Wladimir Klitschko 1990s-2003 was the most talented offensive superheavyweight to ever come out of the division when he emerged in the 1990s....He was young..he had firepower...and he was aggresive and fearless. No opponent could come close to matching him in firepower. He walked through a very good young crop of heavyweights filled with lots of punchers, these guys got obliterated by wladimir klitschkos attack. Wladimir Klischko back in the 1990s was the 2nd coming of joe louis because he had a devastating two fisted attack with one punch power in both fists, and he had great all around punching skills. Wlad was an excellent straight puncher and threw very fast accurate combinations with mean intentions in his prime. Prime wlad didnt sit back and wait....he attacked! check out a prime wladimir klitschko go to work with his two fisted fast attack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tYHa...eature=related Thats just one small clip....watch some of his fights the way he destroys some of european germ top young punchers or the way he destroyes top young americane heavyweights barrett jefferson and bryd, etc Prime wladimir Klitschko's jab: Wlad in the 1990s had a snapping jab, it shot out there like a pistol. What made it deadly was the power he had behind it, It was like a telephone pole coming at you at high speeds......OUCH! Take a look at this short clip of wlad jab in his prime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPzFM...eature=related Notice how much snap wlad used to put on his jab. every jab he threw, he commited himself. Unfortunley wlad has lost this with his new style. he now paws with his jab, its nothing more than a range finder. in his prime wlad used his jab as a beating stick, it was deadly! He TRIPLE combod that jab in his prime, something only jersey joe walcott did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyiwwDzH0DY Take a look at the devastating left hook Wladimir Klitschko had in his prime. He Used it very often, and it was deadly. It was short, crisp, and he threw his whole body into it...all 245lb of power came into the punch. Its a shame in the past 5 years..he hardly uses the left hook. He has become right hand crazy and has abandoned his once potent weapon. It makes him one dimensional, and predictable. In 2001 and 2002.....Wladimir Klitschko was the Number one Ring Magazine Heavyweight Contender annuelly. 2 years in a row! Lennox Lewis did not fight, I dont think Lennox wanted any part of wlad. Lennox waited and waited while Wlad the # 1 contender undefeated olympic gold medalist sat and waited for the chance.... Its a brutal shame this fight did not come off during those years...we missed two of the best offensive superheavyweights of all time in there primes in a mega fight. It would have been a legacy defining fight for both. Ring Magazine for 3 straight years called out lennox to fight wlad(i have the issues)... Like Donald Curry...lennox waited until wlad was exposed on one of his offnights in huge shocking fashion(similiar to curry).......but had lennox fought wlad like he should have in 2000-2002 I am hesistant to pick who would win. Wlad has a serious shot at taking lennox out. I do believe wlad went into the corrie sanders fight looking ahead to a fight with lennox(which should have happened 2 years ago).......and he was totally ill prepared and overconfident and he got exposed. This took alot out of wlad. When he came back, he was no longer the eye of the tiger menacing Russian Two Fisted assasin he once been.....but no a passsive scared jackrabbit fighting not to lose...he didnt take risks anymore. He fights like he is scared of getting hit and another corrie sanders happening. His combination punching...gone, his left hook and unpredictable attacks...gone..his once snapping left jab...now a lazy paw used to push his opponent away.....his right hand is still there but he becomes to reliant on it, back in his prime he used to hide it then unleash it out of his cage like a crocodile leaping out to grab a prey. Wlad now fights lazy, lethargic, boring...he fights to win fights with as little action as possible, he fights not to get hit at all, he now fights to win fights on points with as little action as possible. what happened to the deadly two fisted joe louis of the 1990s who went out there with intention to destroy his opponents early and easily? I miss that wlad, he was phenominal. I wouldn't favor many many heavyweights h2h over a 1990s version of wladimir klitschko. The man was a two fisted assasin, a superheavyweight killer set out to destroy you. Lennox Lewis wanted no part of him, ike would have been overwhelmed and outclassed by a 1990s Wladimir, tua would have been beaten to death by wlad at long range with the snapping jab and fast straight combinations and stopped late, rahman and ruiz would have been knocked dead. Vitali Klitschko had he ever dare step in the ring vs his brother would have been crucified by the much more talented wladimir. whats vitali gonna do fight with his hands by his waist against wladimir? good luck with that, hed be lucky to see the 3rd round. Wladimir Klitschko was a real beauty to watch back in his prime..that few could cope with.
Wlad Klitschko fought way better when he wasn't so scared in the ring. I wouldn't say he's not in his prime though, because those were totmato cans he was fighting back then. He is fighting top 10 undefeated fighters now and beating them with no problems.
hes beating them because he is fighting not to lose...but when he faces a world class opponent who challenges him.....this version of wlad will panic and might fold. the 1990s-2003 wladimir klitschko would simply go out there and destroy and knock thompson brewster and sulton out in under 5 rounds.....no problems. Wladimir back in his prime fought to win, and though he took more risks meanin he was suscepitble to getting caught once in a while.....that wlad would have been dangerous for any heavyweight who ever lived and thats how he would have had to fight lennox lewis to beat him. not with his new lazy style.
I have to agree this new style Wlad since he fought Brewster is not that appealing or offensive, it is painfully obvious. I give him credit where it is due but the old Wlad would have knocked out Sultan Irunalot in 2 rounds.
This article is an insult to Joe Louis....the version of Klitchko your talking about got stopped by Ross Purity and never fought any of the top teir heavyweights during that time. When he finally stepped up in class against Brewster and Sanders he got KTFO. If he would've fought Ibeabuchi, Tua or Lewis back than he would've been brutalized. This article wreaks of a level of nuthuggery and deluded fanboyism that I thought was only possible with Mayweather fans....the only reason that WK is enjoying his current success is because Steward taught him how to use his height to win these pathetically boring slopfests by keeping his opponent out of range with his jab.
Woa woa woa........uppercut never did I mention Vitali. Vitali is the most overated fighter of all time, and is nowhere near as good as wlad, and vitali is not a great fighter.
Alot of peoples are talking about how good Wald is now but they forgot how good he was back then. I used to ride on the Wald bandwagon before he got starch by Sanders. That's when I knew that Wald doesn't really know what to do if someone just bull rush him. He just fold up and hope his opponent stop. Wald used to have all these great weapons, jab, killer left hook, killer right, and uppercut. The Wald right now is just a boring winning machine. Even when the tuff gets going Wald still sometime doesn't know what to do. He's holding more now to substitute for that flaw though. I was thinking the other day that if we could mix the old Wald with Vitali heart, chin, and defense (knowing when to grab and get out when there's trouble), we would have a very good heavyweight fighter here.
