Sadly, when there are no legitimate champions there are no legitimate wins. We could crap on every record of every single contender or "champion" out there, because they are only fighting each other.
Your point about Wlad's record is well-taken, Landmine, though, again, I think you're missing the key qualifier -- that he's among the best ever on offense. The Brewster fight is a good example. You list that in the con column for him, which is obviously right, judging him as a complete fighter. On offense, he was spectacular in that fight til he got his block knocked off, even knocking Brewster down. And Brewster then held the 4th of the 3 "major" belts, so I guess that makes him a championship caliber fighter (again, none of us are happy about that, that's just how it is).
But I do acknowledge it's virtually impossible to build a track record as a greatest ever anything in today's heavyweight division. Nonetheless, I believe my eyes.
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