How can people not like Wladimir Klitschko?

[Fox McCloud]

This dude is so smart, and he's really nice and sensible about things too.

Oh yeah, and he wins at all costs... he's pretty much the model for how athletes should act.

[xEDDIEx]

people want an american heavyweight champ

[salsaking]

I dont dislike him, but I dislike watching his boring fights.

[Dan...]

I like Wladimir. I prefer Vitali but I have always enjoyed watching Wlad's fights with the exception of a few of the more boring ones.

[Bendigo]

I dont dislike him, but I dislike watching his boring fights.

Boxers don't fight to entertain; they fight to win.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

its hard for me to accept a 6'7 monster clinching his opponents

[KostyaTszyu44]

This dude is so smart, and he's really nice and sensible about things too.

Oh yeah, and he wins at all costs... he's pretty much the model for how athletes should act.

hes nice and thats great but needs to act more angry and fired up at press conferences and that

he needs to get into fight mode more, he shouldnt be there to be kind and polite, he needs to swear, start fights at the press conferences and act like a complete jerk

it may not be the nicest thing to do, but it will bring popularity and fans, and he can still be a good guy in person

[cosmichorn]

Because people want to see a big grizzly bad ass heavyweight champion like tyson who is exciting in the ring

lots of people just want to see people smacking two whatnots out of eachother, if theyre big muscular people doing it even better!

only inteligent boxing fans would go 'nice footwork' rather than 'COMMON K.O HIM!!'

[Fox McCloud]

hes nice and thats great but needs to act more angry and fired up at press conferences and that

he needs to get into fight mode more, he shouldnt be there to be kind and polite, he needs to swear, start fights at the press conferences and act like a complete jerk

it may not be the nicest thing to do, but it will bring popularity and fans, and he can still be a good guy in person

I like his politeness, because it just goes to show... **** talking has 0 to do with the sport.

Plus, he talks **** in his own way...

Ray Austin: "All Klitschko has is his right hand."

Klitschko's response... KO2 without throwing a right hand.

That's tight.

[Porter's Dad]

A very decent and good man, who has infinitely more class than ****heads like Calzaghe and Floyd.

Unfortunately, he is afflicted with a chin that renders his style of fighting as pretty unpalatable to the boxing public. I understand why he fights like he does - I'm just not a fan.

As an aside, he would probably be less hated if Wlad Owns wasn't born.