Wladimir cracks the POUND FOR POUND Ratings

[Fenster]

Valuev destroys your argument. He is the perfect example of how a GIANT with a modicum of boxing ability can take advantage of his HUGE size to beat smaller men.

That's my new quote.

I was thinking about this the other day and Fenster is absolutely correct. Heavyweight is the only division where Wlad can have a 20lb weight advantage and it's the only division where he's likely to have a 6 inch height advantage.

In any other division he wouldn't have those advantages and he sure as hell wouldn't be anywhere near as effective.
Anyone with eyes can see that he is dominant because of his physical advantages. He reminds me of a heavyweight version of Andreas Kotelnik, only with a better jab and p4p he obviously hits harder.

I just think his dominance says more about the level of (or lack of it) competition at Heavyweight. I think if you took away his physical advantages he wouldn't really stand out, and for me that's why he wouldn't be in my top ten.

Remove Mike Tyson's power and he would never have been dominant at all neither. Remove Kid Gavillan Jaw and he would have never been as dominant neither.
What makes a good boxer is a mix of everything. Size is one of the many factors, some know how to use it and to make it deadly (Wlad, Lennox, Vitali among others), some aren't talented enough (Valuev). It's an advantage but it's definitely not the beginning and the end of it all.

Tyson and Gavilan were the same size as their opponents. This is what you're not getting. Fighters can have superior power, chin, speed at any weight. Only fighters in the heavyweight divison can bring a huge size advantage to the table.

Wlad's ability can't be fairly judged in reality, considering his massive size advantage over almost everyone, let alone how he would match up against Mayweather or Pacquiao.

A good big'un will always beat a good little'un. That sums Wlad up.

And you need to do some homework on Foreman. He may have been perceived as huge compared to his opponents but that's quite simply not true. Especially compared to the size advantages Wlad has over his today.