Fighters who didn't try enough against Wlad

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However you rank Wlad among heavyweights, there is no escaping the fact that many..... MANY of Wlad's opponents completely underwhelmed on fight night.

Yeah but that seems like quite the coincidence, doesn't it? Guys look great, they're knocking everyone out, then they fight Wlad and they look like shit. I don't these guys are not doing it out of the kindness of their heart, that they are all huge Wlad fans and couldn't bare to see him lose.

That's what a master boxer does, he's the ring general and he controls and tames his opponent. It's the same thing Lennox did, it's what Floyd does, and you get guys looking underwhelming against them because they're controlled. Lennox turned an absolute murderer in David Tua into a teddy bear in their fight. Floyd limited Pac to less punches thrown than Floyd threw. It's not an accident. These guys control range and angles so well it makes guys have to work extra hard to get into punching position and have to sell themselves out so they run the risk of running into a counter.

It's easier said than done to throw on a guy like Wlad who has one-punch power in both hands, is constantly in position to dart away from the punch and is constantly jabbing to keep you off balance. It's the mark of a great fighter to do what Wlad does.