i dont think you are right
i think they look worse because the klits are so much better
they are bigger names but not neccessarily better boxers
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i dont think you are right
i think they look worse because the klits are so much better
they are bigger names but not neccessarily better boxers
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Fair play mate it's all subjective, but I'm pretty sure if we actually looked at the top 10 'contenders' for example from 1992 and pitched them against the top 10 'contenders'' of today I don't think the majority would see many favourable outcomes for today's bunch
ICB -please do the match ups![]()
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I think the problem with boxing in general is the media (especially the American and British media) don't address the issue of the "talent gap" between the Klitschko's and their opponents in a positive light. Sure both have their reasons for doing so but the boxing commentators these days are doing the fans of the sport a great disservice by always (and I do mean ALWAYS) complaining about styles and how boring and blah blah blah....meanwhile you look at UFC, sure they have their fair share of bad fights, but their commentators USUALLY point out the good things. If you watched Edgar vs Penn II you basically see a rudamentary boxing match, but you listen to Joe Rogan and it's the greatest most wonderful awe inspiring match ever on the other hand you watch Klitschko-Peter II and all you hear is Teddy Atlas bitch about Wlad holding and Sam Peter not working on the inside, "making deals with himself", and you never hear much about Wlad openning up, they may have said 2 words about Wlad using the uppercut, Brian Kenney did try to keep Teddy from being so hard on the fighters, but the fans watch but they also listen and if you tell someone "look for the holding" odds are they'll see more of it, if you tell them to "watch for the power punches" odds are they'll see more of it. They never say "watch for Floyd's elbows" or "watch Floyd try not to engage his opponent until the end of the round" whenever he fights, so why be so hard on the Klitschko's? The British media (really one person specifically) doesn't give the Klitschko's their due credit, but I will say, the way they hype up Chicken Little and the way they've hyped up Audley Harrison to be a "dangerous challenger" is a big step in the right direction...I just wish that there weren't so many "homers" in boxing...I mean Larry Merchant and Cris Arreola was laughable...as was the British commentators describing John Ruiz getting repeatedly rabbit punched as some sort of cheeky attempt to have a point taken from his opponent
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another haye hating post
i am starting to get the gyst of this forum
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Lyle thats a blatant LIE!![]()
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The guy is talented but you've got to understand, when people are doing all these "look at me, look at me" attention whore things, they can't expect people to look past certain things. Its not all going to be good for the guy. Had he been humble and respectful, there's more of a chance that people like myself would give him the benefit of the doubt....but the dude is an asshole, he's a talented fighter but he's an asshole, and he CHOSE to be one.
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