Wladimir is clearly a top 10 P4P fighter

[Titlist]

Not only is he a unified and lineal champion, but he keeps on fighting the best in his division and dominating.

Below are the top 10 ranked fighters in his division that he's beaten, in the past four years:

Chris Byrd (#1)
Calvin Brock (approx. #7)
Lamon Brewster (#7)
Sultan Ibagimov (#6, unifies titles)
Tony Thompson (approx. #9)
Ruslan Chagaev (#3, become lineal heavyweight champion)
Eddie Chambers (#4)

Out of his 8 title defenses, since he won the title from Byrd, he's fought 6 top 10 ranked fighters. That's great, in this day and age.

[boxingking500]

Not only is he a unified and lineal champion, but he keeps on fighting the best in his division and dominating.

Below are the top 10 ranked fighters in his division that he's beaten, in the past four years:

Chris Byrd (#1)
Calvin Brock (approx. #7)
Lamon Brewster (#7)
Sultan Ibagimov (#6, unifies titles)
Tony Thompson (approx. #9)
Ruslan Chagaev (#3, become lineal heavyweight champion)
Eddie Chambers (#4)

Out of his 8 title defenses, since he won the title from Byrd, he's fought 6 top 10 ranked fighters. That's great, in this day and age.

good info, just to many klit-haters out there to give respect...

[minasyan]

great thread

he should be in the top 5

they're just all racists

[intoccabile]

good info, just to many klit-haters out there to give respect...

Exactly. You can make an arguement for how good his opponents actually were all you want but the fact remains he's fighting the very best in his division.

[boxingking500]

If wlad is not in your top ten P4P...

then your are a hater...... no doubt bout that.........

[Titlist]

Err.. I don't know about the hating and racism parts, but I think he's just generally underrated because he's a heavyweight and is usually considered "boring".

I don't know about you, but the term pound for pound refers to fighters of all divisions. You shouldn't just exclude one.

[HitmanHattonAY]

that Chagaev only had a few weeks notice though

[boxingking500]

that Chagaev only had a few weeks notice though

**** you, he accepted the fight... he could of postponed for a few weeks, to get a training in......... dont make excuses ....

[The_Demon]

na he hasnt had the competition to beat to be rated that highly,not his fault

[Titlist]

that Chagaev only had a few weeks notice though

Chagaev was training for a fight with Valuev that was supposed to happen less than a month before, but it was called off. Since Haye backed out of the Wladimir fight, Chagaev agreed to take his place. He was still in good condition.