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re: Is Vladimir Klitchko the greatest Heavyweight of all time?
Posted on 11/22/14 at 10:38 am to samson'sseed
Posted on 11/22/14 at 10:38 am to samson'sseed
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Is Vladimir Klitchko the greatest Heavyweight of all time?
Rocky Marciano
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Posted on 11/22/14 at 10:47 am to BoardReader
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THat's like saying 'Is the hottest woman in North Dakota the hottest woman ever?' -- ITS frickING NORTH DAKOTA. IT DOES NOT PROJECT.
I projected.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 10:52 am to philter
his analogy holds up.
Ms. N. Dakota has a busted face and no tits in comparison to the two other girls.
Ms. N. Dakota has a busted face and no tits in comparison to the two other girls.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 10:57 am to CtotheVrzrbck
Holy shite North Carolina , 
Posted on 11/22/14 at 11:07 am to BRgetthenet
False
Posted on 11/22/14 at 11:25 am to BRgetthenet
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Tyson in his prime would destroy that communist pussy.
Vlad would sit back and pound that little leprechaun and say "If he dies he dies"
Posted on 11/22/14 at 11:44 am to samson'sseed
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Is Vladimir Klitchko the greatest Heavyweight of all time?
No
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Is American heavyweight boxing dead?
Yes
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Boxing isn't what it used to be
Only if we're talking American heavyweights or American boxing in general. Boxing is very healthy worldwide, especially in Europe.
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He's fighting in a sport that's on life support with the worst collection of heavyweight contenders boxing's likely ever had.
The heavyweight division is actually pretty solid and there are some really nice up-and-comers. However, the division is "boring" because no one is going to beat Wladimir Klitschko any time soon. Outside of him, though, the division is pretty exciting.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 11:45 am to BRgetthenet
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Tyson in his prime would destroy that communist pussy.
FACT...........
Posted on 11/22/14 at 11:47 am to kywildcatfanone
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Rocky Marciano
That's day one
Posted on 11/22/14 at 11:51 am to dukke v
People need to understand something though: The Klitschko brothers would have given ANY of those great heavyweights of the past serious problems. Fighters like Ali, Marciano, Louis, Foreman, Norton, Dempsey, etc. had nowhere near the size of Klitschko. He's 6'6 and with that jab, he would have been a real threat to any of those greats from the past.
Honestly, Vitali Klitschko > Wladimir Klitschko. Vitali had some madness in him plus he had a chin. Everyone knows Wlad has a glass jaw. He was even buzzed by a jab from a light hitting fighter last weekend. Had he not learned to fight the safe way from Emanuel Steward (who also trained Lennox Lewis), he'd still be getting flattened by mediocre boxers.
Btw, the "prime" 80s Tyson that fought tomato cans would have had his face beaten into ground meat by Vitali Klitschko. I'd give him a shot against Wlad though because the first time Mike would land a clean shot it would be all over.
Honestly, Vitali Klitschko > Wladimir Klitschko. Vitali had some madness in him plus he had a chin. Everyone knows Wlad has a glass jaw. He was even buzzed by a jab from a light hitting fighter last weekend. Had he not learned to fight the safe way from Emanuel Steward (who also trained Lennox Lewis), he'd still be getting flattened by mediocre boxers.
Btw, the "prime" 80s Tyson that fought tomato cans would have had his face beaten into ground meat by Vitali Klitschko. I'd give him a shot against Wlad though because the first time Mike would land a clean shot it would be all over.
This post was edited on 11/22/14 at 11:54 am
Posted on 11/22/14 at 12:16 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Rocky Marciano never lost a fight. And he kicked Joe Louis's arse.
Joe Louis was 118 years old when they fought.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 12:27 pm to lsu480
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And the UFC
Yep. Competent un-corrupt boxing officials and UFC would not be near what it is.
With the exception of Fedor never fighting in UFC, the best fight the best or they forfeit their belts.
Not heavyweights but the fact that Floyd vs. Manny never happened in inexcusable and tells you what you need to know about boxing.
To the OP. Hell no. Ali is it for me. IMHO.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 12:33 pm to samson'sseed
In before the caterpillar tells you he met him once
Posted on 11/22/14 at 12:41 pm to Marciano1
Lennox in his prime? Would he contend with the all time greats?
Posted on 11/22/14 at 12:47 pm to Ed Osteen
Vitali is, I think, the best fighter in the family, never mind if Vladimir is the best heavyweight ever. Yes, the Klitchkos are big, strong, and not unskilled in the ring. They would give anyone a tough time. Vitali or Vladimir are a handful.
But against the elite the sport has seen at the heavyweight level Vladimir would be hanging in with knockout artists like Marciano, Foreman, Louis, Baer and so on. OK... maybe not Max Baer, but you got to admire a guy with so much panache. Even Ali, admired as a defensive genius, still had more then enough firepower to stop Vladimir.
Vladimir Klitchko is the modern day version of Mike Tyson. Not in terms of style or what have you, but in terms of looking great against shaky competition.
But against the elite the sport has seen at the heavyweight level Vladimir would be hanging in with knockout artists like Marciano, Foreman, Louis, Baer and so on. OK... maybe not Max Baer, but you got to admire a guy with so much panache. Even Ali, admired as a defensive genius, still had more then enough firepower to stop Vladimir.
Vladimir Klitchko is the modern day version of Mike Tyson. Not in terms of style or what have you, but in terms of looking great against shaky competition.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 12:50 pm to Cole Beer
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Lennox in his prime? Would he contend with the all time greats?
No doubt.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 12:54 pm to samson'sseed
Ill say this. He might beat whoever is considered the greatest if they somehow actually fought. His style is so boring that no one would give him the greatest title though i think.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 1:04 pm to samson'sseed
American heavyweight boxing has been dead for a while now.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 1:08 pm to Marciano1
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Btw, the "prime" 80s Tyson that fought tomato cans would have had his face beaten into ground meat by Vitali Klitschko.
Not the prime bro...
You are thinking of the post-prison washup that Lennox Lewis needed 9 rounds to beat...or Holyfield needed 8 in the first fight.
Larry Holmes was big tall dude with maybe the best jab in history and (yeah he was old) but Tyson got inside and got uppercuts and dropped him in 4 rounds.
If Tyson could get inside on Holmes, he could drop the K bros. Holmes was a better fighter than those Euro-trash.
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