Seems strange how much people are on his case. As soon as the match up between him and Thompson was announced it was obvious to me that it wasnt gonna be a barn burner. Thompson is an awkward fighter, has a longer reach than Wlad, and of course is a south paw. This was always gonna point towards a sloppy fight.

I give Wlad credit for sticking to his guns and even tho im sure he knew he didnt look his best, he pushed on and got the KO.

Wlad is always in shape, well spoken and has a high KO percentage. I think these things are good for boxing. Sure he looks uncoordinated at times, uses the jab and 1-2 excessively, but he keeps winning. He realises his weakness is his chin and fights accordingly.

I just think its a bit rough that so many people are slagging him, when there are a lot of other guys out there with far more faults than Wlad.

I believe the Povetkin fight will be a tad more exciting, and the potential fight between Wlad and Haye could be good as well.

Lay off the big fella tho, all he can do is keep winning, he never claims he is gonna do anything more than he does like most fighters.