How much longer do you think Wladimir will reign at Heavy?

[Scott9945]

wlad doesnt impress me at all. skills are way overrated. to me he is a basic fighter. he wouldnt even have been a contender in the 90's. he's lookin like robot in all the fights iv seen him... way to predictable.

too bad none the contenders are good enough. haye could beat him but he's going after vitali.

You really think that? It's just amazing what ****** comments you will find here.

Wladimir would have been dangerous in any era.

[UnDeniable]

You really think that? It's just amazing what ****** comments you will find here.

Wladimir would have been dangerous in any era.

I'm not to sure that he would have been champ in the 90's i could see Prime Lennox or Prime Holyfield taking him but apart from that, yup Wlad would have been hard to beat in any era

[Jim Jeffries]

You really think that? It's just amazing what ****** comments you will find here.

Wladimir would have been dangerous in any era.

It's amazing to me the amount of people on here either that think he's either the greatest HW ever, or some oversized, glass jawed, journeyman joke. His chin will always be a question mark when determining who he could or couldn't have beaten, but the guy has always beaten the count, and come back from some bad beatings (one really vicious one) to become the best HW in the world. He's not always exciting, especially against southpaws, but at almost 33 and after 55 pro fights, he still seems to be improving. Like him or not, he would be dangerous in any era, though his resume and unavenged defeats will keep him from being ranked very high all time, unless he keeps doing what he's doing for 4 or 5 more years.

[C.J.Mak]

I think Haye could've bleat Wladimir had he not opted to first fight the man mountain Vitali the superior of the Klitschko brothers.
Since Vitali will most likely beat Haye into retirement and he wont fight his own brother I think the only other guy that stands a chance of beating Wladimir is REAL WBA Heavyweight Champion Ruslan Chagev.

[Scott9945]

It's amazing to me the amount of people on here either that think he's either the greatest HW ever, or some oversized, glass jawed, journeyman joke. His chin will always be a question mark when determining who he could or couldn't have beaten, but the guy has always beaten the count, and come back from some bad beatings (one really vicious one) to become the best HW in the world. He's not always exciting, especially against southpaws, but at almost 33 and after 55 pro fights, he still seems to be improving. Like him or not, he would be dangerous in any era, though his resume and unavenged defeats will keep him from being ranked very high all time, unless he keeps doing what he's doing for 4 or 5 more years.

If he had said that WK wouldn't have been a champion in the 1990's, I wouldn't have even commented. But to say he wouldn't have even been a contender is insulting to any serious boxing fan. How many rounds has he even lost in his entire career?

[sparked_85]

I can't see him losing at the moment.

Everyone he faces has the obligatory; punchers chance. It's a bit of a cop-out, most of the time Wlad just sticks that jab in their face and the punchers-chance becomes-no chance.

To find a guy and say definetively, this guy beats Wlad, you'd be hard-pressed.

Wlad seems to have eliminated all risk from his game. He simply doesn't engage on the inside, at all. It also seems that nobody has the handspeed, nor the skillset to trouble him. After going through the dark times including a nervy Peter performance, he's been comfortable.

Haye, genuinely did have a chance against Wlad about 20%, but Vitali is going to beat the **** of that boy and Wlad should reign supreme.

[Chunk..]

I can't see him losing at the moment.

Everyone he faces has the obligatory; punchers chance. It's a bit of a cop-out, most of the time Wlad just sticks that jab in their face and the punchers-chance becomes-no chance.

To find a guy and say definetively, this guy beats Wlad, you'd be hard-pressed.

Wlad seems to have eliminated all risk from his game. He simply doesn't engage on the inside, at all. It also seems that nobody has the handspeed, nor the skillset to trouble him. After going through the dark times including a nervy Peter performance, he's been comfortable.

Haye, genuinely did have a chance against Wlad about 20%, but Vitali is going to beat the **** of that boy and Wlad should reign supreme.

I think Wlad will regret not taking the opportunity he had to fight Haye. He won't come across anyone else in his career who will give him that exposure. Haye had Wlad in the spotlight and had people talking about him more then usual.

Vitali will now reap the rewards, especially if the fight is over here.

[Dan...]

I think Wlad will regret not taking the opportunity he had to fight Haye. He won't come across anyone else in his career who will give him that exposure. Haye had Wlad in the spotlight and had people talking about him more then usual.

Vitali will now reap the rewards, especially if the fight is over here.

Yeah, I agree. I tend to think Wladimir missed out a little with this one. Haye is a chance for him to really boost his profile.

[Chunk..]

Yeah, I agree. I tend to think Wladimir missed out a little with this one. Haye is a chance for him to really boost his profile.

This is why we should all really pray for Haye to beat Vitali, because IF that does happen - Wlad vs Haye becomes the biggest fight in the Heavyweight division since Tyson - Lewis.

[passey]

I don't see any real threats among the HW contenders, so I would say another year or so.