what has wlad improved on since corrie sanders fight?

Slowly Wlad has improved, it appears. In what way? What made him so suscepable to being koed in his earlier career? Also if the WLad of now fought the corrie saunders of 2003/04, what would be the outcome? he's improved the most mentally he said he never felt like a boxer, but a super athlete in supreme condition who would box. he had fast hands and feet and power in both hands and that's pretty much what he'd use to win fights. he spars much more today. he used to focus his entire camp almost solely on conditioning now he's a boxer who is also supremely conditioned athlete, and not the other way around he's much more economical. he used to impose his strength early on his opponents in fights to get respect now that he's been in the ring for 50 fights he's realized that you don't need to be throwing the right hand and the hook all the time to get a man's respect when you have a jab like he does he understands that the jab alone for six rounds will break a man down enough when you're 6'6" and 250, and talnted and then you take the risks and get a man out of there. otherwise you're going to have trouble down the line in the fight if you cant detonate a guy early. he's slowly learning how to implement the last part and take a guy out that's really the final step for a HW like him he's never going to have a cast iron jaw like his brother

i think he punched himslef out against brewster and purrity. and with sanders i think he just got caught. sanders has sneaky fast powerful left hand and wlad wasnt ready for it. old wlad was alot more exciting, looking for early KO's. he beat the dog crap out of mercer, jefferson, barrett, byrd, shufford, bostice, wolfgramm. since the brewster loss, hes more defensive, jabs more, paces himself more, clinches more.

Wlad has gotten bigger stronger and faster since 2003 but most importantly he paces himself better

The biggest thing he's improved is the jab, its rapidity, weight, and angle have all improved. His defence is also much tighter and his footwork better. If Haye bludgeons forward as he claims Wlad will just go back and clinch, he'll soon tire him out and smash Haye's paper chin.

NOTHING, he was infact quicker and stronger back then he has just been fighting nobody with great power with quick hands instead its against fat out of shape heavies or cruiserweights like chambers Wow, Eddie Chambers moved up from Cruiserweight? Pretty funny because I don't see a fight he has below 200 pounds. Thanks for letting us know this guarded secret!

I can think of a few improvements: 1. He paces himself better. Early Wlad used to go all out on opponents to get the KO, a la the Mercer fight. Most of the time it worked, but after the Brewster fight, where Wlad gassed himself trying to take Brewster out and left himself vulnerable, he's been a hell of a lot more conservative. You can easily see the extent of the changes he made here by analysing the rematch. 2. He clinches a lot more. Older Wlad used to clinch, but to nowhere near the extent the modern one does, and he did it a lot less intelligently. Modern Wlad throws shots and if his opponent slips them he uses the already extended arms to clinch them up tightly and lean on them. Sometimes this has a positive effect for the opponent, as even if Wlad stuns them he doesn't follow up and they get a chance to rest and recover. Over the course of the fight though this wears out their legs and neutralises their offence. 3. He's improved his balance. Older Wlad used to flop about like Bambi, even when he wasn't hit solidly or even on the chin, and get knocked down by balance shots. Modern Wlad seems to keep his balance a lot better and as a result is more in a position to receive solid shots without such a dramatic effect. He's still vulnerable to the knockdown, but a lot less so. 4. He varies the speed, power and comitment of his jab. Older Wlad threw jabs full power every time, or so it seemed, and there were clear windows where you could get on his inside. Modern Wlad uses his left arm almost like a hypnotising snake, waving it, flicking it, parrying their own left hand, or shooting it into their face. It keeps his opponent guessing, and at arms length. Those are a couple of the most visible changes I've seen in his style from the early days. good post...

I keep hearing defense,what beyond throwing a million jabs has he improved defenseivly ,he keeps his opponents at the end of that jab and does not et them get inside,making for a boring ass fight.Dude in my avi would ko either brother and humiliate them. Like he KO'ed and humiliated Andrew Golota? poster gibbers something about Bowe being past prime

I can think of a few improvements: 1. He paces himself better. Early Wlad used to go all out on opponents to get the KO, a la the Mercer fight. Most of the time it worked, but after the Brewster fight, where Wlad gassed himself trying to take Brewster out and left himself vulnerable, he's been a hell of a lot more conservative. You can easily see the extent of the changes he made here by analysing the rematch. 2. He clinches a lot more. Older Wlad used to clinch, but to nowhere near the extent the modern one does, and he did it a lot less intelligently. Modern Wlad throws shots and if his opponent slips them he uses the already extended arms to clinch them up tightly and lean on them. Sometimes this has a positive effect for the opponent, as even if Wlad stuns them he doesn't follow up and they get a chance to rest and recover. Over the course of the fight though this wears out their legs and neutralises their offence. 3. He's improved his balance. Older Wlad used to flop about like Bambi, even when he wasn't hit solidly or even on the chin, and get knocked down by balance shots. Modern Wlad seems to keep his balance a lot better and as a result is more in a position to receive solid shots without such a dramatic effect. He's still vulnerable to the knockdown, but a lot less so. 4. He varies the speed, power and comitment of his jab. Older Wlad threw jabs full power every time, or so it seemed, and there were clear windows where you could get on his inside. Modern Wlad uses his left arm almost like a hypnotising snake, waving it, flicking it, parrying their own left hand, or shooting it into their face. It keeps his opponent guessing, and at arms length. Those are a couple of the most visible changes I've seen in his style from the early days.

I give Emanuel Steward credit for making him a safety first fighter.

Lol ... now back to the question, Wlad has improved a lot of things such as his stamina and defence mainly. The thing about defence is that a lot of people think that defending is about having a strong guard or moving his body, but Wlad has managed to get a great defence and at the same time gained a massive offence by using his jab. When he uses the jab he gets out of range for his rival's punches, but at the same time as he's so tall, he hits his opponents and wears them down just to be KOd at the end of the fight. Most HW have higher KO % in early rounds, however Wlad has a higher KO % in latter rounds after he has wear down his opponents only by using his jab. Yeah, he's not the most exciting boxer, but sure he knows how to use his height and weight to beat his rivals almost without being punched. think hes really slick, its just a shame to to cautious because his right hand shots i could atch all day. His footwork is bettwe than vitalis imo.

Doesn't lose. Doesn't fight stupid. Doesn't even get hit, really.

Lol ... now back to the question, Wlad has improved a lot of things such as his stamina and defence mainly. The thing about defence is that a lot of people think that defending is about having a strong guard or moving his body, but Wlad has managed to get a great defence and at the same time gained a massive offence by using his jab. When he uses the jab he gets out of range for his rival's punches, but at the same time as he's so tall, he hits his opponents and wears them down just to be KOd at the end of the fight. Most HW have higher KO % in early rounds, however Wlad has a higher KO % in latter rounds after he has wear down his opponents only by using his jab. Yeah, he's not the most exciting boxer, but sure he knows how to use his height and weight to beat his rivals almost without being punched.

Vitali and Wlad are BUMS! Look at the records, David Aye is da real champion bruv, he has mopped up da Havyweight division bruv, he destroyt dat giant twat Valuev who is da baddest boxer on dis planet bruv. innit funny Wlad/Vitali ducked da Olympic Champ Audley arrison? Wlad ain naffin bruv, David 'aye gunna wrek dis wanker bruv, beliv dat innit. ahahahahaahahahhahaha

He bum fought and made sure he didnt face speed and power at the same time, plus he fought guys who were over weight.

his record....also he will beat haye...people tend to forget haye's crappy 2 heavyweight fights...he should of fought arreola instead..... anyways,it is boring the way he fights,but funny thing is he keeps on winning and still selling out arenas in germany.... I would have sold my nads to see Arreola go toe to toe with him.

Vitali and Wlad are BUMS! Look at the records, David Aye is da real champion bruv, he has mopped up da Havyweight division bruv, he destroyt dat giant twat Valuev who is da baddest boxer on dis planet bruv. innit funny Wlad/Vitali ducked da Olympic Champ Audley arrison? Wlad ain naffin bruv, David 'aye gunna wrek dis wanker bruv, beliv dat innit.

Slowly Wlad has improved, it appears. In what way? What made him so suscepable to being koed in his earlier career? Also if the WLad of now fought the corrie saunders of 2003/04, what would be the outcome? His composure, he's more relaxed,his breathing techniques have imporved. He started hyperventiling agnist Brewester which cost him the fight

his record....also he will beat haye...people tend to forget haye's crappy 2 heavyweight fights...he should of fought arreola instead..... anyways,it is boring the way he fights,but funny thing is he keeps on winning and still selling out arenas in germany....

NOTHING, he was infact quicker and stronger back then he has just been fighting nobody with great power with quick hands instead its against fat out of shape heavies or cruiserweights like chambers

I see that he imporved since the first Brewster fight but he may pace himself better now. Sanders is a 4 round fighter and will still catch Wlad. Vitali has a better chin and a fighter's mentality and was able to withstand Sanders early activity. Sanders can really punch for 4 rounds