I think Wlad would have had trouble with Tony Tucker who was undefeated 6ft 5in and had a great perm.
I also think Tony Tucker with his fast hands would have given Wlad problems.
Less so Pinklon Thomas and Rudduck although they never fought Tyson both Witherspoon and Dokes.
I may be stretching my point but Spinks was tricky and would have given some problems too.
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I give Wlad credit plenty. Haye is shite, Byrd was a cruiserweight who massively over acheived as a heavyweight through right match making and close decisions. Wlad probably beats all of them but I see Tucker like Brewster.
Wlad has created a greater legacy that Vitali although Vitali at his best was the better fighter.
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Chris Byrd was a very good heavyweight, underrated by many people. Easily overlooked, but he was a good fighter. I think he is pretty much on par with the lighter weight guys you listed. Dokes probably was a better puncher, but Byrd was a very good fighter. Eddie Chambers is another guy whom is easy to overlook as is Calvin Brock, but Wlad literally beat them out of the division, and in Brock's case out of boxing altogether.
Tucker would give him trouble and Ruddock would definitely be a nightmare for him ... he also had very fast hands and HUGE power ... his power was up there with Tyson's IMO
Holmes would also be a challenge and Frank Bruno who had an excellent, potent jab who almost took out Lewis, the guy who Wlad is molded after, would be trouble for Wlad.
The Buster Douglas that beat Mike would dispose of Wlad without issue ... I can even see Bonecrusher Smith catching Wlad in the late rounds and getting him in trouble
Wlad would be a journeyman in the Tyson era ... ok fine maybe not a journeyman but just a contender who might pick up a belt or two before Tyson came and did his business
Last edited by TysonBomb; 11-26-2012 at 11:06 PM.
yeah Mike was retired and shot fighting for cash to pay his bills in Wlad's era ... he was still a huge draw even when he was a ghost of his former self.
Actually Wlad's era started around 2006 after he beat Sam Peter ... Mike was already gone by then
I think Wlad would pick up a belt or two but he'd be in the same class as the guys who were champions in Tyson's era ... maybe a little higher
My opinion on these fighters vs Wlad:
1. Spinks - Has no business fighting Wlad. Not a true HW, and Wlad would fight bolder. Spinks would be incapable of hurting Wlad and would be too busy protecting himself from Wlad's right hand.
2. Tucker - Would do better than Spinks, but would still lose to Wlad.
3. Ruddock - 60/40 in favor of Razor. Again, Wlad... mindful of Razor's power, would fight scared. All it would take would be one good shot, and it would be "good night Irene."
4. Holmes - Prime Holmes? I hate the guy, but his boxing skills were indeniable. Holmes would box his way to a decision win 80% of the time.
5. Bruno - Two powerful robots facing each other. Probably a repeat of the Sultan fight, with both guys scared of getting hit with the other's big shots. Wlad by boring decision.
6. Douglas - The one that fought Tyson? He'd beat Wlad 9/10 times. Big, strong, fearless. He'd take some Wlad shots to land his own. Any other Douglas version loses to Wlad.
7. Bonecrusher - Too slow. Wlad by decision win.
And no... Wlad wouldn't be a journeyman in Tyson's era. But he would need to stay outside a 5-mile radius of any boxing ring that contained Mike Tyson.
But pssssst..... don't let @El Kabong see this post. I'm just a Wlad hater alias Tyson nuthugger, and all my posts are filled with sarcasm.
OH MY GOD.....that's totally what I think. I mean I was gonna post it but wow....let me just bask in the glow of this post. It might be my favorite post ever because now we totally think alike....ain't that coolI mean that is too neat, at the same time you were writing this, I was thinking it....woooooo twilight zone moment, I think I have goosebumps because of it. @TitoFan you, I mean WE are so smart and well thought out and we're right....I totally feel it, do you
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