Wlad Klitschko?

Question

Wlad has been deemed the best Heavyweight of this decade but is he really that good? How would he do against the fighters listed below in a 12 round fight using today't rules.

Jack Johnson v Wlad Klitschko

Jack Dempsey v Wlad Klitschko

Joe Louis v Wlad Klitschko

Sonny Liston v Wlad Klitschko

Muhammad Ali v Wlad Klitschko

Joe Frazier v Wlad Klitschko

Larry Holmes v Wlad Klitschko

Mike Tyson v Wlad Klitschko

Evander Holyfield v Wlad Klitschko

Answer 1

he would all of them. theres no competition out there now

Answer 2

Jack Johnson by KO.

Dempsey would have beaten Wlad so bad that he would never be able to fight again.

Joe Louis would have knocked out Wlad inside of 4 rounds.

Sonny Liston would have given Wlad a terrible and bloody beating.

Ali would have outboxed Wlad and TKO'd him late in the fight.

One left hook from Joe Frazier and Wlad would be taking a nap.

Larry Holmes would have used his jab to break Wlad down and KO him with a right hand.

Tyson always struggled with much taller fighters. Watch Tyson's fights with Lennox Lewis, Buster Douglas, and Kevin McBride they all knocked out Tyson. Wlad would have KO'd Tyson late in the fight.

Holyfield would have out boxed Wlad for an easy win on the cards.

Answer 3

Ha ha.  That is laughable.  He is nowhere near the best heavyweight of this decade.  In that list, he would win some, but there's a few people would would knock him on his rump.  

There hasn't been a good heavyweight in years.

Answer 4

He would get knocked out before the 3rd round by all of them, except Tyson. Tyson would knock him out a minute into the fight.

Answer 5

Jack Johnson wins by knockout late in the fight.

Jack Dempsey checks his chin early and knocks him out.

Joe Louis wares him down and stops him in a middle round.

Sonny Liston gets stopped because he can't get on the inside.  (I could also see Liston knocking Wlad out)

Muhammad Ali outboxes the c**p out of him and stops him late.

Joe Frazier can't get on the inside but eventually catches Wlad on his chin and goes down late.

Larry Holmes stops him late with his supreme jab.

Mike Tyson checks his chin and knocks him out early.

Evander Holyfield walks through everything and is able to land enough punches to win a close decision.

Wlad definately is the best out there right now, but that is not saying much considering how weak the division is.  His last fight against Sultan Ibragimov was one of the most boring heavyweight fights I have ever seen becuase he only threw like 10 right hands.  He would not be able to beat any of the fighters you listed by solely jabbing.  The only one I think he would have beaten was Sonny Liston because Liston was cut badly against a long armed Ali and I think Klitschko MIGHT do the same, and even with Liston, I'm not so sure because Liston is one of the hardest hitters of the past century.  Wlad would definately have to FIGHT with all of the fighters that you named and he would thus leave his fragile chin exposed.

Answer 6

I can't see him beating any of them. Those are the greats..minus Tyson. To be a great you need to beat Greats or dominate your division for an extended period of time(like Holmes) Klitschko hasn't defeated any greats. The division is at the lowest it's been for years.