Ten years... ten years... ten years. Just the number doesn't make the case for me. How did he fight against the "dangerous" opponents? Let's go back, shall we? Sultan Ibragimov. All the talk was about Sultan's powerful left hand. So what did Wlad do? Chloroform his audience by pawing incessantly at Sultan for 12 NAUSEATING ROUNDS. Next up.... David Haye. Haye talked so much, he must've gotten in Wlad's head. So what did Wlad do about it? Absolutely zilch. Another boring-ass fight. Haye with his big toe excuse, and Wlad content with punching in on the timeclock again. Then along came Povetkin, and the promise of action. Povetkin didn't talk hardly at all..... but he came to fight. What did Wlad do? He mauled, he clinched, he leaned, he fouled. He did everything in his GODDAM POWER to make the fight as ugly as possible and of course unwinnable for Povetkin. And finally, along came Fury.... and we all know how THAT turned out.

No..... Wlad gets little or no credit for his 10 years in my book.
For me it's good riddance, see you later, don't let the door hit you in the ass type of thing.