Would the Klitchko's still "RUN" the HW division if they fought from 1983-93?

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  1. darryl1914

    darryl1914 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Could the Klitchko Brothers defeat any of the List of Top-Shelf American Heavyweights from 83-93?

    Larry Holmes
    Michael Dokes
    Tim Witherspoon
    Pinklon Thomas
    Greg Page
    Tony Tubbs
    Michael Spinks
    Mike Tyson
    Tyrell Biggs
    Tommy Morrison
    Buster Douglas
    Ray Mercer
    Michael Moore
    Evander Holyfield
    Riddick Bowe

    In fact...I would like to see either one of the Klitchko's vs Gerry Cooney or Randall "Tex" Cobb. But seriously...I think the Klitchko's would lose to more than half of the fighters on this list.

    This was the last great era of American Heavyweight Fighters
     
  2. RJD

    RJD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You missed out Holyfield from that list, They would be very competitive. No way in hell would they dominate in the same fashion as they do now though.
     
  3. darryl1914

    darryl1914 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My bad...Let me fix that!!!!
     
  4. NeckBreaknAiken

    NeckBreaknAiken Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    They would be some of the better Heavyweights, but dominate??? Nah...
     
  5. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Larry Holmes( the version from 83 till 93)=> Wlad by ud, vitali by ud
    Michael Dokes => Wlad and Vitali by ko
    Tim Witherspoon => Wlad and Vitali by ko
    Pinklon Thomas => Wlad and Vitali by ko
    Greg Page => Wlad and Vitali by ko
    Tony Tubbs => Wlad and Vitali by ko
    Michael Spinks => Wlad and Vitali by ko
    Mike Tyson => Tyson ko Wlad, Vitali by ud
    Tyrell Biggs => Wlad and Vitali by ko
    Tommy Morrison => Wlad and Vitali by ko
    Buster Douglas => Wlad by ud, vitali by ko
    Ray Mercer => wlad by ud, vitali by ud
    Michael Moore => Wlad and Vitali by ko
    Evander Holyfield => Wlad by ud and holyfield by ko against vitali (vitali's body would get injured in a tough fight, so he would have to give up)
    Riddick Bowe => Wlad by ko, vitali by ud
     
  6. RJD

    RJD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm a fan of the Klit bros. In an era when the majority of heavyweights come into the ring grossly overweight, they are always in fantastic shape. Both of them are also very well spoken and on the whole good ambassadors for the sport. Nonetheless, the elite American heavyweights of the late 80s/early 90s were cut from a different cloth. They had head movement, fluid footwork and threw punches from a number of different angles. Personally, I think that the Klitschko's would be too robotic to rule that particular era. I really couldn't imagine the pawing jab of both Klit's detering a prime Mike Tyson.
     
  7. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    the klits would have problems with tyson and holyfield, i can't see anyone else who can give them a fight, besides mercer(because of his chin). holmes was way past his prime. holmes from 1978-1981 would give wlad a hell of a fight by winning ir losing a sd and beat vitali by md
     
  8. Kimchie

    Kimchie ~ring princess~ ♥ Full Member

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    couldn't agree more on this..

    even their "klinching":yep
    when their opponent gets inside won't work against a prime tyson.
     
  9. Dr. Menard

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    Larry Holmes would have humiliated both of them.
     
  10. jgorst05

    jgorst05 Active Member Full Member

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    I think somebody is way overestimating the Klits here. The only reason they have looked so good the last few years is due to lack of quality opposition. That list contains some high quality opposition
     
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  12. Hooch

    Hooch Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They dont dominate now FFS, WK has been sparked on 3 seperate ocassions and VK lost to Lennox Lewis who for some reason is not on that shitty list.

    Garbage thread.
     
  13. brettchko

    brettchko 4th deg bk. belt Full Member

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    they would cream any and all of them,boxing has evolved, these klits are bigger stronger and faster and above all smarter than the boxers of old:deal
     
  14. Royal-T-Bag

    Royal-T-Bag Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    you're ****ing nuts, no way in hell do either touch Holmes. Tyson beats both, Mercer beats Wlad, Riddick Bowe beats both, Holyfield beats Wlad, Lewis beats both and of course Holmes beats both.
     
  15. brettchko

    brettchko 4th deg bk. belt Full Member

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    ha ha ha ha ha :-(