Wlad can reach or break Joe Louis's record!

[ykdadamaja]

I don't think he will, I don't think he has another 8 great fights in him IMO.

Now if he was fighting bums like Johnny Paycheck, Jack Roper, and Fat Tony Galento, maybe he could reach it hahah

4 out of the next 8 if he wants to reach the record will most certainly have to be tune up fights against taxi cab drivers or butchers that started to take their career more important.

But at this rate, after he dispatched Pulev, I don't see how, if he wants the record, can avoid Jennings, Wilder, Stiverne, Fury, Chisora or Ruiz.

Ruiz will most likely be the mandatory WBO challenger after the Chisora/Fury fight... ranked #3 behind #2 Wilder and #1 Chisora, with Fury at # 4.

Wilder is busy with Stiverne... Chisora will lose to Fury knocking him out of the top spot, Fury will go to #2 or #3, Chisora back down to #4 or #5 and Ruiz will be the #1 guy in the WBO for 2015.

Wlad has to defend the WBO version early next year.

[smashup]

Wlad has stated in the past he wants to go for Louis record but he needs to fight more

[Vendettos]

Wlad could double the record and still not get the credit for it.

It's unfortunate for the people who held these kind of records before him that did it in good HW divisions.

Wlad will beat it no doubt but like I said, true boxing fans will know he didn't have the hardest run to the record.

[El Kabong]

Consistency is one of the more difficult things to have in boxing especially as a heavyweight. Joe Louis didn't have the strongest competition, neither did Marciano, but they did what great fighters do they just kept on winning and that's what Wladimir has done. He can only fight who is around in this era.

[Beanflicker]

Wlad will beat it no doubt but like I said, true boxing fans will know he didn't have the hardest run to the record.

Neither did Joe Louis in setting the record, though.

When you look at the guys with the long streaks, Joe Louis and Larry Holmes, in all honesty I'd take Wlad's competition over both of those guys. I'd put Joe Louis' competition on the bottom of that pile.

It's another one of those things though where boxing fans feel the need to nut hug the old timers because they think it makes them look more knowledgable. Louis' competition didn't get labelled "Bum of the Month" club for no reason.