Wladimir Klitschko - the 3rd oldest man to defend the heavyweight titles

And a weak era.

 

A decent era..

 

He's been champ for multiple eras.

Most of this generation of contenders weren't even pros when his reign started.

 

anyone semi decent could go on till 50 defending against this kind of opposition.

 

Defeated three very solid fighters in a row in Povetkin, Pulev and Jennings, all who would be competitive hw's in any era.

 

pulev and Jennings? the guy who struggled vs 40something to get his title shot, and a late starting fringe contender in a weak era. povetkin is the only contender there.

 

They all had their 0's intact before meeting Klitschko and were top 10 ranked across all organisations. You put them in vs Holmes or later Ali and they'd be very competitive.

 

wlad's not gonna be beating foreman's record, he'll be long retired before then.
he'll overtake his brother for sure though

 

They'd be solid contenders capable of upsetting any champion not on his game.

 

Hahhahah yeah . Check your head

 

Yeah, but only Wladimir actually did it and nobody else. He must be the only "semi-decent" heavyweight in the entire world for 11 years straight, huh? Only on planet Herol do you here dumb **** like this. Keep embarresing yourself.

 

That's right, baby.

 

You have to give Wlad credit for his discipline and consistency. We have never seen him anything other than 100% prepared and this in part why he has been able to dominate for so long and until such a late stage in his career.

His consistency combined with a safety first style has also benefited him in terms of longevity, he hasn't had many punishing fights and none for a very long time and that has left him relatively fresh for a 39 year old.

Then of course there's the opposition he's facing. Just like with Holmes and Louis who also had very long reigns, Wlad's level of opposition wasn't as tough as some fighters have faced in the past. But it's easy to lose even to weak opponents if you don't show up 100% focused and fully prepared and that's where Wlad has really impressed me as a champion.