Go ahead and post some Hopkins highlights then. Feel free. It may take awhile to find any that are on par with the Wlad highlights posted above. Good luck with that. :thumbsup
Have you read some of the ridiculous posts in this thread? I was dumbing it down for folks like yourself :smoke Here's a great quote: "Wlad takes too long to get the KO's against opponents that he hold every advantage over" That's comedy gold there Jerry, priceless.
Dumbing it down? Cater to yourself not to others. Also i would agree with that quote about Wlad, it come from a poster who sees things for what they are.
Ok..... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygfqXj9pvGA[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu9AXWp1jYY[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuC6ItRFT94[/ame] Now bring me one Wladimir fight highlight vid, that can match the skill and entertainment exhibited in the above.
Maybe he does hold advantages in weight and reach but that does not change the fact he gets the KO does it? Plus Thompson off the top of my head was bigger than Wlad and not in **** shape. I aint a Wlad fan so much but I respect what he does. The fights against Pavlik and Dawson were good. But he has had some stinkers recently as well.
He's 47, Wlad is in his prime and fights men who who he towers over holding both a skill and power advantage yet still his fights are duds.
Wlad has stopped almost all his opponents - Flopkins has not stopped anyone since ODLH took a dive in 2003 or 2004. Who has made more money Wlad or Flopkins?......
I never said it did. When you put on masterful performances against the likes of Pacal, Tito, Pavlik, Tarver, etc, you can be forgiven for having a few stinkers. Particularly if they occur against men of equal size and of reasonable competition. The same can't be said for Wlad. He's had about the same number of stinkers as Hopkins, but has had none of his exciting ones. And this is despite the fact that he's been operating in a far more talentless division, and has been holding far bigger advantages over his opponents, too. The edge in excitement clearly goes to Hopkins.
Who gives a **** about the Calzaghe fight? The man asked for Bernard's best. So that's what I've pulled up.
I must admit the fights where Wlads fragile wet toilet paper based jaw is ripped are his most exciting fights, Sanders, Brewster, Peter 1 etc.
Here's another guy making excuses for Borenard's fights sucking so bad. It's because he's old..................