Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post

The quality Lennox Lewis fought is different how?

Who do they have on their resumes that put them so far ahead of Wlad?

Wlad is so far ahead of everyone else in heavyweight boxing today he won't be fully appreciated until he does retire and you guys finally get a look at who is left in the division..... Show some God damned respect
Good post:
Do you remember Lennox went through the same ordeal when he fought? The guy couldn't live up to the expectations of the fans.
He retires, and now people look back on his reign as a wonderous ordeal.
Agree?

Same with Holyfield. I remember when he was called a blown up cruiser & he was dogged for not being able to stop Forman, dogged for his fight with Dokes.

He loses to Bowe--and THEN he got his respect from the fans. No longer was he the real-deal Holyfield, he became Evander the Warrior.
He didnt get respect by winning titles he got his trial by fire. Not saying it was right, but it is...what it is...

I truly think the same with Wlad.
It's no so much of just saying Wlad does not have skilled fighters on his resume as much as saying he doesnt have the type of fighters on his resume who go out on their shield, such as Haye's weak romp with him.
From your knowlegeable post may I seriously ask you: Do you think Haye gave it his all?

On one hand Wlad has steamrolled his foes and ruled with dominance, (we all seem in agreement with that)

But doubters have the right to look at his whole career and remember the limited guys with skill gave it their all- Sanders, Purrity, Brewster just as tired as he was & they got the win over Him.

But the current fighters on Wlad's resume who are more skilled than Sanders & crew, didn't go all out, so we can't even come close to putting any of Wlad's recent foes on the Great defeats threads. They belong on a {they punked out) thread.

Last: Wlad's mentor Manny Steward who shaped Hearns' jab, Lennox's jab has done the same for Wlad- Perfected it. So he may not get his due until he retires...