Wladimir Klithcko and the states of the divison???

Question

Given that he is the disputed/unified champ what is he going to have to do to really gain the respect as THE heavyweight champ even if he gets the WBA,WBC belts? It is not his fault that the division sucks so much. is he going to fall into holmes territory where there wasn't any notible fights or boxers to compare him against????

Answer 1

his biggest problem will always be that he never had a chin.in the imbrogimov fight he was scared and just used that jab.most great fighters of the past would kill him.

Answer 2

Right now he's just the victim of a weak division. The only thing he can do is to keep winning and beating who they put in front of him. The only fight right now even remotely interesting in the division is Wlad vs. Sam Peter 2. The HW division hasn't been this bad in years. Even Larry Holmes had better competition when he was champ and that's not saying much. If Wlad can beat Peter again and just keep winning against the rest of the lot and unify the titles, he'll be a respectable champ for the time being.  

Answer 3

He's already in that territory!

Answer 4

Vladimir is not going to be considered a great fighter even if he obtained the WBA, WBC, IBF, and "The Ring" because almost all of his wins came from unknown, nonathletic, or boxers who are decrepit. Remember, when he fought Lennox Lewis.