What do you think made Vitali Klitschko so difficult to beat? He never lost by decision, only losing a handful of rounds in his entire career, and had never been knocked down.
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What do you think made Vitali Klitschko so difficult to beat? He never lost by decision, only losing a handful of rounds in his entire career, and had never been knocked down.
Good chin, good power, threw a lot of punches. He was a good fighter that I think had the ability to be a really great HW but seemed to lack activity and opposition. He is better than his brother but his brother got all the fame because he was consistent during his reign.
Massive heart, Iron Will, good Skills and basically was prepared die in the ring as proved against Lennox when half his face was hanging off and he still wanted to go :)
Simple
Well schooled fighter. Good jab and knew how to pace himself. I agree Vitali was a better fighter than his brother.
The big brother was stronger, better chin and heart. His weakness was he was not naturally skilled as his brother, injury prone and slow.
Vitali was difficult to beat because he had the size, reach, height and conditioning to beat most fighters.
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Originally Posted by Master
6'8, athletic, in great shape for each of his bouts, and his style was a throwback....people say James Toney's style was a throwback to the days of Joe Walcott or what have you, Vitali's was a throwback to the likes of Jack Johnson.....leaning back, popping the jab out when needed, he could box he could maul he could and DID knock guys out.
One of a kind fighter, won't see a fighter like him for a very very long time.
As for the injuries, dude was a kickboxer for a while, an amateur boxer for a while, and really had a lot of rounds under his belt already before he became a pro boxer so the wear and tear of that shortened his boxing career....hell of a fighter. If he was coming up these days he'd probably be in UFC
Vitali was awesome. Very tall, very strong, high punch output, could take a punch. It's true that he seldom lost rounds and it was a shame his face couldn't hold up against Lewis as that was a great fight that could have been an all time classic had it played out properly. I always preferred him over Wlad as he was a warrior. Vitali would knock out his brother IMO.
He always had a backup plan an he took chances when he saw openings he let go with. He was powerful and tenacious and life after boxing showed he was intelligent with a purpose always looking forward unlike his brother who behaves like a timid cat who accidentally wound up in a conference room at a pit bull convention.
Their kickboxing trainer said Wlad was a natural an could be moulded, Vitali learned the basics perfectly and didn't deviate much.
I'm paraphrasing but it was along those lines.
His heart, will and fists were made of steel and he did always throw in combos till you would break down. Put it all on a 6.8 frame in top notch physical condition and there you have it.