People blame Wlad, fine he won I guess that's why he gets blamed. Sultan Ibragimov fought in a retreating manner, crouching down low and to the right thereby making Wlad reach any time he wanted to land any punches. Sultan was counting on Wlad overreaching so he could counter Wlad and get him off balance, this was seen as the only way for the smaller Sultan to win the fight. Hand Sultan been on the attack at all we may have seen a better fight but he was waiting for a moment that never came in the fight. Sultan Ibragimov was a good fighter. He had some good fights but this matchup was poor because of the styles, strengths and weaknesses of each fighter.


The heavyweight division would still be where it is today (if not worse) without the Klitschko's and without the Wlad-Sultan fight. Chris Byrd vs Davaryl Williamson fight was worse.