Prediction: Wladimir Klitschko Vs. Sultan Ibragimov

The Franchise says...

There's a reason we didn't put a poll up for tomorrow night's fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov: we honestly didn't think anyone would vote for the challenger.

I'm not saying Ibragimov is a total stiff, though his body of work has been, to be kind, unimpressive. For example, if you have ideas about becoming the recognized heavyweight champion of the world, you should be blowing a faded Evander Holyfield out of the ring, not taking a decision win as Ibragimov did last October.

This is boxing, of course, so anything could happen. But Klitschko has every advantage - size, strength, skill, more high-level experience... he's even a year younger - so there's really no compelling reason to pick against him.

With that in mind, I like Dr. Steelhammer by mid to late-round KO.

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