Did Wlad tarnish his 'nice guy' image with his rough-house style

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  1. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    I wonder if sponsors will start dropping him. Definitely not markerable as the the 'Mr. Nice Guy' he used to be after his street-fighting coming out last Sat.
     
  2. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    it was a sloppy fight. povetkin was just as guilty. wlad didnt slap anyone in the face at the weigh in, nor spat water in anyone's face....he didnt even hit anyone with a a glass bottle.
     
  3. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    "Street fighting" involves doing violent things not preventing violent things, bitchily. No one ever worries someone is going to get into a street brawl and be hugged to death. Let's get one thing straight. There was nothing street about Wlad's fight. That was an anti-street fight. That isn't even a street fight in a German musical.
     
  4. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    it depends if you buy into his nice guy image. I personally was never duped into doing so, by whoever runs his PR company.
     
  5. itsa huge bitch

    itsa huge bitch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    nope i wouldnt think so..its not as if he was biting any body or doing anything stupid out of the ring...it was a boxing match and he adapted a rough stratagy as his opponent was trying to do the same thing...
     
  6. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Good point, Wlad is already endorsing Stalone's musical, you think Stallone might drop him as a sponsor after Sat's right? :deal
     
  7. Scar

    Scar VIP Member

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    He always fought like this. The sponsors wouldn't exist if they needed the Povetkin fight to figure out his fighting style.
     
  8. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    He was hugging Povetkin the whole time, how is that tarnishing your 'nice guy' image?

    Or maybe Alexander accuses Wlad of séxual herrasment... that would be bad for his image :yep
     
  9. seansanashee

    seansanashee Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :yep
     
  10. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Of course not. It's not like he was head butting him or biting him he was just hugging him excessively. We've seen much dirtier fighters.
     
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    SimplyTheBest Heavyweight Destroyer Full Member

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    :deal

    Trying to call what Wlad did "street fighting" is laughable.
     
  12. Expat09

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    ;)Yes, what's even worse is he messed up Povetlins hair a lot and the Ref didn't even deduct a point for it. ;)
     
  13. dbouziane

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    i couldnt believe how little povetkin did to discourage it. dude was at ball level half the fight on a large guy who was leaning on his neck. throw a punch ffs. if it happens to hit wlad in his basket then oh well what do you want from me.