As i remembered Lamon Brewster was Sanders title challenger but Sanders wanted a bigger fight and dropped the Titel for a fight with Vitali. Sanders and Wladimir lost there title fights in spring 2004. In december 2004 a total out of shape Sanders KO'ed Alexey Varakin in austria after that fight he retired for 2 years.
he had zero footwork then, no movement, no bouncing. just plodding in. i wish sanders had been same age so wlad could demolish him now.
"""Sanders wanted a bigger fight and dropped the Titel for a fight with Vitali.""" No it was the Jones fight that never happened is why Sanders was stripped of the belt that Brewster and Wlad fought for.
This sums up my feelings too. Wlad fights roughly the same, just more refined and experienced. He uses his jab more, clinches a whole lot more and has limited his punch variety somewhat to protect his weaknesses. Sanders would always beat Wlad I think, even this current Wlad. He just has his number.
Cause Wlad lost all credibility after brewster then by the time he regained it sanders was gone if wlad beat sanders in 05 or 06 it wouldnt have meant anything that would be like tyson getting out of prison and beating the mid 90's version of buster douglas would anybody have cared about that
Sanders is all wrong for Wlad. He took vitali's legs with a left hook as well and was very dangerous first three but then he gassed. Sanders bothers to train then he takes any version of Wlad.