It's a pretty popular opinion that he could have done more in boxing if he'd been more serious. He was a good athlete who was blessed with hand speed and power.
He has a small amount of fights against top opposition to judge. He destroyed the most accomplished post-Lewis era HW inside of 2 rounds. Excellent win.
Watching him get taken out by one punch against Nate Tubbs and dropped 2x and stopped by Rahman, you wouldn't think he would take the punishment he did against Vitali and stay on his feet. Especially given his apparent lack of conditioning.
But he showed a real good chin there, and also landed some nice shots in round 1 and 3. The left hand that stunned Vitali in round 1 was so short and it did damage.
Besides Wlad, I don't think he does well against some of the better HW champs in history. But how does he do against Haye? Ruiz? RJJ? Rahman?
R.I.P., I hope they caught his killers and they suffer greatly
He has a small amount of fights against top opposition to judge. He destroyed the most accomplished post-Lewis era HW inside of 2 rounds. Excellent win.
Watching him get taken out by one punch against Nate Tubbs and dropped 2x and stopped by Rahman, you wouldn't think he would take the punishment he did against Vitali and stay on his feet. Especially given his apparent lack of conditioning.
But he showed a real good chin there, and also landed some nice shots in round 1 and 3. The left hand that stunned Vitali in round 1 was so short and it did damage.
Besides Wlad, I don't think he does well against some of the better HW champs in history. But how does he do against Haye? Ruiz? RJJ? Rahman?
R.I.P., I hope they caught his killers and they suffer greatly
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