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dsimon writes; I have noticed that there is not a lot of buzz about this fight. Probably because people feel like Klitschko should not have any problems. But it is heavy weight fight and there are some elements that might make it interesting... might. Nobody expects this fight to go the distance. Good betting odds for that scenerio. Vlad is often a slow starter and Brewster likes to finish early. Brewster might be the only guy who has a higher ko percentage than Vlad. It might be an exciting fight if nothing else.
I think this fight would have more buzz if it were fought in New York, Las Vegas or LA. Plus, there's the skepticism about Brewster given his eye the loss to Liakhovich (who then turned in a pathetic performance against Briggs) and the layoff...though as I've mentioned before and REED pointed out in his article, Brewster was coming off a similar layoff before the first fight. Also, it doesn't help Klitschko that this discretionary title defense is coming right after the Austin fight...while Chagaev and Ibragimov are unifying and Maskaev is taking on his #1 contender in Samuel Peter. Still, I agree with you that it should be exciting...though I think most of it will come at the expense of Brewster. If nothing else, he's shown a consistent ability in his career to take punishment and continue fight...and more impressivley, to continue to try to win.
Nice Reed.... But here's why I give Brewster a chance. Manny has made Klitschko a more disciplined fighter. I think Wlad's attack will be more measured this time, because of both the fatigue in the first fight as well as Manny's influence. This measured attack will not inflict the early damage on Brewster and possibly give him more opportunities to get to Wlad in the early or late rounds.. Unlike the Sanders KO, in which a single shot fell Wladimir, the Brewster loss was a matter of fatigue and the imposition of Lamon's will. It is highly more likely that both of those points can be brought to bear again in this fight as opposed to hoping that one big shot might land. The one "known" thing about Brewster is that he is a tough guy to discourage and an even tougher guy to get out of there. In the other corner; however, you have the best offensive fighter in the division and the owner of a straight right hand that can probably knock out anyone if they get hit cleanly.. Compelling? I am looking more forward to this fight than any so far this year. What????
That's what I've been thinking. For the last 4 or 5 fights, Wlad literally uses nothing but his jab in the early rounds, though he occasionally hooks off it. When was the last time he threw a right hand in the first 3 rounds? I'm guessing the Peter fight. I think Brewster will be best served coming out somewhat similar to the way he came out against Golota, hoping to catch Wlad cold with something big. Even if he doesn't catch him, he still forces Wlad to fight at a pace he doesn't want to, and it won't allow him to find his rhythm.
Brewster was getting badly hurt, rocked and buckled all over the place countless times against Sergei Lyachovich, once even almost out on his feet. And since when was Sergei a big puncher? I have a feeling Brewster's 'best chin' days may be behind him. I don't feel he's going to withstand the 2 fisted attack against Wlad this second go-round. Wlad will fight differently, everything coming off the jab and he'll be ready to go the full 12 if need be but it won't go 12 for sure. Personally, I feel Brewster is soft to the body and can be hurt there. I just wonder if Manny devised any sort of body attack strategy to slow Brewster down if Brewster looks to force his will early.
I think this whole Steward improvement is a myth. Wlad would have done the same stuff to Castillo, Byrd, Brock etc. five years ago. Yes, he starts slower, but these guys also let him dictate the tempo of the fight unlike Brewster or Peter, who bring pressure. Against Peter he was down three times, and that he somehow managed to survive is the only difference to past fights. Nevertheless I expect him to beat the rusty blind Brewster tonight. Only Peter, Povetkin, Chagaev and maybe Valuev due to his imposing size bring the skill, talent or intangibles to truly tell us something new about Wlad.
Brewster came out the same way against Klitschko the first time, but unlike Golota, Klitschko showed he could deal with it rather easily by simply backing up, tying him him up and then going right to his left jab...peppering Brewter with it constantly. Klitschko varies the speed and distance with the jab well...he knows how to throw it to buy space without really needing to land it. Brewster could maybe try to keep that kind of aggressiveness up for longer, but his history shows he likes to settle into a slower pace, and if/when that happens tonight Klitsckho should be able to dictate his pace with his jab/hook. While everybody recognizes Klitschko's weakness in terms of stamina, it should be pointed out that Brewster has horrible stamina, as well. Part of the reason he can last late into fights, however, is because he limits his work-rate. If he tries to fight differently - by being aggressive past that opening burst - he could tire much earlier and hurt his chances of staging a late really.
dsimon writes: I don't know if I would say Brewster has horrible stamina. Brewster's problem is twofold: 1) He lost to Lyachovich, which is really strange and makes no sense. 2) Brewster can't win fights in which he does not get a KO. He could do something fabulous like last with Vlad the entire fight but he wouldn't win it. He just has no strategy for winning fights. If he was fighting in the era when 15 rounds were the norm he would probably be a lot better fighter because he needs the time to head hunt and to catch a second wind for a KO attempt in the later part of the fight. But as it stands he has some good rounds and it when the guy figures out how to not get KO'ed and throw a few jabs Brewster is in trouble via the scorecards. Ironickly enough Brewster's failure could be his strength in this fight... If he gets through like Sam Peter he will finish Klitschko because this is all he knows how to do. His KO percentage is phenomal. Most likely scenerio is that he gets KO'ed early by Klitschko.
Dsimon, we'll have to disagree about Brewster's stamina. I think it's very bad. Regarding the loss to Liakhovich, it wasn't a surprise to me especially considering how he looked against Meehan (a fight that he should have lost, IMO). Once Liakhovich survived that onslaught (around round 4, I think) it was the White Wolf's fight to lose. Brewster was obviously losing early on to Klitschko and was losing to Krasniqi before he turned that fight around. Frankly, the only title fight he probably wasn't losing was the knockout of Golota...a fighter so slow and immobile he could simply put his head down and bull his way in, knowing his quicker punches were going to overwhelm him. Outside of that one fight, he's shown he is willing to fall behind on points - and unable to keep it from happening - and take incredible amounts of punishment in order to try to come on late.
Wlad has yet to even attempt to avenge a loss, let alone do it. That alone makes this interesting. However i think Wlad will be more interested in fighting a safety first fight, so i don't think we will see the fireworks we did in the first one.
Brewster will make him fight for as long as he can. If somebody brings the heat, Wlad will punch back and often. The question is will they allow Brewster to take as much punishment to pull out a win in Germany as he did in the first fight. I´d say the chances range from "not very likely to Mickey Vann"
