Hate to disagree but Wlad has never been KO'd only TKO'd....he always gets back up.Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
I think Wlad COULD take punches like Vitali if he had the experience of Vitali, like the kickboxing and the fact they took the Russian basketball players and let them wail on Vitali....I don't think it ever happened with Wladimir.
Wlad can take a punch, he just doesn't know what to do afterwards....sure he gets knocked down more than most but in comparison to how Lennox Lewis took a punch I'd say he's about on par except Lewis used his size to his advantage when he was hurt.
As for the Williamson fight, DW threw a good punch at a good time and it still didn't KO Wlad and there are a bunch of fucking idiots out there who think Wlad intentionally got cut to stop the fight.
and the Brock fight, Calvin is a difficult fighter to attack....sure he got knocked down by his last opponent but still won fairly easy. Brock is a good fighter I think his fight vs Wlad says more good about Calvin than it does bad about Wlad. Calvin lasted 7 rounds, that's pretty good IMO vs such a big power puncher.
What more do you want ICB? The guy fights hard he dominates and he KO's people! He fought Chris Byrd when no one wanted him (the first time not the rematch), he fought AN UNDEFEATED SAM PETER when no one wanted to fight him and everyone thought he was the next big thing....and he flat out crushed both of them
Go watch your Shannon Briggs and appreciate that!
I'm not going to call Wladimir the best ever, he's far from that right now but at his age and with his record he could be considered a great at the end of his career providing he does certain things.
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