Would the Klitschko's be top ten fighters in the 70's?

I can see both men being top 10 fighters in every era, and even champions in quite a few of them. One of them might even have briefly held the title during the 70's, depending on which end of the decade they turned up for their best. Muhammad Ali would have to be in his prime to overcome either of them, and the faded version who struggled with Young, Norton and lost to Leon Spinks wouldn't cut it. In fact, its possible that either Klitschko could have won the title anytime between 1976 and 1978, but I'd pick a prime Holmes to beat both circa 1978.. In the early part of the decade, while Ali was still coming out of exhile around 1970, another opportunity might have been available, as the best fighters were Joe Frazier, Jimmy Ellis, Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena.. I think Vitali could have potentially beaten all these men, and Wlad as well, with the slight exception of perhaps Frazier, who's left hook and handspeed may pose some problems for him. 1973 would have been a tough year with a peaking Foreman, a resurgeant Ali and several very tough contenders in the top 10.. Still, they would always have a prescence in just about any period in the division, champions or not...

 

Wlad was completly run over by Sanders, and lost against Purrity, while Foreman lost against Ali and Young. Obviously Foremans losses came against much more recognized opponents. But does this mean that Foreman would be mysteriously immune against Wlads power punshes, or that he would automaticly break through Vitalis toughness, or would have been unfaced by his workrate?

It seems like every competitor from the respectable 70's is well recognized. Therefor it is unavoidable that every loss they had came against other well recognized boxers and therefor these losses proves nothing. Thus the skill and abilities of Wlad or Vitaly would magicly be no obstacle for any of them. Surely you must be able to see why this way of thinking does not hold water?


I have never studied the careers you list above deeply enough to try to make an analyze of how every possible match up would unfold. But someone that should have a fair chanse to guess is Foreman himself, and accordning to him the K-brothers would have been able to compete. So maybe we should just take his word for it?

 

There is so much wrong with this post I don't even know where to start. I hope, for your sake, it's a joke post.

 

Yep. He does. But he's no shavers or foreman. it took those guys to stop norton. vitali might beat norton but i wouldnt bet on it. norton made it to the elite and vitali did too, but in a worse division.

williams was good. never met his full potential. good counter puncher, and good power too. plus, he had a helluva chin. Quarry would completely beat Vitali. Good counterpuncher and good power. plus hes got a chin. he might get cut but i bet he would beat vitali. Young's claim to fame, is beating shavers, lyle, dokes, ocasio, and foreman. all good wins. lol. You haven't watched enough of these fighters.

 

Yes, with Vit's chin he'd beat all of them + his physical advantage over so called "small heavies".

 

This is the reason I rarely come on here anymore.

Wlad got knocked shitless by a part time boxer , now he can compete in the deepest field of heavyweight boxing history.

 

Yes, it's HW. Things happen and with Klit's athleticism it gets just more of a good argument.

let me remind u:

Rahman vs. Lewis I?
Tyson vs. Douglas?

See, your statement is invalid.

 

Both of those fights, those champions came in unprepared and lazy and got clocked for it.

When they came in focused, in shape and in their prime no one could stop them.

 

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Tyson was shot to hell when he fought Lewis, McBride and Williams. Don't be a ****ing joke all your life.

 

In Lewis case that can't be debated. He proved it. In Tysons case it is speculation and generalization. It would be easy to minimize the K-brothers losses using the exact same argument. They had a day off. Period.

 

Regardless of the era, the Klitschkos would've been one of the top heavies.

Can you imagine either one against Rocky Marciano? Marciano would get hammered.

 

But the Klitschkos get judged by all their worst nights each and every time.

 

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