
Originally Posted by
brocktonblockbust
If a fighter who by even his OWN fans is considered rather limited in skills can beat Wladimir, just imagine what guys like Riddick Bowe/Mike Tyson/Lennox Lewis/Joe Louis/Evander Holyfield/George Foreman would do to that Klown of Kiev.
Wladimir Klinch-ko: EXPOSED! What we always suspected. Not even Top 15 ATG.
Riddick Bowe took a lot of stick of Andrew Golota, who stupidly fouled himself twice to get the DQ in two fights he should have won. I'd rate Wlad higher than Golata.
Lennox Lewis was lucky that Wlad's brother Vitali got cut in the sixth round to end their fight. Vitali was more than holding his own in that fight and who knows how that would have played out if Vitali had not got cut and Lewis did not fight again after that fight. I'd rate Wlad higher than Vitali.
Joe Louis would have been too small and would have been bounced round the ring.
Tyson ? Tyson never won a fight were he had to fight. He never won a fight were he had to bite down. He never won a nip and tuck dog fight. Every time a figher stood up to Tyson and hit back hard and went toe to toe with him, he lost. Tyson was a great on top fighter. The question is whether Wlad would be there after five rounds ? Maybe. Maybe Tyson would steam rolled him.
Foreman ? Foreman was slow and ponderous and maybe Wlad would have been able to catch him with the over hand right.
People always look back, at past heavy weights as if they were better.
In Ali's day, they looked back to Marciano's day. In Marciano's day, they looked back to Joe Louis days, In Joe Louis day, they looked back to Jack Dempsey's day. It never ends.
Wlad was second only to Joe Louis in having the longest reign for a heavyweight champ. Bowe. Lewis. Foreman's reign were over night in comparison. Golota never even won a world title. In 30 years time people will be saying Wlad was great.
I'm not saying Wlad would have beaten them all, he might well have lost to them all, but looking at the facts, it's not right to say they all would have for sure beaten him.
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