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Vitali is the only threat in any era.
Wlad can exist in this era only.
Wlad would have dominated Holmes' era & Tyson's era and the farther back in time we go the smaller and smaller his opponents would be. People like to assume Wlad hasn't beaten any big punchers at all and that he just folds up vs them and that's absolutely ridiculous. At the lowest point in his career Wlad fought the biggest most dangerous puncher (who was undefeated at the time) the division could offer....and Wlad won. Wlad fought David Haye and had 0 issues, Wlad fought Derrick Jefferson who was a big time puncher.
Wlad also got knocked out by Sanders, Brewster and Puritty. And on Saturday night breifly went to pieces when caught with a punch, like he did against Sam Peter. None of these fighters would be memorable in any era.

So it's very understandable that people won't buy Wlad as a dominate force that would've reigned in any era.