Does anybody else miss the Klitschko era ?

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  1. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    OK arm chair.... :rolleyes:
     
  2. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    Not a hater. He was winning. Then he quit with the EXACT same injury that Audley Harrison fought through.

    he was beating Lewis on the cards until Lewis went Briggs on him and finished the night
     
  3. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    give it a rest.... You can call it the EXACT same, but real people understand the differences injuries can have. You don't, you think all are equal. That's just stupid to believe.
     
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  4. dinovelvet

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    https://www.boxingnews24.com/2012/03/wladimir-clinched-15-times-in-the-1st-round-against-mormeck/

    It was shocking how clinching was needed for an old inactive unranked cruiser weight. Wlad couldn't even dispatch a body bag in style. It was an ugly mess before one shot ended matters.
     
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  5. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Most people consider it to be between Whyte and Povetkin.
     
  6. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You mean, other than the WBC Champion? (LOL)

    A weak era is when the guys rated #1 and #2 in a division for close to a dozen years refuse to fight each other ... and the rest of the division is so populated with aging light heavyweights, former cruiserweights, and punching bags like Odlanier Solis and Kevin Johnson, that nobody can knock the old guys off.

    For example, THE KLITSCHKO ERA. (LOL)

    I don't want to argue anymore. If you want to throw on an old DVD of Vitali vs. Albert Sosnowski or Vitali vs. Kevin Kingpin Johnson, you go right ahead.

    I prefer the current crop of heavyweights over that lot.
     
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  7. Mendoza

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    Why should brothers fight? You been outflanked and wrong so many times in this thread. I suggest you let eggman take over, and exit.

    2020 = 3 old men ranked.

    Wilder has zero wins over any ranked contender in his prime, using your benchmark.

    Fury, A drug cheat who wants to retire suddenly. He too has zero wins over ranked contenders in his prime, using your benchmark.

    Joshua stands alone, but to achieve Klitschko status he's going to need a lot more title defenses.
     
  8. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    Nobody is saying the klits wouldn’t be at the top of the tree with aJ fury and the rest. If they all all had a. 8 man league fighting each other once they would all probably pick up a loss

    however, there era IS NOT better than this era. And this era DOES have potential to match the 90s and 70s
     
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  9. Dubblechin

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    Well, we don't have to ask ourselves that anymore because the Klitschko era is over.

    Instead, we can look forward to the top guys fighting each other, like they have been doing, since none of them have the same mom.
     
  10. The Real Lance

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    :lol: There's absolutely no truth to this... FFS...:risas3:
     
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  11. Eggman

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    no it wasn’t. Audleys was worse. He had a complete rupture of his pec muscle and torn rotator cuff.

    so yes, you are right they aren’t they same. Audleys was worse.
     
  12. dinovelvet

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    Sam Peter was washed up when he fought Vitali. . Pull up the fight and watch him stumble around the ring. No legs under him. He was clearly past prime. Thats Vitali's highest ranking win.
    His next is past prime and inactive Corrie Sanders.

    Vitali's two best wins were of guys past their prime.
     
  13. The Real Lance

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    Whatever you say Doc...
     
  14. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    look how much boxing has recovered in popularity since the klits left. It’s visible. It’s starting to make front page news again.
     
  15. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    well I would rather fight two rounds with one injury whilst winning easy, than fight 9 with two losing every round