We will soon realize that Wlad, Vitali, and Lewis were their own Golden Era

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  1. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The only difference between this golden era and others is that they didn't all fight each other due to various circumstances. Here you have three highly skilled super heavy weights, each of whom I think blows away the current crop in their prime.

    It's insane to think that all three of these guys were active at the same time. This new batch is already falling short of the expectations I'd had, and the Olympic crop doesn't even look terribly promising.

    40 year old Wlad is a slight favorite over perhaps the best young new heavyweight of this crop who just beat him. That about sums it up.

    Seriously, who is out there? This crop is weak. POVETKIN may even start steam rolling people, cmon.
     
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  2. IKSAB

    IKSAB Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Lewis had been a world champion for 3 years before the Klits even turned pro. They're not the same era. This current HW crop is far superior to the K-bros era, and Fury would have beaten any version of Wlad.
     
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  3. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Lewis was an ATG

    Vitali could have been

    Waldo was one of the most boring cowardly HWs in history
     
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  4. Roger Federer

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    The period between the end of Lewis' reign and Fury/kLitschko is perhaps the darkest time in the divisions history.
     
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  5. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    While Lewis' era and the Klitschko's overlapped they really shouldn't be regarded as being in a similar era. Lewis' last fight was Vitali, he was an old champ facing an upcoming contender, while Wlad had recently lost and was no longer seen as an heir apparent and needed to rebuild.
     
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  6. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Isn't Femi supposed to be the k2 and Lenny Lion heir? Have my doubts.
     
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  7. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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  8. turnip

    turnip Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed.terrible. being in Germany didn't help .god it was boring.
     
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  9. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Vlad's name should not be mixed in the same breath as Lewis.
    Vitali's name can only be mentioned due to TKO^!
    All HW Golden era belong to Lennox Lewis becuase that was the last Golden Age of HW boxing.
     
    Uppercut_Artist, Aug 15, 2016
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  10. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    For once a sensible truthful post :happy:happy well done
     
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  11. bremen

    bremen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True, the golden era is ending. Lewis could not hack it in the era of Klitschko and was forced to retire.
     
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  12. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I assume you also think Vitali retired because he couldn't hack it in the era of Wilder and Fury. :hi:
     
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  13. mirkofilipovic

    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    The Cruiserweight division today, and the heavy weight division today, will school the old heavyweights pre-2000 with ease.........
     
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  14. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    lewis era was good, but it had nothing to do with the K bros era - in lewis erathe k bros hid with the unwanted unknown unrecognised wbo title.


    K bros shared titles and fights to maintain artificially longer reigns. its the biggest setup ever in boxing history. This is not to say they were bad, but their time is a verydifferent era to lewis on all terms.
     
    HerolGee, Aug 16, 2016
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  15. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No /Thread
     
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