Why will Wlad never be considered a great HW?

[Korega]

lol...Wlad is no boxing legend. Even Stewart knows that...he's got potential, that's the only reason Stewart has taken him on. Have you ever seen Wlad fight...For a big man, that man has no heart, especially when he's tired...he just keels over after sucking in all the oxygen....Show some heart

This is Wlad boxing...Jab, Jab, Jab, Jab, Jab, Strong right...Jab, Jab, Jab....backs away while jabbing if Opponent goes on...jab, jab, jab

Jabbing is nice, but that that man jabs his way to a win. That man has no major combinations, no real uppercut (i rarely see any). And his opponents are pretty dumb to keep falling or it.....Stewart does keep him grounded in the ring with his advice, because prior to Stewart, he would run out of gas, and never really had a strategy to finish the fight.

He'll be mention in the HOF....but he's no ATG like Lewis, Tyson or his own brother.

[Reggie Miller]

lack of good opponents to beat.
the hw division is dead.

[hammerhiem]

there are excellent white fighters like darchy, tszyu, pavlik etc

Pavlik?

[larryx]

Pavlik?

yea he is the middleweight king....

[kayjay]

Wlad is actually a really nice guy imo, but his style is just not aggressive enough.

If Wlad had a good chin he could of bern arguably one of the best HW of all time.

Watch all the tapes you can of a "prime" Ali or Louis. Today's Wlad would have an easy time with them, and any honest and informed observer.

Wlad took a fast progression in his early 20s and stumbled a few times. Many of the best fighters of all time have done that. But he is 32 and on a run of six title defenses in which he hasn't been so much as touched. A HW's "prime" is 32-7. If he fights three times per year for the next five years, he'll unify all the titles and match Louis's record for defenses in the process. This is not to mention that he has a previous string of alphabet defenses.

Technically speaking he's been the best fighter for a long time now. His jab is the best of all time, maybe even "pound for pound." He throws a perfect cross and a near perfect hook. His combination of speed, power, and defense has no near comparison in the history of boxing. His defense is easily in the top three in all of boxing right now. He NEVER gets hit.

[Jim Jeffries]

yea he is the middleweight king....

Cmon Larry. Don't you know you automatically become a bum once you lose?

[Flawless.]

He was KO'd by 3 bums. His best win is Peter. In that fight he was knocked down 3 times.

[KostyaTszyu44]

Watch all the tapes you can of a "prime" Ali or Louis. Today's Wlad would have an easy time with them, and any honest and informed observer.

Wlad took a fast progression in his early 20s and stumbled a few times. Many of the best fighters of all time have done that. But he is 32 and on a run of six title defenses in which he hasn't been so much as touched. A HW's "prime" is 32-7. If he fights three times per year for the next five years, he'll unify all the titles and match Louis's record for defenses in the process. This is not to mention that he has a previous string of alphabet defenses.

Technically speaking he's been the best fighter for a long time now. His jab is the best of all time, maybe even "pound for pound." He throws a perfect cross and a near perfect hook. His combination of speed, power, and defense has no near comparison in the history of boxing. His defense is easily in the top three in all of boxing right now. He NEVER gets hit.

[Flawless.]

Technically speaking he's been the best fighter for a long time now. His jab is the best of all time, maybe even "pound for pound." He throws a perfect cross and a near perfect hook. His combination of speed, power, and defense has no near comparison in the history of boxing. His defense is easily in the top three in all of boxing right now. He NEVER gets hit.

His jab is not better than Liston nor Holmes or Ali. His boxing skills is basic nothing special.

Hopkins Calderon Winky( if you count that) Mayweather are all better defensive boxers.

Of course he never gets hit. The man is scared of getting hit. Do you call the Ibragimov a defensive art class

[Steak]

Watch all the tapes you can of a "prime" Ali or Louis. Today's Wlad would have an easy time with them, and any honest and informed observer.

Wlad took a fast progression in his early 20s and stumbled a few times. Many of the best fighters of all time have done that. But he is 32 and on a run of six title defenses in which he hasn't been so much as touched. A HW's "prime" is 32-7. If he fights three times per year for the next five years, he'll unify all the titles and match Louis's record for defenses in the process. This is not to mention that he has a previous string of alphabet defenses.

Technically speaking he's been the best fighter for a long time now. His jab is the best of all time, maybe even "pound for pound." He throws a perfect cross and a near perfect hook. His combination of speed, power, and defense has no near comparison in the history of boxing. His defense is easily in the top three in all of boxing right now. He NEVER gets hit.

...Which means that Tony Thompson is one of the best heavyweights of all time, because he gave Wald troubles early on and was able to outjab the best jab of all time.

undeniable.