i know people critisize wlad but...

[IMDAZED]

yea but wlad is cleaning house and has unified

Yea but what? He's arguably the best heavyweight in the world or #2 at worst. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool. But when you look at who he beat...no, it's not very impressive...at all.

[larryx]

The reason people are so critical of Wlad is because he is just un-watchable. He has no intention of putting on a good show for his fans. He just goes and uses his freak size and reach and bores his way to a decision or in some cases is able to get a KO against trash opponents like Rahman. He'll never get the love that a prime Holyfield or even a Lewis got.

that can lose you fights..you fight your fight just like hopkins does..phuck the fans..cause if you lose the fans will say phuck you

[BrooklynBomber]

It depends on how you rate them, first of all.

Second, it depends on who you beat. Nowadays everyone wants to throw out a record like it means something. It's WHO YOU BEAT. Period. Albert Sosnowski has a pretty impressive record too but who the heck has he beaten?

Wlad probably has one of the best resumes amongst active fighters today.
Only Holyfied has a better one.

[IMDAZED]

Wlad probably has one of the best resumes amongst active fighters today.
Only Holyfied has a better one.

You mean active heavyweights, right?

[The Hammer]

The reason people are so critical of Wlad is because he is just un-watchable. He has no intention of putting on a good show for his fans. He just goes and uses his freak size and reach and bores his way to a decision or in some cases is able to get a KO against trash opponents like Rahman. He'll never get the love that a prime Holyfield or even a Lewis got.

I eagerly anticipate Wlad's fights!

I've watched his fights over and over - how people are not entertained by a technically skilled boxer with 46 KOs is beyond me.

[larryx]

Yea but what? He's arguably the best heavyweight in the world or #2 at worst. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool. But when you look at who he beat...no, it's not very impressive...at all.

he beats his mandetorys and unified????not his fault the other heavies dont dedicate themselves like him

[BrooklynBomber]

that can lose you fights..you fight your fight just like hopkins does..phuck the fans..cause if you lose the fans will say phuck you

His fight with Thompson was watched by 10 million germans alone.
That is a grand total of 10% of german population(I yet dont have numbers on rahman), what other fighter can claim that 10% of country's population is watching him while it is not even his home country.


I would say none

[UnDeniable]

What leads me to dislike him are his annoying fans who try to put him on the same level as the HW greats like Ali, Louis and Lennox etc

[IMDAZED]

he beats his mandetorys and unified????not his fault the other heavies dont dedicate themselves like him

Not his fault. Not his fault that they suck either which, in turn, hurts his resume. It is what it is.

[broxi51]

when you watch wladimir, you sit their cold. you watch a prime tyson or lewis in for the finish, you can feel you heartbeat change gear, harder and faster. It's that buzz you get watching from the greats, it gets to your core.

wlad has none of that. he doesn't smell his opponents fear because he's too aware of his