Is Wladimir Klitschko p4p the most boring fighter to watch?

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  1. Barry Smith

    Barry Smith Boxing Addict Full Member

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    At least guys like Rigo, Mayweather, Ward etc are fighting guys the same size as them. Against Mormeck, Wlad was fighting a guy he had 30lbs in weight and 7 inches in height over and he still used his dreadful spoiling tactics. Imagine Mayweather fighting a 5ft Bantamweight and using those tactics.
     
  2. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wlad by far is the most boring. A guy like that should be steamrolling opponents, especially in such a walk, watered down era.
     
  3. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    One of them simply because he's so much bigger and better than the people he fights against and he has great power which makes it even worse. But he fights scared and holds any time some gets close. His fight with Povetkin was a disgrace.
     
  4. MVC!

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  5. COLD-HARD-TRUTH

    COLD-HARD-TRUTH Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don't find Ward boring to watch. He's not a knock out puncher but he wins fights with skill and intelligence. Klitschko fights are flat our unwatchable. He is the most boring title holder out there right now bar none. I used to think Winky Wright was painful to watch but Wladimor takes it to a whole different level.
     
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  6. Mr "T"

    Mr "T" Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Povetkin is a dangerous fighter. I'd like to see him in with Haye or Thompson
    He would KO Wilder, and maybe Fury.
     
  7. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And that is the COLD-HARD-TRUTH!! :good
     
  8. gdm

    gdm Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    ward and mayweather are level above in this department ,rigo is at the same level as wlad . Wlad gets or use to get people knocked out, while ward and mayweather are featherfisted.
     
  9. MVC!

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  10. cyrax99

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    Have you seen Wlad lately? The Povetkin fight was absolutely pathetic, he literally threw one jab, grabbed, jab, grab over and over. He clinched more in that fight than Andre Ward has ever gotten close to in a fight. In Ward's last fight, he was far more offensive, he looked to really be motivated, and have killer instinct. His shoulder being fixed I think really helped, he seems to have alot more power know, and knows it. I think much of the reason he was "feather fisted" before was due to having a terrible shoulder, the last fight really seems indicative of that, he looked brand new. Wlad does finish most people, but many times it is due to sheer exhaustion, as he holds on to them all fight, laying on them. He's a guy that if he was 6'1 or 6'2 would never amount to anything, his whole game is based on his size. He knows he can't take a punch, so he has evolved a style that makes it impossible for anyone to have an offense. He is so tall and long he has a bigger reach than just about anyone, so he throws a punch, then just quickly grabs when you get in range. I don't think anyone is nearly as bad as Wlad is.
     
  11. WiDDoW_MaKeR

    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    You realize that Wlad has a higher KO percentage than Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Holyfield, Ali, Holmes, Louis, Dempsey, Frazier, Liston, ect.... right?
     
  12. Barry Smith

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    An impressive stat on paper, but that's all it is. Watch Lewis stand toe to toe and go to war with Mercer and Vitali, Holyfield do the same with Bowe, Ali with Frazier etc, not only has Wlad never fought at that level, due to his style and weaknesses, he could never be involved in anything as exiting either.
     
  13. dinovelvet

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    So does Primo Carnera, Dofus.:patsch
     
  14. des3995

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    Yeah. But only because he could probably ice 3/4 of the guys in spectacular fashion. I'd say it's more a matter of expectation.
     
  15. KCD

    KCD All aboard. Full Member

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    Lewis got a gift over Mercer and avoided a rematch, the same Mercer who was schooled by an ancient version of Larry Holmes.