Were The Klitschko Brothers That Good...

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  1. Bah Lance

    Bah Lance Active Member banned Full Member

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    Peter/Wlad 2 was a one sided domination that ended with Peter KOed in the first time of his career by an uppercut as I recall.

    Peter gave Wlad hell in one match.
     
  2. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Vitali had a four year lay-off and had two fights in the previous five years.
    He was 38 years old, 10 yrs past prime.

    Arreola had twenty fights in the previous five years, was 27-0, was ranked seventh in the world.
    He was prime at 28 years old.

    Despite that, Vitali won every round and stopped the younger man.



    The same Chisora that went the full distance against 23 year old Fury a year earlier.
    And won more rounds off Fury than he did against an injured , 41 year old Klitschko.

    And the same Chisora (actually a much older version ) who did a lot better against current number two, Usyk than he did against an ancient Vitali



    Try to keep context in mind .
     
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  3. williams7383

    williams7383 TKO 6 Klit Lickers Full Member

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    H2H prime for prime Vitali loses to Lewis, Ali, possibly Foreman mk1 and Fury

    Wlad gets beat by the above, smashed by Tyson, Shavers, Wilder, beaten by Foreman mk 2, Briggs, Vitali, Holyfield, Ruddock, Holmes

    I'd always back any heavy duty puncher against Wlad who had the heart of a discarded carcass

    Vitali H2H was one ine if those fighters whose H2H rating outweighs his legacy
     
  4. williams7383

    williams7383 TKO 6 Klit Lickers Full Member

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    Prime Bruno also stops Wlad
     
  5. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Bruno stands a chance early imo. The longer the fight goes on, the more Frank's getting tired and gassed.
    He could hit early and hard, he's got a punchers chance.
     
  6. BCS8

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    Yes they were that good.

    Wlad is in the running for the most technically sound HW in history. When he was on song he made seasoned, tough guys look like bumbling amateurs. Vitali was less technically correct but he is something the boxing world never saw before: a 6'7 fighter with a swarming style and an adamantium chin. The entire era got called weak because they made the division their whipping boy.
     
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  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    That's the type of answer was lookin for.
    So in other words they were that good, they made the division look bad.
     
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  9. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Prime Lewis stops both Klitschko Brothers (prime).
     
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  10. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Wlad wasn’t the most technically sound because he wasn’t an infighter. At range, he was.
     
  11. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wlad is the best SHW athlete in boxing history. More athletic than Lewis, Bowe or his brother.
     
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    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Corrie Sanders
     
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  13. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Wlad is a Top 10 ATG. We can start there.
     
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    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Of course Klitschkos were good. However they are often overblown and never rated accordingly.

    For example nobody makes a case that Mayweather could beat the Fab four based on his undefeated record. The same rules don't apply to K2 cos their stans think they beat every HW who ever lived. Neither of than have a resume as good as Mayweathers

    If Vitali was a LHW he'd be Jurgen Brahmer. If Wlad was a MW he'd be Felix Sturm
     
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