The Klitschko's deserve respect.

[Mr. Anonymous]

Mad respect.

[street bully]

in reality its no different than what Larry Holmes went through.

Larry Holmes had a great record but everyone over looks him as an ATG because of the level of competition at the time.

Truth be told Larry fought excellent fighters, Shavers, Cooney, Ken Norton, Spinks, Mercer ect.

[Drunk Punch]

I find them dull as hell. I'd rather watch Danny Williams whup Mike Tyson over and over than watch any Klitschko fight.

[Heru]

For this they deserve real props. It really isn't their fault the heavyweight division sucks, but it is.

[The Hammer]

My only beef with them is that they wipe out each others competition based on style matchups.

No, they don't Burner. They just fight their mandatories and try to get the best available opponents.

Wlad tried to get Arreola as a replacement for Haye last June, but Chris wasn't in shape and so he turned it down. Wlad is fighting Chambers now because he's the WBO mandatory. Wlad tried to get Haye last year, but he chickened out and lied about a sore back.

Vitali tried to get Valuev, then tried for Solis recently. Solis & his promoters turned Vitali down because HBO refused to show it.

Don't make unfair accusations.

[bojangles1987]

They do deserve more respect here in the U.S., it's a shame they don't have better competition so we could find out how good they really are. They dominate who is there, not much more they could do.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

No, they don't Burner. They just fight their mandatories and try to get the best available opponents.

Wlad tried to get Arreola as a replacement for Haye last June, but Chris wasn't in shape and so he turned it down. Wlad is fighting Chambers now because he's the WBO mandatory. Wlad tried to get Haye, but he chickened out and lied about a sore back.

Vitali tried to get Valuev, then tried for Solis recently. Solis & his promoters turned Vitali down HBO refused to show it.

Don't make unfair accusations.

I just want to see Wlad vs. A Puncher and Vitali vs. a guy like Chambers.

[MidnightSpecial]

Truth be told Larry fought excellent fighters, Shavers, Cooney, Ken Norton, Spinks, Mercer ect.

i totally agree

but you and i both know people hate on Larry Holmes like he lucked up in life.

Dude was an ATG

[The Hammer]

I just want to see Wlad vs. A Puncher and Vitali vs. a guy like Chambers.

Well then, Arreola should fight Peter to become the next IBF mandatory. Wlad will accommodate him.

Chambers' promoter should have paid the WBC sanctioning fees and got a ranking, instead of just the IBF and WBO fees. Vitali would have preferred Chambers over Sosnowski.

[jri9d0]

To be honest, even if there were above satisfactory level of competition for both brothers to stake their claim they would be grudgingly respected as Lennox Lewis was when he reigned.

Simply put, they are not American hopefuls in a division that has been historically dominated by American athletes.

I think this is where the American reluctance deprives American acceptance.