I'd picture quite a few of Wlad's defences could of beaten that version of Sanders. Rahman of course did beat Sanders when they fought, though he was well past his best when he fought Wlad. But prime for prime Rahman proved he was the better fighter. Brewster may have been too durable for Sanders to KO early and would gas under the constant pressure and then be stopped much like when Brewster beat Wlad. Peter could also do the same though he might take him longer. Then guys like Jennings, Pulev, Povetkin, Thompson I would also favour over Sanders. Haye as well, he was elusive enough to not get KO'ed against a prime Wlad, I think he can survive Sanders early onslaught and then KO Sanders. There was a few others as well that could have probably beat him, Sanders was never that good and the version Wlad beat had not fought in over a year.
Sasha, Haye, Sultan, Chambers, Byrd Plenty could, this thread is absurd. 3 bad nights in 68 fights 10 year reign and still remain The King of the Ring Time to move on From past mistakes Its never too late To improve and find your groove become the man your meant to be fulfill your destiny the haters have been Wrong for a decade on yet they still go on about a few bad nights in 68 fights
so how come no atgs have these "bad nights" where they lose to fringe contenders and fat retiree nobodies?
No two all time great careers are the same And I know your sad little game I will list upsets to other ATGs And you will argue the degree Rather pointlessly It is to lose unceremoniously To these lesser men that make history over and over again Journeyman, A contender on the Fringe, Sparring partner, A coke head on a binge, An underdog, a lower tier contender, A modern cruiser, a light heavyweight pretender, Fat, skinny, short Ill prepared, pre prime, bad night, injured, no difference The bad times don't define greatness never have, never will, It is all about the overall career I have question for you Mr. Gee, Can you name another heavy who ruled for a decade to the age of forty taking on all contenders of race, size, and ability?
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Sanders is generally really underrated on these boards. He faced three top 10 hws in his career, all three were, at some point in their career, top 3 hw's. He decisively beat one, put spirited performances against the other 2. He nearly beat Rahman and anyone watching it I think would be hard pressed to credibly argue that Sanders wouldn't have won at least 2 fights out of 5 against Rahman. I think at this point Povetkin has done so much that he warrants designation as the best prime fighter Wlad has ever faced. And I do think he'd probably beat Sanders. Someone with top chin, good defense, good power, and great stamina, all of which Povetkin has, would be tough for Sanders to beat. So, I'd pick Povetkin and Peter to beat Sanders. I think Chaggy, Brewster, and actually Jennings would have had a decent chance. I'd pick him over everyone else.
You have to bear in mind, in 20 years nobody else has done that to WK. Purritty and Brewster he just gassed out despite being ahead on cards. Sanders never let him settle for a second or even get into the fight. It's the most outstanding hw performance since Douglas 90' and maybe even better given what WK went onto achieve. Tyson was over as a dominant force after Douglas.