Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
Wlad should be thanked for keeping all the belts together which is not an easy task with the politics in boxing. It is better Wlad held the belts than some muppets winning them and getting knocked out for the money in their first defence never to be seen again.

Wlad would not be easy to beat for any of the great champions because of his size and style, which Manny Steward perfected but I do feel that killer fighters like Foreman and Tyson could land on him and knock him out over 36 minutes.
Tssk tssk Master, Wlad isn't to be commended for anything

Quote Originally Posted by vidgil View Post
The fact that Wlad put on that kind of performance against the "Gypsy Queen" in the one fight of his career where he faced legit drug testing is a little suspect!

But I suspect AJ will knock him cold in the new year. I'd love to see Povetkin get another shot at him with a referee that will deduct points for clinching.

If Wlad can't hold, he gets knocked out cold. Hey, that rhymes!

Can you imagine what real boxing champs of the past must think of Wlad's nonsense?
He was also 40 years old and had a wife who was just hospitalized for postpartum depression, but I suppose that's no excuse.

The height difference with Wlad and Povetkin lead to a lot of clinches. If a short fighter gets inside on the tall fighter the tall fighter ties up....pretty simple stuff really, but apparently not to everyone.


Yes "real" champs of the past .....most of those guys think Wladimir is a great champion, but I am guessing that just does not compute with you for whatever reason.