Damnit Wlad...

[Bo-Bo24]

Wlad adapts to his opponents. The more danger he faces the more cautious he becomes and resorts to these tactics. Even in the last fight just before Lepai was knocked out in he threw an overhand right that missed but, even though it didn't connect, Wlad wobbled in the anticipation of taking the blow on the chin. It would be interesting to see Wlad face Wilder with the power he has. My bet would be Wlad used every trick in the book to wear Wilder down. Wilder hasn't been in a war and I think the education he has in the pro and amateur ranks is poor so could never find a way through to Wlads chin.

[El Kabong]

I'm not quite sure that's the case, Wlad has fought some very dangerous opponents and once he hurt them he slammed the door shut on them. The Derrick Jefferson fight comes to mind as one of those, vs Corrie Sanders he was attempting to do the same thing only Wlad was the one who ended up getting caught. When he felt he could stop Sam Peter he did it in the rematch, he didn't press in the first fight because the first and only time he hurt Sam in that fight was in the last round.

Was he trying to tire out Povetkin? Yes, he always does that to his opponents. He also tries to get them good and frustrated so maybe they open up and try harder to knock him out sapping more of their strength but also opening up holes where Wlad can land cleaner punches. It's safe, it's smart, it's effective.


It's all about strategy and when people complain it does nothing. If the ref calls it he'll stop it, if the ref doesn't he'll keep doing it and it'll be that way until he retires. He's a cagey fighter and he'll bend the rules in his favor the way great fighters do. You see Floyd use his elbows a lot, you saw Holyfield use his head, you saw Tyson use his forearms and head, you saw Ali hang on the neck, you saw Foreman push, you saw Lewis push or clinch, Vitali (much like other heavyweights) loved to initiate clinches and then on breaking them punch first and hardest. Legal? It's an on the fence call it was very effective because when you get fighters accepting clinches they leave themselves open/vulnerable and when it breaks before the ref gets there they are never ready for Vitali's punch which is immediate, powerful, and accurate....it's just a part of the sport and although you may hate Wlad for what he's doing, the next champion will bend rules as well, it's just the way things are. Either you accept it for what it is or you're butthurt and you just don't like Wlad which I am certain plenty of people will wholeheartedly admit to.

[erics44]

Wlad adapts to his opponents. The more danger he faces the more cautious he becomes and resorts to these tactics. Even in the last fight just before Lepai was knocked out in he threw an overhand right that missed but, even though it didn't connect, Wlad wobbled in the anticipation of taking the blow on the chin. It would be interesting to see Wlad face Wilder with the power he has. My bet would be Wlad used every trick in the book to wear Wilder down. Wilder hasn't been in a war and I think the education he has in the pro and amateur ranks is poor so could never find a way through to Wlads chin.

im not sure it would be the boxing book

WWE maybe

[ninjaspy3]

I personally only made it through half of the video. lol
Did anybody who watched it make it through the whole thing?


Just wondering.

[Master]

I personally only made it through half of the video. lol
Did anybody who watched it make it through the whole thing?


Just wondering.

I did and I was gob smacked.

[ykdadamaja]

I personally only made it through half of the video. lol
Did anybody who watched it make it through the whole thing?


Just wondering.

lolololol.... the first round was bad enough.

[Bo-Bo24]

Wlad adapts to his opponents. The more danger he faces the more cautious he becomes and resorts to these tactics. Even in the last fight just before Lepai was knocked out in he threw an overhand right that missed but, even though it didn't connect, Wlad wobbled in the anticipation of taking the blow on the chin. It would be interesting to see Wlad face Wilder with the power he has. My bet would be Wlad used every trick in the book to wear Wilder down. Wilder hasn't been in a war and I think the education he has in the pro and amateur ranks is poor so could never find a way through to Wlads chin.

im not sure it would be the boxing book

WWE maybe

It's the one he tends to follow