Quote Originally Posted by bigeiii:
The Hep-b fears will come into play; if Ruslan Chagaev drips one single solitary drop of blood.
I would tend to agree that Wald will bicycle a lot vs. any given southpaw. Even moreso one that is a bit brave and tatically savvy such as RC. But just one cut and all 60,000 people in attendance will be "oooooh" and "awwwwwing". Ditto the righside Doc. This fight is on Wald's homecourt. I expect that favors or you might say fans any Hep-b fears all the more.
Sans the contiminated blood phobia surrounding RC; I would otherwise see RC giving Wlad a good go. But I also liked seeing Wald add some right-mass while cutting a little weight. Clearly Wald was itching to scratch David "the mouth" Haye up a bit; cutting nearly 5 lbs. when he was no where near being fat to begin with. Putting him at his second lowest mark since 2ooo. RC is at his lowest weight since 2oo4.
This should be a great fight. RC might even be the best Heavyweight not named Klitschko overall (if his Achilles is a-ok). But the blood will be a factor here.
Wlad 7th-9th.
Wlad 10th-12th.
Fight will not go the Distance.
Wald ITD.
Wald as a pure side (old parlay).
bigeiii
Klitcho is vaccinated from hepatitis B as more Europeans are. So that is not a factor.
They Both fight in Germany may be a Klitcho crowd, but Both fought their Pro careers in Germany.
If in fact David haye got under Klitcho's skin that was advantage to David Haye. Being haye is a is a blown up cruiser weight, he never had a chance against Klitcho.
I think Chagaev is the better boxer here. He is giving up a ton of weight and reach, both guys come in great shape as both were preparing for a fight.
So the mere fact that Chagaev is being tosses in there is advantage to Chagaev. He is also a South Paw, and some reason Klitcho tends to back up against south paws.
Chagaev has pretty good defense, the one flaw he has is he leaves himself open after throwing his left (his best punch).
I like the over in his fight over 9.5 -130
Also a VERY tiny play on Chagaev +550 worth throwing $25 or so on him as I see he has a CHANCE (the best in many fights). At this price I feel he is a value, not really a pick just a value bet as I feel he is a semi live dog.
Again these are MY PICKS please this is a forum for discussion, if you wager, don't follow my picks or anyone else for that matter. In the end it's YOUR money, make your own pick.
Good luck guys,
Rich