Wlad's last 5 opponents...

[Live Dog]

Toney deserved to fight Wlad more than Rahman. But it would have been the same outcome.

Hell, you probably deserved the fight more than Rahman.

[Live Dog]

The Rahman fight was pathetic. The other names were at the top of the HW food chain at the times he fought them.

Where the hell have you been doggie? Haven't seen you around for a while, you dodger you.

The technique displayed in your sig is perfect!

[Xyei]

The technique displayed in your sig is perfect!

The nut punch or the bouncing *******?

[nathan_nall]

The best? Nah.

They were the mandatories....The guys who had fought their way from the bottom to a title shot. The only other possibilities were other belt holders... and I mean... c'mon, Valuev? Chagaev would have been a good name but the guy gets injured too much.

[Live Dog]

The nut punch or the bouncing *******?

both my friend, both

[Living Legend]

No disrepect to the fighters, but all those guys suck... What the hell has happened to the HW Division, because I can't name one HW KO artist as of late... Wlad ****ing sucks also that fools boxes like he has no elbows and no knees...

[The Hammer]

sorry but this is just too funny - Murderer's row right there.....

Rahman: two-time world champion, KOed Lennox Lewis, next available in IBF rankings after Povetkin was injured
Thompson: had never previously been knocked down in a fight, mandatory, very good fighter
Ibragimov: WBO champion, very clever fighter, previously undefeated
Brewster: former world champion, KOed Golota and Krasniqi, Wlad avenged his loss
Austin: IBF mandatory, big, strong, normally durable fighter, only one who ever easily beat him was Wlad

[Bigdaddy_Vh]

Rahman: two-time world champion, KOed Lennox Lewis
Thompson: had never previously been knocked down in a fight, mandatory
Ibragimov: WBO champion, very clever fighter, previously undefeated
Brewster: former world champion, KOed Golota and Krasniqi, Wlad avenged his loss
Austin: big, strong, normally durable fighter, only one who ever easily beat him was Wlad

everything you have stated here is true but this is kinda like polishing a terd. No matter how good you try to make it look, its still a terd. Nothing against you personally, im just sayin...

[Live Dog]

Rahman: two-time world champion, KOed Lennox Lewis, next available in IBF rankings after Povetkin was injured
Thompson: had never previously been knocked down in a fight, mandatory, very good fighter
Ibragimov: WBO champion, very clever fighter, previously undefeated
Brewster: former world champion, KOed Golota and Krasniqi, Wlad avenged his loss
Austin: IBF mandatory, big, strong, normally durable fighter, only one who ever easily beat him was Wlad

Had never previously been knocked down, clever, strong and durable....sounds like the best of the best.