has wlad got a little bit slower?

seems his hand speed is not what it use to be..sure he is still fairly fast and hits very hard..but..i think he has slowed down just a bit..thoughts?

 

It just looked like "one of those nights". He did look definitively sharper to me against two much better-skilled and quicker opponents in Chambers and Chagaev. And the Chagaev fight was with an injury. He's had a pretty full career. If it wasn't just an off night, maybe he is running down a bit.

 

he seemed about the same to me.

 

i think it was more of the tactics he changed to beat Peter.

He wanted to pack power behind his punches and knock him out as fast as possible. Wlad also weighed-in a little bit higher as usual.
Peter was aggressive from the getgo so Wlad couldnt range him with the jab like he did with Ruslan and Eddie. just my thoughts.

 

Yeah I do think he's slowed down a bit since 2005/2006... and at that point, he'd slowed down a bit compared to when he fought Mercer. Physically, Wlad is past his best at 34. However, he's become a lot of harder to beat because of his safe approach in general. Having said that, I thought he took more risk last saturday than he's done in years.

 

Hayes hand speed is vastly superior!!

 

Whos?

 

So is Mayweather's...and that's just as relevant, apparently.

 

pbf's is irrelevant because he is in a different weight class

 

No, Wlad is only getting FAster

Chef's Special Sauce can do a Thing:yep

 

That comment may have gone over your head.

 

apparently so

 

Yes, a little.

Still, on top of his game.

 

Not sure. His defensive speed seemed vastly improved to me. He was either catching Peter's punches with his gloves or leaning back quickly away from them. At one point I remember thinking "damn, he is really quick and hard to hit".

 

Where have you been, mate? Chagaev and Chambers barely touched him at all.