Is Wladimir Klitschko a top ten ATG heavyweight?

[powerpuncher]

No

[Alpha]

I vote no also.

[palmerq]

I think so, he has defeated 11 current(at the time)/former heavyweight champiopns, 2 olympic gold medalists and some good pros with strong amatuer world championship performances(ibragimov and chagaev), His 2nd reign lasted 9 years :S and he held a title belt before that too. He also made great efforts to get the other champions in the ring too, offering ibragimov and haye 50/50 splits to make teh fights happen..I would say certainly top 10 all time, not top 5 for me due to too many bad losses.

[Batman]

I say yes

Wasn't this thread done just a few weeks ago? I'm sure there was a pretty lengthy debate about it recently

[erics44]

I don't think so

His reign was built on holding and rule bending which he got away with coz of home advantage and the money he generated

His reign was aweful

[Mark TKO]

His record says yes. Will always be judged against the era he fought in - not his fault.

Top twenty yes for me. Ten no

[Master]

I say yes he is although I think Bowe and Vitali would beat him but his record of consistancy and defences puts him above them. I have him ahead of Dempsey, Tunney, Rocky and old guard Sullivan, Corbett and Jim Jeffries.

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