I just downloaded this fight to disk, and made a gif.
In an earlier discussion, it was mentioned by several people (as it always is when this fight is brought up) that Wlad was tired and that's the simple reason he lost.
Wrong.
As you can see in this clip from the 5th round, Brewster turns the fight around with two very hard left hooks. Wlad won every second of round 5 until this sequence occured with a minute left:

As you can see, he also lands a digging left hook to the body and another left to the head as Wlad sinks into the ropes (which is why there was a Knockdown called there: it was not a standing 8, the ref ruled the ropes held Wlad up).
After the count, Brewster was very agressive and landed more power shots as the round drew to a close.
Was Wlad tired? Yes, but so are a lot of guys that get knocked out.
Anyone who can't give credit to Lamon Brewster for showing hunger and heart earlier in the fight, and then hurting and jumping on Wlad in the end, is kidding themselves.
Lamon Brewster beat Wlad Klitscko that night with some very hard power shots.
It wasn't inexplicable fatigue, vasiline on his legs, poisoned water etc.
Brewster stopped Wlad Klitschko, period.
In an earlier discussion, it was mentioned by several people (as it always is when this fight is brought up) that Wlad was tired and that's the simple reason he lost.
Wrong.
As you can see in this clip from the 5th round, Brewster turns the fight around with two very hard left hooks. Wlad won every second of round 5 until this sequence occured with a minute left:

As you can see, he also lands a digging left hook to the body and another left to the head as Wlad sinks into the ropes (which is why there was a Knockdown called there: it was not a standing 8, the ref ruled the ropes held Wlad up).
After the count, Brewster was very agressive and landed more power shots as the round drew to a close.
Was Wlad tired? Yes, but so are a lot of guys that get knocked out.
Anyone who can't give credit to Lamon Brewster for showing hunger and heart earlier in the fight, and then hurting and jumping on Wlad in the end, is kidding themselves.
Lamon Brewster beat Wlad Klitscko that night with some very hard power shots.
It wasn't inexplicable fatigue, vasiline on his legs, poisoned water etc.
Brewster stopped Wlad Klitschko, period.
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