I think he's beat Ruiz the same way Roy Jones and James Toney did, though it could be close. Wlad would destroy Johnson. Complete mismatch. Of course McVey thinks Johnson wins on points. No way Johnson take Wlad power, gets past his jab, or has the style to match up.
It's possible Wlad has the game to beat him, only punchers have found Wlad out so far. I think he is seriously flawed as a champion but until someone is prepared to take the stick to get in and land their own bombs he will probably be around for a while,especially if he fights the journeymen he has been defending against. I think he gives Pulev a hiding but then I think Pulev is ****ing awful. If Stiverne was more mobile I would have a bet he would be getting Wlad at the right time, he might still be the one to end Wlad's dreary, boring reign,God knows the division could use a lift. ps Your post reads as though it is in short-hand ,is this a new style of communication for you?:huh
Johnsons challengers had an average weight of 202lbs and an average height of 6'1" This average was not superseded by a heavyweight champion until into the late 60's.
and incidentally a Neanderthal would also knock wlad clean out, they had denser muscle structure, fit enough to last plenty rounds,were more robust than modern humans and way better hand to hand skills that wlad uses to cheat with. Neanderthal KO Wlad in 1.
wlad would look awesomely funny on an archive 1910s film, chicken dancing to happy jazz music with his arms flailing trying to escape laughing Jack's KO punches.