Comments Thread For: Farewell, Klitschko - History's most physically daunting heavyweight

[Mr. Burke]

Good article, good read.

Lol, here's a realistic view of Klitschko:

Oh, man, Teddy Atlas...So, he takes away from Vlad because his opposition and yet ranks Joe as number 1. How's that? How is Joe best ever and Vlad not in top 10 when opposition is deciding factor?

Teddy is extremely biased, as everyone in boxing, but his view can't be counted as "realistic", just as one more opinion, and we all have those.

[lowblows420]

Peace to the klitchko bros nobody will ever achieve what wlad and vitali did for the HW division and boxing.

[HarvardBlue]

I was never a fan of Klitschko, even in his prime. He did fight in a style that utilized his long reach and made hard for anyone to get inside to hit him. That always felt like "cheating" to me but it worked for him.

I also think he's one of the true good guys and never to antics to market himself. I respect that about him.

[Kigali]

Corrie Sanders laughing in his grave

So is Primo Carnera.

The biggest ever.

[Lester Tutor]

So is Primo Carnera.

The biggest ever.

No I meant Corrie Sanders didn't find Wlad daunting and steamrolled him. His bigger bother Vlad had to hurt the guy who beat up his little bro.

Valuev vs Carnera who u got?

[Edizenver]

Absolutely correct article Klitschko is by far the best of the big men while Lewis would have given him a hard fight Klitschko was a much better technical boxer and his footwork was excellent
Do people really think boxers from the past would have been able to beat him, I don't he would have beaten most of them no matter who they are

[Kigali]

No I meant Corrie Sanders didn't find Wlad daunting and steamrolled him. His bigger bother Vlad had to hurt the guy who beat up his little bro.

Valuev vs Carnera who u got?

Carnera was levels above any big man today.

He was far tougher
Moved forward
Threw WAY more punches
Didn't get tired.

and

Fought in a better era

[Kigali]

Absolutely correct article Klitschko is by far the best of the big men while Lewis would have given him a hard fight Klitschko was a much better technical boxer and his footwork was excellent
Do people really think boxers from the past would have been able to beat him, I don't he would have beaten most of them no matter who they are

Not even close

He got his ass kicked by Ross Purrity and a PROFESSIONAL Golfer

Primo Carnera would kill those guys

[Lester Tutor]

Carnera was levels above any big man today.

He was far tougher
Moved forward
Threw WAY more punches
Didn't get tired.

and

Fought in a better era

I agree. If Judge Mills Lane was reffin Carnera vs Valuev do you think he would've bounced outside the ring?

[True That]

Good article, good read.



Oh, man, Teddy Atlas...So, he takes away from Vlad because his opposition and yet ranks Joe as number 1. How's that? How is Joe best ever and Vlad not in top 10 when opposition is deciding factor?

Teddy is extremely biased, as everyone in boxing, but his view can't be counted as "realistic", just as one more opinion, and we all have those.

I have Muhammad Ali at #1, wasn't referring to that.

But besides that Joe Louis had and fought in his era Primo Carnera, Max Baer, Max Schmeling, Buddy Baer and Jersey Joe Walcott.

I don't have Wlad in the Top 10. That's what I was referring to. For me Top 15 or 20 yes, but not Top 10.