When all the cards were on the table, Wladimir was the one who took chances.

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  1. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Talk is cheap friends. :smoke
     
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  2. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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    I'm sorry, but Wlad din't take any chances. He fought the same, effective but cautious style that he has been fighting for the last few years and pitched another shut out.

    The KO was there for him last night if he wanted it enough. However, he has the luxury to win fights easily without having to take risks, so ultimately it doesn't matter. But the thread is innacurate.

    Wlad did not have yo take any risks and therefore did not. Haye did have to take risks but did not do so enough. That is the story of the fight. Let's not pretend it's something it was not.
     
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  3. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    I dont know if he took "chances"..
    He was the aggressor however.. He fought steady with great ring generalship, as he always does..
     
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  4. MrMagic

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    Wladimir was way ahead on the scorecards in the 12th round and pursued Haye even after getting tagged by one of Davids big overhand rights.

    Wladimir damn near doubled David in total punches thrown, being the much heavier man.

    Wladimir gets so much shtick for being "boring" and lacking adventurous spirit in the ring, whereas David Haye totalled a whooping 290 punches thrown against Wladimir and even less than that against the giant sloth Valuev.
     
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  5. telepen

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    Yep, he took chances. He took all chances to himself and didn't left any to his opponent. He took all the chances by fighting in his cautious manner, and only couple of times made a few attempts to end it with a knockout.
     
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  6. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    exactly. People who say this fight was boring (I'm not one of them) have both fighters to blame, but Haye had a much tougher gameplan to implement and was the more vulnerable fighter. Wlad had most of the advantages and could have pressed the action if he wanted to
     
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  7. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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    Exactly, Wlad had a man in front of him who only managed to throw 290 punches all fight and who was resorting to desparate lunging punches, yet he just sat behond the jab with the occasional right hand without ever looking to go after Haye when he was off balance and out of position.

    When Haye lunged in all Wlad was concerned about was stepping out of range, he never looked to capitalise of Haye's mistake. He's wait for Haye to get back into position and then he'd press on behind the jab.

    Look, I'm not criticising Wlad's performance I'm just telling it who it is. Wlad put in a dominant perfomance and pitched a shut old of a credible opponent, but he fought no different to normal and could have got the KO if he had of gone for it.

    He did not take risks any more than he usually does
     
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  8. Scottish

    Scottish Khan(t) take a punch Full Member

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    Nobody took chances in this fight
     
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