Tony Thompson says Wladimir Klitschko is an all-time great

Wlad didn't refuse a rematch. He didn't pursue a rematch. If he did, he would've gotten one. Sanders wasn't going to make decent money with anyone else which is why it took him over a year to defend the title.

Stop lying to the masses with your blatant lies, convolution, and misinformation.

The rest of what you said wasn't even worth responding to.

 

Yeah, and Stacy McKinley said Sam Peter was better than Mike Tyson.

 

Wlad, didn't matchup well with Sanders, and avoided the rematch. In steps big brother to take care of Sanders. If Wlad, had faced Sanders and the same thing happened "Wlad KO" that could have been the nail in his career coffin. There was to much riding on the decision of the fight, in steps big brother.

Ultimately this harms Wlad's ATG status regardless of those who want to rewrite boxing history. It is almost universally agreed Wlad has good tools and that he has been a champion whose out of the ring antics didn't bring shame on the Heavyweight belt. It is also agreed upon by boxing experts that Wlad, who does many things good, does nothing great. If you can't beat a Puritty, or a Sanders your not going to be in anybodies ATG top 10....Except Tony Thompson's apparently...LOL. Poor Little Wlad.

 

I don't like Wladimir, but he offered Sanders a rematch and was turned down, Sanders went onto big brother for bigger money.

I don't know where you get your information, but you need to go back to school, son.

 

Of course he fought Vit's for bigger money. And yet Wlad didn't fight Sanders again ultimately. He didn't attempt to avenge his defeat, like others ATG's did before him. You think a Louis would allow Schmeling to not be rematched" Ali vs Frazier on and on and on throughout heavyweight history. Thank God for big brother.

Hell Patterson, who knew he had no chance against Liston, stepped back in the ring. Sounds like a ticker problem. But we have heard that about Wlad in his defeats before.

 

You said he ducked Sanders, he offered Sanders an immediate rematch, how is that ducking?

You didn't have your information right, you're just spewing your own agenda to fit your views.

 

If Wlad wanted the rematch -he would of excerised his rematch clause.

He didn't want it just like he didn't want the Williamson rematch. The TOS fight deserved a rematch but he just moved on again. All former greats rematch guys they struggled with and did better. Wlad refused every time.

Sanders would of made the same money rematching Wlad as he did against Vitali. Why would he avoid Wlad who he blew out in a round to fight his bigger and better brother?

 

Guess what, he did.

And Sanders dropped the belt.

/discussion.

 

Wlad never again fought the man who defeated him. Which ATG top ten heavyweight allowed that to happen?

On and on throughout heavyweight boxing history, ATG champions rematched there former conquerers. Your boy didn't.

 

George Foreman never fought Jimmie Young again, for good reasons.

 

Wlad was in no position to 'ask' for a rematch. He had been knocked down the ranks and Brewster was mando to Sanders. He had the power and the clause to demand it like you said, but he didn't want it. Sanders was happy to fight him again for another easy payday.

You don't know what you are talking about.

 

Shift blame onto somebody when all else failsatsch

 

Thats all you got?...LMAO...

Your boy didn't rematch Sanders? Pretty sad.

Your boy didn't rematch Puritty? Even sadder.

 

Corrie Sanders was a handpicked opponent, he got the title fight off a win against Otis Tisdale.

Wlad exercised the rematch clause, Sanders dropped the belt to get the #2 WBC ranking, to fight Vitali Klitschko.

And he was succeeded by Lamon Brewster who TKO'd Wladimir Klitschko.

I don't like Wladimir, but he surely did not duck Sanders, ffs!

 

I gave him a perfect example of an ATG heavyweight who didn't rematch an opponent.

It's a great example.