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Either these fans are new fans of the sport or they haven't watched the likes of Barrera, Morales, Frankie Randall, Buddy McGirt, Hopkins, JMM, PBF and other technicians from recent times.
OK herein lies your problem. What do you notice about the names you listed? The biggest guy you listed there is Hopkins, who spent nearly his entire career as a MW.

Of course the smaller guys will be more skilled than the HW guys. Muhammad Ali was the greatest HW of all time, but we could sit here and name about 100 guys, all in lower weight classes, who had more technical skill than he did.

People who say the Klitschko's aren't highly talented just don't know boxing. When have you seen a guy 6'7'' who moved so quick, with such great balance, with such cordination, who could work so effectively behind a jab. People want to pick on the Klitschko's, but I gaurentee you if you plucked today's Wlad and stuck him in ANY heavyweight era, he would be a star, if not the #1 guy.
that's another point. Athleticism. If I wanna see athletic big men, I'll go watch the NBA where are 7'0 men thousand times more athletic than Wlad who looks incredibly clumsy and awkward when he tries to pull off maneuvers.

As for big men not being skilled? What about Riddick Bowe? Holyfield? Dwight Qawi? Michael Spinks? Eddie Mustafa Muhammad? John Conteh? Matthew Saad Muhammad? Or any of the top LHW's from the 70s/80s. Hell, Andrew Golota was more skilled than Wlad. Though Wlad is the more effective fighter.

You're right. Heavyweights do suck incredibly in comparison to the lower weight classes(especially so now). And Wlad would do pretty well in some eras mainly because of his humongous stature and power. Though he'd get absolutely demolished by a lot of the top guys of the 90's.

frankly, I don't see how can anyone can have Wlad as their favorite fighter. Does anyone really like watching him other than to see an upset?