You can't say that Vitali never lost, but like MAx Kellerman said, he's never been outboxed before, which is insane!
Well actualy a good percentage of Klitschko so called hate come from Klitschko fans themselves indirectly. It makes people very anrgy when they read posts that say "Vitali would dominate any era" or "Wladimir is top 5 all time..." The truth is they are good champions. Not great,not legendary,good. What is wrong with good? Another factor is some very weak opponents. Vitali fights 3 unranked guys in a row and his fans are saying he is so special. It's sick. Beating Sosnowski,Charr and Briggs is nothing!
****, I agree with Lance twice on one page.. These guys are throwing out the most insane arguments.. US Americans think Hopkins is exciting. :rofl
At the same time, if the K bros WERE American, most of their loyal fanboys would absolutely HATE them.
if the reason why theyre hated is because theyre "not American", then how come the majority of their haters are British? most americans don't really even pay them any mind.
yup. simple fact of the matter is that America isn't really interested in the HW division PERIOD. and the klitschko style of fighting doesn't help.
I think it's more or less that they wouldn't be fans of the sport then actually hating them. For me? No difference. I'm American and I really appreciate them. I've looked past race/nationality in who I like. However, I've found it harder to like some guys when they don't speak any English at all. But again, I just think it down to the fundamental: why would I dislike a guy because he was born somewhere else and doesn't want to learn an entirely new language? It's harder to connect personally with the guy by listening through a interpreter but to hate someone for that? Ridiculous. I fully understand why people favor someone from their own country. That's fine, but to hate someone because of that? Poor decision making.
Im American too. Absolutely nobody knows who froch is, he had a few fights on showtime and thats it. Both Klitschkos have fought on HBO an received much higher ratings and been on various talk/news shows and featured in various pop culture. Even Lil Wayne drops Klitschko in a song 4:35 [yt]X98HX5nbsCI[/yt] Young money :deal
You might not like them for various reasons but they deserve respect for what they've achieved and done for the sport in terms of bums on seats.
Why are people angry because Klitschko fans have these opinions? If you're a fan, you appreciate the guys. It's not ridiculous to believe that the Klitschkos would beat greats from any era. And let me put it on another level since I actually believe that as an opinion but let's just use a scenario and say that you're correct and the Klitschkos would have no chance against previous top guys. No chance at all. Still, I don't get why it's stupid to claim these things. The Klitschkos have absolutely dominated for a long time. That is just a fact, both Klitschkos have not lost in 9 years as champions. The fact is that if you're a fan you'd immediately make these comparisons. The best guys of any era are always compared, especially present day. It's just natural, any time anyone controls a period of years in sports they will be compared to the best. I really disagree that you can hate a guy because his fans claim their guy is one of the best if the only things these fans have seen is their guy win repetitively.
Read my 2nd point. Fighting in the US gets you kudos. I really think your use of GGG actually goes against your own point.
Welcome to pro sports. Fans are some of the dumbest, and most irrational, ****heads around. And ESPECIALLY when it comes to a message board. Personally I like the K bros, despite their ******ed fanboys. I just don't find them very intriguing (Wlad mainly), as his fights just aren't that fun to watch.