Could Klitschkos have success in modern HW era?

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  1. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Success ?? Yes.

    Dominate ?? Nah.

    Fury outboxes both and Wlad's china gets shattered by Wilder, of the two Vitali does better but not much.

    Hahahaha, notice you use 2004 as the starting date so as to avoid having to address Vitali quitting against a fat Middleweight and getting stopped by an old, out of shape, disinterested, overconfident Lennox Lewis.
     
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  2. Simon Head

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    If the Klitschko’s are as bad as some of you are making them out to be, why do you hold them in such higher regard compared to Ali, Tyson Holmes, Louis etc when they were fighting at the end of their career?
     
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  3. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    they arent top, they were mrely ranked up to give them champs easy fights.
     
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  4. Heavy_Hitter

    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's funny how Lewis was old and out of shape at 37, yet Wladimir was peak at 40-41.
     
    Heavy_Hitter, Jun 20, 2019
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  5. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Consider that
    Vitali hasnt fought for nearly 7 years yet has at least 4 wins over the current Boxrec top 50
    and
    Wladimir hasnt fought for over 2 years and has also at least 4 wins over the Boxrec current top 50 with 2 being in the top 10

    I think they would do well even if they didnt win every bout
     
    bailey, Jun 20, 2019
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  6. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    You don’t have them top 10?
     
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  7. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    certainly not! at age 40?

    And Pulev was pathetic to begin with.
     
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  8. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    LOL the man was 41

    How did other great HWs get on in there 40s against a new era?

    Vitali, Foreman etc there's not many like em..
     
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  9. FastSmith7

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    Vitali would destroy every single heavyweight today
     
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  10. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    :deal: this
     
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  11. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    41 yo klitschko is the best win of the best fighters of your "modern era". Rofl at your "modern era".

    Stupìd question, as someone pointed out before.
     
    chacal, Jun 20, 2019
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  12. don owens

    don owens Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The Klitschko brothers would have all the titles. So yeah, they would be successful.
     
    don owens, Jun 20, 2019
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    He'd Ko'd him in sparring. Wlad or Vitali would kick the crap out of this very mediocre era.
     
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  14. buster007

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    yes
     
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  15. Scar

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    That's because you're a trolling idiotic loser.
     
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