What are the best tactics to employ against wladimir's holding?

Pac' style only works for Pac . . . I would never ever get a fighter to try and mimic it . . . it is to flawed.

If since we are talking shorter fighter, they need to use a bob and weave type of style with a good jab to get to the inside and cut off the ring. also being able to use feints and quick foot work to keep him off balance. it is inevitable that wlad will try to clinch, when he does you have to keep you hand busy and spin away . . . make him pay for not moving his hands and get as much damage in as possible . . . do not just submit.

 

If I'm being honest i would learn one judo move to drop him(not on his head) but just make him go down every time he hugs...if referees allow him illegal holding fighter should be dirty...

 

Ok my mistake for using Pacquiao as an example but in my opinion guys with good legs are harder to consistantly grab and spoil. Any fighter that doesn't have a reach advantage over Wlad (most don't) and sluggish legs can only hope to land a hail marry punch, get grabbed and then try again before the next grab.

 

fury will be ko'd before he gets the chance.

 

Well, David Haye basically wouldn't take the fight until he had enough control over the official to stop Wlad from even touching him.

The holding rap is bs. If anyone has ever actually watched an Ali fight, that they claim to love so much, Ali (at least 70's era Ali) held more than Wlad did in almost every fight.

 

Try to hit him to the body enough to create distance and then get unceremoniously knocked out by one of the hardest two- fisted punchers in history.

 

Tyson Fury does this to him:

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That's because fighting like a smaller man is a dying art form. Everyone fights tall except for the extremely limited chisora

 

Punch him on his glass chin before he gets chance.

 

Kick him in the nuts.

 

For shorter fighters, something like Tyson style might work (making Wlad's jab miss, cut the distance instantly and land as much as possible before he clinches... and during clinch as well). Obviously, easier said than done, and at this moment I do not see anyone able to do it.

Wlad faced a couple of fighters that were close or even bigger than him and potentially could use their size advantage (when fighting in a distance) and strenght (to break the clinch). Unfortunately most of the giants Wlad fought had no skills/speed to even think about it (Wach for example).

 

If Salido could rehydrate to 225lbs. he would show you.

 

Bite his tits

 

suddenly squat down low and pull him into a head butt.

 

Let Vlad hold, it would be your best chance against getting knocked out. If Vlad had not clinched he would have knocked Povetkin out. Vlad had Povetkin ready to go, once by left hook and when Vlad fought and landed on Povetkin on the inside. Vlad is very strong fighter, always in shape.................