Wilder is much faster than Wlad. Wlad does have a lot of power but his speed isn't special. Lewis had more speed as well. Wlad is more at the Foreman level of speed and power. Foreman got beat up by prime Holyfield and I think prime Holyfield would KO Wlad.
Look at the tapes of both in the ring. It's apparent to any boxing fan who was faster. This isn't about sparring but in actual fights.
really that wasn't fast. pulev wasn't moving to dodge, he was just walking into walds blows. anyone can land fast on an immobile target. it certainly was heavy though!
Stewart tried to model Wlad after Lewis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhE3XlI1ZWM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z064Pc60pKU But Lewis had far more speed. I think Wlad has more power and technical ability but not as much athletic ability. The closest to Lewis we have in athletic ability is Wilder.
Quotes from Emanuel Steward Wladimir is gonna be the one I dont think I could train a man to beat the way he is. Im serious. Ive never had a fighter I went from Holyfield and all the guys Ive worked with, never, Lennox Wladimir is a very, very committed, very difficult fighter to beat. Because he wont let you fight him. He makes you fight what he wants you to fight. But the biggest thing which I think people are not looking at is his speed for a big man. Tremendous speed. Foot Speed. He can move in, explode, move out, move back in, explode, and Ive never seen anyone that could move in and out and be in perfect balance "Wladimir has better one-punch knockout capability than Lennox" "Wlad has the best footwork, coordination and balance of any fighter I ever worked with. Hes the most accurate, single-punch knockout guy I have ever seen. A guy can be completely fine, not hurt, and Wladimir can put his lights out with one shot." "Wladimirs coordination is better and he is the most powerful natural talent than any other heavyweight I have worked with." "In terms of jab, Wladimir is the best and after him I would put Lennox. In terms of boxing arsenal, Wladimir is better than Lennox."