According to Bhop, Ruslan is bad for boxing because....

[SplitSecond]

yep, wladimir is the best thing about boxing, BY FAR

probabley the most skilled fighter to ever lace on a pair of gloves

i want to see more abrils, molina's, wladimir's etc

[$mannyFresh]

People like excitement and that's not going to change.

[Russian Crushin]

so if you hit the guy and don't get hit; haven't you achieved this?

And in what fight has any fighter achieved that? Name a Floyd fight, rigo fight, Pernell fight that it has happened. Its like saying basketball is scoring and not letting the other team score. Otherwise Vlad is the best "boxer" on the planet, he accomplishes that premise better then just about anyone, he almost never gets hit clean. Yet most fans of floyd don't agree with that, why exactly?

[King_]

And in what fight has any fighter achieved that? Name a Floyd fight, rigo fight, Pernell fight that it has happened. Its like saying basketball is scoring and not letting the other team score. Otherwise Vlad is the best "boxer" on the planet, he accomplishes that premise better then just about anyone, he almost never gets hit clean. Yet most fans of floyd don't agree with that, why exactly?

So true, really don't understand this.


Being a defensive wizard is acceptable and "true" boxing, unless you're Wlad

[The Big Dunn]

And in what fight has any fighter achieved that? Name a Floyd fight, rigo fight, Pernell fight that it has happened. Its like saying basketball is scoring and not letting the other team score. Otherwise Vlad is the best "boxer" on the planet, he accomplishes that premise better then just about anyone, he almost never gets hit clean. Yet most fans of floyd don't agree with that, why exactly?

Obviously you will get hit in boxing but you danced around the question and then used wlad to defend your answer.

lets use the punch garcia landed on matts eye. you get the point now? had matts avoided that, maybe the fight turns out differently. thats why you want to avoid getting hit as opposed to hitting the guy better-especially if like Garcia he can take your better punch.

Its not floyd fans, its all fans. My best guess is because he looks like a phag hugging and holding when he's got a 25-40lb weght advantage.

[Marvellous1]

Wrong!Rigo got thrown under the bus for beating Arum and HBO`s hype-job Donaire.Before Rigo kicked Donaire`s butt,Arum and HBO was not saying Rigo is boring and can`t sell tickets.Rigo was suppose to be a stepping stone for Donaire to go on to greatness,but Donaire wound up being the stepping stone.

http://www.boxingscene.com/arum-i-want-rigondeaux-more-fan-friendly--70849

Read this article and tell me I'm wrong. You can have your conspiracy theories about HBO but this sounds very much Arum telling Rigondeaux how to fight. What do you think he means by "fan friendly"?

[Marvellous1]

Are people on here saying there is no difference between defence (lateral movement, slipping, parrying, reactive guard/blocking) and spoiling (holding, wrestling, grappling)? The irony is, Ricky Hatton was very attacking but was very guilty of hugging, wrestling and grappling, more in his later career as the opponents got tougher.

[BigZigga]

Every Robsinson needs a Lamotta...

Every Leonard needs a Duran...

Obviously he's not on either of their levels, but Ruslan's style is absolutely necessary in this game

[LHRH89]

Putting two slick pure boxers in the ring with each other is as good as watching fencing in a more open space for the casual fan. Is it no wonder that most of the slick pure boxers who have that worldwide recognition have had to wait years for their due or resort to being very vocal in and out the ring.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Its not that causal fans dont understand or appreciate the slick style of boxing that most of these black fighters are gifted with. Its the fact that if your gonna just score on points then u better not be charging us $60+ to see that shiiet!

bingo. People want to see you finish off your opponent, not cruise to a points victory.


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