Steward quote about Wlad.

[scap]

Well, he did not end up all too great either, did he?

Not too great? He just may be inducted in to the hall some day.

The best pure puncher I have ever seen.

But of course Brook you know all this and your just playing with me...which I do appreciate. I want you to enjoy the rest of your day as well.

[BrooklynBomber]

Not too great? He just may be inducted in to the hall some day.

The best pure puncher I have ever seen.

But of course Brook you know all this and your just playing with me...which I do appreciate. I want you to enjoy the rest of your day as well.

naah, its just my usual routine of turning into a bitter **** the week before Wlad fights.

[Bucktown Beast]

Steward's been saying that for years.

[scap]

naah, its just my usual routine of turning into a bitter **** the week before Wlad fights.

Remember that the fighters you love to hate are often just as important to you as the ones you love to love.

I hated Lewis and Tito but ****in A I loved to watch them with the off chance they would get iced.

[!!Captain]

They either cut the Internet access to the ******ed hospital or something else serious happened out there, but where are all the haters?

[Hydro]

Sanders does not have an iron chin. I believe all of his fights he lost he has been stopped.

Sanders's chin is alright. He took a lot of punishment from Vitali before being stopped on his feet (plus he was tired and not in good condition), went down 2x against Rahman (he wasn't seriously hurt) before being stopped on his feet when taking a lot of shots....on the other hand he was taken out with 1 shot from Nate Tubbs.

His chin is alright. Not iron but not weak either.

[bdevils]

skill?? the way Toney and Byrd slip punches and fire back counters takes skill, the way mosley and de le hoya set up 6-7 punch lighting fast combos shows skill, pawing with th jab and leaning on people while gassing out does not show skill. WladimIr Klitschko has power and thats it. He has no stamina, no head movment, no pressure, no footwork, no blazing speed, no combos, no chin, he paws with the jab and leaves it out alot, all he does is look for the big right hand and he holds when the opponent gets to close.

the same byrd that wlad just crushed. i guess he couldn't slip those punches

[Hitman932]

naah, its just my usual routine of turning into a bitter **** the week before Wlad fights.

lol, at least youre honest

let me be honest.....

the reason i like wladamir is cause he is a guy who hit rock bottom when he lost to brewster, when i say that i mean it, rock bottom as in foreman/ali rock bottom.... he had every reason to never get up (figuratively) and yet he has and he has come back quite obviously, and much to my amazement, as a better fighter and a better person.... he was never a bad guy obviously, but his failures have completely humbled him, he is really the only heavyweight left right now that i believe shows true respect for the sport through proper training, weight management, knowledge of history, desire to unify.... etc etc... he WANTS a LEGACY, all the other guys WANT MONEY.... If WLadamir made the fights, he would fight anyone and everyone but he doesent....

my favorite thing in sports is seeing the guy who has been counted out... the guy who went undrafted, the guy who got cut from the team, the guy who collapsed in the final round.... comeback and prove em all wrong... wladamir is just another in a long line of professional athletes who have managed to go underappreciated despite an outstanding resume...

really the only thing not to like him, is his alleged glass chin, which i dont really buy either..... one of these days when i have the technology im gonna go through and compile some of the big shots that wladamir was taken that havent put him down.... peter hit him with some big shots and the left hook that brewtser hit him with damn near took his head off and he didnt go down...

if it were really put to the test i believe his chin grades out as "average"

i dont think aside from mccall, tyson, vitali there are too many heavies who could take the shots that knocked wlad out and themselves keep fighting..

AND REMEMBER HE IS ONLY 30!!!!! aside from peter, wlad is the youngest top ten fighter in the heavy division.

[GranTorino]

Steward is a good trainer and Klitschko has skill. Under the tutelage of Manny we're seeing some refinement and the classic ability of Steward to teach tall fighters to use their height effectively. He's going to hype his boy as much as he can, obviously, but I think he's right about Klitschko being a very good heavyweight. Now that he knows his own flaws, and has someone teaching him to circumvent them through his strengths, he's a very formidable opponent. Best of the current champions.

Excellent post, Njord. Have some rep.

[Jim_Davis]

Yeah he's a good fighter but his Eastern Europeaness annoys me.