If the Klitchkos were black their haters would be considered

[joeychestnut]

racist......That's how much hate they recieve!

[Kevin Malone]

go enter a hot dog eating contest because you are clearly better at those than you are at creating threads on boxing.

[jrosales13]

Ain't it that way now?

Apparently if you criticize the K bros you're racist.

[Darkstar]

This is true also they would be HUGE stars in the media. I also bet HBO might show a fight or two of theirs.

[Escobar Int.]

It seems like everytime that we get a Klitchko fight, one of these annoying "If the Klitchkos were..." threads follows.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

NOT TRUE! Lennox Lewis got the same treatment, his level of competition was always in question and he was respected much in the US despite coming over and dominating most of the American Heavyweights

people are getting mad because the Klitchko's get the respect as the other Heavyweight Legends who just so happen to be black so people want to bring race into it as the reason and that is not even true

Lennox was treated the same way

[Darkstar]

NOT TRUE! Lennox Lewis got the same treatment, his level of competition was always in question and he was respected much in the US despite coming over and dominating most of the American Heavyweights

people are getting mad because the Klitchko's get the respect as the other Heavyweight Legends who just so happen to be black so people want to bring race into it as the reason and that is not even true

Lennox was treated the same way

Lewis could pick a name out of a hat and HBO would televise it. No questions asked. They are not treated the same.

[IIG]

I agree to some extent. I'm black and I think the Klitschkos are both great champions. I've never seen more excuses from people who try to diminish their abilities and accomplishments. I think their race and nationality plays a major role in their hate.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

Lewis could pick a name out of a hat and HBO would televise it. No questions asked. They are not treated the same.

lets be honest, Lennox was MUCH MORE ENTERTAINING and a lot more marketable and it had nothing to do with Race, just the fact that although his ERA was WEAK he still had something fighters that people actually wanted to see him fight, it is just no money in the Heavyweight division for HBO, it just so happen that the Welterweight Division, Light Welterweight and Light Middleweight, that is were all the talent and money is at right now

but as far as getting the RESPECT from the Media and fans in the US...Lennox got the same treatment, he got the Coverage yes but that was mostly because it was still some decent Heavyweights hanging around during that time

[Ray*]

Lewis could pick a name out of a hat and HBO would televise it. No questions asked. They are not treated the same.

That was back in 2004, HBO use to back Wlad a lot before remember?