I was not impressed by Wladimir's perfomance versus Rahman

Its just not a good indicator of his skill.... He sparring partners were probably tougher than Rahman.

Wlad is the king, and has great skills.. but he still has a bit more to prove. It sucks that the HW division is lacking so bad right now, I hope things really pick up in the next few years. I would like to see Haye do well, he is exciting and has a great mouth outside the ring.... I just really don't think his chin is gonna hold up against some of these big punchers , but I could be wrong.

 

“Boxing is entertainment, so to be successful a fighter must not only win but he must win in an exciting manner. He must throw punches with bad intentions.”

A quote from a legendary trainer, who created multiple champions at different divisions (including two hof hw champions). The experts here by now should recognize who said this quote.

If you lack the skills to exite, then just win. Nobody will blame you for doing otherwise.
But if you have that rare skills to win and excite, then you owe everyone including yourself to at least use that rare skill to win and try to excite.
Throwing the right twice in a fight you are clearly dominating with ease is not even close to trying to excite.

 

Comparing this fight with Lewis - Rahman 2 is really apples and oranges. Lewis desperately needed to prove something and make a big statement because the KO loss to Rahman was very embarassing. Sure, Wlad was once again overly cautious but better save than sorry, he really had nothing to gain from going all out besides silencing a few "critics" who will always diss him, no matter what he does, but a lot to lose.

 

The Rahman who was flattend in 4 rounds by Lewis also held both his arms straight out at the urging of his trainer. Think about it. That's basically asking to by KOed in a pro fight.

 

Wlad 1-0 vs Rahman, Lewis 1-1 vs Rahman.

 

WALDO 0-1 with Sanders and Purrity, 1-1 with Brewster.

VITLAY 0-1 with Lewis, Maskaev and Pele Reid, and too scared to fight Rahman :smoke

 

Then I suppose Wlad or Vitlai should fight Oliver McCall. Touche.:smoke

 

Not a bad idea but I suspect he's still a little close to his prime for them to take that risk :yep

Maybe we'll see WALDO V Byrd 3, or VITLAY V Sanders again so instead of being 1-1 the Klits can go 2-1 up against him - as we all know, a win for VITLAY = a win for WALDO :smoke

 

whaT A dumb thread

 

I saw good things and bad things. GOOD: I like the fact Wladimir is looking bigger and stronger. Looks like he is training even harder than before. He had discipline and stuck to the plan which was working to perfection. BAD: Not versatility. 1-2, 1-2, 1-1-1-2 always to the head. That was about it. IT WORKED GREAT!! But that is because he was fighting a fat ass with no movement who depends on connecting a miracle punch to win a fight. You need head movement and good legs to move side to side when you are fighting Wladimir. Then he will be obligated to do something else. Like going to the body may be???? But Rahman's head was always there awaiting for his punches. SO no body punches were need. I really think with a few body punches combinations Wladimir would have finish that fight in no more than 2 rounds

 

It'll be stated over and over that David Haye was over hyped/not that good/too small etc.... They'll cry that Wlad is a coward because he didn't stand there like a statue and let Haye hit him clean... Basically come up with any nonsensical excuse and you can be sure it'll appear in some silly anti Wlad thread.

 

Neither was I. Let those ****in' hands go wlad :tired