Lennox lewis did not fight Wladimir because he wanted more money. The klitscho brothers did not agree so Lennox lewis decided to retire.
" Statistics can lie. " Wladimir klitscho reign is impressive because he is fighting in the weakest era in heavyweight history. His resume is filled with weak champions and paper titles. Everyone will look Great against bums.
Lennox lewis beat the best fighters of his era. He held wins over Mike tyson, David tua, and Evander holyfield. Wladimir klitscho have wins over bums and cab drivers.
Comparing the klitscho brothers to all time greats is a bad assessment.
I think only Wladamir is unskilled and overrated, and his major strength is his size not his technique. Wlad has only one gameplan and its to box from distance, once that distance is closed he cant fight in close range so he immediately clinches. Lucky for him theres not a single HW out there that can fight well on the inside like Norton, Patterson Liston or Bowe used to do.
HOWEVER I do think Vitali is one of the most skilled fighters in this era. He has many dimensions and could adjust to any style. He's way better than Wlad and has a much more polished technique. I think his skills are comparable to the very best in this era
Their record is a bit bloated.
The greater of the brothers is Wladimir who to be blunt; Lennox Lewis dodged.
Lewis retired on top so that's good for him.
With that said; many of Wladimirs fights were against opponents who were far too green but not all of them.
He has many legit names, and in fact; his last 4 opponents were all undefeated top contenders/champions, some of them were huge [even bigger than Wladimir].
Some were in great shape, look at Haye. And some big men were in great shape as well.
Statistics do not lie; Wladimir has more title defenses than Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson and Rocky Marciano combined.
Yes.
A Past it Lenny Lewis beat Vitalio.
Just think what a Prime Lenny Lewis would of done to Vitalio.
I do not consider them anywhere near the top of all time greats, but they are obviously better than any other heavyweights in this era.
To call them bums is not correct.
If you think they are bums what do you call all the other fighters today?
I question your judgement on their qualities and think you are biased for some personal reasons not their abilities as boxers.
as an outsider to the sport of boxing, I once caught a bout between a klitcho brother vs Chisora.
I was so mad at chisora acting like an ape man (slapping and spitting) that I was going for vitali. but as the fight progressed I started to get so bored at the quality of Klitcho that Chisora himself began to win my favour. I mean, I only watched the one fight and was filthy about how sh*t they both seemed.
Not only was Klitcho seeming slow....the fact he is like 7 foot tall and cant use that to his advantage in the slightest is just ridiculous.
I later in life googled who the current heavyweight boxing world champion was....Amazing! it was Klitcho?!!!
I thought to myself, where are the mike Tyson or muhamed ali replicas? the speed, power and precision, all off that Klitcho has not.
theres a reason the UFC has taken over. its got better competition, better characters, more skill depth and the fighters are actually the best on earth.
wouldn't mind seeing klitcho knock out Sony bill Williams though. :/
Hey f*ckface have you ever even boxed in your damn life? Laced up a pair of gloves? Even sparred? Obviously not because what you say is so laughable. You're one of the dumbest b*tches in this forumn lol and so what if they're overrated could you do any better? Nope because you're some dipsh*t who doesn't know sh*t about boxing. Step in the ring and get your *** whooped lol.
Dude Vitali fought Lennox, not Wladimir.
If Wlad fought Lennox, he would've got KTFO.
Me. They dominate in the weakest heavyweight division in history.
I mean beating a bunch of overweight, unskilled journey men isn't impressive to me. The only thing they have is size and thats about it. They are slow footed guys who try to make an attempt to box, but look like idiots to me. Even an out of shape lennox lewis beat one of these bums. If lennox was in shape that guy would have been down for the count. Did you see the power in those punches that lewis was throwing. That is why wladamir got that cut and a few more of those would have had him on the canvas. Yeah wladamir looked good against an out of shape lewis who took the fight on a short notice and still gave him hell. There are other heavyweights that would have beat them, but I'll just leave it that. Like I said overrated just my opinion.
