Career KO %: George Foreman - 83.95%. Wlad Klitschko - 83.64%; also, Lewis-Wlad stats

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  1. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Not a great premise for a thread, really.

    If we look at Joe Calzaghe statistically he is 46-0 and looks like a very good puncher, when we know he isn't, not at the top level. How many defences does he have? On a quantitive level he is comparable to any middleweight/light heavy, ever.

    Most of Klitschko's wins are solid rather than spectacular, and his losses are spectacular against less than spectacular competition. It's not a bad resume at all, infact one of the better ones around at the moment but comparing him to greats purely by way of trotting out a few statistics is not going to work.
     
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  2. paulfv

    paulfv Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That is false. It does mean something -- that Valero can punch, much as Foreman could punch.

    There is a difference, however. Only 5 of Valero's KO's came in title fights, which is why I included the number of KO's both Wlad and Lewis have in that category. Wlad is superior both in that category to Lewis (11 vs 10 in 3 fewer fights) as he is in terms of overall KO % (83.64 vs 72.73).
     
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  3. Cultured Fist

    Cultured Fist Member Full Member

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    Haye

    won 22 (KO 21) 23
    rounds boxed 78 : KO% 91.3
     
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  4. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    I made that same point in a post a few months ago.

    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2359911&highlight=Briggs#post2359911







    To which I responded:

     
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  5. the_what

    the_what Bolo Punch KO Full Member

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    This aint baseball. Boxing isnt a numbers game.
     
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  6. Archie_Moore

    Archie_Moore ALL TIME KO KING Full Member

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    :good
     
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  7. thespecialone

    thespecialone Active Member Full Member

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    Edwin Valero must be the best fighter ever!
     
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  8. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    Wlad just needs to keep winning and dominating. He'll get his spot as an ATG even though his division is weak.
     
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  9. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    OUCH!!!

    haha
     
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  10. paulfv

    paulfv Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He may be, among all fighters with 24 or fewer career fights and 5 title bouts or less. That might be worth discussion, if not comparison with those with twice as many career bouts and around triple the world title fights.
     
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  11. paulfv

    paulfv Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's a cute tactic, until it is easily pointed out that neither Fields nor Nielsen have ever fought for, let alone held, one of the four major world titles. Then, not so much, you know.

    But I give props for the effort, however failed and feeble it may have been.
     
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  12. Irish Steel

    Irish Steel Active Member Full Member

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    Competition....
     
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  13. Jbuz

    Jbuz Belt folder Full Member

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    It's a little thing called level of competition. Who has Wlad knocked out? I won't even bother, Klit huggers never change their minds.
     
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  14. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    They are the top two heavies of the present day and of the past five years, in whichever order you please.


    And they're both probably in the top ten of the past 40 years.
     
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  15. JoeAverage

    JoeAverage Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Probably.

    Imagine they were American. Really - imagine it. Then we would all be discussing where in the top 5 all time they should be.

    However, they are not American, so it is more a question of whether they make the ist or not.
     
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