Honestly what makes you a Wlad Klitschko Fan?

What makes me a Wlad fan?

Because he's White, DUH!

 

His Borat impersonations. The way he Germanized his name to include "Klit" in it. Pure genius.

 

Not really a fan of his. Too cautious to my liking.

But he´s the best in division at the moment and deserves proper recognition. I hate these "the HW´s are in a all-time low state"-"all the good big guys are in the other sports"-"Klitschkos are killing boxing" bull****.

 

I enjoy boxing 101 and Vlad "is" boxing 101!!!!!!! However, I like Vitali better..........he is very skilled, does not show it, but watch his fights and you will see.............

 

I'm not a fan because I don't like the way he never avenged the sanders loss...

 

I watched them from back when they were knocking out tin cans in a hurry in 6-8 round fights when they first started. I live in Germany.
Both brothers became aware of pacing after Purity.
Wlad has come back from Sanders (was there) and Brewster.

I no longer expect the 3-5th round ko of back in the when. I expect a @ 9th round break down and then KO.


Rose glasses of many, well Ali was safty first, Lenox the Hated, too.... in 7-9 years the brothers will be better appreciated, and suddenly this era will be so talented you won't believe it....like Lenox's now talented era.

All the BS they are so tall...well Ray Robinson was very tall back then for a Welter at 5'11". Most of what he fought was 5'6"-8". He only fought one man of 5'-10.
Ali was very tall for then, as was Geroge, both at 6'3". So was Lenox.


There looks to be a few more tall boxers on the horizon.

Time machine fight....Buddy Baer also 6'6".
Farmy and I were here before the big crash.
Now I believe he gassed vs Brewster....but Brewster said himself Wlad was breathing real heavy in the second round on. And Wald was in great shape. He'd left his arrogance on the floor with Sanders.

I thought, WoW, Stewart is Finally teaching him how to clinch....something he did not do well before. There were all the odd stuff of a missing badge and the sudden odds drop as big money came in.
I am sure they buy water on the way to the fight....now.
That the blood and urine dissapeared.....was more than very odd.

Well I stay a fan as long as the man shows up in shape and does his best. I was a Patterson and Frazier fan. Quarry too.


One last thing, the towel saved him from a KO vs Purity. Had the count continued vs Sanders he would have beat it. His legs were steady, his shoulders slumped from the loss. Brewster he was on his feet....So I never ever bought into glass jaw valley. Watch the Sanders fight, he got clocked pretty damm often.
Iron jaw no, but a good enough one.
Some folks mistake Jaw for landing on the floor. Jaw was Chevello, Holms had a good one, Ali too but he got real clocked vs Cooper, with out a cut glove...Cooper wins.....odd how the 'best ATG.....was so clocked. Yep was surprized he got up for Frazier.
Dempsey in his book stresses keeping one's chin tucked...and he should know....but was reputed to have a good chin.
Joe Grim had a hell of a chin...that was all that he did have. ATG #1 chin.
Had Wlad a ATG chin, and no gas problem...he'd fight differently.

So every fight comes down to can X get in and check for a glass chin....other wise another boring KO vs everyone.....and

OK, Both brothers were hated from the US (perhaps Britian too)for jingotism and race, on ESB well before any one ever saw them. That has remained the same
Lenox was also hated, he was a foreigner, who spoke educated....and my god was he boring.
Hate on ESB is irrational....I could never understand the Hate of DHL either. He fought the very best that walked in any weight he could reach....and many loses and wins were tight. He dodged no one, and went looking for trouble.......and was so Hated.
Well we never hated fighters...back in the Day....I did not like Clay from Moore, disliked him even more because he was on TV for a few minutes showing off his new twist jab where he was going to cut Cooper's eyes out. That as a child I thought unfair....so I was never a fan of his. I thought he could go for it often two rounds before he finally did.....is that not the same complaint everyone now living says about Wlad.....yet Ali walks on water....

8 years from now...this will be a good era...as the weak Lennox era is now seen.

 

Untill the last fight I honestly was not a big fan. I found them boring to watch and I did not like there personalities. But Wladimir has shown me a different side in the Haye fight! From the minute the first bell rang he did not just use the jab! His head movement was good and he dropped his euro style of fighting, lowered his shoulders and looked great! Thats coming from a massive Haye fan!!!!! Im honestly a convert and im one of the few that wants a re-match.

 

I'm not a fan but I respect the man. He's a nice, decent person outside the ring, at least that's how it seems.
As a fighter, he's good but not great, and he is lucky to be around in such a weak HW era. I don't like how Wlad let his brother avenge his loss to Corrie Sanders. And Wlad would not even be a top10 HW if it wasn't for his physical advantages.

On the other side, how poor would the division be without the Klitschkos? We'd have Sam Peter, Chagaev, Povetkin, Haye and the likes as belt holders. So in a way we should still be thankful. I'd wish Vitali would retire and leave the entire spotlight to Wlad, so we would know who the real undisputed champ is.

 

the better question wouldve been where are his fans from... state if you are a fan and say where are you from.. i'll bet that most fans are like one poster said russians, german or from some eastern european country

:hat

 

Im a huge fan and I'm from Canada

 

I appreciate them, I am from Australia.

For those of you with poor geography skills, that is nowhere near Europe (don't get it mixed up with Austria)

 

But we are both rather direct decendants of the English...btw, congrats on making the quarter finals in the WWC!

 

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