Wlad pitches a shutout and everyone hates?

Exactly. When he was agressive, he hit Sultan easy, and should have gotten a KD for that. That only emphasizes my position. Wlad fought over cautious against an opponent where there was no need to. And the end result is a dull fight which just happned to be the first unification bout in years.

 

its not even complicated.

What i'm saying is that what Wlad was showing by using only the jab during that fight, even though there were openings for various other things, is that he was lacking versatility. I know Wlad can throw more punches, because i have seen his other fights, but thats what he showed in THAT fight. That might not be what he showed in all his other fights, but unless i am wrong, the topic of the thread is his performance against Ibragimov.

So your reply about how Wlad showed versatility against Byrd and Brewster and all his other fights is off topic.

I hope this ends this discussion.

 

And yet against a much smaller guy who's not as powerful as Peter, he did nothing like that. It's one thing to fight cautious when it's necessary, but another when it's against a fighters who's totally over matched.

 

Which is most people's points. Not to hate on Wlad but you point out the actuality of what happened. He had no reason to be cautious and when he opened up, it only proved this more, which frustrated fans more who were wondering why he wasn't doing this in the first place.

 

Look drama queen, you AREN'T right. You clearly misinterpretted what pharaoh said, even after he's explained himself. You're just too stubborn to admit your wrong. Be a ****in MAN and just admit it.

 

In a simplified way, sure.

 

This sort of reminds me of Holyfield in the first Lewis fight. I was yelling and irritated at Holy, screaming to throw more. Of course, I wasn't there to take the punches.

But to put it more simple, when you cannot get close enough throw or land effectivly due to the other guys size or jab or whatever, it's different when you choose not to throw more DESPITE have great success already with the few punches thrown.

 

Oh, I'm hating on Wlad now? I'm discredting him by saying he COULD have ended it sooner? That he put on a dull, safety first performance?

Nothing you posted here has anything to do with me. Why would it bother me he beat 6 top contenders? I like wlad. I've enjoyed many of his fights for years. Just not last nights.

Why are you taking this so personal? And yes, you are.

 

Dude...he was talking about last night's fight where Wlad didn't show much versatility. But do you think Wlad had shown a lot of versatility in his punches last night? Since you are arguing ths so strenuously, you must think Wlad was versatile in his punch selection. Is that what you are saying? Quit being so dense kid. atsch

 

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how about Dunn, evangelista....to name two

 

I don't think you have seen many of Ali's fights.