The Mayweather and W. Klitschko comparison is on point.

If Vlad were to beat up a woman would he become an American hero?

 

You're a f'in moron, try and find another 6'5" or + that can move like that and has that good a footwork.

If he were "normal size", he would be much quicker. You think Valuev would be this slow if he were a foot shorter ? atsch

 

Wlad isn't even that skillful, he's just big and athletic and fighting in possibly the worst era of heavyweight boxing ever. Anyone who thinks his skill level is even 50% of Mayweathers DKSAB.

 

You think vlad has good footwork???

You must be a in a friggin' wheelchair.

 

They're the two fighters in boxing today with the best combination of H2H ability and career accomplishments.

Love 'em or hate 'em, that's just how it is.

 

This

 

+1.

 

Floyd fights bigger guys the majority of the time. When he was coming up against guys his size, he was a KO machine. People seem to have amnesia. Or maybe it's the hate. :think

...on the other hand...

Wladimir Klitschko is usually the much bigger man in the majority of his fights. Not knocking him; I'm just being honest here. WK has fought and destroyed "some" big (and slow) guys who were there to be hit in his career, but in most cases he's the bigger (and faster) man in his fights. He doesn't just get by on his superior skill set the way Floyd does.

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They both have skills. But I must completely disagree with the notion that Floyd would be a "Byrd or Kevin Johnson" type of fighter if he were as tall as (and weighed as much as) a Klitschko.

Floyd would be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time if he had that kind of body combined with his incredible skill set and speed. He'd be a KO machine who could also box in there. There would be no technically superior Heavyweight in the world if a fighter like that existed today.

 

And they also have the discipline to show up to a fight in world class condition, every time out. They are professionals in every sense of the word.

 

:yep:good

 

I'll also add that ragging on either of these guys' in-ring ability and accomplishments makes you look like an f'ing idiot because 99.99999% of boxers would kill to have the careers they've had.

Set the hate aside for a minute and appreciate greatness. :deal

 

*snicker*

 

Than why hasnt he made more money in his career?