The best version of Wladimir Klitschko vs best versions of Lewis and Bowe?

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  1. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Forget Vitali, because he could hang tough with anyone imo. But i don't see him beating either peak Lewis or Bowe.
    How would the gifted Wlad, (who has serious problems when it comes to fighting instincts and behaving like a fighter when he asked to do just that), fair against the two best super heavies?
    Would he last more than 5 rounds with either?
    Would he have any chance of beating peak versions of either?
    Personally i don't think so.
    Interesting to see what the educated folks on here think.
    Although i know the floodgates for the uneducated and biased will open also. But we can't have everything.
    Chew the fat!
     
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  2. lefthook31

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    Wlad would lose everytime. He just doesnt have the infighting skills to deal with the pressure both these guys could bring.
     
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  3. Iceveins

    Iceveins Puglistic Linguistics Full Member

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    Stopped by Lewis and stopped by Bowe. The end.
     
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  4. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I give Wladimir a good shot at beating Bowe.
     
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  5. PhillyPhan69

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    I would take lewis by a UD.

    Bowe is another matter, I can picture Bowe at the top of his game stopping Wlad in the latter middle rounds....but I can also see Bowe's wide open, sometimes to easy to hit defense, allowing Wlad to fight from a distance and take a pts win...Tough call, if I had to I would lean towards Bowe, but not with any major confidence.
     
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  6. Muchmoore

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    What happens when Bowe makes it a fight though?

    Say what you will about Riddick Bowe but the guy had guts. But Wlad certainly does have tools (jab) that could give Bowe fits.
     
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  7. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Like lefthook said Wlad could not deal with the pressure that either man would bring. Wlad would be KOed by either man.
     
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  8. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I obviously agree with both of you no end. I realise this thread could die a death, but on the other hand if the Klitites get involved, i'm hoping they will be educated as to why Wlad is not on the same level as either.
    I guess i'm a little sick of him being classed has good as both when he clearly isn't. The younger fans out there it seems, need it spelling out. Which i think has already been done in 2 posts.
    But it amuses me.
     
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  9. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Both men beat Wladimir. Lennox inside the distance. Bowe by decision.
     
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  10. Kittikasem

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    A fit (ie not overweight) Bowe and a motivated (ie not complacent) Lewis both stop Wladimir rather brutally and rather early. Wlad would be terrified by someone the same size as him who had the skills to get to him and get at him.
     
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  11. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :dealExactly. Even if Wlad had things going well for him and was boxing good, you know at some point the pressure would be on him and he wouldn't come through it.
     
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  12. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Best version of Wlad, who has not been in a fight in years. I think Wlad's cliching and leaning would stop any "Fight" Bowe would be bring. I expect it to be a boring affair.
     
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  13. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :dealSpot on again.
    I'm dissapointed no one disagrees.
    Keep educating them fellas.
     
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  14. Shake

    Shake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wladimir Klitschko is actually better than Bowe by a significant amount. Head to head, peak for peak, Bowe rates to win, though not by the amount that is insinuated here.

    Bowe is very much open for the jab and the one-two. He is the better inside fighter, is sturdier on his feet and is a proven warrior.

    Wladimir has had a much more disciplined career. He has improved throughout, into some kind of outside-specialist who wears you down behind a ramrod jab.
     
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  15. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fair points your making here mate, but i am talking the best versions of each fighter.
    No doubt Wlad's professionalism is way ahead of Bowe's, and he could stand a chance against an inferior version of Bowe...or Lewis.
    But prime versions(or close to) he has next to no chance!
    For instance the old aggressive Lewis who fought Vitali, i think would have had Wlad out of there by the fourth.
     
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