Nazim Richardson: "Wladimir is one of the greatest HWs of all time"

Thanks for the compliment, and I didnt mean to attack the other guy, but its just a little irritating to compare the heavyweights of today to the past. There is a distinct change in boxing style in the heavyweight division and it started changing in the mid 90's.
Who annointed Nazim Richardson as some expert on heavyweights anyway? He was an assitant to Bouie Fisher for Hopkins and trained Shane Mosley for one fight.

 

Good post, and Richardson telling it like it is.

 

Keep thinking

 

I personally like Vitali better than Wlad not sure if its because he has an awkward style or the fact that he fought a close fight with Lewis which he lost due to cuts... But Vitali i like better of the two.

 

Then you don´t know anyone who is following boxing.

 

I, can't for the life of me, can figure why you would think such a thing. Prime?

 

i'd be interested in that as well.

 

How do you go so many fights as a champion w/out a good chin? Well first, you are born half a foot taller than most of opposition. Second, your opponent never attempts at even checking your chin because they are too busy standing still and eating left jabs the entire night. Third and last, your opponent sucks and you fight in the worst heavyweight era of all time.

 

when we look back 10-20 years from now, the klitschkos will be viewed as two of the greatest. it really sucks that their competition hasn't been the greatest, but they have utterly dominated and it can easily be argued that they would have dominated in any other era as well.

can you imagine the smaller heavyweights of old going up against either of the klitschkos? i have a hard time thinking many of the past greats would beat either of them H2H. gotta give credit where credit is due.

 

No they won't be. Just like Tyson today is derided for the lack of competition in the HW division when he was prime, people will deride the Klitschko's for their even greater lack of competition. If people don't look past the competition for Tyson, who was the most exciting heavyweight of all time, they definitely won't look past the Klitschko's horrible opposition especially since they are the most boring dominant heavyweights of all time.

As 10, 20, 30 years passes the Klitschko's will be remembered as the best of a sad bunch of heavyweights solely because they were half a foot taller and a steroid-induced stronger than all of their opposition.

 

I don't question Nazim.

 

Just like the good hoe that you are.

 

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What exactly is wrong with you? I warned you.