English fans seem to be quite pissed about this, but lets face it -- no level of rhetoric will change the fact that Wlad is a champ and does what a champ has to do in distress situations, wether inside or outside the ring.
And the degree of "shotness" of Ruslan Chagaev should not be discussed either, he never been dropped by Carlos Drammond or lost at all.
he couldve fought any bum he wanted and it wouldve been justified..but he fight chagaev for the ring belt..i take my hat off to you wlad you truley are a real champion..................................
As Valuev's people will never let him near Wlad Chagaev is the ideal mix of something resembling a credible opponent while presenting virtually no risk. The 'bum' option really wasn't open with 60,000 having paid to watch.
I'm not knocking Wlad, with what happened in Helsinki Chagaev was the obvious and indeed pretty much the only choice. But the likes of Povetkin and Dimitrenko are far more dangerous than 2009 Chagaev.
wlad shows he has integrity and is fighting the real wba champ..valuev is a bum holding part of the belt hostage(**** he lost to 46 year old holyfield)
Wlad is fighting Chagaev on 3 weeks notice. No advantages for either fighter. Wlad is a profesional in and out of the ring. Haye has an injury and can fight him after Wlad finishes off Chagaev.
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