Just to make a quick point about wlads chin. He has never truley been counted out in any of his losses. He has never been hurt so bad that he hasnt able to get back up. You cant say that about Lewis or Tyson.
Here's a video of Prime undefeated big puncher Samuel Peter landing his money punch MONSTER left hook flush on Wlad's chin. That was the same left hook that brutally KO'd Jeremy Williams.
Wlad took Peter's best punch and was unphased. He ducked the follow up punch and fired back a right hand.
HAH! jeremy "the bum" williams? u = comparin ur hero to him?
man anybody who wanna see how well wlads chin holds up needs to see the corrie sanders fight. that shit was a wipe out!!! sanders had wlad on queer street from the opening bell
dispute that
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Some people I know consider the style of Wlad "fencing" instead of boxing, and prefer to watch a Klitschko fight to a fight with a KO from Abraham or Sturm.
Can't say I agree.
His chin cannot be that bad if he has gotten this far, keeping in mind these are huge men throwing alot of weight in their punches at HW. Even if he did have a glass jaw, he has developed a style now seemingly to perfection which gets around that defect. Some people find it boring, but I like the methodical breakdown of his opponents. Too often fighters get over hyped because of a few quick flashy ko's, and we don't get enough of a look at them in order to notice flaws or other attributes.
many of the fighters that come on the scene with flashy ko's are the quickest to get exposed. wlads ko's are very structured, you cant say the same about someone like miranda who is just banking on landing a giant bomb.
as far as the shots peter landed, i wouldnt say he landed any MONSTER shots. the upper cut lewis landed on vitali, thats a monster shot. god just thinking about taking that shot and staying awake, vitali's head must have felt like it was gonna explode haha, no one can dog him after he took that ****ing shot. peter landed a few solid shots but nothing that would truly test a chin, however if his chin was pure glass, surely he would have went down. regardless, if he had a glass jaw or not, hes not getting hit and id say thats a good path to take, especially with longevity in mind.
Just to make a quick point about wlads chin. He has never truley been counted out in any of his losses. He has never been hurt so bad that he hasnt able to get back up. You cant say that about Lewis or Tyson.
Yeah, I'll agree it's average. Not poor by any means but not fantastic. I agree that your post raises a good question, I just don't particularly know what else to say on the matter.
A bit below average, perhaps, certainly not the pure glass it's made out to be. He has adjusted his way of fighting to continue to compete at the highest level, at the sacrifice of a fair bit of entertainment. It would be interesting to see how he would cope with a Sanders type attack today, though I do think a pretty vicious headbutt helped faze Wlad sufficiently that he didn't know what hit him after that.
Peter had 1 legit KD in the 10th. Aside from that Wlad owned him. His chin ain't gr8, but it ain't shit either. Sanders is a monster puncher, and he was tired as fukk against Purrity and Brewster.
It was a nasty KO but to be honest Jeremy Williams has one of the worst chins of all time.
People can criticize Wladimir but he can take a much better punch than Williams who is the true definition of a glass jaw. Possessed some talent but his chin held him back.
He was not a big heavyweight either, used to compete against the likes of Montell Griffin in the amateurs and came back as a cruiserweight recently.
Here's a video of Prime undefeated, in shape Samuel Peter landing his money punch MONSTER left hook flush on Wlad's chin. That was the same left hook that brutally KO'd Jeremy Williams.
Wlad took Peter's best punch and was unphased. He ducked and then fired back a right hand.
Where is that video? For some reason its not showing up. Can you send it again.
Here's a video of Prime undefeated, in shape Samuel Peter landing his money punch MONSTER left hook flush on Wlad's chin. That was the same left hook that brutally KO'd Jeremy Williams.
Wlad took Peter's best punch pretty well.
Once again, a nice post that is based on facts. Good job. But for some reason guys like me and you who like the Klitschko Brothers, we are considered "nuthuggers". Isnt that the term they use.
10 times??? He has never been counted out of a fight by a ten count? What are you talking? 8 counts maybe. If you read my original post I said he has never been counted OUT. Meaning he couldnt beat the count.
I meant he has taken the count as in he has been knocked down over 10 times.
Never been counted out but he has been stopped three times and was clearly on his way out in all of them.
He has taken the count over 10 times. Wladimir's career would've come to an end due to his suspect chin if not for him developing a much more cautious style.
10 times??? He has never been counted out of a fight by a ten count? What are you talking? 8 counts maybe. If you read my original post I said he has never been counted OUT. Meaning he couldnt beat the count.
He has taken the count over 10 times. Wladimir's career would've come to an end due to his suspect chin if not for him developing a much more cautious style.
all of his knockdowns besides corrie sanders were due to other reasons besides clean flush punches
lamon brewster - wlad was apparently drugged
sam peter - wlad was tired, and got rabbit punched (IMO only one of the knock downs was even legit)
how ever, we have yet to see wlad take a MONSTER shot and stand up through it. wlads chin is definitely suspect, but i find it remarkable how he manages to end most fights by KO, without getting hit, and without being a runner.
say what you want about wlad, but his supposed weaknesses are directly addressed by his fighting style.
sadly a number fight fans these days find wlad boring. im personally a fan of the klitschkos. like them or not they are the only thing keeping the division even remotely stable. if it werent for them titles would still be regularly changing hands with the likes of ruiz, evander, or worse - rahman.
Well said, its about time someone made a valid post that was actually fact based.
all of his knockdowns besides corrie sanders were due to other reasons besides clean flush punches
lamon brewster - wlad was apparently drugged
sam peter - wlad was tired, and got rabbit punched (IMO only one of the knock downs was even legit)
how ever, we have yet to see wlad take a MONSTER shot and stand up through it. wlads chin is definitely suspect, but i find it remarkable how he manages to end most fights by KO, without getting hit, and without being a runner.
say what you want about wlad, but his supposed weaknesses are directly addressed by his fighting style.
sadly a number fight fans these days find wlad boring. im personally a fan of the klitschkos. like them or not they are the only thing keeping the division even remotely stable. if it werent for them titles would still be regularly changing hands with the likes of ruiz, evander, or worse - rahman.