Vitali picked up his first belt 10 years ago - The Klitschkos' durability

I assume you mean longevity as Wlad is anything but durable. The answer? Well, neither of them has had many gruelling fights really and they're always in good shape and healthy-consumate proffessionals.

 

A few points:

Healthy lifestyle. The pattern of training hard/partying hard of many fighters wears them down, the Klitschkos just enjoy a healthy lifestyle and satying in shape.

Their wins are usually dominant, they don't take much punishment in the fights they win. They both use their size well to avoid being hit. They also stick to their gameplans and make few mistakes, they don't give inferior fighters a lot of chances to land something.

Underestimated. Tall, lanky fighters will always look slower and less skilled on TV than they actually are. So many opponents were confident before facing a Klitschko and found out in the ring that they are faster and better than they imagined. This I believe plays a big role in why so many of their opponents seem demoralized and don't try to go to war.

 

Well neither of them drink,which probably helps too.

 

Both brothers are exceptional fighters (talent and physique), they are arguably in the top 10-20 of all time but their competition over the last 8 years (with the exception of a 2-3 opponents) probably can't even sniff the top 75. So even though a guy like Vitali has slipped considerably since his prime he is still dominant against his last few opponents, Wladimir has only gotten better in that time.
They both have healthy life styles, they both love to train and love to be fit. Their fight styles are geared towards avoiding being hit and keeping their opponents at range taking only a few body shots before smothering/wrestling their poorly conditioned opponents into exhaustion.
But the Klitschkos have actually been anything but durable as of late. Vitali has recently taken a long sabbatical to recover from injuries (you can't count that as part of this reign of theirs) and Wladimir has over the last few years taken considerable chunks of the year off to recover from a broken hand and now a damaged shoulder. These guys are HUGE, they're 240+ and 6'7"+, their bodies can't hold up under the strain for ever and it's starting to show.

 

I can tell you its the life stle. They always stay in shape. The most I have seen is 5-10 lbs over fight weight before camp starts and they always take care of them selves with food, streatching, working out between fights ETC. That make a HUGE difference

 

Fighting bums because all of the talented big men are in other sports does wonders for longevity. If you limit the division to "C" and "D" class athletes surely a "B" level athlete can survive a long time especially if they are generally bigger than their opposition. The division has been so completely crappy that even a plodding heavy bag (Valuev) has a title - once again, being larger than your opposition is very helpful to boost one crappy athlete slightly above the remaining crappy athletes. If we let you fight only children, old folk, girl scouts, and cripples you might "reign" a long time. When no one can tap your ass that allows even the shakiest chin to have a holiday. That doesn't mean you're worth a **** as an athlete. Need to put things in perspective ....

 

Whats up Chef, my man!
How's Wladimir recovering from the operation?

You're absolutely right, Wlad and Vitali will keep reigning for years and years if they wish to do so.
Vitali is a bit injury prone, Wladimir can probably have another decade, dominating this sport.. he's just that good.

 

Need to put things in perspective ....[/quote]


You and perspective will never be used in the same sentance :deal

 

If I didn't know better I'd have to say Vitali had multiple blood transfusions and tried every chem stimulant in the box. I'm not saying he's on roids, not at all. Just so impressed with this out-of-this-world stamina and punch output at 38. Incredible.

 

Vitali is a ****ing BADASS.

 

What sets the Klitckos apart is they are at training early in the morning hung over or not, and they both being Ukrainian do put away the juice from time to time, but they do not miss training and and do a full hard training in spite of the hangover.

I don't think they do that every day...but both help each other train....that keeps them both in shape, seeing one or the other is/was so often in camp.

 

Longejevity comes from a good clean life, which is clear that the Klitschko brother keep themselves healthy and in great shape. The same applies to Hopkins. Add the fact that they both haven't been in real grueling wars to wear/deteriorate them as fighters.