Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
Well he doesn't really have to be does he? His talent and technique keep him out of the battles those guys were in and those kinds of battles can really shorten a career.

What does it matter if he goes to war or not when he wins all the time? I just don't see the point of knit picking how Wlad fights, the point is to WIN and Wlad puts a check mark beside that in his fights....it's boxing, not rock'em sock'em robots, there's skill involved here.
Believe me Lyle, I 100% agree with you--why should he put his health at risk when he has found a way to win? He wins, it IS really all that matters. I cant disagree.

But boxing is also about guts, determination. If you just "found a way to win" every time by developing a style that SIGNIFICANTLY employs clinching and NON-engaging, well, I understand it works, JUST LOOK AT WLAD'S RECORD--- no one can dispute that. It is just a "stinky" style, let's call it. Like Floyd's.

I mean let's face it, when we hear people talk about Evander Holyfield-----for example----will ANYBODY EVER BE ABLE TO REMOTELY SAY that this dude was a chicken? a coward? a runner? a boring fighter? NOT ON YOUR LIFE! So in a very important way THAT kind of legacy DOES make a boxer more special, more loved, more respected as a fighter.