Wlad has cleaned out the division, had the title for over 7 years. We aint seen a reign like this since 80's Tyson. Wlad's an ATG great in my book, on Jack Johnson/Joe Louis/Rocky Marciano level. He's old school, reminds me Jack Dempsey/Larry Holmes/Muhammad Ali types. Wlads just too awesome.
Wlad OWNS Boxing. Baddest man on the planet.
Care to explain how in any world Wlad is in the same league as Muhammad Ali or Joe Louis?
He is nowhere close to Ali no way shape or fashion...But Joe Louis fought in a weak era and his resume is not that impressive at all
Wlad is in the same leauge as Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Mike Tyson, Jack Dempsey, Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, Gene Tunney...........those are damn good name to be in the same group with.
Care to explain how in any world Wlad is in the same league as Muhammad Ali or Joe Louis?
I could name nine but I feel he is around or at least borderline top 10 atg. wish he'd get more exciting tho. that last fight was just not good to say the least. he has more than enough offensive tools to do much better
He scored 4 knockdowns and won every round against an undefeated WBA "regular" champion. Wlads just that damn good.
Name 10 heavyweights better than Wlad, cant be done.
I could name nine but I feel he is around or at least borderline top 10 atg. wish he'd get more exciting tho. that last fight was just not good to say the least. he has more than enough offensive tools to do much better
Wlad is in the same leauge as Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Mike Tyson, Jack Dempsey, Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, Gene Tunney...........those are damn good name to be in the same group with.
No and he never will be.
He will always be known as a dancing fairy with 1 punch KO power in both hands who fought like a girl. Ill never forget the late great Manny Steward yelling at him like a child just to light a fire under him.
Jokes. He'll never be an ATG and rightfully so.
No one in the U.S. really cares, we don't like the style of foreign heavys and that's a fact. That's why the kilts don't really fight in the us. It's not the kilts fault that heavy division is not that good or has not been for years now, but for that reason the kilts will never be considered great.
With all the respect due to my American fellows, I think foreign boxing fans don't pay attention to the American opinion. Boxing is flourishing abroad and Germany , for instance, is a boxing country. Reducing a world champion appreciation to the opinion of one country is extremely caricatural.