Wach up there with the best of chins

Wlad was teeing off, but for the most part, he was loading up.

If Wach has another display like that against a guy whose landing more big, SNEAKY, punches, I'll sign off on this, but I want to wait a bit.

 

I will withold judgment for now.

It is always dangerous to proclaim a fighter to have an all time chin, based on somebody failing to stop them.

 

He took a beating for sure, but was it enough to say he has an ATG chin (size excluded)?

 

i agree but how much has zale's ability to stay standing under marcel's assault or lamotta's determine in robinson 4 done for their chins' respective placements in history? they'd go down as having great chins but i think their "all time" status comes down to a handful or even one showing. sometimes one or two fights makes a career, even if it's in terms of the abuse you can take

 

I think it's fair to say he withstood one of the worst beatings in heavyweight history.

 

i thought it odd for banks to suggest wlad go to the body (think he said jab the body) after like the 1st round but that may have been a great strategy. banks might have seen something and realized "****, we have to wear this ******* down"

 

How quick would a young tyson have had wach out of there.under 4 i say.

 

Sometimes fighters can display inhuman chin in one fight then get dropped by more innocuous punches the next. Corrie Sanders springs to mind. Took huge punishment against Vitali without going down, but gets dropped and stopped by journeymen.

Wach may well have a legendary chin, but he'll need to fight a few more big punchers to really gauge it.

 

:thinkhmmm, maybe. or maybe he's got about as good a chin as mitch green

 

Jesus Christ, the punches he shipped in the 8th were unbelievable, especially if you consider he was in with one of the hardest hitters ever. Granted, mid round 8, Wach didn't seem to be there 100%, but he was still on his feet and throwing the odd jab. That round reminded me off a young Wlad, when he stopped Mercer in the 6th. I would not have trouble if Eddie Cotton stopped it, save what's left of Wach. But then, when has Cotton ever done a good job refereeing?

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbAdpaaX4xI[/ame]

 

agree with this 100% and to boot, it was a pretty exciting round (for wlad)

 

Wlads power is overrated

I've never seen anyone give out everything like Wlad did and still not be able to get their opponent out or at least down ... especially in a heavyweight fight ... Tyson, Lewis and others would've had Wach out of there

 

I still dont see why people think wlad is special, he looked far from impressive to me. I think the likes of tyson, lewis and holyfield in their primes would have a field day with him. His power is way overated