If Wladimir Klitschko was David Haye's size could he have ever been a world champion?

[Skittlez]

Originally Posted by Freedom.

If Wladimir Klitschko had the arm length of Lennox Lewis (29.5" instead of his 26") would he still be undefeated?

Actually Lewis's was 30+ and yes he would be... That is yet another reason why Wlad would have lost to Lewis..

You are severely under estimating arm length.... and how vital that is to HW Boxing, especially for jab artists.


Wlad vs Lewis would have Wlad eating jabs and than getting roughed up on the inside on route to a mid round super siayan HUDUKEN upper cut plankquaio ko.

[FrankieBruno]

Originally Posted by Spray_resistant

Haye is not known for a fantastic chin either but he avoids punches because of his speed and reflexes not to mention lateral movement who is to say a smaller Wlad which we presume would be faster couldn't do the same

Not many if any Hw's have Hayes natural reflexes, you look at all the guys Hayes size and shorter are all very stiff and fight in straight lines. The chances of Wlad does what Haye did if he were a few inches smaller are very slim, realistically he would always be a defensive fighter as opposed to a open freestyle boxer. For a guy to fight the way Haye does, you have to have a good chin and he clearly does.

Hayes chin is decent, he has only suffered one TKO and that had more to do with him making an amateur mistake and tiring himself out until he could not stand up anymore

Eastern europeans are very strong fighters, however they are stiff no matter what size they come in. Just dont see Wlad being this prince naz/haye type reflexes boxer

[toshmurph]

Who cares, he's using his natural abilities to their best potential. His height is a genetic advantage, it's like saying would Ali be champ if he didn't have speed, would Foreman be champ if he didn't have power? It's a non-sequitar