Does anyone give Ibragimov a shot?

He is quite a bit quicker than wlad, and can be elusive. Is it possible he could win?

Who's picking Ibragimov? Anyone?

 

Probably Dsimon and LOK.

 

Not me. Wlad is too big to be outboxed by Ibrag, and he doesn't have great power.

I think Wlad wins inside of eight rounds.

 

I don't think Sultan is quicker than Wlad. I don't think he has any advantages over Wlad. But he's solid.

Sultan doesn't have the proven tool to beat Wlad--big power--so he's left hoping that Wlad will run out of gas. It's a miserable way to win, but at least he knows what he's in for going into the fight. Of course, Wlad now fights like his brother and that means it's very unlikely he'll run out of gas.

Wlad KO8 and it looks easy even though Sultan keeps trying throughout.

 

he's defintely more mobile and light on his feet, though.

 

I like his movement and speed to trouble Wlad. It might be enought to win him a decision.

 

He has NO bloody chance in hell.

:nono:

 

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He has NO CHANCE

 

Ibragimov is a southpaw with a bit of swiftness and pop, and it'll be interesting to see how Wlad deals with that, because the last time he were confronted with such attributes, it was the worst moment in his career.

 

Ibrimov will beat that German mercilessly!

 

Wlad will make quick work of him. He beats him up badly and its stopped in 4.

 

This is very much how I see it too. Wlad seems like pretty difficult guy to outbox

 

Nope, no chance at all. Bragimov and Chagaev are both shit.

 

This is heavyweight boxing. Anything can happen. But Wlad is likely to keep it at range and drop bombs sooner rather than later.

 

every heavy other than Wvlad is shit.

 

Wlad makes them all look shit

 

Pretty much :bears:

As for Wlad himself, his chin and stamina stop him from being a truly great heavyweight.

 

So far they have. But if he is able to protect his chin and pace himself the way he has done in the recent bouts, he could become a great. Already he would give hell to any heavyweight in the history

 

people act like Wlad looks stellar in there. He's clumsy on his feet - his stamina blows - he can't take a good punch. All he has a height, a good 1-2, and a decent left-hook.

A smaller, elusive and quicker guy who is light on his feet is exactly the type of fighter who can exploit Wlad's many short-comings.

 

Do know how many Small, elusive, super fast heavyweights there have been in the history of heavyweight fighting?

1.

Tyson.

And he was elusive for like, 6 months.

 

Reach, quick, powerful jab and a bomb of a right cross is pretty much what it takes to eat up a slick boxer, isn't it? ::

Sure, there are not many boxer-types out there but the ones Wlad has faced he has handled with greatest of ease. The ones who have given him trouble have been aggressors.

 

Well, the point I'm making is that Ibragimov is a smaller heavy-weight who is light on his feet and relatively fast.

I'm not predicting (or even saying) that he's going to win - I'm simply offering up reasons why he could possibly win.

Also, there's been plenty of small and elusive heavyweights:

1. prime Byrd
2. Chambers
3. RJJ
4. Patterson
5. Owen Beck
6. Larry Donald
7. Brian Minto

I'm not suggesting any of these guys would have a chance against Wlad, but I am refuting your ridiculous claim.

And by the way, Tyson was hardly small.

 

He was no more than 5'11".

 

Definition of "small" has changed in heavyweight boxing.

Ibragimov is 6'2 220 lbs and small

Prime Foreman was 6'3 1/2, 220 lbs and monster

Prime Liston was 6'1 215 lbs and also a monster.

Yet, the fighters now are worse than ever

 

I thought Foreman was a clean 6'4?

He was only 220 lbs? Bloody hell, I remember him to be heavier than that, I thought he was in the 230 - 240 range.

 

That's how the eyes lie when you watch tapes. Foreman does indeed look like a monster compared to fighters of 70s. If he appeared now, he would seem skinny

 

Tyson was small.

 

I don't think he would give hell even to a third-class heavyweight like Corrie Sanders. Heck, if they ever fought I'd pick Corrie to bomb the robot out inside one, or, maximum, two rounds...

 

LMAO @ Wlad giving hell to any heavyweight in history.:laughing:

A prime Tyson, Lewis, or Foreman woulda gone through Wladimira like hot butter.

 

Like Foreman went through Peralta, Tyson went through Buster Douglas and Lewis went through Rahman right?