2017 Joseph Parker 2017 (Stiverne) Deontay Wilder 2018 (Wilder) Luis Ortiz 2018 (Joshua) Povetkin How does Wlad do against these opponents?
I really don’t think that Ortiz or Wilder would have been safe opponents for Wlad at that point. Povetkin might have given him a fight. Not sure about Parker. Wlad gave a good account of himself against a 14 fight Joshua in 2017 but I really think he was at the end of the line.
By 2017 all of those would’ve been highly dangerous fights for Wlad. I’d favor him over all though but not by much. 2008-2012 Wlad KO’s all of them within 9
Ortiz was genuinely viewed as a boogeyman back then (viciously knocked out Bryant Jennings who Wlad looked sub par and past it against) and Wilder was FEARED. A 42 year old Wlad in 2018 would be seen as DEAD MEAT against those two though hindsight tells us Ortiz and Wilder really weren't that great. But Wlad still probably can't hang with that level anymore (could barely hang with Bryant Jeennings 3 years prior) and gets stopped. Definitely loses to Parker though unlikely gets stopped. Absolutely had enough in the tank to beat Povetkin who like Wlad was an old man himself. Actually its too bad because that would have been such a great send away fight for Wlad to close his career with a lovely and memorable win.