Re: Would fighters like Bruno,Shavers,Norton,Ruddock be Champ today?
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erics44
Bruno is the best HW ever to have lived if it was only him and Tye Fields around
the other three are no better than the rest of the crop we have today and it would be exactly the same outcome as the klits last 20 or what ever fights
shavers wouldbnt last a couple or three rounds with either
I added the part you left off by mistake
you obviously know nothing about boxing
Re: Would fighters like Bruno,Shavers,Norton,Ruddock be Champ today?
The brothers are both good fighters I think that's where it stops. They beat all of their opponents not because of size but because they are generally leaps and bounds ahead of these fighters in skill and ability.
I was behind David Haye because he made the build up to fights exciting but let's face it he was not a very good heavyweight, that he is Wlads best win really sums up the resume of the brothers.
Re: Would fighters like Bruno,Shavers,Norton,Ruddock be Champ today?
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El Kabong
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ICB
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El Kabong
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I've been watching some of the lost generation of Heavyweight's from the 80's, and guys like Page, Witherspoon, Thomas, in there primes. Had much better talent than the Klitschko's IMO, prime for prime if they were in shape i have no doubt they would of beaten the Klitschko's.
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The Klitschko's would have had no trouble with any of the fighters you mentioned. Witherspoon? Really???
You need to watch some of those guys in there prime Lyle, especially Tim Witherspoon who at his best was a better version of Ken Norton. Greg Page fought alot like Muhammad Ali but not as good obviously, and Pinklon Thomas had one of the finest jabs in Heavyweight history. Plus they were a good size aswell 6'3.
6'3 or not it doesn't matter, the Klitschko's are GREAT heavyweights. Ken Norton was like Andrew Golota, he could BOX with anyone but get a big banger in there and he was toast! Witherspoon fought Holmes well enough but other than that he was NOT impressive. As for Greg Page, you know who else tried to fight like Ali...Larry Donald...a guy that Vitali had 0 trouble with.
Well i wouldn't call them great Heavyweight's, i know your a fan of them Lyle. And there's nothing wrong in that, but i'd hardly call them great Heavyweight's. And if a guy like Shannon Briggs can somehow get his hands on a belt. Then any of those fighters mentioned would win a belt easy.
That's why im on about on there best night, because alot of 80's Heavyweight's were talented but were inconsistent because of there problem's outside the ring. You honestly think the contenders of today would stand a chance against the talented 80's Heavyweight's ? they'd run rings around fat slobs like Samuel Peter.
Larry Donald was 35 year's old, im on about a prime Greg Page. A guy that Muhammad Ali once said would take over from him, sure he was inconsistent and very lazy and didn't become what he should have.
But the Greg Page who was in shape, and could move around the ring very well. And could punch pretty well aswell, would give both the Klitschko brothers hell. And could possibly pull off the upset.
The Klitschko's have never really beat a talented Heavyweight, well Vitali has Sanders thats about it. And Wlad has Byrd but he was too small and not really a big Heavyweight. Like the other guys who were 220+ and 6'3.
