Wladimir Klitschko gif thread of appreciating a legitimate ATG

Yeah, because he had a rematch clause inserted for his WBC belt and future earnings from ppv contracts to think about, not honour. That he was a seasoned champion put to sleep by one punch from a B class betting no hoper remains.

 

This is Heavyweight boxing! It is almost impossible not to lose in this division for a long time. There is always a time when a great champion loses a fight! It is not the welterweight! In the heavweight division one punch can change everything! You only can see this in this division (mostly).

 

That, and he couldn't mitigate the potential career ending effects of losing two fights back to back by having his older brother fight his conqueror for him.

 

if he reigns another couple of years and beats all upencomers, I may rank him top 10 , but wlad will never be top 5 atg on my list .

 

I'm not buying that. His whole performance in that fight was lacklustre, not just the punch. This was a seasoned Lewis remember, the guy who'd recently easily KO'd Grant and Botha, and kept Tua at bay. It's a very bad loss on his record, worse than McCall and worse than early Wlad vs Brewster or Sanders. At least young Wlad got off the floor vs Sanders and he did knock down Brewster, bad as those fights were for him. But the point is he was not the seasoned champion he is now, or Lewis was then. Facto.

 

Abso-****ing lutely

40 year old George beats any euro bum out of this decade.

As well Michael Moore. BTW George only had the WBO but it was outstanding achievement for a era stacked with competition unlike this one, where we've had a champ and his brother who's been supposedly number 2 for years but won't fight him as it's his brother.

 

Yep that Foreman who got a gift against ****ing Axel Schulz? Please dont talk when you have no clue about this time. atsch
Also Foreman was 46 when he beat the ****ing champion at this time via brutal KO
No the 80es and early 90es were really worse. No point in saying that they were much better than this era. But I think every american thinks the era were you have an american champion is a good one.

 

Ah no but that's OK. Schulz couldnt KO,rock,hurt or drop an old fat man? Axel didnt deserve to win and we know it. The guy is a bum. He headbutted and ran from old Foreman all night. To be the champ you have to take the title away. You cant do the minimum and hope the decision goes your way. Foreman ducked Schulz? A guy he just beat?
You need to look up what "duck" means ****.

 

George won the WBA and IBF titles as well as the Lineal title when he beat Moorer idiot. Foreman never held the WBO belt.

 

He beat Foreman but did not get the victory on the cards! Only a MD for Foreman!
It says it all when a champion at that time has problems with Axel Schulz (who really was a bad contender!).
He out worked Foreman in almost every round! Foreman clearly too old (47/48) and slow! But he got a gift! Thats all. But again it says everything when an ancient Foreman could be World Champion! Imagin this in this era! Lewis returns to the ring and KOing Wladimir or Vitali Klitschko at the age of 46

 

Foreman won the title because he was good not because the era was weak you idiot. Foreman went 12 rounds with Evander Holyfield also who is one of the best heavyweights of all time.

If Foreman was 41 years old now,he would beat most guys around. He would beat Denis Boytsov,Audley Harrison,Deontay Wilder,Alexander Povetkin,Tomasz Adamek.

Foreman was a very good fighter and hard hitter. He won because he himself had skill. Not because the era was weak. That era had Lennox Lewis,Tyson,Holyfield,Bowe,Moorer,Tua etc

Compared to this era that has only the Klitschko brothers.

 

Anything can happen. The 90's was the best era after the 70s.

 

No Foreman was not good anymore! Did you watch the Moorer fight? How can you say Foreman was good? He had ****ing problems with Schulz! How can this be good? He was slow fat and old! And was lucky that he faced an even worse fighter with Moorer! WHo was the lineal Champ at this time( very bad when you think about it) Dont hype up old Foreman! He was not good anymore and way way over his prime! But I think most americans thinks that as long there is an american champion the era is good: And suddenly when most strong Heavyweights are coming from Europe it is a weak era. This **** gets boring after time!
Also I just talk about the early 90es and 80es! They were bad! The late 90es were good in my opinion!

 

Old Foreman was good considering he set up Michael Moorer for the whole fight. Foreman even told Jim Lampley the day before the Moorer fight that he would "trap Moorer and KO him late."

The late 80's and early 90's were good. Tyson,Holyfield,Bowe,Lewis,Tucker,BoneCrusher Smith,Biggs etc

How can you say this era is better when Vitali got rocked by golfer Corrie sanders and Wlad was beaten by him?

Wlad's title defense were against a short old cruiserweight named Mormeck!

Vitali fought old Briggs,bum Sosnowski!

This era is ****. Only good fighters are K2

 

This is the problem! K2 look too strong! So you say the other fighters are bad but they are not!
I mean just look at the 90es! Schulz was a serious contender back then! Very close in becoming a World Champion in this era!
The era is really full of hyped fighters! Only really great fighters were Lewis and Holyfield! The rest not much better than the fighters of this era! Moorer, Briggs and Douglas or Bowe (who just had not the mind of a champion) were not that great.
Maybe this era has not so many good contenders (but just maybe I dont know) but the peak is not better or worser than the peak of the champions of the 80es or 90es).
But yeah only good fighters are K2... this statement shows me that you really cant see the difference from a good fighter and a bad fighter. This era has many good fighters.