Do you Wlad of today would have beaten Corrie Sanders?

[BostonGuy]

Yes, one of the rematches in boxing history that didn't happen. Early on during Wlad's current reign Sanders attempted a comeback but was KO'd by a body punch, dashing his hopes. Very sad that a few years later he would be murdered as he shielded his daughter from attackers.

Current version of Wlad beats him. Wlad's ring IQ has grown leaps and bounds from that fight. He fights much smarter and has so much experience fighting southpaws that I think he'd handle Sanders relatively easy today.

[redmyth79]

Yes, one of the rematches in boxing history that didn't happen. Early on during Wlad's current reign Sanders attempted a comeback but was KO'd by a body punch, dashing his hopes. Very sad that a few years later he would be murdered as he shielded his daughter from attackers.

Current version of Wlad beats him. Wlad's ring IQ has grown leaps and bounds from that fight. He fights much smarter and has so much experience fighting southpaws that I think he'd handle Sanders relatively easy today.

Well said.

[Elroy1]

Any version of Wladimir beats Corrie Sander's almost always.

Wladimir treated Corrie Sanders in their fight as if he was nothing more than a stepping stone, stay busy fight.

BIG mistake!

The same aggressive Wladimir that lost to Sanders would beat him most occasions anyway if he treated Corrie with the proper respect such a dangerous opponent deserves and not tried to slug it out with him..

To answer the TS question, current Wlad, in fact pretty much all versions of Wlad since Corrie beat him basically every time, because he learned his lesson and that's that.

Full defensive and paced Wladimir, with the experience of about 3 boxing careers under his belt now, was for a time, and maybe still is at present, almost invincible.

[jreckoning]

Sanders was always trouble for anyone in the first three rounds.

Wlad survives that he wins.

I haven't seen anyone Wlad has fought since with fast hands who also hit hard.

Keep in mind when Sanders got ko'ed by the body punch he was already 42.

He wanted the Wlad rematch ever since he lost to Vitali in 2004.

Team Klitschko ran for the hills back then.

[jreckoning]

I watched the first fight again the other night. Sanders catches Wlad at some point again. He had the size and power to step to Wlad, wouldn't have been an easy guy to hold either.

Watch Sanders against Vitali. When there is even a hint of holding Sanders has this look of disdain, like screw this even when he was getting beaten up later in the fight.

[dan_cov]

I'd favour Sanders by stoppage again, its a horrible match up for Wladimir.
He wouldn't be able to get close enough to clinch and just like the first fight Sanders would neutralise his jab.

His best hope would be too literally not engage for four rounds.

I seriously think Sanders is all wrong for Wladimir and had his number.

[billeau2]

Hillarious how the Vladtards will now stop revisionist history with a hypothetical, "but this version of Vlad"! ____________ fill in the blanks, go ahead...Well Vlad had some problems with Peter....BUT this version of Vlad would manhug him and hook em up!! Lovely.

Bulox! Sanders stepped to Vlad thats why he beat him, he would have done more to Vitali if he had been in shape. Sanders is a compitant, well skilled fighter who is relatively aggressive, hence Vlad fell and would always fall because when has Vlad fought a guy who has some semblence of the ability to apply real pressure?

Corrie was not a pressure fighter, but...he had enough forebearance to step in and through the glass chinned slav. That was enough to show what would happen if an elite level pressure fighter like Holly had ever gotten his gloves on the glass chin slav.

Now....if Sanders was not in shape and unmotivated, then he is not the same threat level. Vlad could clinch up on an out of shape Sanders, like the one who showed up for Vitalie. Though Vitalie is a lot better fighter all around....and even he was buckled.

Anyhew sorry vadtards...Any version of Vlad gets KTFO by an in shape mediocre to good pressure, puncher like Sanders.

I happen to rate Sanders highly, but...given how most would view him its kind of sad that a supposed ATG could not get the gumption to make sure a rematch was fourthcoming....you know like Lewis did.

[Tedkidlewis]

I think sometimes people seem to think of the Sanders defeat as a one punch freak occurrence, truth is it was an absolute masterclass on how to beat a guy like Wladimir. I remember watching that fight live and thinking Wlad would never beat a guy like Sanders. Great moment in boxing, I miss Sanders great dude and died a hero too.

[jreckoning]

I think sometimes people seem to think of the Sanders defeat as a one punch freak occurrence, truth is it was an absolute masterclass on how to beat a guy like Wladimir. I remember watching that fight live and thinking Wlad would never beat a guy like Sanders. Great moment in boxing, I miss Sanders great dude and died a hero too.

HBO played down Sanders badly. They were all about how he hadn't fought but a couple of rounds in the last couple years and was seeing a sports psychologist.

I guess they forgot about how dangerous he was in the Rahman fight early.

Wlad was an aggressive fighter earlier in his career but he didn't look that great in the McCline fight before.
He looked tentative at times in that fight. He came out exactly the same way against Sanders who proceeded to light him up like a christmas tree.

[Tedkidlewis]

Random facts. Lennox Lewis was really good friends with Sanders and many times mentioned how good he thought he was and was very much affected by his passing. Also so were the Klitschko's who were also deeply hurt by his death, that's one of the reasons I could never hate on the Klitschko's, they are class acts. Very honorable men.