Jesus H. Christ, is the Pope Catholic??? That such a question would even be asked shows how little some modern boxing fans know about the sport. Wlad isn't just an ATG, he's a No Doubt About it ATG.
It requires far more mental gymnastics to make the argument that Wlad isn’t an ATG than it is to argue his rank as a top 5 all-time HW.
ATG? Well he did win the heavyweight title professionally twice, defended it successfully for almost a decade and won an Olympic gold medal while still a teenager. Combining his professional and amateur record together he would have a total record of 198 wins against 11 losses, so he won approximately 95% of his fights. Pretty decent argument he's an ATG.
but ... but ... "**** era" "weak opponents" "size advantage" "knocked out by golfer 20 years ago" "didn't fight his brother"