He has done without the holding before and he's been successful do you people not remember the pre-Lamon Brewster Wlad?

Wladimir has changed his style but just because he holds doesn't mean every prick who dislikes him can discredit what he's done....You think the Sam Peter fight would have been different if he didn't hold? I do I think he would have used the left hook a little more and KO'd that fat bastard.

As for Sergei, it's plenty easy to write an open letter to Wlad but you know it wasn't that long ago when Don King was trying to match you up with Kevin McBride so the shit talking doesn't really suit your situation. Lyakhovich can take a punch and he's been a sparring partner for Wlad and I heard they went to war with each other...Sergei can't punch at least not hard enough to rock Wlad with 1 shot he'd have to accumulate damage over a couple rounds. Wlad can outbox Sergei and he can KO him too and I really don't see a reason for this fight to be made November 11th, Sergei needs a title defense before Wlad gets in with him....we all know Wlad can defend a belt he's done it before Sergei hasn't.