Add 1 thing to Wlad's arsenal

balls

 

A decent jab, instead of that *****-slapping thing he used against Sultan.

 

As a Wlad fan, I say combinations.

He never had all that great an uppercut...but he DID use to throw nothing but combinations, all the time. It was a beautiful sight...as someone here once said, he was like the second coming of Joe Louis early in his career...nothing but absolutely beautiful, FLUID combinations.

 

I think he does (and always has) pumped too much iron. Excess muscle effects stamina worse than excess fat; and stamina (more than chin) is Wlad's biggest weakness imo.

So.. 'stamina' is my answer I guess, and he'd go about it by getting rid of muscle his body wasnt designed to carry.

 

Wlad also used to hook off the jab like no other big man I can think of. That was a great weapon.

 

Right uppercut or a left hook to the body

 

<do u have a particular weight in mind?>

Not really, I just think he's too shredded; its not so much the actual weight as the constitution of your body. Wlad himself said he was lifting a hell of a lot when he was younger purely out of vanity. I know he still has a German bodybuilder type who does a lot of his physical perparation while Manny works mainly boxing skills with him (although I know Manny insisted on him doing much more roadwork).

The way Lewis' body devoloped in his late 20's/into his 30's is a prototype for bug guys imo; a little big of fat can help. Larry Holmes was similar. George Foreman used to talk a lot on HBO of the benfits of having (as he comically called it), 'a round body type' Basically, having big biceps and lats look impressive, but arne't that functionally useful; a few extra pounds in the gut and ass can be though.