighting? perhaps wlad can avenge that loss as well.

 

And BTW, as good offensively as he is, I think the combination of Wlad's suspucious chin and Brewster's durability and punching power makes a Wlad KO win unlikely IMHO. Especially when we consider the fact that Wlad was stopped by Brewster in their first fight partly because he tried too hard to stop him. I don't think Wlad will be too eager to try to stop Brewster, even if he looks ready to go.

 

Wlad continues to beat the piss out of Brewster and without the fluke situation that caused him to lose the first time.

 

Welcome to 2006.

 

The thing is, Brewster is getting older and has taken a lot of punishment, and is coming off that layoff and the detached retina.

He'll be even easier to hit, if that's possible. Brewster was dropped and hurt in round 4 the first time against Wlad. Wlad will be more cautious and patient this time, but he'll still land a lot I think, and can Lamon take the same type of punishment like he did the first time around and against Sergei?

 

Good points. I still think Wlad will be too tentative. The Wlad that dropped and hurt him isn't the same fighter than the one who'll step in the ring with Brewster in July IMO. Way more conservative, and way more concerned about his energy. That's why I doubt he'll stop him. Still you're almost convincing me.

 

Wlad in 3.

 

Whaddaya mean?

 

I'm surprised Wlad rematches Brewster at all. That's way out of character for pussies like Klitschkos. Something's fishy is going on.......perhaps, Wladimir's team will try to poison Lamon, like they attempted to do in the first fight.

 

Wlad is going to beat him really, really easily.

 

I say Lamon forces Wlad out of his comfort zone early and makes him work more than he wants. In round 5 or 6 Brewster tags that ass again..

 

I'm also pickin Brewster by upset. Wladimir hasn't changed much since he got knocked spark out in their last match except he likes to grab ten times more. Maybe that will make the difference but I'm guessing Brewster just has his number.

 

dsimon writes:

There are a couple of things that make this fight potentially interesting. When I first saw this thread I rewatched Brewster's last fights.

The conventional wisdom says that B is out of practice, older, slower and fighting a better guy across the ring based on what has happened since the last fight.

one can also say that K hit B during the last fight as well.

On closer inspection though some things bode well for B. Firstly, I agree with Alabama... I question if V has gotten better. He looked frustrated against Brock at times and yes he can hold now to pace himself. I don't see him as better, just a bit more experienced.

I think B is a pure puncher compared to the other guys V has fought. Peter is not as strong a puncher as B. So the question is whether B can get to V or not. I think he can and I think his body shots can hurt V like they did last time. Watch B against Golata... He has a tremendous body attack when he is aggressive.

 

What is the Golota fight going to tell anyone? Brewster just rushed accross the ring and laid him out. He threw like 5 sloppy ass flailing body punches.

 

dsimon writes:

Watch the fight again if you think that is true. Brewster hardly looked sloppy. his attack was really focused and the shots were all over the place, well placed and accurate.

My impression was that Brewster, when focused can be a devistating puncher. I know Golata is no test these days but I still think Brewster's accuracy, combos, body shots etc tell a lot about his potential as a puncher and what he could do to Vlad. Especially because a lot of people tend to act like Brewster, in Leau of getting hit a lot by Vlad, did not do the same to Vlad in their fight. He hit Vlad all over the place, body shots, head shots, etc.

My point is that Brewster and Briggs are guys that can KO anybody on any given day and that Brewster sets up his punches very well when he is on.

 

Wlad takes risks with his opposition, he's not a fighter who's all scared and protected.

 

Don't waste your time dude.::

 

I usually just respond to him to see what kind of nonsense he can come up with.

Sometimes it's kind of amusing.

 

I just watched it on Youtube. Brewster flailed and landed slop.

 

He knows how to pace himself and he's a lot more comfortable now under Steward. Plus Brewster has been in some vicious battles that may have left him ring-worn. Lyachkovich really rocked him all over the ring and had him out on his feet a couple of times. Krasniqui gave him a tough fight.
Plus with Brewster coming back after a big layoff, and a bad loss at that, against a confident version of Wlad who's KTFO his last few opponents and handled the powerful onslaught of Sam Peter, I'll have to go with Wlad through KO or TKO over Brewster anytime after 7 rounds.

 

Brewster is the Euro-bum slayer. It's time for him to slay this Euro-bum once and for all. :nono:

 

But he lost his last fight to a "Euro Bum".

I hope he wins though. Brewster is my favorite heavyweight out there.