Does Wlad Go Thru Holmes Title Opponent's, With Out A Loss??

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  1. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No you laughed off Witherspoon chances and I reminded you Ross had stopped Wlad and Ross doesn't come close to hitting like Tim.
     
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    Wlads left hook would find its mark, when it does its lights out. Wlad could ko him with the right too. To much power for Norton to go 12 with
     
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    Bigfoot Martin, dude.
     
  4. RulesMakeItInteresting

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    Tim was also just a plain better boxer imo.
     
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    Norton did really well against boxers: Ali, Young, and Holmes are proof of that. So, I actually think he would have done not terribly against Wlad (Steward-era). He might have ended up stopped, but I think he would have perplexed Wlad enough to perhaps take it into the later rounds. I do see Wlad beating him, though.
     
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    Actually neither theory is sound
     
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    Wlad would be knocked out by Tim Witherspoon, Gerry Cooney, Earnie Shavers, and Bone Crusher Smith, Wlad would also probably lose to guys like Leroy Jones, and Renaldo Snipes.
     
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    Leroy Jones ?????? it's over. Leave
     
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    Nah. Wlad's gotten up from KD's to win. Against Sanders he was still trying to get up after the 4th KD. He beat Peter after getting KD and Peter hits like a truck. If I was Witherspoon et al I'd be worried about what Wlad could do to them instead. Unlike Holmes, Wlad has ATG power in both hands.
     
  10. THE BLADE 2

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    he certainly would
     
  11. Safin

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    Wladimir Klitschko couldn't even beat Puritty, Sanders and Brewster. Instead, he lost in devastating fashion.

    He can lose to anybody good who comes to win. His reign was a carefully constructed one over old, short or blown-up cruiserweights. Not a single 50-50 match-up in all of that time. Then he lost to Fury when he couldn't avoid him any more.
     
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    During his reign her beat guys better than Brewster, Peter, etc like Povetkin for example.
     
  13. BCS8

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    Because he made them all look like bums. Who did he avoid besides Vitali? Fury won because Wlad was old and with mental distractions.
     
  14. NoNeck

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    He beat Brewster.