Wladimir Klitschko now holds the record for the longest reign in HW boxing history

The competition is sub par. So the record is somewhat tarnished.

Id put my money on Ali or Foreman breaking that record if they were born into this era of HW fighters.

I really like the Klitchkos so I have no idea why Im saying negative things but its still true: The stats are fairly meaningless.

 

They are not meaningless, they have done what they needed to be done and taken out everyone that they could do with a few slip ups along the way. Its a shame there isnt better opposition, but you cant blame them.

Also everyone just assumes that past HW greats would win with ease. I am not so sure. The sport has moved a long way so much since then.

Not saying the Klits win vs Ali or Forum, i just think people put the Oldschool greats on a pedastal too much, and forget how different things like nutrition have changed the sport. Not to mention the massive size difference between an oldschool HW and a Klit.

Just my thoughts.

 

Meaningless stat really, Joe Louis was champion for 11 years, Holmes for 7.

He's been ABC since '06, only LINEAL since '08.

 

PP read the OP. Its about being knocked down. Who dropped Johnson during his reign?

 

But, what does the term "floored" mean to you? :think

 

The K Bros are the dominant heavyweight champions of this era.

Wladimir is the king of the heavyweight division, and he has been since he beat THE hot prospect(Sam Peter) and the #1 heavyweight(Chris Byrd) consecutively.

His competition isn't amazing, but the 7+ years he's going to have with the title will put him up there on any ATG list. Not getting beat, night to night to night, is the HARDEST thing in this sport, frankly, consistency deserves more credit then it gets.

He's gone longer then Mike Tyson before running into a Buster Douglas, and Lennox Lewis before running into a Hasim Rahman. That should be applauded/

 

I've got a lot of respect for the K bros, I know they get bashed a lot but it's not their fault the era they are in sucks, Wlad has been dominating for a long time now making really good fighters (Haye) look ordinary.

I think they both would of been a force in any era.

 

Not even getting into the undisputed stuff, he's been recognized as the top guy in the division for 6 years now.

6 is not greater than 11 (don't even get me started on 4).

 

Oh. Longest without being "floored." Yeah, that's uh...I don't really know. Good for him, I guess.

 

Four is definitely greater than eleven. Eleven is just two ones. That's two and I know for a fact that four > two. You're shite at maths, mate.

 

Wlad beat a third-rate and third-rated Chagaev and The Ring appointed him champion based on that. He's one of the seventy make-pretend champions in a sport that has forgotten what the hell a champion is.

It is idiotic to even compare this make-pretend reign to Louis's dozen-year domination.

His reign hasn't even begun yet and it won't until he fights the number two contender. The sooner Vitali retires the better it will be for boxing, for obvious reasons.

That being said, he is without a doubt the premiere heavyweight of this time.