My friend, this is the first thing off yours I have read that i've thought has no merit at all. This depends upon the pace set. I've never seen Wlad pushed in terms of tempo. I won't be calling the Stamina thing "bogus" until he proves it as such. He hasn't done that yet. I think that's quite apparent. Pressure. Pressure will answer the question. He might be to "good" for that, though Povetkin has a chance. The bottom line is - he has a question mark over his stamina that has never been affectively answered. However, the impression of this as a negative hasn't been deepened in recent times, though I have seen it in print that he was "puffing after several rounds" against Thompson (don't actually agree, but it is out there).
His stamina has not been answered? He has not gassed since Brewster 1. 12 w/peter - not gassed Big Ko Thompson 11th. Not gassed at all. come on! give the guy some credit. I think he has proved over and over that his stamina has improved greatly and wont be an issue anymore