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

[The Hammer]

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

Yes, if the 9th round would have continued another 30 seconds or so, Chagaev would have been out.

The referee Eddie Cotton looked to be considering stopping the fight when Chagaev was being badly hurt on the ropes.

There's no way Chagaev would have made it through three more rounds. And the doctor came to Chagaevs corner (guy with the white gloves) and advised the referee to stop the fight anyway.

[Chunk..]

Wlad has no confidence in his chin.

[TRAVI$]

Definitely, Wlad is now a very cautious fighter.

[JACK D. RIPPER]

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

We'll never know that for sure.

[knn]

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.

Retiring on the stool is a far bigger KO than a KO.

A normal KO could be a lucky punch, or simply a stamina thing. Making someone say "No mas" on the stool means complete annihilation. The loser admits

• that he has no chances = is completely controled
• the he lost the majority of the previous rounds
• the he will lose the majority of the following rounds
• that he wants himself to stop the fight (as opposed to "his flesh was weak")

Let's not forget that some boxers' legs won't ever fold.

[HipsterRan]

he didnt punch himself out, listen to the sound of brewster's grant gloves pounding at klitschko's body

I think you have to watch that fight again , Brewster was taking an ass beating in that fight before Wlad fell apart !

[knn]

I think you have to watch that fight again , Brewster was taking an ass beating in that fight before Wlad fell apart !

Brewster tasted his first KD in his career.

[LEFTYGUNZZ]

Dude is too big to go full tilt for 3 min of a rd. Even if he's in gr8 shape which he always seems to be, you just can't work too much at his size. He still gets KO's, just not thrillin ones.

He dont push for it when he could though it seems he rather just sit back and wait then try to go for the kill he is just boring....Lefty

[Mr. Philadel]

Dude is too big to go full tilt for 3 min of a rd. Even if he's in gr8 shape which he always seems to be, you just can't work too much at his size. He still gets KO's, just not thrillin ones.

co-sign........bottom line is that he STILL gets the KO!!!

[kayjay]

He gets the KO eventually. When your jab is enough to wear guys down, why bother throwing big shots?

Even the right hands he threw yesterday were short jabby-type rights, not his older loaded crosses.