Vitali and Wlad

[El Kabong]

I think the Klitschko's get hated on because the fans of the heavyweight division are in a hangover stage. Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, etc are retired or aren't anywhere near what they used to be and people want to live in the past instead of respecting what we have right now.

[Fenster]

People mainly don't like Wlad because he fights in an unexciting manner which makes for boring fights.

Heavyweights are about knock outs. It's the reason there's LESS interest in the smaller weight-classes. KO's equal excitement. That's why the non-hardcore fan watches. Whether or not they're unappreciative of the skill on offer is basically irrelevant. The MAJORITY of people watch boxing to be entertained.

A guy with seemingly HUGE athletic size advantages over his opponents, pitter pattering around, playing safe does not equal entertainment. So people don't watch. Simple as.

[The Fightfan]

I do look at it in a different way now. I watched Wlad fight over the weekend with my wife. She says "man he's boring" I said "who Wlad" "no the other guy Rahman". It comes to mind how is Wlad boring because he doesn't go balls to the wall and just get into a firefight with the other. Look at his latest fight's he stands right in front of you and jabs you to death then shoots righthand's and left hooks when he's ready and put's you away.

Vitali on the otherhand is just a different kind of animal does basically the same thing stands in front shoots the jab but doesn't wait with the right hand and then he rough's you up on top of that.

To me these two a very underated and I would throw them in already with any of the all-time great's.