Usually I'd be a bastard and tell you to STFU and go watch Butterbean, but I feel good today and I feel like trying to fix your way of looking at the situation. People might call Holyfield, Tyson, or Lewis all action fighters or "exciting" fighters but in all actuality those guys had their fair share of borefests, yeah even Tyson (James Smith anyone??). Those guys had different little hitches in their games: Lewis would hold or push off, Tyson would allow himself to be tied up or constantly tie up he did it vs everyone (providing they withstood the first couple of punches), Holyfield would smother the other fighter and headbutt....Wlad is just following in the footsteps of past great heavyweights, watch Ali and tell me he didn't hold a ton, watch Larry Holmes and tell me he didn't jab a ton. I think the main difference between Wladimir and all other heavyweights is, he's too nice. He doesn't talk shit, he doesn't try and hype up fights, he let's his fists do the talking and he's the FIRST heavyweight since Gene Tunney to do that and Gene was almost as appreciated in the division as Wlad is. The fans back then didn't like him hell the fans not too long ago hated Lennox Lewis because he was "boring" but once Wladimir and Vitali are gone from the division there will be a big void left and people will start to look more favorably upon them.
When people say Wladimir is technically strong they mean he knows his range, he uses the jab as a way to set up other punches, he uses his physical gifts (height, reach, weight) to his advantage, he doesn't allow himself to get hit and for a heavyweight at any point in time that is special. If you look at past great heavyweights and you know what to look for you'll see similar attributes from the likes of: Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman etc.
To each their own, but I am sure leftylee will be along shortly to tell you to watch David Haye
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Re: How skilled is Wladimir Klitschko really?
Originally Posted by Lyle
Usually I'd be a bastard and tell you to STFU and go watch Butterbean, but I feel good today and I feel like trying to fix your way of looking at the situation. People might call Holyfield, Tyson, or Lewis all action fighters or "exciting" fighters but in all actuality those guys had their fair share of borefests, yeah even Tyson (James Smith anyone??). Those guys had different little hitches in their games: Lewis would hold or push off, Tyson would allow himself to be tied up or constantly tie up he did it vs everyone (providing they withstood the first couple of punches), Holyfield would smother the other fighter and headbutt....Wlad is just following in the footsteps of past great heavyweights, watch Ali and tell me he didn't hold a ton, watch Larry Holmes and tell me he didn't jab a ton. I think the main difference between Wladimir and all other heavyweights is, he's too nice. He doesn't talk shit, he doesn't try and hype up fights, he let's his fists do the talking and he's the FIRST heavyweight since Gene Tunney to do that and Gene was almost as appreciated in the division as Wlad is. The fans back then didn't like him hell the fans not too long ago hated Lennox Lewis because he was "boring" but once Wladimir and Vitali are gone from the division there will be a big void left and people will start to look more favorably upon them.
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