If Wlad beats Kabayel at the age of 50, how does it affect his legacy?

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  1. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Let's say Klitschko is really coming back to face Agit Kabayel in the fight for the WBC title. If he wins and breaks George Foreman's record, how it would affect his legacy? Would you rate him higher on your HW ATG list?
     
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  2. OddR

    OddR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hypothetically speaking of course but probably number 3.
     
  3. Ike

    Ike Active Member Full Member

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    For me if Wladimir beat Kabayel at 50 this victory would be significant for his legacy. In my ranking of the best heavyweights of all time the younger Klitschko brother is in the top 15. If he beat Kabayel I'd probably put him in the top 10.

    I'll add a thought, I hope to never see Kabayel-Klitschko and, if it were to happen, my prediction is that Wladimir would lose very badly.
     
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  4. BCS8

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    Man I'd be rooting for Wlad all the way but let's be honest, he'd end up in hospital.
     
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  5. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    He struggled with Tony Thompson. Kabayel is a handful for Wlad in his prime. Sure his jab grab works well against that style with Kabayel is a beast.
     
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  6. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thompson was a tricky customer and Wlad knocked him out twice and did better than anyone who fought him up until he was 45 fighting Ortiz.
     
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  7. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would ask for stringent PED testing

    Check hand wraps

    Check the padding in the floor

    Check for lifts in Waldo's shoes too
     
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  8. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Did they do all of this for Foreman against Moorer?
     
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  9. LoveThis

    LoveThis Sweet Science Full Member

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    Waldo :roflmao:
     
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  10. LoveThis

    LoveThis Sweet Science Full Member

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    The only champion I could realistically See klitschko beating, with the performance of a livetime is gassiev. Or sanchez if he looks as bad as he did against kabayel, but the torrez fight looked different.
     
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  11. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It would have the opposite effect actually. It would be an indictment on how bad the division is if a 50 year old that was 0-2 in his last two beat the # 2-3 HW.

    It wouldn't raise Wlad's legacy, it would lower the entire era's even more.
     
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  12. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Depends what else Kabayel goes on to do...

    If Agit goes back to bums until he retires, it'd be seen as impressive (given Wlads age) but Kabayel would be seen as a massive hypejob with only one good win.

    If Kabayel gets back in contention and beats a contender or two and proves he's definitely serious business? It'd propel Wlad way up the atg ranks.
     
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  13. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Don't believe Kabayel's hype in this forum and in social media, he's mediocre at best.

    If Klitschko still has his destructive right, he would KO Kabayel easily even now.
     
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  14. OddR

    OddR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How would lifts make a difference?
     
  15. OddR

    OddR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The 2nd fight was routine. Thompson was kinda competitive in the first but he was still conformably losing then he got stopped.
     
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