Klitschko vs...

Reading through some of the comments on this forum I can't understand how some people can rate the Klitschko brothers so low.

Obviously Wlad has a couple of embarrassing defeats early in his career but he has looked unbeatable since Steward has had his influence over him.

Vitali has two losses, one due to injury. The other due to cuts, which is obviously a legit to lose, but he was 2 points ahead on all three judges score cards. Basically on another day he would have won.

I appreciate that head to head against other heavyweights isnt a fair way to compare since other heavys such as Dempsey and Marciano etc would be too small to even be considered heavyweights.

So from the modern greats if the heavyweight division (80s onwards). Who have they beaten that either Klitschko wouldn't have been able to beat.

Lewis... The only name that stands out is Holyfield. Both Klitschkos would have had a difficult night but the fight could have gone either way.

I see Wlad winning UD or losing via KO 50/50 for me.
I see Vitali winning or losing a close split decision (would lead toward Vitali though)

Would either K (as they are now ie trained by Steward and/or not injured) have lost to a Rahmen or a McCall? I dont think so.

Holyfield... Bowe would cause trouble. While I can see this been close I would lead toward both brothers. Lewis would be tough. I would lean toward a prime Lewis though.

Tyson... Cleaned up the heavyweight scene when it was even weaker than it is now. the K brothers would beat everyone he beat and wouldn't have collected any of the losses (apart from maybe Holyfield which I mentioned earlier)

Holmes... again no problems there. Obviously its difficult to assess how a shot version of the Ks would do against Tyson but the current Ks would comfortably jab him to a UD or late stoppage.

So I dont see how anyone can definatively rate the names mentioned above ahead of either brother.

 

Absolute rubbish.

Can you back that up in any way shape or form?

 

That was the point of the article...

The Klitschkos arent time travellers so all you can do is imagine how they would do they fought the same people that each have fought. I think its fairly clear that they would fare well.

For example would the Ks lose to 'Razor' Ruddick? Never in a month of sundays!

 

88 was an all time low point for Holmes. He'd been retired for two years and took the fight at short notice considering how out of shape he was. Those names are no better then the Chagaev, Povetkin, Rahmem, Peter or Arreola all in all.

I wonder how high you would rate those names if they were eastern european...

 

Where has that come from? Even if I were still at school that wouldnt be relevant in any way.

Is that what you say when you cant think of anything?