What would Lewis have done if he was in Wlad's shoes last night?

Of course not, because Vitali likely would have been blinded in about another round or two. For sure that fight was never going to go the distance. But in terms of trying to win a fight, both Vitali and Lewis were prepared to go out on their shields to secure victory.

 

Because he fought better comp. I don't know of many people, except kids, who rank Wlad higher than Lewis.

 

Weren't you the one who said to focus on your answer to the question, you posed, and when I tried, the very next post you're spinning onto a completely different topic. Why not take your own advice?

 

Hatman breaks it down perfectly IMO what Lewis would of done

http://youtu.be/BGWLj5X2vU4

 

Of course not, nobody could stretch that.

"War" is an excellent example but couldn't be further removed from what transpired in Lewis/McCall I.

 

I was actually referring to post #132 regarding the perceived lack of "try" in Wlad's performance.

But yeah, that's one of my points and its a good one actually grounded in reality.

First off, you are hypothetically considering the chances of a man who was retired for two years, blew up in weight, and never came back to the sport. But hey, you got a feeling he would "try" harder ....because of what he did against Vitali two years prior to saying he had nothing left and was calling it a career.

Now to my actual observation you ignored. I believe Wlad tried to win and have argued why I feel that way.

The problem is people seem to have unrealistic expectations of what a near 40 year old "trying" against a faster younger reachier opponent is.

No consideration that Fury simply wasn't giving Wlad a target to try against, and no 40 year old man in history has swung for the fences all night, missing until something lands against a larger elusive target, he's going to pressure methodically, conserve his energy, and look for a late surge as Wlad tried to do. This is the reality.

And in this thread I see some posters holding Wlad to the "try" standard of a man who was long retired by this age and against an opponent with only superficial similarities.

 

Absolutely right. I think Pulev was Wlad's last hurray at 38. And Haye was probably the last time, Wlad had the speed and mobility to catch a guy like Fury.

 

I was chronologically replying to your posts. And was already writing that one before you posted yours. Surely you know how this board works, you don't see new posts as you are busy typing one out.

 

I will definitely admit that when fighters get into their mid-late 30's they can age overnight, which appears to be what happened to Wlad.

 

Lewis wasn't as gun shy usually. Wlad basically didnt use the right hand. Lewis would have and would have tested Furys chin.

Fury seemed to get wobbly the 2-3 times when Wlad landed anything remotely hard. I would think Lewis would have committed himself much more to landing punches rather than not getting hit.

 

Lewis knocks Fury the **** out.

 

Lennox has been in situations where he's had to grit his teeth and slug it out. Look at the Mercer fight, even against Shannon briggs, Vitali, Bruno, theres quite a few were Lennox has had to just go for it. That's the difference between Lennox where Lennox could box on the outside, but he also can fight in the inside. A true boxing legend.

 

Also against Judah and Mosley.

I think Floyd's mental toughness is one of his most underrated attributes. It's one of the reasons he's so good at adjusting.

 

Lewis retired at 37 not 39. Lewis at 39, probably gets KO'd.

 

I think HWs have gotten even bigger since Lewis.

Joseph Parker weighed 235.4 lbs against Meehan, and Anthony Joshua weighed 249 lbs against Cornish.