What? you think you can go out there and just KO a guy when you want? It comes when it comes. Ask any pro. If you push for a KO instead of letting it happen you run a great risk of getting KO'd yourself because you are pushing for something that might not be there
Not just that, but if he was a real man, he would've shown some aggression against Ibragimov, Thompson, Rahman, and Chagaev instead of playing it safe. Take a real man like Pac or Cotto for instance... They don't fight overmatched opponents like Wlad does. They go in for the kill right away and actually ENTERTAIN.
"Work in behind the jab" You don't hear trainers say that just because they want to be cute, you dope.
IGGY Dominated Thompson KO Rahamn KO Chagaev KO Give me a break. Its not like Wlad is winning on points only in his fights. the guy has an 84% KO rate... How is that a coward?
So now it's Wlad's fault that his mandatory defenses are overmatched? Austin was clearly overmatched, so Wlad took his big, dumb, ****-talkin' ass out in the second round without even throwing a single right hand. Chagaev had never been down until he fought Wlad. Give credit where it's due or you lose all credibilty, oh wait, too late.
Wlad should've knocked Ibragimov out... Ibragimov sucks... he's terrible. Thompson should've been knocked out in less than 3 Rahman should've been outta there in less than a round Chagaev should've been outta there in less than 5. Wlad fights against guys that are out of his league... and instead of knocking them out in minutes, clinches and jabs his way to drawn out matches that even though end in knockouts, we're already bored already by the time he's knocked his opponents out.
I don't think Michael Spinks had ever been down too, until he fought Tyson. I'm sure there's a point in that somewhere, I'll be back when I think of it.