Would the klitchko's last in the 70s?

[RubenSonny]

foreman would do wlad something bad man...vitali beats him tho

Elaborate.........

[SplitSecond]

prime vitali would fare well enough to be considered a good win on anyones record, wlad not so much

[Larry the boss]

Elaborate.........

foreman was very raw when he was young and won by sheer strength..he wouldnt be able to bully vitali..

[Steelhammer2011]

hardest hitting southpaw of all time??lmfao..based on what????he was a fat \ass part time fighter..and yes that was prime wlad..wlads chin isnt good at all..thats why he fights like he does....

That wasn't a prime Wlad.

There have only been 5 southpaw heavyweight champions in boxing history.

Corrie Sanders
Chris Byrd
Ruslan Chagaev
Sultan Ibragimov
Michael Moorer

Tony Thompson and Juan Carlos Gomez are the two best southpaws who haven't won a HW title. Gomez was cruiserweight champ, made 11 title defences.

The Klitschkos have defeated 6 of the 7 best southpaws of all time.


Corrie Sanders is one of the biggest underachievers of all time, he had all the tools to be a great HW.

- 6'4

- long reach

- very fast hands

- good skills

- hardest hitting southpaw of all time, Rahman said Sanders was the hardest puncher he ever faced

- good chin

- big heart

- great athlete, ran the 100m in 10.7 seconds, he was also a pro rugby player

[RubenSonny]

foreman was very raw when he was young and won by sheer strength..he wouldnt be able to bully vitali..

Vitali wins by simply being in shape and having a basic reach advantage against his sorry-ass opposition, who don't have a chance of getting past his defense, Foreman would be able to land without too much trouble, and though Vitalis chin is pretty good it wouldn't be able to take what Foreman gives.

[sunny31]

That wasn't a prime Wlad, stop being an idiot

There have only been 5 southpaw heavyweight champions in boxing history

Corrie Sanders
Chris Byrd
Ruslan Chagaev
Sultan Ibragimov
Michael Moorer

Tony Thompson and Juan Carlos Gomez are the two best southpaws to never win a HW title. Gomez was cruiserweight champ, made 11 title defences.

The Klitschkos have defeated 6 of the 7 best southpaws in history.


Corrie Sanders is one of the biggest underachievers of all time, he had all the tools to be a great HW.

- 6'4

- long reach

- very fast hands

- hardest hitting southpaw of all time (Rahman said Sanders was the hardest puncher he ever faced)

- good chin

- big heart

- great athlete, ran the 100m in 10.7 seconds, he was also a pro rugby player

None of that means he was any good when wlad fought him, just because you have the basis to be a good fighter doesn't mean you are one. He was b-level at best, a glorified sparring partner who stretched wlad. He had talent but far from world class, he ran that kind of 100m time when he was late teens early 20's not 34...it is irrelevant any how. Evander Holyfield ran the 100m in 11 flat, I wouldn't regard him as a more athletic fighter than tyson for example just because he can sprint fast, you need agility, footwork and coordination to go with it

[CumulousClouds]

They would be contenders, I think either brother would find it difficult to win a belt, the competition was so thick you had to be an exceptional fighter to even get a title shot. Vitali could have won a belt, wlad doesn't tick all the boxes, back then you wouldn't be able to avoid bad style match ups as easily as you can now, and with wlad against certain fighters he would have had to exchange with ali, norton, foreman, and he would not have lasted.

Yeah definitely!

[Steak]

they would most definitely 'last' in the 70s. top ten without a doubt.

I dont think either beats Frazier, Ali or Foreman though...maybe Vitali would beat Foreman, but personally I dont think so.
I think Norton had the ability to beat both brothers as well, although there is a chance that Wladimir bombs him out if Wladimir is smart and decides to go on insane attack mode early.

[Rick Grimes]

George Foreman: "The Klitschkos would be great fighters in any era"

Either Klitschko beats any HW from any era.

"Lewis is the greatest Heavyweight of all time" - Foreman
"Lewis is the best Heavyweight i ever had" - Steward

[Walt Liquor]

Vit, most definitely. He's a lot craftier that he's getting credit for in this thread.

He could beat any hw of the 70's but I wouldn't favor him over Ali or probably Frazier. I got him even money v foreman (cuz vit can fight going backwards and step to the side) and norton.

Everyoje else I would favor vit over.

Wlad would have never had a chance to regain his confidence.

Lennox hit vit with as big of bombs as anyone was throwing back in the day and vit took it all and kept coming.