What does shot mean to you? Past his prime? I'd consider post covid Povetkin shot as he was struggling to stand up and could barely perform. Past his prime Wlad was still a capable fighter, just not as quick as he used to be.
Wlad was imo past prime in the jennings and pulev fight. He was almost shot in the fury fight. Everything was missing, reflexes, mentality, urgency. He was completely shot against joshua, he had no reflexes at all and his hand coordination was really bad, he lost his handspeed and missed his left hook miles away. Povetkin was washed up and shouldnt be allowed to fight in the Whyte 2 fight or even it was a crime they even sanctioned it. The first fight he was already shot
You are nitpicking without making counter argument. Fury DUCKED Wlad legal rematch. Wlad will have his revenge when Usyk schools fat bald looser
The Fury/Wlad win was levels of magnitude more significant (whether Wlad was approaching old age or not and whether fight was boring or not) because Fury beat a future HOF'er, ATG'er that was 20 defenses into his reign at HW and hadn't lost in 10 years. Usyk beat a good unified champion, but one that had been knocked out just 2 fights ago previously. Joshua had already been found to be lacking something, something that showed he wouldn't be a mainstay at the top. He was a legit top 3 guy, but there was someone considered equal or better (Ironically the same someone that dethroned the last undisputed champion at the weight)