These thread isnt about Bashing Wlad..I actually like him but the guy has a Glass chin period..he also has heart and a good boxing brain, His also the best that we have at the moment but the man has a glass chin..Nothing to cry like a baby over it, He has been KTFO 3 times by mediocre boxers in purrity,Sanders and brewster...Even the one-dimensional sam peter knock him down 3 times from just grazing his chin.
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Originally posted by raycorey View PostThese thread isnt about Bashing Wlad..I actually like him but the guy has a Glass chin period..he also has heart and a good boxing brain, His also the best that we have at the moment but the man has a glass chin..Nothing to cry like a baby over it, He has been KTFO 3 times by mediocre boxers in purrity,Sanders and brewster...Even the one-dimensional sam peter knock him down 3 times from just grazing his chin.
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Originally posted by gavinz1970 View PostWho in the hell are Briggs, Mason, Tucker, Bruno, OLD Mercer. Fine he's 6'5" and stayed away from 5'10" Tua, trust me if the Vitali fight went on, he was getting stopped.
Bruno was also a massive puncher.
And how can you say old Mercer ?? he started late in his pro career but prior to Lewis fight he gave Holyfield all he could handle.
The point i was making was that Lewis took flush shots off big punchers and if he had a glass chin he wouldn't of won any of those fights i mentioned.
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Originally posted by Welter_Skelter View PostWlad is my favorite Fighter... But I dont deny the man has a Low punch resistance... I dont think his chin is made of glass.. he has taken some big punches and not gone down(see round 4 VS Sam Peter when Peter lands a HUGE overhand right..his best punch of the night.. for a prime example)..
He rarely gets HIT.. and that makes it harder to build a resistance and get past the SHOCK of getting hit when you do...
Wlads Chin problems are more mental than Physical... As much as I like the guy... You can't shake the feeling that he is one Punch away from disaster..
Wlad legs are the problem, his legs are somewhat skinny for a man his size and he kind of loses his legs when he gets rocked, it's also a mental psychological problem. Wlad showed bigtime heart in the Peter fight, he was actually only really knocked down Once, Wlad took a huge powerful flush left hook from Peter in the 12th round and he wasn't phased, he came back seconds later with a monster left hook that put Peter out on his feet. Wlad's chin isn't that bad.
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Originally posted by WLAD OWNS View PostI agree with your post, Wlad has an average chin, but he makes up for it with a big heart.
Wlad legs are the problem, his legs are somewhat skinny for a man his size and he kind of loses his legs when he gets rocked, it's also a mental psychological problem. Wlad showed heart in the Peter fight, he was actually only really knocked down Once, Wlad took a huge powerful flush left hook from Peter in the 12th round and he wasn't phased, he came back seconds later with a monster left hook that put Peter out on his feet. Wlad's chin isn't that bad.
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Originally posted by gavinz1970 View PostDid anyone but me see Peter wrestling Wlad and then hitting him in the back of the head the first two knockdowns? No one is claiming Wlad is IRON-jawed, but no way is it made of glass, and he has adjusted his game to compensate.
I also say Wlad's Chin problems are of a Mental nature.. AND you are right .. he has changed his style to compensate for it...
I think his Offensive arsenal mixed with size and athleticisim make him one of the best HW boxers ever.. BUT as long as the Chin Myth remains... he will never get the respect he deserves..He needs to take a BIG punch a few times and STAY ON HIS FEET.. It also dont help that he is White and NON American...
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Originally posted by Burning Desire View PostWlad has been down over 10 times, i agree Wladimir has a big heart but he has a weak chin.Last edited by WLAD OWNS; 12-02-2007, 01:08 PM.
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Originally posted by Welter_Skelter View PostI agree 2 of those KD's were illegal and should NOT have counted...
I also say Wlad's Chin problems are of a Mental nature.. AND you are right .. he has changed his style to compensate for it...
I think his Offensive arsenal mixed with size and athleticisim make him one of the best HW boxers ever.. BUT as long as the Chin Myth remains... he will never get the respect he deserves..He needs to take a BIG punch a few times and STAY ON HIS FEET.. It also dont help that he is White and NON American...
To be honest, Wlad's vulnerability makes him more exciting to me. I mean, why watch a fight if you know the outcome. And with Wlad's offense with both hands, you would know the outcome, if it weren't for questions about his chin.
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Originally posted by gavinz1970 View PostGood thing Wlad won every other round and the "knockdowns" didn't matter.
To be honest, Wlad's vulnerability makes him more exciting to me. I mean, why watch a fight if you know the outcome. And with Wlad's offense with both hands, you would know the outcome, if it weren't for questions about his chin.
Which makes it all the more puzzling why KO mad Americans dont like this guy..
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Originally posted by divad View Postniether Klitschko is fit to lace Lewis gloves in his prime the guy was 37/38 years old when he fought Klitschko u dummy
Lennox Lewis got very lucky that he cut Vitali's eye, because with that damaged vision Vitali still managed to win rounds so imagine him with clear vision and no blood flowing down the face. Smart thing that Lewis retired, because we would've saw what would've happened in the rematch when the cut would not have been an issue.
Lennox Lewis is an all time great, but he ran into someone who I believe had his number, so he made the smartest decision of his life. Pride I guess is more important for Lewis, because he passed up at 20+ million rematch with Vitali.
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