Wladimir Klitschko's Resume

We all know the criticism surrounding Wladimir Klitschko. Not exciting enough. Doesn't take enough chances. Put aside your subjective thoughts and your need for excitement which is, in my opinion, an excuse not to like the guy and enjoy the artistry because Wladimir Klitschko is fighting on a level that most fighters can only aspire to.
Since his last defeat in 2004, Wladimir has:

1.) Gone 11-0 with 9 stoppages. Highlight-reel finishes against Austin and Brock.
2.) Unified 3 of the titles (IBF, WBO, WBA).
3.) Handed 5 previously undefeated fighters their first career loss (additionally, Tony Thompson hadn't lost a fight in 8 years until facing Wlad).
4.) Dominated the two men (Ibragimov and Chagaev) that many felt had a good chance at giving him a fight.
5.) Won just about every round of every fight except for the knockdown rounds against Peter and giving Brock, Thompson, and Ibragimov maybe a couple rounds apiece. Impressive any way you cut it.

Wladimir controls the ring at all-times and simply gives the opponent nothing to work with. Stay at range and get jabbed, come in close and find yourself lunging at a defensive expert or getting your lead hand blocked ever so deftly. It's no surprise that all of his fights seem to feature the same recurring pattern of dominance in which Wladimir does what he wants and then stops the opponent midway through or late.

Don't even bother hanging your hopes on this new guard of young heavyweights like Arreola, Haye, Dimitrenko, and Chambers. Just forget it as none of them are in Wlad's league and if you're gonna criticize the guy for not being exciting then you should remember that Lennox Lewis wasn't exactly a whirlwind of excitement either.

 

Personally, I'd like to see Wladimir beat Arreola next so another delusional group of fans will be silenced. Then he can beat the winner of Dimitrenko and Chambers. Haye can be mixed in their somewhere but he's gotta make it through training camp next time and I'm not trying to be sarcastic either.

 

Yeah I did get a little carried away with the numbers but it doesn't mean they aren't impressive. The guy get's a lot of criticism for not being exciting. Could you imagine if he didn't have the stoppages at the end of the fights? He'd be getting ripped to no end. He's done everything that has been asked of him if you think about it. 2 years ago people were banging the drum by saying he needs to unify against Ibragimov and Chagaev and here we are with Wlad holding wins over both. Who else besides maybe Haye is out there?

 

I thought Brock nicked a couple rounds with good body work and not much coming back from Wlad other than a probing jab. He realy didn't start letting the jab go with force until the 5th round.

Thompson's size and southpaw stance allowed him to make it uncomfortable for Wlad in patches. I haven't watched the fight since it happened but I seem to remember him winning an early round while making another round close enough to be even.

The Ibragimov fight was so low on action that Sultan managed to win 2 rounds. Once again, not a fight I would rewatch. Emmanuel Steward knew that based on the opposition, that '08 wouldn't be aesthetically pleasing for Wlad. It's kind of hard to look good against guys like Thompson and Ibragimov.