How in the hell was Wlad not in his peak against Corrie Sanders?

Superior footwork, balance, jab and focus to the much greener version of Wladimir that got caught cold by a devastating lefty?

Everything about Wladimir is better today, and you can't argue with that... if his game was all about protecting that chin, then how come he's stopped guys previously never stopped like Chagaev and Thompson? Chagaev beat Felix Savon as an amateur mind you.

 

I like to think WK is better now because he prepares more for each fighter and has a better defense.

But Hendo could be right. He made some valid points. Maybe the Corrie Sanders of before could still beat him. We will never know.

However at least we have the next best thing: David Haye.

That is the do-or-die fight for WK.

I wanna see David Haye go 'Klingon on his ass' and see how he handles it.

 

Maybe you're lonely? Go to next room where your mama sleeps, take some money from her purse and buy yourself a woman for a night.

 

Allegedly beat Valuev? He schooled Valuev, much like Holyfield really did.

Chagaev's a decent level heavyweight in todays landscape, which is pale in comparison to other eras, still...a pretty decent fighter, far from garbage, as you put it.

Wlad is much too coordinated for a wild leftie like Corrie today, and would teach him a boxing lesson. Damn Hasim Rahman and Nate Tubbs decked Corrie, and you're totally dismissing the very real possibility of Wladimir putting him out?

 

Wlad was youngest amateur superheavyweight champ ever only 20 and example Lewis was 24 when he won tittle [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_heavyweight[/ame]

Big guys grow up little slower...

 

Thank you! At least someone has common sense here...

btw, today's Wlad would destroy Sander's from that night, no question...

 

Yeah.. apparently he can't employ a good jab against southpaws?

He averaged 44% landed jabs against Ibragimov, 39% against Byrd in their second outing. Two much more accomplished southpaws, and more importantly two more defensive minded southpaws than Corrie Sanders.

If you've watched Sanders - Wladimir, you would realize that Wladimir gets clipped coming forward, not when he's.. as you're putting it "backing up in straight lines with his hands down". The only reason he did that was A, he was dazed and B, he lacked the mental focus.

He always had the physical tools to beat Corrie, he unfortunately got caught and **** happens, Corrie vacated the WBO following his win over Wladimir, to fight Vitali for the WBC in a big money fight. Wladimir never really got to avenge it immediately, and since then Corrie has fallen off the radar in embarrassing fashion.

 

You've said a lot of crazy things, but that ranks right up there with the best of them!

 

I see no diminished athleticism...if there is any at all, it's not noticeable. Defense and being cautious is a plus in my book. The goal is to hit without getting hit.

And as to who Wlad would be susceptible to, you might as well say ""faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound", because with Wlad's experience, trainer, work ethic, etc.... that's about the only person I see beating him right now. Definitely not Corrie Sanders of 2003...that's a joke.

 

He didn't even spar with a southpaw prior to the Sanders fight, because Sdunek didn't think it was necessary. So how could he have been ideally prepared?

 

Nonsense. He was 100% completely prepared, even better than he would be today.

It's true guys, it really is....HENDO told me so. :roll: