Does anybody else miss the Klitschko era ?

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  1. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Arroela was a late replacement for Povetkin who popped dirty.

    Vittali plucked unranked Briggs out of obscurity and gave him a title shot. Why?
    Vitali fought unranked Timmo Hoffman instead of rematching Byrd. Why?
     
    dinovelvet, Mar 30, 2020
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  2. cslb

    cslb Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not only no but HELL NO!!!
     
    cslb, Mar 30, 2020
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  3. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    True, but I will put it this way i have never once felt compelled to rewatch any of his fights. I can't think of many other atgs I can say the same for, not even floyd
     
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  4. lefthandlead

    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well, too each their own.
     
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  5. 22JM

    22JM Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hell no, boring mismatched fights.
     
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  6. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    Man I miss the edge of the seat battles v Eddie chambers, povetkin, pianeta and wach. Or sosnowski, Briggs, kingpin or charr.

    such a shame we can’t witness the build up to these mega fights ever again.
     
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  7. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You can keep posting how a 35-year-old former IBF Light Heavyweight champion and Kevin Johnson were WORLD RANKED HEAVYWEIGHTS ... all day long.

    If that group was in the current Ring Top 10, I'd throw up.

    That was a terrible era for heavyweights. It just was.

    Terrible.

    I much prefer Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, Luis Ortiz, Joseph Parker, Dillian Whyte, etc., any day of the week.

    I can't believe you're actually arguing this.
     
    Dubblechin, Mar 30, 2020
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  8. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Wlad could be pretty boring, but what exactly was boring about Vitali? People are talking ****. The era was **** due to their dominance, Wlad's style change and the lack of good fighters. This era is EXACTLY the same btw. The quality is low. Too many fat disgraces with low skill.
     
    Babality, Mar 30, 2020
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  9. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    But, but, but Kevin Johnson was World Rated ... (LOL)
     
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  10. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    he even managed to cut vitali and he landed about 5 punches lol
     
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  11. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You haven't rewatched Wlad-Wach or Wlad-Ibragimov or Vitali-Kevin Johnson or Vitali-Albert Sosnowski? And you call yourself a fan? (sarcasm)

    I don't think there's a bigger fan of heavyweight boxing than I am. But that era was the worst.
     
    Dubblechin, Mar 30, 2020
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  12. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He did? I totally forgot. I only watched it once.
     
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  13. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    well let’s start from ring top 10 2000-2010

    vitali fought - Lennox Lewis - lost , Chris Byrd - lost,

    Kirk johnson- won
    Sanders- won
    Peter - won
    Gomez- won

    not all that impressive tbh
     
    Eggman, Mar 30, 2020
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  14. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No.
     
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  15. Kiwi_in_America

    Kiwi_in_America The Tuaminator Full Member

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    If David Tua was actual champ back then

    -YES - would have loved it.

    Otherwise - NO!
     
    Kiwi_in_America, Mar 30, 2020
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