He doesn't duck fighters. Have a look at his record spanning back to '01. Sure, there's no Ali's in there, but Wlad has consistently fought the best this generation has to offer. Some say he fights scared in the ring, but that's probably better than a champ who gets scared when it's time to sign contracts! Tony Thompson 31-1-0 KO 11 Sultan Ibragimov 22-0-1 UD 12 Lamon Brewster 33-3-0 RTD 6 Ray Austin 24-3-4 TKO 2 Calvin Brock 29-0-0 TKO 7 Chris Byrd 39-2-1 TKO 7 Samuel Peter 24-0-0 UD 12 Eliseo Castillo 18-0-1 TKO 4 DaVarryl Williamson 20-2-0 TD 5 Lamon Brewster 29-2-0 L TKO 5 Danell Nicholson 42-4-0 TKO 4 Fabio Eduardo Moli 29-2-0 W KO 1 Corrie Sanders 38-2-0 L TKO 2 Jameel McCline 28-2-3 TKO 10 Ray Mercer 228 30-4-1 TKO 6 Francois Botha 241 44-3-1 TKO 8
He's terrified of John Ruiz!!! ...well, that's been the line from Ruiz over the years anyway...they're all terrified of him - Lewis, Wlad, Vitali, Tyson...