[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qhnwds78XU&feature=related[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKwzaoCKKkA[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFxi623J73w[/ame] Just watching this fight...so many things said that makes you think Hindsight is such a wonderful thing . At the time you'd agree with Jones, Lampley and Merchant but now your almost cringing when they talk about Wlad and him not coming back etc. Strange Fight, Strange Ending and Strange Aftermath with Wlad claiming to have been drugged before the fight. Larry Merchant ''The Klitschko's thought that tactical holding was almost illegal'' Lampley interrupts ''dishonorable?!!'' Years on we have David Haye mocking Wlad's ''jab jab right hand grab style'' Add your views on the fight, the comments the aftermath and other fights where you now look back and at commentators comments about a fighter or even your comments. Has a fighter made you eat your words or certain posters!!! :hey :good
honestly I don't think Wlad is doing anything paticuarly different in the first 4 rounds to what he is doing now. If he gets caught by a big shot, hes ****ed.
The difference is huge :yikes His movement and balance are much better now - he is much more stationary these days instead of being like an energizer bunny..... but he put his punches together much better, lead hooks, uppercuts, feinting with the jab and mixing the hook in.... alright the opponent isn't brilliant but still, a lot better (and more dangerous :hey) than the jab, gay hand slapping and a closing right hand when the opponent is half dead and exhausted Wlad we see now.
It's impressive to me how Wlad refused to quit, worked on his weaknesses, and came back to dominate the division. Sure, it isn't pretty, but if the alternative was to quit or to keep losing fights this way, then you can't blame him. He will never be a fan favourite but I admire his determination and discipline to come back from that, when most people thought his career was over.
Wladimir is completly different now. Not just his fighting style but also mentally. In this fight the look on his face shows he has no confidence.
Haye love in post. There are not enough of these on this forum, seriously! We could go into the facts, but lets just focus on the fact he is british and a HW contender. Lets not go into the fact that either Klitshcko will knock him out brutally and expose him.
WTF are you talking about haye didnt even get mentioned here , everyone is just astounded at how much he has changed his game seriously WTF were you reading that gave you the urge to post this tripe
This is a personal one, but when Mike Tyson fought Clifford Etienne, I had a family member who lives in the States tell me constantly that Etienne was a beast and with Tyson being passed it would f*ck him up, he was so adament. LOL! Now even my crazy family member in cajun country can't vouch for that convicted criminal who Tyson had crapping his pants before the bell even rang...250 lbs of no heart, that was Clifford in a nutshell.
Bump Remember this thread's reaction at difference of Wlad. Wasn't necessarily about Wlad but anyways interesting topic either way.
