Klitschkos toughtest fight

Baer and Schmeling were far more dangerous fighters both in terms of power and in terms of skills than anyone the Klitschko's have ever faced bar Lewis. There are also many other great fighters on Louis' resume: Jack Sharkey, John Henry Lewis, Billy Conn and Jersey Joe Walcott were better fighters in terms of skills and in terms of conditioning than the Klitschko's opposition. That says more about the period the brothers are fighting in than them. I think the Klitschko's are good. But to suggest that Joe Louis had weaker comp than the Klits when everyone KNOWS how weak this heavyweight era is, is a joke.

Not sure about Frazier burning out early. I think his level of competition burnt him out even faster. He could have reigned for as long as Wlad has IMO. Tyson was an animal who destroyed people quick and fast in his prime years. In almost all of Tyson's defeats excluding perhaps Lewis who I think would have always given him all sorts of problems, Tyson had done a lot to beat himself. I agree that work ethic and staying focussed is something we should look at in judging fighters, but I don't think anyone could deny that had Cus d'Amato not died or even had Tyson stayed with Rooney he would have lasted a lot longer at the top.

Remember I am not knocking the Klitschko's at all. I think they are very good fighters dominating a pretty weak era. But as a result their competition simply isn't as good, and their longevity is partially a result of this.

 

excellent post.

 

Just like Tyson. He dominated a terribly poor era.

I agree the depth of talent isn't very good in today's heavyweight, but to say this is the *WEAKEST EVER* is a total joke IMO. I don't disagree with people saying this is a weak one or an average one or even an unexciting one. But to say it is *THE* weakest is simply glorifying other periods in HW boxing that weren't terribly rich and deep in global HW talent (e.g. 1950s, 1980s).

 

The thing is weak era or not Tyson dominated his era alone - It is taking 2 Klitschko brothers to dominate this era and by that token they have lost 5 times between themselves...not that impressive really

 

Did you forget how "long" Tyson dominated until he got his first defeat?
About 3 years! And he didn't had to fight a guy like Lewis back then.

 

i think if you gave wlad all of vitalis last opponents,such as arreola,johnson and now solis,he could lose them all.

if you gave vitali all wlads opponents of late,chisora,chambers,then vitali would just win even easier.

 

I'm still stunned (or floored, or whatever) Vitali got past Sosnowski, let me get my breath back...