POLL: Which one of these 3 Hws during their prime will be a favorite vs Wladimir

[kendom]

I don't know about Tyson, but I think that Ali and Lewis would be favourite to beat him. Lewis because he can keep up with him with the Jab and better boxing skills. Ali because of his amazing jab and speed to outmanouevre Wlad and beat him to the punch

[GOD-FR33]

What skills?

Exactly what skills are we talking about? His survival skills? Truth is, he fights like a coward. He is entirely too big to be holding as much as does. He would get more respect if he used his muscles to K.O. opponents and his will to break spirits; BUT he doesn't and that will be his legacy.

[nomadman]

I think Foreman might have been able to crush Wladimir as well. That is hard to say though. The thing is Wlad never fought anyone above a B- Fighter so it's really hard to tell how he will do against good opposition.

I guess Wlad's best opponent is sameul peter? I will say Samuel is a B- fighter. That might be giving Samuel too much credit though.

Against Hayes who is a very talented boxer, Wlad just showed what a god damn **** coward he is. People keep saying Haye ran away the entire match and he did, but stop acting like Wlad took the fight to him either lol. Wlad was very content to run alongside him and throw his jab all night.

No, Chris Byrd was Wlad's best opponent. And if he's a B- fighter how in the hell did he beat Evander, prime Tua and Vitali?

[chaposinaloa]

Saw a interesting poll on esb and decided to see this site's opinion. The 3 most talked about HW's when regarding Wlad and fantasy match ups are Tyson Lewis and Ali. IN your opinion which one of the 3 will be a FAVORITE against Wlad, prime for prime .

To me I think Lennox Lewis and Ali will be big favorites. Lennox is basically the better version of Wlad. Ali I feel like have just too much boxing skills.I know Tyson can crack that jaw of Wlad's, but I think Tyson vs Wlad is a 50 50 coin toss fight. So a prime Tyson definitely won't be a favorite against current Wlad.

The truth is Prime Tyson never beat anyone CLOSE to the skills of wlad. (and vice versa) of course but that leaves big room for doubt.

Alll of them..

[nomadman]

All three would be favoured to beat him.

Lewis would steamroll Wlad. Like you said he's a better badder version with more of a mean streak in him and the height and weight not to get leaned on or clinched to death. He'd barrel forward and catch Wlad with a big overhand or a brutal swarming combination. Wlad wouldn't see the middle rounds.

Prime Tyson would be my heavy favourite to beat Wlad as well. He has the speed and awkwardness to land the shots that would take Wlad out of his comfort zone. Interestingly, I think Tyson has a much harder time with pre-Steward Wlad, especially the one that beat the living crap out of Mercer. Can see Tyson getting badly stunned in that fight. Can also see Wlad getting Sandered with the quickness but it's a more dangerous fight for both men.

Ali. Hmmm. Can see Wlad having a lot more success against him than the above two, enough for me to lay a small bet on him as the underdog. Styles make fights and all that...

[GOD-FR33]

How do you think?

"No, Chris Byrd was Wlad's best opponent. And if he's a B- fighter how in the hell did he beat Evander, prime Tua and Vitali?" He beat Evander for the same reason that Ruiz, Toney, Imbroganov, Donald, and others have. He was OLD! So you could have left Evander off that list. Byrd was a C level fighter at bst. He beat Tua because Tua has always been lazy and a power dummy. We all know what happened in the Vitali fight.

[Ringlife]

I picked Ali and Lewis.

[Sweet Pea 50]

I think a prime Foreman might have a shot as well.

[GOD-FR33]

No contest........

That's not even a question. Foreman would have K.O.'ed both KLITS. They never experienced violent power like that. Foreman was a true puncher who didn't care where he hit you, he just wanted to hit you! The brothers are average Heavy's taking advantage of a weak division. Similiar to how Holmes streaked to being WBC champ for eight years in the early 80's. His run was far tougher than the tomatoe cans the brothers are fighting by a long shot. I hear a lot of echo about them being great, or all-time greats. NO WAY!

[Toney Loc]

Where's the "Wladimir beats all three" option in the poll?