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Personally, I want to get on the Wladi-K hype train, but after that performance, I just cram to understand whether my eyes deceived me, or did I just witness a very uneventful fight fight where the bigger, more talented guy was far too tentative....again. With those kind of assets, Mike Tyson would still be dominating! Current age and all. I don't want to think his chin is as weak as many have stated, but he seems to be giving us a reason to think that way because he literally fights scared. Perfect example is his jab. Fundamentally, that's the best weapon a fighter can have, but when you analyze him, his is almost illegal, in the sense that he doesn't always shoot it; he holds it out to measure an opponent and literally stops the opponents forward progress for a split second, long enough to shoot his right hand over the top or avoid contact. I think this is where the frustration comes with a lot of fight fans and Wladimir. It just reaches a point where you want to see what he would do in a 'bar fight'. One of those wild, 'throw-your-shots-blink-and-duck' type fights where he knows he has to either get his back off the wall or get KO'd. I just see no killer instinct. No level of commitment to that 'conquer and devour' mentality. Until we see him react under that kind of pressure over 12rds and survive, I think speaking on behalf of the avid fight aficionado out there, the questions surrounding him will resemble drinks at "happy hour", because whether he wants them or not, they'll keep on comin! I don't know everything and I'm open to learning, so if there's any Wladi-K fans out there that have a better understanding for why I should feel he's truly something special, use my email address and educate me. I sincerely mean that!
Personally, I want to get on the Wladi-K hype train, but after that performance, I just cram to understand whether my eyes deceived me, or did I just witness a very uneventful fight fight where the bigger, more talented guy was far too tentative....again. With those kind of assets, Mike Tyson would still be dominating! Current age and all. I don't want to think his chin is as weak as many have stated, but he seems to be giving us a reason to think that way because he literally fights scared. Perfect example is his jab. Fundamentally, that's the best weapon a fighter can have, but when you analyze him, his is almost illegal, in the sense that he doesn't always shoot it; he holds it out to measure an opponent and literally stops the opponents forward progress for a split second, long enough to shoot his right hand over the top or avoid contact. I think this is where the frustration comes with a lot of fight fans and Wladimir. It just reaches a point where you want to see what he would do in a 'bar fight'. One of those wild, 'throw-your-shots-blink-and-duck' type fights where he knows he has to either get his back off the wall or get KO'd. I just see no killer instinct. No level of commitment to that 'conquer and devour' mentality. Until we see him react under that kind of pressure over 12rds and survive, I think speaking on behalf of the avid fight aficionado out there, the questions surrounding him will resemble drinks at "happy hour", because whether he wants them or not, they'll keep on comin! I don't know everything and I'm open to learning, so if there's any Wladi-K fans out there that have a better understanding for why I should feel he's truly something special, use my email address and educate me. I sincerely mean that!