It was ridiculous. I get sick to my stomach how everyone has to go out of their way to kiss the ass of that guy. Really: Anyone who found Ali's antics entertaing must have very low self esteem or a room temperature IQ!
I thought it was very classy and well thought out. I don't know what he was saying in it though. But I somehow don't think Wlad would have himself down as Ali's successor. It was done to commemorate the fact that Ali fought there 44 years ago.
Awesome. I loved it. Conceited? Hardly. Ali is the greatest heavy ever. But Wladdy is going to be one of the guys he is compared to in hypothetical match-ups for the ages.
I didn't care for it. Wlad, like Ali, is a clear ATG IMO. But, he's not the media personality that Muhammed was. This is good & bad. Ali was a classless *******, while Wlad respects his opponents. Ali got casual boxing fans interested in the sport, Wlad not so much (except in Germany)
The hatred for the K brothers is pathetic. Like them, hate them - but be objective. Both K brothers would make most of the others heavyweights of the past look bad and especially the Wladimir of 2010 would pose a real threat to all "ATGs". No way that a prime Ali, Tyson, Lewis would easily win against this dude. His size and reach together with his athletism, power, speed (for such a big guy) would trouble them all. In addition he has the best coach in the business and always the right game plan.