To be fare a lot of top hw champs avoided taking shots, Lewis said i don't get paid more to be hit and I don't get paid for overtime Did ali in his prime (before exile get hit) watch him dance rings around liston, johnson didn't used to take many shots and was a defensive master. Not every fighter can have an oliver mccall esc chin can they. Then again if you was wlad and you had a shakey chin you would not want to get hit either would you :huh Its down to the challenger to get through his defence and land, hopefully we will see wlad-haye where both men will get hit imo.
I am highlighting the flaws in Wlads game by making those vids. Wlad crumbles under pressure. Fighting a guy with hepatitis isnt impressive. Wlad even took an injection to protect him from Chags disease which tells the truth of the matter that Chag isnt fit to fight and is truly in recess! Whats next, is wlad going to take an immunisation against another disease and fight a plague victim or something. This fact alone that wlad had to have a injection makes a mockery of the state of the guys he is fighting. Chagaev is sure on an impressive streak, beating Skelton2 years ago and then someone called Drummond??? by decision this year! lol. Real showdown between the best contenders! Wlad gets a free pass to duck the top ranked fighter. Has any champion in history gotten such an easy pass to get the belts without facing the top ranked guy in the division? Not only that, Vitali is his protector. In history has a champ ever had a bodyguard challenging any potential threats to dispose of them to protect him so he can fight disease inflicted past its like Chagaev and injured past its like Brewster[2nd fight coming off a year off and a detatched retina]
Lewis would knock him out. He had a better variety of punches, slightly longer reach so he's not going to have to get into range, can fight on the inside which Wlad can't, can be in a rough fight which Wlad can't. TBH either one of them could spark the other at a given moment but against tall fighters Lewis has a track record of coming out very aggressively and getting rid of them quickly, the exceptions being very tough men like Tucker and Vitali, wlad on the other hand becomes ultra cautious and the likes of Thompson and McCline lasted far longer than they should have so I would expect Lewis to get him.
What about all the crap you talked for months after the Lewis-Vitali fight? You couldn't back up Lewis butting him, lacing him, cutting him with his illegal hair, the doctor being in Lewis' pocket etc etc etc
Get real mate. He's not slipping punches, he looks terrified and flails around to get away from the opponent. The way you put it he is putting on a PBF or Winky style defensive masterclass. He is a top HW that is scared of being hit. It's a fact, and it's the only thing that will lead to him losing as he is so obviously in control of every other part of his game.
Wlad winning the ring belt is a good birthday gift for me, it's been a long time since we've had a publically recognized heavyweight champion. And David Haye would've been put in a coma the other night.
Lewis KO, Lewis is the most complete fighter in recent history. I know it is controversial but I felt the overweight and out of shape and yes unmotivated Lewis was on the verge of stopping Vitali. He would have stopped Wladimir for certain.
I wonder out of the 46 people that voted wlad by ko actualy believe that or just voted wlad out of some sort of weird loyalty. Lewis ko win early, inside 5
He won't ever lose again. There is no one out there with the tools or ability to hit him with a hard meaningful shot. If people hate Wlad, then they are just gonna have to suck it up or not watch him fight.
Peter had him on ***** street in the 10th--this isn't the same guy we saw last nite against Chagaev. Thanks.
I said Lewis by KO. But Wlad is better with every fight so his prime is still coming, altough I doubt his prime will be that of Lewis. But important to remember. Rahman prime is no where close to Wlad prime, and Rahman did KO Lewis.