he will probably be top ten by the end of his career.
granted, his era is one of the worst ever. it makes me cringe sometimes when I see his opponents. but, he has consistantly beaten a high number of them, and has around 11 wins over top opposition by now, which is actually more than a number of ATG heavyweights.(although, again, its a bad era).
add that in with his dominance and yeah, I dont think its a stretch to make him top ten. well, once his career is done.
Holmes' era wasnt actually that terrible. they were inconsistant sometimes, but they could still show up to be quality fighters. Holmes had a number of wins over good fighters, like Norton, Shaversx2, Cooney, Snipes, Weaver, Witherspoon, and schooled Mercer in his 40s. Reality is Holmes beat more top opposition than Wladimir has(so far) and proved his quality when he was past prime and old, although Holmes career isnt without reproach either.
granted, his era is one of the worst ever. it makes me cringe sometimes when I see his opponents. but, he has consistantly beaten a high number of them, and has around 11 wins over top opposition by now, which is actually more than a number of ATG heavyweights.(although, again, its a bad era).
add that in with his dominance and yeah, I dont think its a stretch to make him top ten. well, once his career is done.
Many people consider Larry Holmes an ATG and his era was trashed just as much as Wlad's.
Wladimir is definitely an ATG.
Wladimir is definitely an ATG.
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