Comments Thread For: Wladimir Klitschko Quickly Climbing The Post-Ali Charts

[manute bol]

Not a average american who hates the klits cause there not american but I am sick of wladimir. This guy has been involved in 2 of the boringest fights in hw history. I mean gimme a freakin break already anytime wlad is challegened he turns the fight into a clinchfest. knocked out 2wice and down another 3 and beat by the ultimate journey man bum. wlad is not a all time great in my view. one of the best of this era means nothing.

[manute bol]

after this ****ty fight with peters dont see why anyone is calling him all time anything

[kenso]

Not a average american who hates the klits cause there not american but I am sick of wladimir. This guy has been involved in 2 of the boringest fights in hw history. I mean gimme a freakin break already anytime wlad is challegened he turns the fight into a clinchfest. knocked out 2wice and down another 3 and beat by the ultimate journey man bum. wlad is not a all time great in my view. one of the best of this era means nothing.

fighters aren't ranked among the best in history because they were boring or exciting. implications like these alone make every other point that you will make irrelevant.

as far as wlad being ko'd - several champs throughout history were beaten by lesser opponents. yet, they remembered what they accomplished and how high they were at the apex of their careers/skill. many times losses improve a fighter - and that is certainly the case with wlad. if he would have never been beat - he wouldn't be half as good as he is now.

plus - many people find wlad very exciting. i love how he ends almost all of his fights in a stoppage, and completely dominates his opponents with HARD shots the whole fight. given - the ibragimov fight WAS absurd, but thats the only one that i really just hated.

i find mayweather to be extremely boring - but i certainly have to give him credit, despite how i feel about him. and i certainly don't like the guy!

[Straightener]

this **** cracks me up. i was wondering what that stuff was about in the tunnel before the klit peter fight.

it turns out to be a lame pr stunt to rate wlad as high as Ali hahaha comical realy if you think about it.

nice try klits hahahaha

[joe strong]

when its all said & done i may not like wlad but he is already an ATG & at the end he will be one of the greatest ever...god that hurts me to say that but the proof is in the putting...

[ChopperRead]

fighters aren't ranked among the best in history because they were boring or exciting. implications like these alone make every other point that you will make irrelevant.

as far as wlad being ko'd - several champs throughout history were beaten by lesser opponents. yet, they remembered what they accomplished and how high they were at the apex of their careers/skill. many times losses improve a fighter - and that is certainly the case with wlad. if he would have never been beat - he wouldn't be half as good as he is now.

plus - many people find wlad very exciting. i love how he ends almost all of his fights in a stoppage, and completely dominates his opponents with HARD shots the whole fight. given - the ibragimov fight WAS absurd, but thats the only one that i really just hated.

i find mayweather to be extremely boring - but i certainly have to give him credit, despite how i feel about him. and i certainly don't like the guy!

Very true -- Lennox Lewis for example, was knocked COLD by two journeymen, Hasim Rahman and Oliver McCall. He avenged those losses, but nevertheless they happened.

I enjoy watching Wlad -- as for the Ibragimov fight, I was there and yes it wasn't the best, but neither was Tua-Lewis, Haye-Valuev, and many others. It happens.

I found nothing really "safety-first" about Wlad's last fight with Peter. Peter initiated most of the clinches and was holding on for dear life. Wlad chopped him down like a tree, and threw plenty of straight rights, left hooks, right uppercuts. Only the haters who will never credit him no matter what he does because he isn't

(a) American

(b) black

(c) British

(d) some combination of a, b, or c

will say otherwise.

[The Hammer]

Very true -- Lennox Lewis for example, was knocked COLD by two journeymen, Hasim Rahman and Oliver McCall. He avenged those losses, but nevertheless they happened.

I enjoy watching Wlad -- as for the Ibragimov fight, I was there and yes it wasn't the best, but neither was Tua-Lewis, Haye-Valuev, and many others. It happens.

I found nothing really "safety-first" about Wlad's last fight with Peter. Peter initiated most of the clinches and was holding on for dear life. Wlad chopped him down like a tree, and threw plenty of straight rights, left hooks, right uppercuts. Only the haters who will never credit him no matter what he does because he isn't

(a) American

(b) black

(c) British

(d) some combination of a, b, or c

will say otherwise.

Exactly - excellent post.

[The Hammer]

As a boxer myself, I appreciate what Klitch has done. But seriously, he must really rank as the most boring of all the great heavyweights who were mentioned. Honestly, if it were not for his sheer size, he would really have nothing. Ali, Frazier, Tyson and Holyfield were all smallish Heavyweights... Howw did they accomplish so much??? Answer - through pure class and skill. I just don't see anything particularly skillfull in what Klitch does. Please comment, I am interested for somebody to point some facts out to prove me wrong.

And now you are red.

Why does everyone with "Benny" in his username hate the Klitschkos? Benny Hunt, Benny Leonard and BennyST?

Same reason as Teddy Atlas and Max Kellerman hate them?

You should instead judge them by what they do. Racism and bigotry are ******, and that includes your hatred of boxers because they're white.

[ChopperRead]

As a boxer myself, I appreciate what Klitch has done. But seriously, he must really rank as the most boring of all the great heavyweights who were mentioned. Honestly, if it were not for his sheer size, he would really have nothing. Ali, Frazier, Tyson and Holyfield were all smallish Heavyweights... Howw did they accomplish so much??? Answer - through pure class and skill. I just don't see anything particularly skillfull in what Klitch does. Please comment, I am interested for somebody to point some facts out to prove me wrong.

Idiot comment. I guess that's why Michael Grant and Tye Fields are doing so well, eh "Benny?" Because sheer size is all you need. Red card for you.

[BattlingNelson]

Klitschko's next knockout will be the 50th of his career, matching Jack Dempsey.

He will then become the only Heavyweight whose career began after 1970 to amass 50 career knockouts.

He is probably the last heavyweight who will ever achieve that milestone.

Not quite.

Wlad still needs some to top this guy:

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hum...4536&cat=boxer