Is Wladimir one dimensional?

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yes, wladimir is one dimensional. the thing most fans of boxing forget is even pure 'boxers' can be one dimensional. every fighter has that one area of their game that is penetrable. not everyone is a beatiful, fluid fighter like floyd mayweather.

i'll put it this way - have you ever seen wladimir throw an uppercut or a body shot? a crafty fighter like toney would be able to figure wladimir out but he wouldn't be able to close the show and wladimir would win on points.

Yes I have, in fact he threw a few uppercuts against Mercer. He throws few body shots. Manny should train him to throw uppercuts, they would've come in handy against guys like Brewster and Peter. Wladimir used to throw different punches and a lot more combinations but now he is overly cautious.

[Manny_P]

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I made a thread almost identitical to this one days ago. Wlad did look 1 dimensional against Byrd and Sam Peter. Why? Becaus he is.

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I made a thread almost identitical to this one days ago. Wlad did look 1 dimensional against Byrd and Sam Peter. Why? Becaus he is.

Whatever he is, it works. And by the way, what part of NYC are you from?

[beez721]

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I made a thread almost identitical to this one days ago. Wlad did look 1 dimensional against Byrd and Sam Peter. Why? Becaus he is.

Id maybe call it one dimensional if he were in a lighter weight divsion but for a big heavyweight hes far from one dimensional. how many heavyweights period can hook off the jab like wlad? zippo

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Wlad has shown multiple offensive tools. How could he be one dimensional. He has a terrible chin, but his offensive game is crazy.

[Xol]

Aren't the fundementals of boxing to work behind the jab? Haven't ALL great fighters, worked behind the jab? Didn't Lennox Lewis work behind the jab? Dind't Lennox Lewis have Emanuel Steward as a trainer? Doesn't Wladamir have Emanuel Steward as a trainer. Wasn't Lennox one of the most dominating heavyweights of his time?

Ta-da. I think we have a winner...

[Xol]

Wlad has shown multiple offensive tools. How could he be one dimensional. He has a terrible chin, but his offensive game is crazy.

The man won GOLD in the olympics. Not bronze, not silver, but GOLD. That is the most distinguished of all sporting awards. Feck the Heisman. Feck the Superbowl ring and yes, feck the world heavyweight belt. The Olympic gold medal says you are a god in said sport/competition. End of story. Wlad has one. End of story. Not to mention a very deep amateur career and 40 odd professional fights. To say his chin is weak is like saying Muhammed Ali was slow. Not true, stop touting it. Every fighter goes down. Christ.

If Wlad fought Corrie Sanders now. He would crush him before 3.

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Until someone manages to outbox Wladimir and render his boxing skills useless, he will never be one-dimensional. For him to be one-dimensional, he would have to show that he cannot adapt to his opponents style. The way he boxes now, I think he is very versatile, much more versatile than the majority of other heavyweights who plod all night. Wlad may seem one-dimensional in the sense that he cant slug and trade, so he has to be a boxer puncher all the time...but thats somne weakass **** argument. What Wlad does, he does very well, and is good enough to beat anyone... thats doesnt spell out one-dimensional at all. If you label him as one-dimensional, then all other heavies are as well...dumbass argument to begin with.

[Xol]

Until someone manages to outbox Wladimir and render his boxing skills useless, he will never be one-dimensional. For him to be one-dimensional, he would have to show that he cannot adapt to his opponents style. The way he boxes now, I think he is very versatile, much more versatile than the majority of other heavyweights who plod all night. Wlad may seem one-dimensional in the sense that he cant slug and trade, so he has to be a boxer puncher all the time...but thats somne weakass **** argument. What Wlad does, he does very well, and is good enough to beat anyone... thats doesnt spell out one-dimensional at all. If you label him as one-dimensional, then all other heavies are as well...dumbass argument to begin with.

Nicely said man

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The man won GOLD in the olympics. Not bronze, not silver, but GOLD. That is the most distinguished of all sporting awards. Feck the Heisman. Feck the Superbowl ring and yes, feck the world heavyweight belt. The Olympic gold medal says you are a god in said sport/competition. End of story. Wlad has one. End of story. Not to mention a very deep amateur career and 40 odd professional fights. To say his chin is weak is like saying Muhammed Ali was slow. Not true, stop touting it. Every fighter goes down. Christ.

If Wlad fought Corrie Sanders now. He would crush him before 3.

Relax buddy, I wasnt talking bad about Wlad. However, until I see him take a flush shot from a boxer that has some pop, i.e. Sanders and Brewster, then I will continue to doubt his chin. He's my favorite boxer though.