you have to be kidding me, an ATG, Haye?? Haye is barely a nook in for HoF. There hasn't been enough great CWs for their to be a top five ATGs in that division.
Well, in the 35 year history of the cruiserweight division there is only 1 fighter at that weight division who I think was better and that's Holyfield. You could make the argument for Johnny Nelson or Toney but I think Haye was better. So yeah Haye was an ATG at Cruiser. He was a very good fighter, good technique,movement and explosiveness with great punching power.
Klitschko fans on the forums are very very different from us Klitschko fans in real life. I have been to 9 Klitschko fights and everyone in Germany loves and respects Mike Tyson,Muhammad Ali. We love Klitschkos and we think they are two of the best but we also respect Ali. Only Klitschko fans on forums hate on Ali and other greats giving true fans a bad name. I hate how posters use Wladimir and Vitali to further their own believes when we should just love them as fighters. I don't care if Wladimir was Black or White. He is my top 3 fighter of all times(favorite). I don't care if he's German or Ukrainian or British. I'm a Wlad fan, not a race or nationality fan.
The dumbest comment in a long line of dumb comments. If we had a thread where we could nominate a "Dumb**it of the month" you just got my vote. You're laughably embarrassing to this board. This site for some strange reason attracts a lot of low IQ knuckle draggers who spout weird comments on race, and possible closeted ***ual attractions to black males. I wonder if people like you, when your alone, get to thinking just how weird you are.
I am ready to accept a Black Heavyweight champ if he's respectful and represents the sport well. I really am. But no Floyd Mayweather types and no Hopkins types. I think if Klitschkos were Black, they will be appreciated more by the White fans. I do. But so what? As long as Boxing thrives. I don't care if the champ is Black or White.
Safety first fights. That's my only reason. I was impressed with the Pulev fight. Why Wlad diden't do that with #Haye or try it with Povetkin is why I find him "Blah" If he puts on more exciting fights, he'll please more fans. Which in turn will make people want to tune into his fights making him more money.
I believe that fundamentally the Klitchko brothers are kept at arms length by the general public because of their style of fighting. They have worked out how to beat all comers with jab-jab-grab, then close the show after a catious amount of time and with minimal risk. Heavyweight division is the marquee division of boxing. People like to see fighters take the odd risk without the whole spectacle smacking of calculated, 'intelligent' pressure - while this is great unfortunately over a ten year period it is also somewhat boring. At least that is the impression many are left with.
You are part of the problem, suggesting they are a solitary entity when, in fact: They fight nothing alike.
Good post. I cannot accept a Floyd or a Broner because they bring with them a huge amount of racist fans that is bad for the sport. I think a guy like Joshua 'might' bring some racists but it won't be anywhere near as bad because he's British. The Floyd fans dislike British fighters almost as much as they dislike White Eastern Euros......... I used to like Wilder until I found out he choked someone. Now I'm turned off by that stuff. Tyson Fury is not acceptable. Fury will be the worst sort of representative for White fighters. Because people will view White Fighters as ghetto trash if Fury start a reign. I rather have Wilder than Fury. He will drag down the perception of White Europeans so bad..............