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Originally posted by Jedi Vader
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Honestly, it is so easy to punch holes in this that I don't even know where to start. With that said I mine as well start with the Purity fight.
Wlad dominated for 9 rounds and 2:40 seconds and gassed. When the knock down was called Ross had not landed a clean shot for a time and Wlad flopped to the canvas and the ref called it a knockdown. The fight was stopped in the 11th round when Ross hit Wlad with some clean shots and Wlad's corner-man stepped into the ring to stop the fight with a visibly gassed Wlad still on his feet. Where do we go now? How about the Peter fight.
The first knock down was caused by an illegal rabbit punch to the back of the head. It should have never been called a knock down and Peter should have been warned about illegal blows and Wlad should have had time to recover. As for the second knock down Peter landed exactly zero punches when the second knock down was called in the 5th round.
The knockdown in the 11th round was from a legit punch. However, before that landed Peter once again hit Wlad with an illegal rabbit punch. Wlad was clearly shaken by the punch. But once again the ref did nothing. Why? because he was a horrible ref. And even with the bogus knockdowns Wlad was still able to dominate the fight. Now, the Brewster fight.
Once again Wlad dominated the fight and gassed with 20 seconds left in the 5th round. In fairness to Brewster he did hit Wlad with some clean shots and the ref called a standing eight count on Wlad. At the end of the round a visibly gassed Wlad tripped over the ref and the ref called the fight without Wlad ever being knocked to the canvas. What else? Oh yeah the big one, the Sanders fight.
Corrie was a very solid puncher, may he rest in peace. I will paraphrase what Hasim Rahman said about Sanders power. He stated something along the line that he had never been hit harder by another human being in his life. And even as solid as a puncher as Corrie happened to be, and by even catching Wlad cold, he still had to knock him down four times to stop him. And Wlad was even in the process of standing up when the fight was stop.
As for the Williamson fight. It was a legit flash knockdown from a good straight punch and Wlad got up and pretty much dominated the rest of the round.
With all that said when you take a close realistic look at the supposed 11 knock downs. And add in the fact that Wlad has only been KOed once and gassed twice. All that doesn't add up to much evidence of the phantom glass chin. But you don't have to believe me just watch the fights and you can plainly see the evidence for yourself. So, I will say it once again. Wlad's supposed glass chin was and still is a highly overrated myth as far as I am concerned.
So, as you so eloquently stated deal with it.
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