Wlad vThe 80's Heavies?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    The consensus number one today in his prime whenever that was , versus the 80's big boys.

    How does he do?

    Some of his foes:
    Weaver
    Dokes
    Page
    Tubbs
    Tucker
    Thomas
    Smith
    C**ney
    Holyfield
    Williams
    Tyson
    Witherspoon
    Coetzee
     
  2. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    You know as well as i do that he loses all those fights. Lets be real for a moment.

    He loses to Luis Rivera and Mills Lane amongst others before those guys even get the chance to beat him.

    Boxing wasn't MMA back then.
     
  3. brb

    brb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Beats them all.
     
  4. Unforgiven

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    I'd pick Holyfield, and perhaps Witherspoon, to beat him, prime for prime.

    Tyson has a very good chance but I'd favour Wlad to win a decision.

    I'd probably make Wlad a favourite against all the others too.
    He's good.
     
  5. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    What part of Wlad going life and death with Sam Peter convinced you he'd beat Tyson:think

    The same Peter who was toy'd with and destroyed by Helenius..
     
  6. brb

    brb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No former Cruiserweight in the history of boxing would beat Wlad.
     
  7. brb

    brb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson is very, very small next to Wlad.

    Wlad boxes him from a distance (nothing new here) and Tyson comes charging in and gets wrapped up.

    This happens for a few rounds and Tyson's energy is sapped. Tyson is either stopped very late or losses a lopsided UD.

    Entertaining at certain points, but a rout.
     
  8. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Small ??

    We're lead to believe Wlad can get a pass for looking terrible against small guy because he does better against bigger guys.

    But now against the greatest small HW of all time , your using that weakness as an asset:huh

    Im afraid your Wlad fangasam doesn't apply within the reality perception.

    Wlad wouldn't make it past the opening round against Mike. Spink'd.

    Mikes construct was created to beat better guys than Wlad.
     
  9. janitor

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    I think that they would be much more competitive against him than the current crowd.

    He would set himself apart from them, but we would be seeing some less one sided fights.
     
  10. hookfromhell

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    Tyson ate tall guys for breakfast. Wlad dropping his left hand like that is going to get countered, with a left hook. Tyson was a tank and could take punishment from Wlad all night if necessary, but that would only happen to post 2000 Tyson. Prime or even 90s Tyson by KO or Wlad gets DQed for holding. Mike had a great jab that he used to get peoples attention and get on the inside. I think an early version of Wlad had a better shot, more agressive. The bs that Wlad has displayed in recent fights would get him sparked, and Im a Wlad fan and he is a beast. Terrible matchup though. Witherspoon by KO as well, finds a home for that awkward right.
     
  11. hookfromhell

    hookfromhell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tucker UD/SD. Thomas UD, great jab and solid beard. Smith KO. ****ey by KO, Holy UD, Truth I don't know great jab but might get sparked. Just my opinion these guys were either technically polished and/or had off the charts punching power in ****ey and Smith. Haven't seen enough of Page or Dokes.
     
  12. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Witherspoon was very good but The man got his face jabbed to death by Pinklon Thomas. Can you imagine what wlads jab would do to him? With a snipe like right hand and devastating left hook behind it. Witherspoon was no on wlads level, he's not skilled enough to outpoint him, and Wlad is too smart to get knocked out by him.

    2007-2011 wlad takes Timmy comfortably on points
     
  13. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Let's face it people. The only ones who have a chance against a prime Wlad klitschko is mike Tyson and Larry Holmes. The rest get outclassed by Wlad
     
  14. SuzieQ49

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    Wlads one of the best defensive fighters in heavyweight history. He is also 6'6 250lb with a devastating punch in either hand and a brutal left jab. His footwork is amazing and he clinches as well as anyone on the inside. His ring savvy and IQ is off the charts.

    He hasn't been floored in 10 years, yet Witherspoon is going to find s home for that right? How's witherspoon going to react to wlads jab when he couldn't even handle pinklon Thomas?

    Wlad continues to be the most underrated fighter in head to head matchups
     
  15. SuzieQ49

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    Hookfromhell

    Tyson didn't eat tall guys for breakfast. Douglas lewis hammered him. He would have all kinds of trouble when Wlad clinches and manhandles him on the inside.