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Brockton is completely right on this. Vitali is obviously the better of the two and because of his chin could probably compete with anyone. Wlad on the other hand is atrocious and he really does get away with blatant cheating. His most recent fight is an obvious case in point and it is the norm rather than the exception. He is not only boring, but a blatant cheat too. Wlad is the banker of boxing. He carries out heists, but just gets bigger bonuses as noone will make him follow the rules.
Well the pendulum swings both ways. Give Wlad his brothers chin and he'd be indestructible with his skill set. I'm sure he would not be so prone to grab and protect it at all costs. Conversely give Vitali his brothers chin and considering his fighting style and he'd probably have the record of Eric Crumble.
True, but it didn't swing both ways though. One has a great chin and the other has a useless one. Vitali is a fighter that could clearly fight with anyone, Wlad on the other hand looks like a protected sibling and not only from big brother, but from referees too. His last fight was just shocking. He didn't even turn up to box, he just held on.
Oh I agree. He was more exciting a fighter when he got sparked out but the point is to not get sparked out. I agree with you that he has been coddled in multiple ways. Its almost like there is a rules shift whenever he fights in order to accommodate his style. His opponents must share a portion of the blame because they cant figure out a way in and then the grappling commences. Agree with everything you said though.