Wladimir fought Sam Peter after the losses to Sanders & Brewster & the piss poor showing vs Williamson and AT THE TIME this was seen as a crossroads bout with Wlad on the decline and Sam Peter seemingly being "the next big thing". That was a huge win for Wladimir, it turned his career around entirely he was knocked down a total of 3 times though some people question where the punches landed although Wladimir never looked to the ref for help and never complained. The win vs Peter was HUGE, he's barely lost a round since then.

Top 20...bah....go ahead and name better 19 better heavyweights than Wladimir. Sure others have had harder eras, but there have been others with weaker eras and they haven't accomplished what Wladimir has done. Wlad is a great champion.

as for letting little guys go deep into fights with him...Johnson-Ketchel anyone? Marciano-Charles? Holyfield-Moorer?