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Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Homericlegend03, Aug 22, 2025.

  1. themaster458

    themaster458 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not Wlad ;)
     
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  2. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    35 rounds lost in his career.
     
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  3. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holmes also had 2 decisions he should have won go against him so you can easily balance it out.
     
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  4. Homericlegend03

    Homericlegend03 Active Member Full Member

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    Oh shut up
     
  5. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And those 2 decisions were far worse.

    The Spinks and Nielsen decisions are considered robberies.

    I had Holmes winning both fights clearly by 3 points.
     
  6. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That's what I rate so high about Holmes he was one of the hardest guys to dominate only Mike Tyson had easy time with him in a 75 fight career spanning till 52.
     
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  7. Roughhouse

    Roughhouse Active Member Full Member

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    And here they come.....
     
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    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    This is my revised position after looking through the rankings and belt exchanges. Neither Holmes nor Wladmir became undisputed and missed some very important names in their eras. I don't think either one is top 5.

    I can kind of see the logic behind this. Wladmir did seek out strong challenges and did unify with some decent belt holders while Vitali never did.

    However, again, I insist that this falls on both guys (moreso towards Vitali) since their resumes have one giant *asterisk as they never fought each other and they were the two strongest boxers in the division co-existing.
     
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  9. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's fair enough. I think that's the closest we can get to agreeing.
     
  10. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Agreed it counts against Wlad to a extent but more so Vitali that's a fair way of putting it.
     
  11. Steve Fero

    Steve Fero Active Member Full Member

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    Old timers view their hero’s nostalgically. Plus most fans don’t have a great perspective for the importance of size and the evolution of the sport. Boxing training has improved and it’s more of a global sport.
     
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