Wlad or Vitali who will be remembered as the greater?

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  1. thespecialone

    thespecialone Active Member Full Member

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    Out of the brothers who will be looked back upon as the greater of the two?
     
  2. Antsu

    Antsu Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Probably Wlad because he has more accomplishments
    Then again lot can happen before their careers are over
     
  3. FiveStoneFists

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    Probably Wlad as the greater champion and Vitaly as the greater fighter.
     
  4. jisi

    jisi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  5. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Wlad still has a good 2-3 years to go (unless he gets knocked out silly again) so he still has ample chance to cement his legacy. Vitali... probably close to retiring.
     
  6. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    Wlads accomplished far more then Vitalil at this point
     
  7. Jazzo

    Jazzo Non-Facebook Fag Full Member

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    They poison each other this way.

    I would really love to have just one Klitschko. Wlad or Vitali - I don't mind.
     
  8. mapko

    mapko Member Full Member

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    I think the two brothers will be remembered for reigning together atop the Heavyweight Division for the better part of this decade. This was their stated goal early on in their careers and, now that they have accomplished it, Vitali can try to cement his part of the family legacy by securing wins against the best available opponents before retiring as champion. Then Wladimir can beat those same guys and try to unify all of the titles with big brother there cheering him on in his corner as it has always been. These guys stick together as a family and will be remembered as such.
     
  9. Jazzo

    Jazzo Non-Facebook Fag Full Member

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    In that case, nothing stops any other two fighters from reigning "together".

    And nothing stops the fans from grouping two fighters together. Example: Rahman KOED Lewis and they both ruled the heavyweight division together.
     
  10. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Wladimir of course. Vitali has been retired for 4 years, Wladimir accomplished a lot and still going strong.
     
  11. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    Vitali fought Lennox and did very well. Vlad had more power, but Vitali is more complete as a fighter.
     
  12. scharters

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  13. mapko

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    I don't think a grouping of brothers is something we have seen before. That is what is unique in boxing history. Sure, fighters are thought of as going together like the proverbial horse and carriage (eg. Ali - Frazier, Gatti - Ward, Holyfield - Bowe) but these are rivalries, not partnerships. What we have in the Klitschko brothers is a one-of-a-kind family business.
     
  14. Godfather

    Godfather I put the G in God Full Member

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  15. mapko

    mapko Member Full Member

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    I just came up with an analogy (perhaps not perfect, but servicable). One can say the Klitschko brothers are to boxing as the Williams sisters are / were to women's tennis.