Is this heavyweight climate the worst in history?

[SCtrojansbaby]

You have no idea what you are talking about. Spoon beats all the current contenders. Coetzee was as good as any of them too.

I would take Haye Adamek and Povetkin to beat Terrible Tim Weatherspoon.

[Scott9945]

I would take Haye Adamek and Povetkin to beat Terrible Tim Weatherspoon.

Not me. And the name is Witherspoon.

[them_apples]

I would take Haye Adamek and Povetkin to beat Terrible Tim Weatherspoon.

I certainly wouldnt

[KO'er]

Lets face it, aside from Povetkin*, was the last major contender out there against the Klitschko's. He won titles a lower weight classes and looked the best of the pack, but he was too small in the end for Vitali. He came in at 216lbs but that was 216lbs with much muscle added on, he still had a 175lbs man's chin. If he was naturally around the 220lbs range, he would have fared much much better.

*With Povetkin, it was only when the WBA made Wladimir's title "WBA Super Heavyweight" did Povetkin win the vacant "WBA Normal Heavyweight" (my words) title. Even though he is a champ, and I recognize his championship status, he won against a fighter who Wladimir KO'd before and who I think Vitali would beat too.

These factors don't look good when assessing the strength of the top 10 of this era.

[BKM-2010]

Most eras have a dominant champion. Most of them aren''t that competitive like in the 70s and 90s. Today we have not 1 but 2 dominant champions. Good enough for me.

[Greatest1942]

Most eras have a dominant champion. Most of them aren''t that competitive like in the 70s and 90s. Today we have not 1 but 2 dominant champions. Good enough for me.

Good for you...atleast its good enough for someone...two dominant champs who never fights each other.

[StarshipTrooper]

I certainly wouldnt

Adamek would have had his career ended at Cruiserweight by Evander Holyfield.....he wouldn't have gotten a chance to move up and get decapitated by Witherspoon :cool9:

Poet

[StarshipTrooper]

I certainly wouldnt

Povetkin = age 32 with 22 career fights all versus journeymen :hahahaha9:

Poet

[Scott9945]

Povetkin = age 32 with 22 career fights all versus journeymen :hahahaha9:

Poet

He looked like a genuine contender until he foolishly hired Teddy Atlas, the most overrated trainer ever.

[StarshipTrooper]

He looked like a genuine contender until he foolishly hired Teddy Atlas, the most overrated trainer ever.

Eh, he has some natural talent but at the rate he's going by the time he gets the experience to make use of that talent it's going to be time for him to retire. He's basically squandered his career before it even got started.

Poet