Can you name five fighters of the last decade greater than Wladimir ?

[Deathknight88]

Is he a top five fighter of this era/decade?
We'll go 2001-2011/2012.

I got
Pacquaio/Mayweather
Hopkins

Than the likes of
Calzaghe,JMM

followed by the likes of Cotto..
I can see Wladimir at #5.

[CHOWWOKKA]

How many years are in a decade?

[Earl Hickey]

Nope

Manny
Floyd
Wlad

Is how I got it

[Deathknight88]

Originally Posted by CHOWWOKKA

How many years are in a decade?

10 to 11.
Boxing decades are judged differently.

[Deathknight88]

Originally Posted by Earl Hickey

Nope

Manny
Floyd
Wlad

Is how I got it

He can't be ranked higher than Bernard imo. We can't just forget the fact Wlad was knocked out twice in his physical prime. by Sanders and Brewster. That have to count and it happened within the decade.

I got him 4th/5th

[Check_hooks]

Just Pac, thats it

[Kilrain]

There's way more than five. Wladimir's never been on my top 10 pound for pound list. His success is down to several things. One - 90% of the time he has a significant size advantage over his opponents. Two - he's active during a terrible era for the heavyweight division, the worst in recent memory. And three - he's a good fighter. I don't see him as a great fighter. He's not a natural fighter. He is terrified of being hit and can't do anything but close his eyes/wince/step back when his opponent unloads, even if the opponent is posing no danger whatsoever. He gets away with this because he's big enough, and is adept enough at parrying shots - helped by the fact that his opponents, with one or two exceptions, have been uniformly terrible with poor stamina or far too small to pose him any difficulties. Mike Tyson in his prime would've disposed of Wladimir without much trouble. Lennox Lewis would've knocked him out. I think Holyfield would've beat him too. I don't mind Wlad - he's a good fighter. But he's far from an alltime great. In my opinion.

[shade darkar]

sure, mayweather, pacquiao, marquez, morales, barrera.

[Cupocity303]

I don't have him in my top 10 from 2000 to 2010. Even though his TItle reign started in 2006, there are too many greats with more notable victories in that decade, to be left out of the top 10 so Wlad can have a spot.

And I'm a fan of Wlad and as far as Heavyweights go and always make sure to point out in one way or the other that Wlad beats anyone from 1900 to Circa 2012

Wlad's work is only starting to get recognized now through the accumulation of victories and title defenses and the sheer dominance of it all. Guys gets on the top 10 based on 'notable wins'. I.E. Mosley knocking out Margarito, JMM's overall work. Hopkins wins over Tito, Tarver, Pavlik etc,. Morales' work and his upset victory over Pacquiao. Barrera's work and his upset victory over Hamed etc,.

[Joeyzagz]

Wlad has been Kod twice this decade, I wouldnt even put him in my top 10 p4p.


Joe Calzaghe
Floyd Mayweather
Andre Ward
Manny Pacquiao
Corrie Sanders
Lennox
Juan Manuel Marquez
Vitali Klitschko
Hopkins
David Haye