can Wlad Klitchko be a top ten ATG heavy

Depends what you rank him on

I think it's fair to say, if you don't have him there NOW, or maybe 11th or so, you won't have him there when he retires.

 

This.

 

He's pretty much at #10 for me

Still pure GLASS though

 

So is Wlad, infact:
"He's the most accurate, single-punch knockout guy I have ever seen," Steward said. "A guy can be completely fine, not hurt, and Wladimir can put his lights out with one shot."
[url]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/chris_mannix/03/01/klitschko.steward/index.html#ixzz2HVOAoPkp[/url]

“I think based on this performance here and his own conversations with me in the recent days that he realizes that he is actually too reluctant, too intelligent, too technical—that I think you’re going to see a much more aggressive fighter in Wladimir. If this man actually would just operate with close to 80%—he’s only operating with about 60%—he would be the most devastating heavyweight in the history of boxing because I’ve worked with him. Never, ever, ever have I been involved with a fighter who has so much one punch punching power. Even guys that knock somebody out—they get them hurt, they knock them down, they get them groggy—Wladimir is the only fighter I’ve ever worked with that everything can be normal like a big party—everybody is having champagne, on the floors, in the tuxedos, with the music—and the lights go off completely at one time. I mean it’s not like a gradual dimmer switch. I never saw anyone who knocked out people in a gym when they block punches and he did that about three weeks ago with a sparring partner—two weeks ago, prior to the fight. With a sparring partner he threw a left hook, the sparring partner blocked the punch and with twenty ounce gloves he was still knocked out. He has unbelievable one punch punching power and that’s why maybe he doesn’t put combinations together because he punches so effectively and with so much power with one punch, but his handicap and problem is he feints too much. He wants everything to be perfect—perfect balance, perfect this, and the last round he was a little overly aggressive, got out of position a few times, but to go three minutes with a guy with his power is like a lifetime because even if he just grazes you with a punch, you’re going to be hurt.”
-Emanuel Steward

So is Wlad, who will come inside the hall of fame once he is retired for x years.

 

The last guy who showed real desire and determination to win knocked Wlad silly...

 

I think Ray Leonard summed it best: "They are good at what they do but are only known to the hardcore boxing fans not the general sporting fan."

 

He can, but it'll be hard for him. He can't make a single mistake and has to stay injury free for 3-4 years.

 

He'll certainly make a case for himself if he KOs Povetkin, Pulev and Fury. That's pretty much all that's left for him.

 

He already is, both Klitschko's, ali, forman, holyfield, Tyson (cause of his Prime ONLY), Marciano, holmes, Louis, lewis, I am not going to argue the order, I think head to head either of these boxers could beat each other. Frazier gets to much hype,

 

There are no opponents out there to stock his resume enough to allow him to surpass the consensus top 10 HW's.

It's possible. If he literally beat Povetkin, Pulev, Haye II, Boystov, Arreola, Price, Fury, and Wilder without losing, then he'd probably leapfrog Lennox, Tyson, and/or Frazier, which would put him 9 or 10 in the top 10, in my opinion.

 

For what it's worth, here's just one random criteria which showcases how far behind the top 10 HW's both Klitschko's really are:

[url]http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=452009[/url]

 

if he beats povetkin, pulev, fury or price or wilder then he will be in my top 7

 

He's already top 10.

 

This. except i'd switch wilder with Pulev.