Originally posted by #1Assassin
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If the Klitschkos Fought in the 90s.
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I don't think either brother would be anything more than top 10 HWT's. They'd eventually get title shots because you could sell it like holmes/cooney. But I don't think either would be more than a contender.
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They're good fighters but I'd say their biggest asset is size. They use it to their best advantage. But, in a way they are underachievers because they don't really use a lot of tools. It always seems to be keep a guy at bay with the jab and perhaps set up a knockout punch when the opportunity presents itself every fight. It just makes them very uninteresting because of their predictability, safety-first style, and limited punch selection. I can't really knock them but it's kinda hard to give them immense praise.
IMO they'd have a bit of success with the best of the '90's if they happened to be in contention a little earlier. However, I doubt very seriously they'd come out on top. I don't believe they'd have walked over Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis, Foreman, or Ruddock. I know it's besides the point but they would not have beaten a prime Holmes had they fought in the '80's, either...
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One guy who Wlad would get torn apart by who hasn't been mentioned yet is Corrie Sanders.
As for the Bowe-Vitali matchup, I think Vitali would have a solid edge because of better defense and outside fighting. Bowe's defense was crap, which is why I'm not big on him.
Wlad vs. any big puncher pretty much boils down to how well he could keep away, and the answer is never very clear cut.
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He's gotten by Peter and Haye. It's not automatic that any puncher knocks him out. And he's not nearly as vulnerable now as he used to be. But, he might not be able to reach his current level of fighting if he had to come up back then.
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