Would Wlad stick around for Wilder if the latter mows down another 2-3 top contenders

[Beanflicker]

I don't think he fights scared. To me, "fighting scared" is fighting to survive: to not care about winning, just to stay upright. I would say David Haye and Ibragimov fought scared against Wlad. They were losing the fight, they knew they were losing the fight, yet they refused to take the risks necessary to try to win, they were happy with going the distance.

If you're winning the fight and you're fighting conservatively, that's called fighting smart. Floyd, Wlad, Rigo, Ward, ect don't fight scared, they fight smart.

[El Kabong]

I don't think he fights scared. To me, "fighting scared" is fighting to survive: to not care about winning, just to stay upright. I would say David Haye and Ibragimov fought scared against Wlad. They were losing the fight, they knew they were losing the fight, yet they refused to take the risks necessary to try to win, they were happy with going the distance.

If you're winning the fight and you're fighting conservatively, that's called fighting smart. Floyd, Wlad, Rigo, Ward, ect don't fight scared, they fight smart.

You're absolutely right, but you may as well talk to a wall because everyone wants Wlad to go for broke every fight apparently....up 11 rounds to 0....go knock the guy out. Knocking the guy down? Well go KO him right now. 1st round, go for the KO!

Wlad made mistakes in his losses that is why he lost specifically because he made mistakes. He's corrected those and hasn't come close to losing since then. The complaints have increased regardless of the outcomes of his fights which tells me people are just tired of him dominating the division. Wlad went for the kill vs Pulev.....did he get any respect? Did any of the Negative Nancy's out there say "You know, Wlad really ended that fight with an exclamation point for once".....no, they just start talking up the next victim be it Wilder or Fury or whoever. "Will Wlad hang around or retire if he has to fight Wilder"....it's ridiculous. Deontay Wilder is a good fighter, a good up and coming fighter, big power, but we're jumping from the likes of Malik Scott, Jason Gavern, and Nicolai Firtha to Bermane Stiverne to Wladimir Klitschko....that is one extremely steep learning curve for Wilder. Wlad has had about 10 years of fighting THE BEST the division has to offer.

"Wlad's scared, he fights scared"....he's had 66 professional fights the majority of which have been at an ELITE LEVEL and he's "scared" you're morons!

[TitoFan]

Just rewatched the Wlad-Pulev fight and my overriding impression is that Pulev fought like shit. Undefeated?? Hell, no wonder the division is such a pile of shit right now! Pulev was done from Round 1, when he came out with that amateurish stance, wide open and just begging for a right cross or a left hook. Personally, I can't wait for Wlad-Wilder down the road, 'cause I'm sure Wilder will do more than just make Wlad break into a sweat.

[Beanflicker]

I can't wait for Wlad-Wilder down the road, 'cause I'm sure Wilder will do more than just make Wlad break into a sweat.

I'm excited to see what he can do with his reach. And hopefully he can turn it up on Wlad so we get an exciting fight with a more aggressive Wlad.

To be fair to Pulev, I think that was the idea, to invite Wlad to throw up the middle and try to counter. From what I've seen of Pulev that seems to be more of his style. I think he thought he'd have a lot more success with his jab and could lead Wlad into something. Wlad's just a really hard guy to counter and Pulev probably underestimated the speed. Wlad also turns over a nasty left hook better than any HW I can think of.

Fighting Wlad is tough, you need to sell out and take the risk of eating one of those right crosses or left hooks and waking up on the canvas. Wlad rarely gets hit with the first or second punch, but it's usually that third left/right straight that catches him. I'm not sure what Pulev could have done differently.

[TitoFan]

I can't wait for Wlad-Wilder down the road, 'cause I'm sure Wilder will do more than just make Wlad break into a sweat.

I'm excited to see what he can do with his reach. And hopefully he can turn it up on Wlad so we get an exciting fight with a more aggressive Wlad.

To be fair to Pulev, I think that was the idea, to invite Wlad to throw up the middle and try to counter. From what I've seen of Pulev that seems to be more of his style. I think he thought he'd have a lot more success with his jab and could lead Wlad into something. Wlad's just a really hard guy to counter and Pulev probably underestimated the speed. Wlad also turns over a nasty left hook better than any HW I can think of.

Fighting Wlad is tough, you need to sell out and take the risk of eating one of those right crosses or left hooks and waking up on the canvas. Wlad rarely gets hit with the first or second punch, but it's usually that third left/right straight that catches him. I'm not sure what Pulev could have done differently.

Yeah... Pulev for me didn't have a snowball's chance in hell from the get-go. I'm not second-guessing what he did, but rather disappointed in yet another totally underwhelming opponent for Wlad. I'm hoping Wlad-Wilder materializes, if only for the chance to prove me and all other doubters wrong (or right) about Wlad.