If Wlad was younger, that right hand in the 6th would have finished Joshua.

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  1. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    If not, Wlad would have finished him that round for sure. Joshua looked like David Price that round, gassing like nobody's business. It was crazy how AJ recovered from that punch and the exhaustion. I honestly thought Wlad was going to win after that punch connected.

    Crazy.

    Joshua looked like his gas tank had completely depleted. How he survived that round, I still have no idea.
     
  2. mirkofilipovic

    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    Best post you ever made :applaudit:
     
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  3. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Wlad will be livid with himself. He'll know he had him and let it go.
     
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  4. yesihavearm2

    yesihavearm2 ESB Chinchecker Full Member

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    Amazed that both of them survived at all, the action in round 5 and 6 was insane and they went all the way to the 11th.

    Crazy fight, I would gladly pay for the rematch.
     
  5. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    I'm an objective guy!

    Wlad was great tonight, despite losing.
     
  6. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joshua would always beat Wlad I believe and I'm not British nor do I think AJ is the second coming of Lewis.
     
  7. Badgeronimous

    Badgeronimous Will you stand? Full Member

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    Clearly Wlad couldn't pull the trigger to finish the job. Joshua could......

    I do agree a younger, Manny Steward, Wlad - probably wins tonight.
     
  8. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    You are occasionally a objective guy.

    Let's be objective shall we?
     
  9. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Youth is how he survived that round. Plus Wlad was too cautious and didn't want to waste too much energy trying to take him out.
     
  10. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    My middle name is objectivity, man!
     
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  11. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    Exactly.
     
  12. zato-one

    zato-one Pink Jumpsuit Boxing Full Member

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    I think this is the first time I have ever agreed with you on this forum.
     
  13. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Which was a mistake, but obviously hindsight is a great thing.
     
  14. UFC2015

    UFC2015 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That was a big screw up by Wlad. He should have finished Joshua off right at that moment in round 6. His over cautious nature is annoying, he allowed Joshua to recover and up his fuel tank by not going for the kill.
     
  15. Darxide

    Darxide Active Member Full Member

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    To be fair, Wlad has dominated for a decade.. he has looked very good, very bad, and very boring during that time from fight to fight. The Wlad this evening was one of the best Wlad's I can recall. The much younger Wlad didn't have the ring craft of the older wiser Wlad, so who knows what would have happened.
     
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