Reasons

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that Wladimir built up a large part of his record on.

 

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On Wladimir???s way up in the heavyweight division, he really

 

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didn???t fight too many tough or skilled fighters that could

 

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really press or worry him, and when he finally fought a

 

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heavyweight that could punch, in Ross Purity, he seemingly

 

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fell apart and was stopped in the 11th round, losing by

 

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TKO. In that fight, and in his losing effort against Lamon

 

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Brewster, Wladimir seemed to have almost had a nervous

 

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breakdown, when after he had unloaded his entire offensive

 

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arsenal of punches, Brewster and Purrity kept coming,

 

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looking for more.

 

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However, Wladimir seemed to have no plan

 

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nor any idea of what to do when facing someone that

 

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will not just quit or be knocked out easily, like his other soft

 

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opponents, who for the most part, didn???t belong in the same

 

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ring as Wladimir.

 

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However, in 2004, Wladimir began training

 

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with Emanuel Steward

 

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who has since been teaching him

 

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some of the basic ring fundamentals

 

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that he was previously

 

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lacking, such as learning how to pace himself and relax when pressed.

 

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. Moreover, he???s got Wladimir moving around in

 

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the ring more while fighting

 

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something that he did a lot

 

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earlier in his career

 

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before turning into a muscle bound

 

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plodder

 

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Against Samuel Peter

 

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Wladimir looked like an