Klitschko beat Alexander Povetkin most recently, for me, Povetkin is the most serious opponent in the division despite that loss. People will disagree, especially Americans who like to hype up Arreola and Stiverne but Povetkin is the man after Klitschko and Povetkin will beat everyone else but the champion, at the moment.
Klitschko would fight any of the 'contenders' but none of them really want to fight him. Fury calls him out and all the rest of it but he knows he's got work to do first, he can't go to Germany NOW and attempt to take the world titles from Klitschko, he'll suffer his first career defeat. Odlanier Solis tried rushing in there against Vitali and since the 1st round TKO loss he suffered, his career has been seriously set back. Fury would do well to keep working his way up the ladder, he needs to fight someone Top 10
I think that the only Viable fight for him at the current moment is Pulev. This guy is 6'4" so Wlad's length won't be a gigantic advantage, and he's alot more athletic than he looks. Hands are decend speed, doesn't have world class power but thudding power he's got and Wlad hasn't been hit clean in years and stil has that Shaky Chin. Fury, I don't think has the Chin or ring smarts to hang around with wlad at 45 let alone 38. Another interesting name who I like is Marco Huck that cruiserweight champ, this guy is not shy about letting power shots go. He constantly had Povetkin hurt stands at about 6'3" and has a good workrate and explosive power in his right hand. I think those two guys are the only guys to seriously contend in next two years. Helenius is just slow out of shape has length, overrated power, not work ethic not a seriuos threat.
Why is he fighting Lepeai ? The guy is a +1300 underdog, isn't a top 25 Heavyweight. Whladimir, and Floyd are doing the same thing, after they lost, they were super picky on who they faced, they had to know, they were guaranteed to win, to take the fight. Whlad ducked James Toney, in early 2000's. Toney was just coming up from cruisers, and was KO'ing Whlad in sparring. We all know Whlad got a glass jaw. Emmanuel Steward knew this. Whlad is ducking Fury. Fury has beaten Kevin Johnson ( who finished Lepeai) , and Chisora. Both of these guys had a shot at a big title. Pulev reminds Whlad of Corrie Sanders, and Helenious was deserving, but has been inactive.
I think that he will take on one or two of those guys before he finally retires later this year or early the next. Things are happening in his native Ukraine where his brother is among the leading figures fighting for political and socio-economic reforms.
Deontay Wilder would be a big fight for him. It could be big bucks, but I don't think GoldenBoy will allow it.
Would be a great under card fight for the card that heralds the fight of the century and the end of the Cold War.
Main Event: The People's Champion vs The Corporate Champion
Undercard:
Klitschko vs Wilder
Provodnikov vs Garcia
Bradley vs Thurman
Golovkin vs Quillin
Kovalev vs Bernard Hopkins
Rigondeaux vs Santa Cruz
Just checked that he'll be 38 when he is fighting that Australian guy in April - so....38 years of age his stamina is getting worse. At 40 even Glazkov will have chance against him not to mention Fury or Pulev.
