What happens if Wlad dominates until 2012 and beats 8 more ranked opponents?

maybe

 

Depends on who he beats I guess.

 

Yes, but I see Wlad getting knocked out in the next 2 years, but if does that then I have to give him his props, weak division or not.

 

Ibragimov is saying that he will KO him same like Corrie Sanders did some years before.

 

I just have a hard time coming up with the oppenent thats going to do it, I have a strange feeling whoever does it will come out of left field. Maybe a Haye or a Briggs or something, I would laugh my ass off is it was Audley was able to do it.:yep

 

I agree, Hayes chin sucks, but his power doesnt, we have all seen it only takes one shot to put Wlad on his back or at least put him into panic attack mode. Briggs is not a complate fighter and his stamina is terrible, but he has probably the most early knockout power in the division, 60% of his 40 something wins came in the first round by knockout. Wlad can still be blitzed and hurt by an early barrage, if anyone could take Wlad out early it's Briggs, Wlad did have a fight setup with him in late 06, but Wlad backed out come contract time.

 

Many fans as well as many of the posters here all said that was bull**** when it was announced evn though I said Briggs was an early threat. Wlad took on a better, undefeated Brock who was fresh off a KO of the year vs. Lawrence.

Twist it anyway you like but Briggs was not considered as serious a threat as Brock was based on Wlad percieved weak chin & that dramatic KO of Zuri.

 

But truth is Brock is not a threat to Wlad, Briggs is just because of his handspeed and power...he won't win a decision of course but no one will against Wlad the only way to beat him now is to blow him away...like Sanders did...and that is no easy task, Wlad learned his lesson the hard way and under Manny Steward has become a technical wrecking machine.

 

The Holmes era was weaker than today's era IMO. So was Tyson's.............

 

HW is just so thin that it is tough to tell

 

It would be very, very hard for Wlad to surpass Larry Holmes now that he has already been knocked out not once, not twice, but three times by journeymen/run-of-the-mill contenders while in or near his prime. Those eight more ranked opponents would probably need to be very good fighters, and he would have to beat them very convincingly.