Wladimir Klitschko = The People's Champion?

[Bhopreign]

Hard to be the people's champ when no one knows you

Nor can spell your name.

[Enemy/Friend]

Well said. I don't understand why people hate him so much. Surely, you can dislike fighters. But hate a man who does so much .. Never gets credit for what he does in or outside the ring.

Tunney and Wlad owns don't help his case out.

I remember one time Wlad said they now need a black hope because no one can beat Klitschko. They go overboard and that turns away fans.

[KESSLER]

Tunney and Wlad owns don't help his case out.

I remember one time Wlad said they now need a black hope because no one can beat Klitschko. They go overboard and that turns away fans.

WLAD does take it too far sometimes.

He is often right though, the world is waiting for the next 'Black Hope' at heavyweight to beat the Klitschko's. Americans are butt hurt that Europeans are dominating.

[AztecWanker]

Well said. I don't understand why people hate him so much. Surely, you can dislike fighters. But hate a man who does so much .. Never gets credit for what he does in or outside the ring.

Wlad is a great person outside the ring, but he lacks a killer instinct inside of it. i cant hold a 6'6'' monster that holds and clinches his opponents for 12 rounds in high regard.

[Enemy/Friend]

WLAD does take it too far sometimes.

He is often right though, the world is waiting for the next 'Black Hope' at heavyweight to beat the Klitschko's. Americans are butt hurt that Europeans are dominating.

It doesn't bother me that a Euro is dominating,I don't see how anyone can be bothered by it. Let the Euros have some shine

[KESSLER]

Wlad is a great person outside the ring, but he lacks a killer instinct inside of it. i cant hold a 6'6'' monster that holds and clinches his opponents for 12 rounds in high regard.

With 46 wins by knockout in 52 wins, it's very rare that you see Wladimir clinching for 12 rounds without doing nothing.

Right after the Rahman fight, I was posting that I was pissed he didn't go for the kill earlier. But, really, it just shows his ring generalship. Wladimir is a chinny fighter, so he takes less risks and breaks you down instead, untill he knows you're done.

But, besides the recent Ibragimov fight that even a Wladimir fan have to admit was a dull fight, he has really delivered some good knockouts.

[KESSLER]

It doesn't bother me that a Euro is dominating,I don't see how anyone can be bothered by it. Let the Euros have some shine

Yeah, exactly. Boxing is not an all American sport.

It's not the 'American Boxing League'.

[Enemy/Friend]

Yeah, exactly. Boxing is not an all American sport.

It's not the 'American Boxing League'.

With only one American in the P4P list I think we know that......

[AztecWanker]

With 46 wins by knockout in 52 wins, it's very rare that you see Wladimir clinching for 12 rounds without doing nothing.

Right after the Rahman fight, I was posting that I was pissed he didn't go for the kill earlier. But, really, it just shows his ring generalship. Wladimir is a chinny fighter, so he takes less risks and breaks you down instead, untill he knows you're done.

But, besides the recent Ibragimov fight that even a Wladimir fan have to admit was a dull fight, he has really delivered some good knockouts.

i was having the same discussion with Wlad_Owns lol. i think if he fought with more courage he would have 52 KO's. he couldve stopped Thompson in 6 or 7 rounds....Sultan in about 4 or 5 rounds....Rahman in about 2 or 3 and Ray Austin in the first minute of the first round. But he didnt and now he has to deal with critics like myself. Because of his overcautious style, he will never be an ATG in my book. Ali, Foreman, Tyson and Frazier all break his glassy chin.

[The Hammer]

Well said. I don't understand why people hate him so much. Surely, you can dislike fighters. But hate a man who does so much .. Never gets credit for what he does in or outside the ring.

The hate he gets makes no sense to me at all.

- best heavyweight in the world
- always comes to fight fit, never overweight
- he's the ideal role model for kids, sets a good example outside the ring
- hardest puncher in boxing, he has 46 KOs
- perhaps most intelligent heavyweight champ of all time
- always a good sport, this classy man never has anything bad to say about his opponents