Did last night's fight...

Not really, but some wanted to see Wlad in a fight. And they got their wish. Wlad got cut by a clash of heads, and had to deal with a longer armed south paw, who hit him a few times on the chin.

It Wlad had a glass jaw or suspect stamina, he would have lost to Thomspon.

Wlad won every round outside of the first, mixed in body punching, and had to adjust to a right hand lead at times to land on Thompson. I think this fight showed parts of Wlad's game we never see.

 

Nope. It's been **** since about 3 years now. Nothing changed last night.

 

What? Thompson isn't even a big puncher man, and he never really caught Wlad with anything too big that I saw. The fact that Wladdy was able to stand up to that chump who gave up about halfway through the fight says nothing good about Kltschko's abilities to take a punch. His chin is still weak.

 

Wlad can do nothing right.
He will enjoy recognition only after he retires.

 

So basically the same as virtually every other fighter in history, then?

People almost always get proper recognition in retrospect. It's when a career is done and dusted that you can really see how it developed and what challenges were met and overcome.

 

I had a high opinion of Wlad before the Thompson fight, yet my opinion of him improved. Granted, Thompsons ample heart, chin and defense was woefully off-set by his lack or consistent offense or power. But, Tony deserves credit for forcing Wlad out of his typical, desired rythym, and rendering his jab virtually useless. This is where I was impressed by Wlad; he made adjustments, and he mixed up his punches in a way that I have not seen him do since training under Manny. Wlad actully utilized body shots, lead rights, and short hooks, he even attempted an uppercut! It was extremely refreshing to see Wlad step inside of his typically desired range and mix it up the way he did. I was beginning to think he was incapable of this anymore!