Why Wlad will never be considered even a great heavyweight

Wlad’s like a bad used car.

You’ve got a lot of passionate salesmen, trying to sell it the best they can, but nobodies buying it. As we all know it’s a heap of junk, that’s just been given a nice paint job.

The highlight of Wlad’s last 10 defences, is probably beating a couple of grade D Russians, like Chagaev and Igbramovic, who wouldn’t even last 12 rounds with Haye or Adamek. Two overblown Crusierweights.

That’s how awful the division is. A small cruiserweight would probably go into any fight on Wlad’s resume as a favourite.

The fact that David Haye finds himself as the most known fighter in the division, and a legitimate world champion, and top 3 ranked fighters, after 2 real fights at the division tells you everything.

2003-2004, the division was not great, but it was a heck of a lot stronger than it is now. Guys like Corrie Sanders, who destroyed Wlad, weren’t even ranked in the top 15 of the division back then. If he was fighting now, he’d be a definite top 2-3 world champion.

2000-2005, Wlad struggled, when there were more decent heavyweights about.

His great legacy is riding that era out, refusing to rematch anyone who beat him, or pushed him hard, so he can now sit at the top, and just notch up defences against a load of overmatched, nobodies.

Wlad’s answer to a hard fight, when the division was a bit tougher, was let Vitali deal with it.

Refusing to rematch Sanders was criminal. As was refusing to rematch Peters. Waiting 5 years, until the guy’s a nobody in the division, to go back to it.

I’m not saying Wlad’s not good at beating up hopeless contenders, but take it how it is.

David Haye and Adamek have come into that division, and knocked over some of the top contenders there, very easily.

Guy’s comparing Wlad to guys like Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis, Holmes, just on the basis principle that he’s made a lot of defences, is just plain insulting.

He wouldn’t last 2 minutes, in an era, where he actually had to defend these belts against tough guys week in, week out. As you saw with Corrie Sanders.

The 1990s era, and even 2000-2005 was light years from what you see today.

As I said, ask yourself, who in the heavyweight division at the minute, other than Wlad and Vitali would you even put money on to beat Adamek or Haye?

I can’t think of anyone who’d even give Haye a tough fight, other than the two K brothers, and they refuse to fight each other.

Sorry – it’s a losing battle to try to claime Wlad Klitschko aint anyone but a guy who just struggled against the better fighters he’s faced, and made a nice comeback, knocking over divisional pansies


The guy's Wlad calls opponents, wouldn't go 2 rounds with Lennox Lewis in the 1990s. They wouldn't even get a title shot, as they'd be ranked about 50th in the world. They'd be fighting in clubs.



Never mind stretching them out to 10-11 round fights

 

There are lots of All Time Greats that have Ruslan Chagaev as there best ever win, isn't there................

 

It's just basic facts. Wlad lost to the best fighter he ever faced, never rematched him, and his best career win will probably go down as Ruslan Chagaev.

A fighter who probably wouldn't have even been ranked in the top 50 in even Lennox Lewis's era. Let alone Alis

 

The same Chagaev, who only beat John Ruiz on a split decision........

 

We just don't get excited about a Russian, making a career knocking out club fighters.

 

Chagaev got his ass handed to him by John Ruiz. Did you see what Haye did to the same guy!?