I respect both brothers for their accomplishments:
- division domination
- fight the top contenderes, no ducking (the last 5 years AFAIK)
- both came back out of very difficult situations (Wlad: his losses, Vitali: injuries with almost 4 years off)
- gentelmen in and out of the ring
- accomplished businessmen
What can be held against them is the style. "Never change a winning team", but for the fans their style is very robotic. Vitali sometimes trades with his opponents, and that's the main reason I like him more - he is not that boring to watch.
I know several people, who even enjoy their style. Somebody said "it's like fencing in the ring, so technical wins, not savage slaughters".
i like vitali more, but i have tremendous respect for wladimir after coming back from those losses to be THE heavyweight champion..yea his style may be boring but his chin isnt good therefor to win he needs to be very cautious..but he has explosive power..i actually think he hits more explosively and harder than vitali but doesnt throw as many punches as vitali therefor doesnt have the same KO percentage...then again he has more wins than vitali
Wladimir.
He fights his way back to the top. Worked hard with Emanuel Steward and improved his style. Making his mantatories, unfies and only fights top opponent. Great Champion.
Great person outside the ring. Wlad is a real gentleman and very good for the sport of boxing.
Probably Vitali, he has the more interesting style to me. Wladimir is a gentleman outside of the ring though and I'm a fan. There's not many people who would do what he does in his position.