Both have the ability to KO the other. It's one of those fights that a KO is highly likely, but it's not impossible that it actually lasts the distance. Do Wlad's superior boxing skills win it for him, or is he too vulnerable against a tall power puncher like Ruddock?
Razor KHTFO. Wlad does have the power to KO Ruddock, but he lacks the killer instinct Lewis had to do it. He'd probably hurt Ruddock, then Razor would punch back and Wlad would retreat. Eventually Razor would land his hook, and glass would shatter in the 5th row. Ruddock KO 4.
:2: :2: Imagine how Wlad would react if he ever tasted the smash. For once, he wouldn't have to fake being knocked out.
Ridiculous. You need to watch boxing instead of making things up. Lewis was known for being passive. He didn't have a killer instinct either. Ask Manny Stewart who almost kayoed him on his stool for not pulling the trigger on Mike Tyson. Davd Tua has written him love notes since their fight because Lewis refused to take him out. He showed killer instinct a few times, but never against "E-light" guys, excepting Golota perhaps. Wlad isn't a bum like Riddick Bowe. He would knock Razor out before Razor could get the smash going.
Lewis usually wasn't passive when he had his man hurt. And did you even see the Tua fight? Tua was doing everything he could to avoid being knocked out. He went into that defensive shell of his (which is very underrated), only popping out to stay in the game. If David Tua decides that he's not going to trade with you, it's practically impossible to knock him out.
You damn right Wlad wasnt Riddick Bowe! Dont insult Riddick like that. Say what you want about Bowe, but he woulda never lost to scrubs like Purrity, Sanders, and Lame-on Bumster. And Lummox DID have killer instinct, even before Manny came along. Of course he was always a naturally cautious fighter, but when he got guys in real trouble he KNEW how to finish them, something Wlad has never been able to do well. If he was a finisher, he woulda never let Bumster off the hook. Ruddock would stretch Wlad, period. Razor wasnt a great fighter, but he had alotta heart, was big, relatively quick, and could hit like a sonuvabitch! Thats enough to KO Wladimira.
Maybe Free Ike thinks that journalists overrated Bowe because they were "terrified" of him. That's his dumb-ass explanation of the press's reaction to Liston.
You are a gigantic idiot. Rubio MHS: Tua has an underrated defense. Do you like to be ridiculed over the internet?
No, they overrated him because most sports writers are sychophantic New York apologists. New Yorkers figure because they are unusually fat, ugly, rude and smelly that the world owes them something to balance the books. Not all NY fighters are overrated, but 90% of them are. Take "Suckchell" Powell these NY writers tred to make this NYC club fighter a live underdog versus they very inempt Kassim Ouma. I guess Korean writers are scared of Liston too.
Gotta go with Razor in this one. Wlad is the HW version of Zab Judah. All talent and no substance, not to mention one hell of a shit chin. The main thing here is the fact that Wlad doesn't really have one punch KO power. He hits hell of hard but he rarely KO's anybody off of one shot who isn't a bum. This is where Razor would beat Wlad because he did have one punch KO power. Wlad should never be put in with another puncher for the rest of his life. If he gets in a fight with a guy in a bar, he better start inquiring about the guy's punching power.
Which good fighters did Razor KO with one punch? The Michael Dokes KO was spectacular but it was a result of multiple shots and the final punch was a telegraphed shot against a defenseless opponent. Ruddock hit damn hard too but did he score one-punch KOs?
His shell-defense is underrated, especially since he can come out of nowhere with that big left hook. Compare the amount of damage he took in the free-swinging Ibeabuchi fight with how much he took in the Lewis fight, when he was on the defense. And you still haven't explained exactly how a sportswriter would rank a fighter because he was "afraid" of him. Could you imagine Larry Merchant saying that Liston was a great champion because he was scared that Liston might attack him? That's ridiculous.
