Which heavyweight era had more talent, the Klitschko era, or the post-Klitschko era?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by catchwtboxing, Jun 13, 2025.


Klitschko era or Post Klitschko era

  1. Klitschko era

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  2. Post Klitschko era

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  1. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    They didn't get made any more than they did in the Klitschko era. We never got Fury vs Joshua or Joshua vs Wilder. I'd rather have those than Fury Wilder 2 and 3. The Klitschko era didn't have good fights 1)because Fury, Joshua, and Wilder avoided them until they got old and 2)because they were so much better than everybody else that it wasn't competitive.

    It used to be that boxers fought three times a year or more for 60 fight careers. They fought fellow contenders to get a shot at the title. Now, they don't fight anybody so they can preserve their 0, fighting once a year to hold their rank until they get a chance to nab a paper belt. We pay them more money to fight less and have less interesting fights. It's the Floyd Mayweathering of the sport.
     
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  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    I think we are just going to disagree on this one. I am not trying to influence anyone's decision, and as Boxed Ears correctly pointed out, it isn't really what the thread is about.

    My contention, and I am sticking to it, is that because the Klit era was dominated by two brothers who could not fight each other, and because those parsed out opponents according to who they wanted, we saw virtually no good heavyweight fights. I get that you wanted to see Fury-Joshua and Wilder-Joshua, but a lot of very good fights did get made in this era. I don't see any equivalence.

    But again, I'll be happy to give you the last word on it.
     
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  3. TMLT87

    TMLT87 Active Member Full Member

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    In terms of actual talent, theres nothing to separate them imo.

    But the Fury/AJ/Usyk/Wilder era will be more fondly remembered because it was more entertaining and had more star power.
     
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  4. OddR

    OddR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well I wanted to point it out.
     
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