Actually its pretty impressive as a few of these guys when Wlad fought them could pass for title defenses today for Joshua or Wilder. Monte Barrett 23-1, a known USA fighter at the time, was left face down on a pool of blood. Barrett later obtained a Ring Magazine top ten ranking and fought in title matches. David Bostice 22-1-1. On the undercard of Lewis vs. Grant, Bostice was down in round one, and down twice in series two before declared technically knocked out Paea Wolfgramm 18-1. The re-match of the Olympic finals in 1996, Wlad displayed eye-opening foot speed and power, destroying the big Samoan in 1 round for a ten count. Phil Jackson 42-8. Jackson fought Lewis for the title; he was taken out in round two early by a vicious body shot. The fight was aired on ESPN. Alex Schultz 26-3-1. The 30-year-old Schulz who had turned in solid performances in losing title bouts to George Foreman, Michael Moorer, and Frans Botha ( Some say he beat Foreman and Botha ) , but here he was overmatched, losing all eight rounds. Cody Koch 25-1. Koch was a rough type of fighter with a punch. A loser in a fight of the year gem vs Ed Mahone ( Whom was later brutally Ko'd by Vitali in a WBO title match ) He was taken out by a hard left hook, and later likely murdered a few months after the fight.
I forgot Koch was murdered something about a bar shootout right? Axel Schulz and Monte Barrett are good wins. Phil Jackson was ok. Wolfgramm and Bostice are filler to me. But solid run yes
