Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
What a stiff. Literally. Could the guy stand up any straighter or keep his chin up in the air anymore than he does? How could Wlad miss? The div. is a disgrace to what HW boxing used to be. Just another crap win for Wlad as people continue to believe he is one of the greatest HW's of all time. He's not. He's just competing in an era where fighters literally have minimal boxing skills. Wlad would've gotten wrecked and been knocked out multiple times had he come up in the 90's. And if you don't believe that, then you really don't know your boxing.
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reggaereggae
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Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Sweet Jesus. You definitely don't know your boxing5burowz wrote:What a stiff. Literally. Could the guy stand up any straighter or keep his chin up in the air anymore than he does? How could Wlad miss? The div. is a disgrace to what HW boxing used to be. Just another crap win for Wlad as people continue to believe he is one of the greatest HW's of all time. He's not. He's just competing in an era where fighters literally have minimal boxing skills. Wlad would've gotten wrecked and been knocked out multiple times had he come up in the 90's. And if you don't believe that, then you really don't know your boxing.
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ThereByTheGrace
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Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
I'd like to know who would have knocked Wlad out multiple times based on current form!reggaereggae wrote:Sweet Jesus. You definitely don't know your boxing5burowz wrote:What a stiff. Literally. Could the guy stand up any straighter or keep his chin up in the air anymore than he does? How could Wlad miss? The div. is a disgrace to what HW boxing used to be. Just another crap win for Wlad as people continue to believe he is one of the greatest HW's of all time. He's not. He's just competing in an era where fighters literally have minimal boxing skills. Wlad would've gotten wrecked and been knocked out multiple times had he come up in the 90's. And if you don't believe that, then you really don't know your boxing.
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HomicideHenry
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Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Pulev fought stupidly, yes... but this isnt a condemnation on Klitschko... its an indictment on Pulev.
After watching that fight the first thought was, "How the hell did Tony Thompson lose to this guy?", but had to think also that Thompson was an older, slower man. Do I think Pulev was hyped? Yes. Do I believe he was over-rated going into this contest? Yes. But I'd be a liar, to say, I didn't buy into the hype myself--- I predicted this conest would go the full route. Instead, Pulev fought like this and got kayoed.
Not Klitschko's fault his opponent got scared or that his opponent's team came up with a rather bizarre strategy to use in the fight. Klitschko looked phenomenal tonight--- he could of beaten Pulev and Briggs, and had enough to decision Stiverne, all in one night.
After watching that fight the first thought was, "How the hell did Tony Thompson lose to this guy?", but had to think also that Thompson was an older, slower man. Do I think Pulev was hyped? Yes. Do I believe he was over-rated going into this contest? Yes. But I'd be a liar, to say, I didn't buy into the hype myself--- I predicted this conest would go the full route. Instead, Pulev fought like this and got kayoed.
Not Klitschko's fault his opponent got scared or that his opponent's team came up with a rather bizarre strategy to use in the fight. Klitschko looked phenomenal tonight--- he could of beaten Pulev and Briggs, and had enough to decision Stiverne, all in one night.
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Losing to Wlad dosen't make anyone garbage.
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reggaereggae
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Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Like many safety first, cerebral fighters, Wlad makes a lot of fighters look bad. Worse than they are. At least Pulev tried hard to win.
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
He beat Thompson because he's better than Tony. Pulev is a smart fighter who usually starts slow and dominates towards the finish, by design. He had to try the opposite against Wlad, had some success but ultimately paid for it as Wlad was in top form.
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Exactly. Some clueless people on here at times.Blodhemn wrote:He beat Thompson because he's better than Tony. Pulev is a smart fighter who usually starts slow and dominates towards the finish, by design. He had to try the opposite against Wlad, had some success but ultimately paid for it as Wlad was in top form.
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
reggaereggae wrote:Sweet Jesus. You definitely don't know your boxing5burowz wrote:What a stiff. Literally. Could the guy stand up any straighter or keep his chin up in the air anymore than he does? How could Wlad miss? The div. is a disgrace to what HW boxing used to be. Just another crap win for Wlad as people continue to believe he is one of the greatest HW's of all time. He's not. He's just competing in an era where fighters literally have minimal boxing skills. Wlad would've gotten wrecked and been knocked out multiple times had he come up in the 90's. And if you don't believe that, then you really don't know your boxing.
Yeah, I kinda do.
You wanna watch a real fighter, watch Zurdo tonight.
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HomicideHenry
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Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Landing one-two-three good punches... isnt NOT success...Blodhemn wrote:He beat Thompson because he's better than Tony. Pulev is a smart fighter who usually starts slow and dominates towards the finish, by design. He had to try the opposite against Wlad, had some success but ultimately paid for it as Wlad was in top form.
Is this what boxing has become? What boxing has dematerialised to?
That we applaud people for landing one or two good punches, and the rest of the fight looking like a tinman/octopus?
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
ThereByTheGrace wrote:I'd like to know who would have knocked Wlad out multiple times based on current form!reggaereggae wrote:Sweet Jesus. You definitely don't know your boxing5burowz wrote:What a stiff. Literally. Could the guy stand up any straighter or keep his chin up in the air anymore than he does? How could Wlad miss? The div. is a disgrace to what HW boxing used to be. Just another crap win for Wlad as people continue to believe he is one of the greatest HW's of all time. He's not. He's just competing in an era where fighters literally have minimal boxing skills. Wlad would've gotten wrecked and been knocked out multiple times had he come up in the 90's. And if you don't believe that, then you really don't know your boxing.
If you don't think guys like Holyfield, Lewis, Bowe, Ruddock, Mercer, etc. could've beat Wlad's ass then you're a moron.
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
HomicideHenry wrote:Landing one-two-three good punches... isnt NOT success...Blodhemn wrote:He beat Thompson because he's better than Tony. Pulev is a smart fighter who usually starts slow and dominates towards the finish, by design. He had to try the opposite against Wlad, had some success but ultimately paid for it as Wlad was in top form.
Is this what boxing has become? What boxing has dematerialised to?
That we applaud people for landing one or two good punches, and the rest of the fight looking like a tinman/octopus?
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Heretic wrote:Losing to Wlad dosen't make anyone garbage.
Pulev looked like Edward Rackley in there
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Please show me footage of anyone looking good against Wlad recently. You want to use that as some sort of measuring stick? Break out the footage.HomicideHenry wrote:Landing one-two-three good punches... isnt NOT success...Blodhemn wrote:He beat Thompson because he's better than Tony. Pulev is a smart fighter who usually starts slow and dominates towards the finish, by design. He had to try the opposite against Wlad, had some success but ultimately paid for it as Wlad was in top form.
Is this what boxing has become? What boxing has dematerialised to?
That we applaud people for landing one or two good punches, and the rest of the fight looking like a tinman/octopus?
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ThereByTheGrace
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Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Glad you said that. The only one from your 5 who could do it was obviously Lewis. The rest never had the skills that Wlad has right now. His jab is better, his footwork is better, he is more agile and he is better than you think....
If you don't think guys like Holyfield, Lewis, Bowe, Ruddock, Mercer, etc. could've beat Wlad's ass then you're a moron.
I must be a moron because I couldn't see any of the above knocking out the current Wlad on multiple form.
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HomicideHenry
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Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
You can't have it both ways... You can't hold Pulev up as being this and that, when he fought like he did... and you cant in the same breathe say Klitschko is just that dominate... so which is it? Klitschko is either just that damn good and despite Pulev looking like a fool, had the best performance he had in years---- or it was Pulev's own damn fault, for tossing aside what worked for him for so many fights, and opted to fight like an idiot out there?
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HomicideHenry
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Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Bowe and Lewis had the best chance... much as I love Evander, he was just too small.ThereByTheGrace wrote:Glad you said that. The only one from your 5 who could do it was obviously Lewis. The rest never had the skills that Wlad has right now. His jab is better, his footwork is better, he is more agile and he is better than you think....
If you don't think guys like Holyfield, Lewis, Bowe, Ruddock, Mercer, etc. could've beat Wlad's ass then you're a moron.
I must be a moron because I couldn't see any of the above knocking out the current Wlad on multiple form.
Same with Ruddock and Mercer.
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Raff The Frenchman
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Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
People keep pointing out how Wlad only looks good because of how weak the division is today. Its only half true. Wlad does shine against mediocre opposition...However, looking at his 63 wins, its more and more evident that even great fighters of the past eras would have struggled or likely been KO'd against Wlad.
Holyfield imo would have been utterly crushed. Lewis, well, I'm not even that sure anymore, Wlad does look the best against other tall fighters and Lewis's chin isn't the best either...Actually having been trained by the same man, Lewis and Wlad are very similar.
Wlad would have made most of the all time greats look bad.
Holyfield imo would have been utterly crushed. Lewis, well, I'm not even that sure anymore, Wlad does look the best against other tall fighters and Lewis's chin isn't the best either...Actually having been trained by the same man, Lewis and Wlad are very similar.
Wlad would have made most of the all time greats look bad.
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Haven't seen you posting for a while 
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
lefty wrote:Exactly. Some clueless people on here at times.Blodhemn wrote:He beat Thompson because he's better than Tony. Pulev is a smart fighter who usually starts slow and dominates towards the finish, by design. He had to try the opposite against Wlad, had some success but ultimately paid for it as Wlad was in top form.
No kidding
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Wlad is good. Really good.
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Ideally, people would just ignore this troll's bait and not bump this thread. I wouldn't even be posting to say this if the thread wasn't already on top.
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
I tried to resist, but I had to give you props for what you just postedLackeos wrote:Ideally, people would just ignore this troll's bait and not bump this thread. I wouldn't even be posting to say this if the thread wasn't already on top.
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Agreed. But "some" don't figure Wlad into the top ten P4P and rank fighters like Riqondeaux over him. Wlad is obviously in the top 5 probably as high as 2nd. My opinion.diddy wrote:Wlad is good. Really good.
Re: Pulev is garbage; the HW div. is trash.
Lackeos wrote:Ideally, people would just ignore this troll's bait and not bump this thread. I wouldn't even be posting to say this if the thread wasn't already on top.
Wlad would get destroyed if he came up in the 90's.