On Saturday, Mar. 21, Klitschko took on Juan Carlos Gomez. This was supposed to be a competitive fight, but most boxing fans knew exactly what was going to happen. Klitschko scored a ninth-round TKO. This result was what we all expected, but how Klitschko got to it was not expected at all.
Klitschko, who fought Lennox Lewis, is no more.
Gomez, was not only able to give Klitschko trouble, but he exposed Klitschko ’s decline in stamina. Klitschko had to huff and puff all the way through the fight. He was not sharp with his punches and was unable to finish Gomez on numerous opportunities.
Had this been the Klitschko from the Lewis fight, Gomez would have been taken care of within three rounds. He lost his finishing touch, which I guess is the result of mother time. This was not what I was looking for from this fight.
In any case, a win is a win, so what now? Who will Klitschko get to fight next?
I have mentioned this before, but I think that Nikolai Valuev is the only good and credible fight left out there. If Oleg Maskaev is given a chance, I will trash that fight with all I have. Maskaev is no threat, and thus makes for a lousy fight.
Right now, after seeing this past fight, I can tell that Klitschko’s career is coming to an end. He needs to end it the right way: with a big fight and a big win. Valuev is the man for this job.
There would be a few complications for Klitschko in that fight, such as Valuev’s height and reach. So I think it would not be an easy fight to win and it should give Klitschko a chance for a favorable retirement.
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