Well it tends to happen to a lot of champions, especially towards the ends of their careers. They cannot accept defeat. They make up reasons in their heads to carry on. The mentality that made them great champions is also the one that makes them look foolish later on. Tyson just had his number. Wlad's style is tailored to smaller opponents.
On another note, if you watch the Pulev fight their feet were sinking into the ring, so he obviously had the sponge set-up on the go for that fight.
Sure, I get why he's saying it, and I suppose I can't really blame him if that's his way of keeping on top of things in the run up to the rematch. But honestly I always figured Wlad to be a much more honest and open person than that. It's disappointing he has to rely on obvious fabrications to explain away his defeat when he could easily tell the truth and no one would think any the less of him.
I never noticed the canvas in the Pulev fight. If so that's disgraceful and further devalues my opinion of a man I once held in high regard.
Aside from constantly clinching and turning his body so it looked like tyson was aiming for the back of the head, I wonder if you noticed this dirty move in the first fight?:
And here's the dirty sponge ring in the Pulev fight:
He's really tarnished his image for me, and I think he deserved the loss.
I remember the headbutt and how pissed off I was that the first time someone starts to tie Wlad up he resorts with that sort of dirty move, after years of doing the same to other opponents.
Never noticed the bouncy castle in the Pulev fight, but that gif shows it very blatantly.
I remember the headbutt and how pissed off I was that the first time someone starts to tie Wlad up he resorts with that sort of dirty move, after years of doing the same to other opponents.
Never noticed the bouncy castle in the Pulev fight, but that gif shows it very blatantly.
It's hard to tell for sure because it all depends on if Wlad fights in a different style than he has for the past 10-12 years. He needs to open up and throw a bigger variety of punches. He's fast and more powerful than Fury. I don't even think Tyson can hurt Wlad with that style unless Wlad gets TOO wreckless.
I'm gonna bank on Wlad coming in with a different gameplan. I'll say Wlad wins by UD, dropping Fury in the 3rd and 9th.
He is a high level boxer so he touches opponents up with finesse punches that don't always have steam, but Fury will put you down if he so pleases. Add the fact that he is a good counter puncher, and expect to see Wlad's face all over the arena.
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