Who was the better heavyweight champion? Wladimir Klitschko or Vitali Klitschko?

[punchr]

Vote, post, and discuss.

All in all, who was the better champion? Who was the better fighter?

[Poppo168]

Wlad reigned longer & had more belts so I guess Wlad?

Better fighter - I always thought that Wlad had more skills but Vitali was tougher & more durable which got him wins. H2H I say Vitali beats Wlad if they fought.

[punchr]

Wlad reigned longer & had more belts so I guess Wlad?

Better fighter - I always thought that Wlad had more skills but Vitali was tougher & more durable which got him wins. H2H I say Vitali beats Wlad if they fought.

Yeah but Vitali retired as champion.

Wlad reigned longer & had more belts so I guess Wlad?

Wladimir reigned from 2006-2015 (9 years)

Vitali reigned from 2004-2012 (8 years)

Also, I don't think Wladimir having more belts equates to him being better because I think Vitali could have also held those belts; it's just he couldn't because his younger brother held them. The thing is they're brothers of course and weren't going to unify obviously.

So overall, all in all, who's better?

[The Time]

The better Champion Wladimir

The better fighter, while Wladimir was more skillfull, I say Vitali was the better fighter.

[Redd Foxx]

I was always a fan of Vitali and really didn't care for Wlad until the past couple years. Though his style never appealed to me, I earned respect for Wlad because of his time at the top.

[Poppo168]

Yeah but Vitali retired as champion.

I don't know if that is the defining factor

[punchr]

The better Champion Wladimir

What is your reasoning behind Wladimir being a better champion than his older brother?

[Simurgh]

Career wise it's Wlad no doubt. In H2H I pick Vitali.

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Yeah but Vitali retired as champion.



Wladimir reigned from 2006-2015 (9 years)

Vitali reigned from 2004-2012 (8 years)

Also, I don't think Wladimir having more belts equates to him being better because I think Vitali could have also held those belts; it's just he couldn't because his younger brother held them. The thing is they're brothers of course and weren't going to unify obviously.

So overall, all in all, who's better?

Vitali took 4 years off mid career, in the years that probably would have been his biggest fights. I think that marked the point where Wlad became the "main" Klitschko even if Vitali was much more fun to watch.

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Vitali would've beaten Wlad in a fight, imo.