If a 48 year old Wlad returned.. where would he rank?

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Top 10 seems obvious. Or is it?
     
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  2. BoxingViewer

    BoxingViewer Active Member Full Member

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    At this stage who knows we haven't seen Wlad in a boxing ring since 2017. Iron Mike who is only 9 years older has been more active let that sink in.
     
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  3. Matt0029

    Matt0029 Member Full Member

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    He looks in pretty good shape in the interview. I think you could put him in the lower end of the top 10 to start with.
     
  4. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well according to the general consensus on here,Wlad was shot and finished in 2015 that’s the only reason Fury beat him,now we have a thread asking were he would rank now 9 years later :applaudit:
     
  5. Geo1122

    Geo1122 Active Member Full Member

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    A persons decline becomes drastic (athletically speaking) as he enters his late 30’s, and particularly his 40’s. This guy is nearly 50!

    Having said that, it wouldn’t surprise me if he got a couple of reasonable wins.
     
  6. William Reader

    William Reader Member Full Member

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    Hasn't won a boxing match for ten years, has already been knocked out four times and schooled another time, and at forty-eight and with six years' inactivity he ought to be put in at the bottom end of the top ten ahead of the likes of Martin Bakole. Good joke.
     
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  7. BoxingViewer

    BoxingViewer Active Member Full Member

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    Wlad also said, that he would only come out of retirement if Usyk loses to Fury, as Fury still owes him a rematch. I personally wouldn't pay to watch it. It would be like watching elder abuse wink wink Jake Paul :p
     
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  8. trainer

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    If Usyk loses, he should join Wlad and help defend his country.