Originally Posted by mrkoolkevin Speed and power are more a matter of "talent" than "skill," imo. I think of skill as encompassing breadth and refinement of technique. Also involves having the smarts to negate your opponents' strengths and strategies, and to make adjustments when beneficial. Wlad is a tough case. At his best, he relied upon a relatively limited set of skills that Manny designed to accentuate his strengths and hide his weaknesses but he executed them very well (if a bit robotically) with help from overly tolerant referees. Van, While there is 0% chance of me convincing you otherwise, you should ask people you respect if Wlad had an all time jab, all time cross, and one of most powerful left hooks. If you get 2 or 3 yeses per person, you might want to revise your opinion of Wlad's skills. They were excellent and he had better speed than anyone on this list.
Well this horse has bolted, Lewis wins comfortably with Bowe a strong second and absolute daylight after that.
Unfortunately, there are still a few USA based posters who just won't give Lewis the credit he deserves, and most of those guys already voted for Bowe. Many of the posters who voted for Bowe have very low post counts. On guy had just three. I highly suspect some of the Bowe voters have more than one poster name. Mods should prevent that.. Bowe should not rate above Wlad. Bowe's Defense was poor. Wlad had the better jab, right hand, and hook. The only punch Bowe threw better was the uppercut.
Why would they change the habit of a life time? They NEVER give credit to anyone not born and raised in Murica.:roll::roll:
People can change. By the way, you did not use the slang correctly. The " Murcia's " who won't give credit to Lewis are mostly Democratic / urban voters here.