For Wladimir Klitschko to rank in the top 20 heavyweights of all time

If Wladimir beats David Haye in june, then defeats young undefeated heavyweights Alexander Potvekin and either Chris Arreola/ or Ruslan Chagaev , I will without question call for him to be in everyones top 20 heavyweights of all time list. That is my opinion. Those 3-4 guys right there all bring something to the table for Wlad to struggle with, and all of them are young and in there prime coming off good wins. That would also give Wlad 9 consecutive title defenses of his IBF heavyweight title and a career 9 title defenses of his WBO heavyweight title. Wlad has his chance right now in the next 2 years to make a Sonny Liston sweep through the division, lets see what he does with it. If Wlad decides to do yet another unification and add the WBA belt along with fighting those young studs, then that will only further enhance his legacy.


ps Please leave Vitali out of this thread

 

Thats a bit of a stretch. He still has yet to beat a top young stud out there, lets wait until he at least beats potvekin or haye.

Chambers is a modern day Tony Tubbs. But if you think chambers is not a test, then throw in Chris Arreola instead. Also Ruslan Chagaev is still undefeated WBA champion.

 

Totally agree

Agreement, although I have never been sold on Manny Steward as a All time great trainer. Call me crazy, but that is just my opinion.

I think Wlads past his best days too. What happened to the lethal offensive tiger wlad of the 1990s who threw lethal combinations and had one deadly left hook he used consistently?

 

Bryd is a very good win, but that is a huge stylistic advantage he had in there.


Peter at 243lb was a good win at the time, but peters performance ever since have proven himself to not be considered a world class fighter. I do think Wlad beat the best version of peter we have seen (243lb).


Potvekin and Haye are both young legite threats with top talent better we have ever seen from bryd/peter and would be huge legacy defining wins for Wlad

 

I think I have him around # 24, but if he knockouts Haye in june he will move up to my # 20 spot, and if he convinsingly beats Potvekin after that, he will move up to my # 18 spot. To get into my top 20, you got to have at least one legacy defining very good win, and with Wlads embarrasing losses in the past, hes going to need it.

 

Sure Chris...Although I really do believe Patterson is in a different class than Bryd as a fighter and Talent Level, although your point is well taken. I think we can both agree that wins over Haye and Potvekin are legacy defining wins for wladimir.