Does this destroy Wladimirs legacy?

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  1. likeafire

    likeafire Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He WAS being regarded alongside Ali, Foreman, Frazier, Tyson, Lewis etc.

    Would you still regard him alongside them?
     
  2. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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  3. Goodmage5

    Goodmage5 New Member Full Member

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    Was Ali's legacy destroyed when he lost to Trevor Berbick?
     
  4. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Did losing to Leon Spinks destroy Ali's legacy? No, and no as the man above me said.
     
  5. BoxingFanBG

    BoxingFanBG Member Full Member

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    He WAS being regarded alongside Ali, Foreman, Frazier, Tyson, Lewis etc.

    Only by his Klitties...all real boxing fans knew that he is a fraud ready to be exposed.
     
  6. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    Not at all. It remains what it has been and will likely grow with time, as is the case for most dominant champs.
     
  7. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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  8. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Nope. He's 39 and the writing has been on the wall for a couple of fights.
     
  9. Nobby

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    Would a win in a rematch change Wlads legacy much? :think
     
  10. EnzoRD

    EnzoRD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Of course Wlad is one of the greatest heavyweights. He made more title defences than any other boxer in history did he not? It is ignorant to write him off as a fraud. The guy is 39 years old. His retirement age for a heavyweight was 3 years ago.
     
  11. boxingscience

    boxingscience Boxing Addict Full Member

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    People might think so now because it's just happened, but history will loosen up on this loss because of his age. It depends on how he reacts. He still might come back and win a rematch.. You just don't know what's going to happen in heavyweight boxing. I think we're at an era now where belts will keep changing hands, no one is far superior than everyone else. It's going to be interesting to see how Joshua performs, because he could be the future.
     
  12. twopiece

    twopiece Pugilistic Ambassador Full Member

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    Nah. His place in history remains where it was prior to this fight.
     
  13. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  14. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    Wlad lost his title in the ring, why should his legacy be destroyed, he beat the majority of contenders put before him, that is what matters in history.
     
  15. BoxingDomain

    BoxingDomain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    At almost 40-years of age, it shouldn't.

    Yes.