Did Corrie Sanders TKO a prime Wladimir Klitschko?

nope. close, but Wlad has clearly improved since then. i would say he's been prime since the Byrd rematch.

 

Wlad just crumbled in that fight. He got put out of there by some relatively ordinary heavyweight shots. I think something was off mentally with him that night.

 

I voted yes for a laugh.

 

me 2

lol

 

The GTMSBT is on page 2. ****'s sake! :twisted:

 

Of course he did. Wlad picked the wrong southpaw to fight.

 

No.

Wlad was ruined by Sdunek and was not well trained for this fight. He does not have the footwork he has before and today.

 

Wlad improved after that fight, but you can still say that Sanders beat him in his prime.


Best win of Sanders's career.

 

yes, you are right, "would have should have" argument is pointless. :happy

For example, Wlad is the best heavy for a decade and he stays there for a while. Live with it.

Maybe Ali would beat him. Or Tyson would. Or both would have lost... If they had a time machine... Who knows? Who cares? It's just pointless. He is the best right now, and that is the only thing that matters.

so you are right. :thumbsup

 

Wlad changed up his style, that doesn't meant he was not in his peak back then. In fact he was.

 

Sanders had very fast hands, good power and jumped on Wlad quick. I don't see why he couldn't do it to current Wlad.

Did you see Wlad's recent fight against Mormeck? any time Mormeck got anywhere near Wlad, he panicked and clinched, it was ridiculous. The guy has no composure when in mid-range and on the inside, Mormeck is a shot to ****, blown up LHW with feather fists. This is what I mean by he really hasn't improved as much as is made out.

There are many decent Heavyweights over time who could stop Wlad, it's just that the division is currently so bereft of talent, the third best fighter is blown up CW Haye, and whilst he had the attributes, his style is tailor made for Wlad and Haye didn't have the ambition to win. Wlad's career defining fight is going life and death with someone as crude, limited and overweight as Sam Peter!

 

its like Pac with JMM

or to a lesser extent Matt Hatton the other nite

as soon as Wlad got back in a ring with sanders you would see the same guy and be shocked

 

Possibly. We'll never find out though. Sanders may have been a fat golfer, but he had a combination of power, handspeed, awkwardness and aggression that is unmatched by any fighter today, maybe Cammarelle if he ever went pro.

Even given that, there are clear differences between the Wlad of today and the Wlad of then. Pre-Steward Wlad had a narrower stance, fought more straight up, and often just stuck out a light half-jab that never touched the opponent's face in between bursts of aggression. He was nowhere near as adept at cutting off the ring, and didn't clinch half as much, preferring to push an opponent off (which gave them a short period in which to work on the inside). Current Wlad has a much wider stance, stalks like a paedo, and uses his lead hand in a much more versatile manner. He limpet clinches every time an opponent gets within their punching range, and is generally much more aware of incoming punches, which leads to him getting hit far less often.

 

Physically he was in his prime when Sanders sparked him.

 

Wladimir does fight so much different than he did in the Sanders fight. The difference between the Brewster fights showed so much improvement. Klitschko was hitting him and getting himself out of the way of being able to be hit in return. A return fight with Sanders would have always been dangerous for Wladimir because of Sanders power, but I think that Wladimir would have fought a cautious fight until he had Sanders tired then put his lights out.