people..dont you understand why wlad doesnt go all out for the ko??

[knn]

That doesnt explain why he doesn't go in for the kill when his man is ready. He carried Chagaev for 5 rounds longer than it shoudlve gone.

Aaah, haters at work:

Wlad KOs opponent in rounds 1-6 -> "What a bum-opponent. Didn't come to win."
Wlad KOs opponent in rounds 6-12-> "What took Wlad so long to KO this bum-opponent"

[JACK D. RIPPER]

chagaev was undefeated..hell that was the first time he even hit the canvas..so you cant knock wlad for being cautious...he still stopped him

No he didnt. His corner stopped it.

[JACK D. RIPPER]

Aaah, haters at work:

Wlad KOs opponent in rounds 1-6 -> "What a bum-opponent. Didn't come to win."
Wlad KOs opponent in rounds 6-12-> "What took Wlad so long to KO this bum-opponent"

Most of his opponents are bums. Its not his fault he fights in a ****ty era.
But that still doesn't make him great. Just better than bums. Its all relative.

[niteshift]

Chag offered a lot of head movement and at times made it difficult for Wlad to land his jab with any regularity. Chag is also a smaller heavyweight. I expect Wlad's next fight against Povetkin to be the same way with Povetkin offering only a little more than Chag did. Wlad lands his stuff much better when he's facing bigger heavyweights. If Wlad doesnt get to fight Haye I want to see him face Valuev.

[larry x]

No he didnt. His corner stopped it.

thats a tko homie.....

[REMOVED SHARK 99]

The KO was coming, he wasn't looking for it but it was coming until Chagaev gave up in his corner.

[JACK D. RIPPER]

thats a tko homie.....

Call it what you want, he still didn't physically stop him. His corner intervened. For all we know Chageav couldve finished the fight and lost 120-106.

[larry x]

Call it what you want, he still didn't physically stop him. His corner intervened. For all we know Chageav couldve finished the fight and lost 120-106.

he wasnt gonna make it out of the 10th..he was damn near down at the end of the 9th..thats why they stopped the fight

[The Hammer]

Jay Em Em, you're not taking into consideration that Ruslan Chagaev was never previously stopped or even knocked down in over 200 amateur and 26 pro fights.

And Ruslan had been in with some good punchers, like Felix Savon who KOed David Tua and with Vladimir Virchis.

[AKATheMack]

Call it what you want, he still didn't physically stop him. His corner intervened. For all we know Chageav couldve finished the fight and lost 120-106.

I know you said the fight bored you so possibly you werent paying attention, but we do know Chagaev wasnt finishing that fight.