Ring Magazine fighters of the decade..

[Beanflicker]

The underrating and underappreciating of the Klitschko's by today's fans should be considered criminal.

You can give the fighter of the decade to the guy who dominated nearly the full decade, or you can give it to the great fighter who was in the twilight of his career, lost to a guy who he shouldn't have lost to in a million years, and finally realized he was way passed his prime and it was time to retire 3 years into the decade.

Yes he beat Vitali, but a cut victory over a guy who came in on 2 weeks notice is hardly something to base a "HW of the decade award on".

Its like saying Joe Louis was the HW of the 50's.

[Fenster]

The underrating and underappreciating of the Klitschko's by today's fans should be considered criminal.

You can give the fighter of the decade to the guy who dominated nearly the full decade, or you can give it to the great fighter who was in the twilight of his career, lost to a guy who he shouldn't have lost to in a million years, and finally realized he was way passed his prime and it was time to retire 3 years into the decade.

Yes he beat Vitali, but a cut victory over a guy who came in on 2 weeks notice is hardly something to base a "HW of the decade award on".

Its like saying Joe Louis was the HW of the 50's.

I don't think Wlad is being underrated, it's just a very weak era, and unfortunately he is the only alternative to Lewis.