Wladimir Klitschko's Resume

[ykdadamaja]

After reading this it made me want to go back and watch the Wlad - Sanders fight. Ironically, the first time Sanders dropped Wlad, it was while Wlad was attempting to hold him. Haha I think Wlad may have improved his holding technique a bit since then though.


On a side note, it was sort of odd seing Wlad fight in that style/stance. He doesn't use that style anymore, but it was sort of fun to watch.

Wladimir's style used to be nothing but offense look at his fight vs Ray Mercer, look at his fight vs Monte Barrett. He threw a TON of punches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAKJx5jArVw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjqCw-wPE1k


There's no way he could have continued fighting in that style just because he was throwing pressure fighter amounts of punches

Mercer was old and slow and Barrett was a punching bag for all of his career.

[BIG H]

Again, this is not Wlad's fault, but I ask the question is there one single name on his resume that the top 25 HWs of all time would not also have beaten? Really think about it objectively!

[IamInuit]

Again, this is not Wlad's fault, but I ask the question is there one single name on his resume that the top 25 HWs of all time would not also have beaten? Really think about it objectively!

Good post and wide ranging. I think guys like Jimmy Young and Ron Lyle would roll roughshod over any of Wlads opponents. But I also say the same thing against Louis's and Marcianos with the exceptions being say Charles, Walcott and a handful of others. I also think that guys like Wills, Mcvea and Jeanette that came around after the turn of the 20th but were frozen out could come forward and essentially do the same as Lyle and Young and perhaps even get further. I also think all 5 guys would have beaten anyone in Holmes era or Lennox's.

One thing that has seemed to have stayed the same since boxing was an infant through the change from 8 to 17 is the downright mediocrity of the heavyweight division. Truthfully when I said mediocrity, I was being generous. The glaring weakness of today's crop is the complete lack of elite's.
The competition level in the division has always been sad but there have at least been a few elites around that fell short or were a real threat as above average gate keepers. Still, I dont see this era being any weaker fundamentally then Marciano's time or Larry Holmes and is just a notch below Lennox Lewis. I guess what I'm trying to say is that there really isn't that many degrees of separation between Wlads run and just about any others since John L.

The hev division to me has always been a magicians trick since its opening in testosterone filled tents.
What made it the premiere division was the size of the fighters not pugilism. A classic early example of quantity verses quality and that odd behaviour carry's on to this day. Whats strange is that it was not effected by division expansion and mankind has been getting bigger faster for more then a century along with the population. One would think these contributing factors would provide the best competition in history by far.

[Mr140]

Thing is i feel most guys today would beat the older guys from the 50's back pretty easy just on size. I mean hw has 70's and 90's that's about it nothing more or less the 80's were fucking bad. Most of the guys Tyson beat were even worse then ones Wald was beating he even lost to Buster fucking Douglas. I mean Louis fucking fought bar tenders and lhws and lost to a fucking old as Max past his prime because he could not dodge right hand. Bryde could hang with a lot of hw and defend his belt Haye a ass but had ablitiy to hang with 80's guys at least. Chelagve was undefeated champ and Thompson size would cause most people problems esply if were talking 60's and before then don't think it is that bad. Wald not beast ever but his resume i fell is underrated by alot people and few people then blow it up way to much.

[El Kabong]

After reading this it made me want to go back and watch the Wlad - Sanders fight. Ironically, the first time Sanders dropped Wlad, it was while Wlad was attempting to hold him. Haha I think Wlad may have improved his holding technique a bit since then though.


On a side note, it was sort of odd seing Wlad fight in that style/stance. He doesn't use that style anymore, but it was sort of fun to watch.

Wladimir's style used to be nothing but offense look at his fight vs Ray Mercer, look at his fight vs Monte Barrett. He threw a TON of punches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAKJx5jArVw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjqCw-wPE1k


There's no way he could have continued fighting in that style just because he was throwing pressure fighter amounts of punches

Mercer was old and slow and Barrett was a punching bag for all of his career.

YK I hope your post was followed by a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head because that is one of the DUMBEST things I've ever read.