Wladimir Klitschko says he knows what to do in Fury rematch

By Boxing News - 01/14/2016 - Comments

wladimir100By Allan Fox: Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) is still mentally healing from his defeat at the hands of Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) from last November in Dusseldorf, Germany. The 39-year-old Wladimir has analyzed his defeat from that night on 11/28, and he understands now why he failed to let his hands go in the way that he needed to in order to be victorious. Wladimir says he knows what he needs to do the next time he gets Fury in the ring in early 2016.

“I never engaged in the fight. I analyzed the reason for this, and I know what I need to do in the future. The result of the rematch will be different,” Klitschko said to boxing247.com.
Wladimir had the punching power and the hand speed to land his shots, but he seemed to lack the nerve to use his weapons. Wladimir looked like he was too concerned about getting countered by Fury if he missed one of his power shots. This appeared to be the reason why he didn’t let his hands go the way he needed to.

Mentally, Wladimir is likely to keep on suffering until he can finally get Fury in the ring to find out if he lost to the better man, or if he simply doesn’t have it anymore at the age of 39.

Wladimir’s poor accuracy on his punches would seem to indicate that he no longer has the reflexes to connect with his shots. His power and hand speed are still intact, but his hand-eye coordination doesn’t appear to be still there. When you older athletes, they lose ability to connect with their punches.

In baseball, older hitters can’t track the fastball any longer when they get older, and they struggle in the outfield in catching fly balls. Wladimir looks like he’s reached the age where the reflexes just aren’t there any longer.

“I really was in the best physical shape. But if there is no balance to the physical and the physiological, you will struggle,” Wladimir said. “Physically it doesn’t hurt anymore. Luckily I left the ring with just a few cuts, and no other injuries. But inside, there is still pain. I have a big ego. My ego is my engine, and it is struggling from defeat.”

Wladimir can make up for what he’s lost with his hand-eye coordination and reflexes if he attacks more. He needs to throw more punches against Fury the next time he gets inside the ring with him. Whether Wladimir’s chin will hold up from the counter punches that Fury hits him with is unknown.

Wladimir is fortunate that he’s fighting a weaker puncher in Fury rather than some of the more powerful punchers in the division, because he would be in trouble if he got hit by them after a missed punch. If Wladimir can’t handle the shots from Fury, then it really is time for him to walk away from the sport. Wladimir has got to be able to handle Fury’s power shots if he wants to beat the other taller heavyweights in the division like Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua.

The negotiations between Klitschko and Fury’s management is still underway. The fight date and venue announcement should be coming soon though.

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