Thread: Muhammad Ali vs Vitali Klitschko

How would Ali land punches without getting hammered by counters by the ~giant man?

I say Klitschko takes it by decision.

It would be difficult for Ali to beat the big man but Vitali was slower and very upright so Muhammid could outbox him over 12/15 rounds.

Vitali by Ud or late injury stoppage?

Ali would outbox him

Past prime Lennox ripped his face to pieces.

Vitali is a beast though.

Prime v prime , Ali wins , Hands down. Maybe points, maybe he knocks him out.

Prime for prime either Vitali stops Ali (ref's decision), Ali gets his ass handed to him for 12-15 rounds, or Vitali injures himself swinging for the fences and Ali takes advantage and stops him.


Ali is great, Vitali is great...there's a massive size difference, there's a speed and power difference, and there's a strength difference.

Originally Posted by imp

Ali would outbox him

Past prime Lennox ripped his face to pieces.

Vitali is a beast though.

Past prime Lennox Lewis ripped his face to pieces through sheer force and brute force and sort of fighting bigger bigger and badder then Klitschko. Muhammad Ali cannot fight in that style

2 of the best chins in boxing.

Ali UD

Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

Originally Posted by imp

Ali would outbox him

Past prime Lennox ripped his face to pieces.

Vitali is a beast though.

Past prime Lennox Lewis ripped his face to pieces through sheer force and brute force and sort of fighting bigger bigger and badder then Klitschko. Muhammad Ali cannot fight in that style

I liked Vitali and Lennox. Before that fight Vitali was considered to have no heart, after the fight everyone said he was a monster. Some people are convinced that fight made up Lewis' mind to retire.

Ali vs Vitali is a tossup for me with Vitali's size giving him the edge. Just can't see Vitali letting Ali get to him mentally or grabbing and holding. As always I would not bet against Ali.

Originally Posted by beenKOed

Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

Originally Posted by imp

Ali would outbox him

Past prime Lennox ripped his face to pieces.

Vitali is a beast though.

Past prime Lennox Lewis ripped his face to pieces through sheer force and brute force and sort of fighting bigger bigger and badder then Klitschko. Muhammad Ali cannot fight in that style

I liked Vitali and Lennox. Before that fight Vitali was considered to have no heart, after the fight everyone said he was a monster. Some people are convinced that fight made up Lewis' mind to retire.

Ali vs Vitali is a tossup for me with Vitali's size giving him the edge. Just can't see Vitali letting Ali get to him mentally or grabbing and holding. As always I would not bet against Ali.

Vitali is very rigid he makes prime Foreman look slick.

For fuck sakes!

Chris Byrd beat him.....

Ali by decision or TKO on cuts. Remember Chis Byrd and Vitali?

Originally Posted by johnsebastianmiran

Ali by decision or TKO on cuts. Remember Chis Byrd and Vitali?

Exactly!

Byrd was elusive and Vitali quit!!

He was supposedly up on the scoring but quit like a big fanny! He was tiring and not landing at the point he quit. Ali would have made him look a fool. Ali was quicker, bigger and hit harder than Byrd.

You lot are mugs writing Ali off so easy.....

Well if you bothered looking at my post you would have seen me take that into account. You guys assuming that Chris Byrd had it easy vs Vitali due to his torn rotator cuff (which no doubt YOU would have fought through ) are very mistaken....Vitali was still up on the cards, Byrd worked hard for that win, he took a lot of punishment.

And just because Lewis cut Vitali doesn't mean Ali would have, apples and oranges comparing those two! Anyone besides Lewis cut up Vitali like that? No? Yeah didn't think so.

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Well if you bothered looking at my post you would have seen me take that into account. You guys assuming that Chris Byrd had it easy vs Vitali due to his torn rotator cuff (which no doubt YOU would have fought through ) are very mistaken....Vitali was still up on the cards, Byrd worked hard for that win, he took a lot of punishment.

And just because Lewis cut Vitali doesn't mean Ali would have, apples and oranges comparing those two! Anyone besides Lewis cut up Vitali like that? No? Yeah didn't think so.

Vitality shut out Byrd in EVERY ROUND. watched it recently.....that fight wasn't even CLOSE.