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Vitali to make comeback?
Friday, November 17 2006
According to several German Newspapers Vitali Klitschko plans to make his comeback in the boxing ring. He is searching for an apartment in Hamburg near the Universum Gym to begin his training with his old trainer Fritz Sdunek. A physiotherapist from Braunschweig will take a look at Vitali during the training to heal his problems with his back und the knee completely. Sdunek reportedly stated he believes Vitali only needs one fight to be ready for a world title challenge. There are also rumors that RTL (Television), which signed with Wladimir Klitschko to a $12.8 million deal to televise his next four fights, stands behind the comeback plans of Vitali.
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i dont think im the only one who is not surprised by this,
he needed a few years off to rest his body, i look forward to seeing him kick some serous ass again :)
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If he is fully healed, he will undoubtedly take control of the division.
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Good news for Wacko.
I'm a huge fan of Vitali...I just hope he knows what he's doing & I hope that his body is up to the challenge. We shall see.
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Originally Posted by Punisher136
If he is fully healed, he will undoubtedly take control of the division.
haha the two klitchko brothers ruleing the divisdion would make history, but eventually they would have to fight each other......
im sure that would go over like a lead balloon!
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Good news for Wacko.
I'm a huge fan of Vitali...I just hope he knows what he's doing & I hope that his body is up to the challenge. We shall see.
happy soon to be 20000th post wack ;)
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Originally Posted by Punisher136
If he is fully healed, he will undoubtedly take control of the division.
haha the two klitchko brothers ruleing the divisdion would make history, but eventually they would have to fight each other......
im sure that would go over like a lead balloon!
Nah it'd be more like vitali throws one punch and the fights over
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Good news for Wacko.
I'm a huge fan of Vitali...I just hope he knows what he's doing & I hope that his body is up to the challenge. We shall see.
happy soon to be 20000th post wack ;)
:coolclick: Thanks babe. It's been a long hard road...but we shall overcome. ;D
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the
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Originally Posted by Punisher136
If he is fully healed, he will undoubtedly take control of the division.
haha the two klitchko brothers ruleing the divisdion would make history, but eventually they would have to fight each other......
im sure that would go over like a lead balloon!
Nah it'd be more like vitali throws one punch and the fights over
or they do what dx does, just have fun in there make it a draw. have each one win a round by light jabbing the other
thjat what i would do
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Well if Vitali comes back then I hope he fights Valuev right away!!!
No way in hell Nikky is good enough to unify...his handlers don't even think he can do it....Owen Beck, Monte Barrett, Cliff Ettiene, Attila Levin ???
GARBAGE!!!!
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Hopefully somebody does before valuev surpasses marciano's winning streak record.
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valuev is about 7'1" and vatili is around 6'8" makes a historic fight. i say vatili could beat the akward valuev but make a intersting fight
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OH MY GOD!! If Vitali comesback, I'll finally have some love for the heavies and actually be somewhat excited about watching a heavyweight fight. He was so dominant, a complete technician and I loved watching him fight. When I was new on this sight I recall having some serious issues with Wacko because he was dissing him for his knee injury. I though "Fuck you" but it was because I had so much respect for vitali, and wacko had love for him too, he was just dissapointed. I still don't think he'll come back, but the second the fight is announced its Xmas for me.
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Hopefully somebody does before valuev surpasses marciano's winning streak record.
LMAO... CC and thanx for that
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If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
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Originally Posted by right_cross
If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
Maybe thats an indication of the state of the division at the moment. Or, its a graphic and disgraceful show of hateration on your part. Vitali is a technition.
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I am pretty sceptical about this report.Until I see it posted on the Klitschko website I wont put much stock in that rumor.I know that the WBC has designated Vitali Klitschko as "WBC World Champion Emeritus," which gives him the right to become the immediate WBC mandatory official challenger if someday he would wish to come back to professional boxing, so I don't know how that would effect Wladimir's plan to fight Maskaev.I guess we will see.
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Originally Posted by right_cross
If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
Maybe thats an indication of the state of the division at the moment. Or, its a graphic and disgraceful show of hateration on your part. Vitali is a technition.
No "hateration".
Just my honest opinion. I just think hes limited. He uses his physical gifts(height and reach) to their maximum. Doing that doesnt make him a technician.
I do think the state of the division is a mess. Talent and promotional wise. I give Wlad a thumbs up for wanting to clean out the division. That would indeed make him the man.
I dont hate Vitaly, he just hasnt done a damn thing to make me think hes a great heavyweight. Beating the likes of fatboy Johnson, golf pro Sanders, and Williams doesnt cut it for me.
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Originally Posted by yoitsdan
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Originally Posted by right_cross
If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
Maybe thats an indication of the state of the division at the moment. Or, its a graphic and disgraceful show of hateration on your part. Vitali is a technition.
No "hateration".
Just my honest opinion. I just think hes limited. He uses his physical gifts(height and reach) to their maximum. Doing that doesnt make him a technician.
I do think the state of the division is a mess. Talent and promotional wise. I give Wlad a thumbs up for wanting to clean out the division. That would indeed make him the man.
I dont hate Vitaly, he just hasnt done a damn thing to make me think hes a great heavyweight. Beating the likes of fatboy Johnson, golf pro Sanders, and Williams doesnt cut it for me.
Fair points bro, I can dig that :coolclick: we need more guys like you on this forum. The flipside, is that I've always loved watching Lennox Lewis, and Vitali had my boy beat until someone stuffed a golf ball in his eyelid that is. From that point on and a few fights before I was incredibly impressed by Vitali. He was the man, and if he came back then he'd be the man again. My opinion.
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Originally Posted by yoitsdan
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Originally Posted by right_cross
If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
Maybe thats an indication of the state of the division at the moment. Or, its a graphic and disgraceful show of hateration on your part. Vitali is a technition.
No "hateration".
Just my honest opinion. I just think hes limited. He uses his physical gifts(height and reach) to their maximum. Doing that doesnt make him a technician.
I do think the state of the division is a mess. Talent and promotional wise. I give Wlad a thumbs up for wanting to clean out the division. That would indeed make him the man.
I dont hate Vitaly, he just hasnt done a damn thing to make me think hes a great heavyweight. Beating the likes of fatboy Johnson, golf pro Sanders, and Williams doesnt cut it for me.
Fair points bro, I can dig that :coolclick: we need more guys like you on this forum. The flipside, is that I've always loved watching Lennox Lewis, and Vitali had my boy beat until someone stuffed a golf ball in his eyelid that is. From that point on and a few fights before I was incredibly impressed by Vitali. He was the man, and if he came back then he'd be the man again. My opinion.
I'm with ya.
I'd have no problem if your boy Vitaly returned and kicked ass. You definetly would have ammo to say, "Mwuhahahahaha, foolish right-cross, boxing dingbat. Never doubt Vitaly!!!!!" ;D
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lol i dig that aswell, you'll settle in terrific on here I can tell!
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I'm really looking forward to Vitalis comeback,I just hope he gets his injuries under control...
He is not the youngest anymore,but that doesn't mean much anymore these days...
GO VITALI ... ;)
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Originally Posted by right_cross
If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
As i read that, you think Wlad would beat Vitali. Considering Vitali is bigger, stronger and has a chin i'd say you're wrong.
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Vitali is not stronger than Wlad....just look at those guys...Vitali is lanky and isn't really muscular....Wlad is pretty fuckin ripped....his arms are gigantic.
Wlad is the far better technical fighter
Vitali is good at dictating the pace and being relaxed in the ring
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Jeff Lacy made Calzaghe look Skinny Lyle... it's not a valid point how big his arms are...
Vitali is stronger, no doubt. What ever he looks like.
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I don't think he's stronger...I think he's able to take a better punch but other than that nah buddy Wlad hits harder it's just Vitali was better at picking his shots
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Originally Posted by right_cross
If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
I agree completely. He's a modern day Henry Cooper whose claim to fame is a gutsy loss to a great heavyweight, who wasn't properly prepared and was in the twilight of his career.
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Originally Posted by right_cross
If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
I agree completely. He's a modern day Henry Cooper whose claim to fame is a gutsy loss to a great heavyweight, who wasn't properly prepared and was in the twilight of his career.
He is nothing like Henry Cooper.The guys he fought were so much tougher than the guys Cooper fought.Vitali went 195-15 with 80 ko's in the amateurs and 35-2 with 34 ko's in the pro's.Cooper went 40-14 with 27 ko's against complete nobodies.Cooper wasn't even competative in his fight with Ali, Ali toyed with him, at no point was Lewis toying with Vitali, it was a back and forth fight with Vitali winning the majority of the rounds.To say Lewis wasn't prepared is a cop out.
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....you're never going to convert them
They think Vitali was garbage but they can't find one heavyweight fighting right now that could last 12 rounds with him
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....you're never going to convert them
They think Vitali was garbage but they can't find one heavyweight fighting right now that could last 12 rounds with him
I don't think he's total garbage, I just don't think he's an ATG. If he comes back fully healed he'll be the best fighter in the division hands down and i don't think anyone will argue with that.
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Originally Posted by bilbo
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Originally Posted by right_cross
If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
I agree completely. He's a modern day Henry Cooper whose claim to fame is a gutsy loss to a great heavyweight, who wasn't properly prepared and was in the twilight of his career.
He is nothing like Henry Cooper.The guys he fought were so much tougher than the guys Cooper fought.Vitali went 195-15 with 80 ko's in the amateurs and 35-2 with 34 ko's in the pro's.Cooper went 40-14 with 27 ko's against complete nobodies.Cooper wasn't even competative in his fight with Ali, Ali toyed with him, at no point was Lewis toying with Vitali, it was a back and forth fight with Vitali winning the majority of the rounds.To say Lewis wasn't prepared is a cop out.
Have you even watched the Cooper Ali fights? First they fought twice, not once as you seem to think and secondly Cooper virtually knocked Ali out. He was saved by the bell, and then by the quick thinking of his trainer Angelo Dundee who made a fuss about the stitching coming undone on Ali's gloves buying him another precious minute. Without that he would have knocked out for sure.
Klitschko never came anywhere near as that to knocking out Lewis.
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Originally Posted by bilbo
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Originally Posted by right_cross
If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
I agree completely. He's a modern day Henry Cooper whose claim to fame is a gutsy loss to a great heavyweight, who wasn't properly prepared and was in the twilight of his career.
He is nothing like Henry Cooper.The guys he fought were so much tougher than the guys Cooper fought.Vitali went 195-15 with 80 ko's in the amateurs and 35-2 with 34 ko's in the pro's.Cooper went 40-14 with 27 ko's against complete nobodies.Cooper wasn't even competative in his fight with Ali, Ali toyed with him, at no point was Lewis toying with Vitali, it was a back and forth fight with Vitali winning the majority of the rounds.To say Lewis wasn't prepared is a cop out.
Have you even watched the Cooper Ali fights? First they fought twice, not once as you seem to think and secondly Cooper virtually knocked Ali out. He was saved by the bell, and then by the quick thinking of his trainer Angelo Dundee who made a fuss about the stitching coming undone on Ali's gloves buying him another precious minute. Without that he would have knocked out for sure.
Klitschko never came anywhere near as that to knocking out Lewis.
Cooper knocked ali down but almost out!? :o I don't think so.
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I don't think he's total garbage, I just don't think he's an ATG. If he comes back fully healed he'll be the best fighter in the division hands down and i don't think anyone will argue with that.
He's not an all-time great because his prime was so short.
He did however, make the best of the time he had at the top...if he does return I think he can achieve greatness. To do this he'll need to win a title or two and defend it some more. If Vitali has 5-8 more fights and does as he normally does win by KO then YES he's most definently an all-time great (providing he fights and beats the right people)
Nicolay Valuev
Sam Peter
Shannon Briggs
Ruslan Chagaev
Oleg Maskaev (they have amateur history together so it would be like Tyson-Henry Tillman)
Really some other heavyweights will need to prove themselves to help Vitali out in his goal of being great. A rematch with Lennox Lewis really wouldn't do much for me right now but if he was able to avenge the loss that's good and fighting Chris Byrd and avenging that loss would also be good, it would put him in the company of Riddick Bowe.
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Originally Posted by Klitschkofan
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Originally Posted by bilbo
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Originally Posted by right_cross
If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
I agree completely. He's a modern day Henry Cooper whose claim to fame is a gutsy loss to a great heavyweight, who wasn't properly prepared and was in the twilight of his career.
He is nothing like Henry Cooper.The guys he fought were so much tougher than the guys Cooper fought.Vitali went 195-15 with 80 ko's in the amateurs and 35-2 with 34 ko's in the pro's.Cooper went 40-14 with 27 ko's against complete nobodies.Cooper wasn't even competative in his fight with Ali, Ali toyed with him, at no point was Lewis toying with Vitali, it was a back and forth fight with Vitali winning the majority of the rounds.To say Lewis wasn't prepared is a cop out.
Have you even watched the Cooper Ali fights? First they fought twice, not once as you seem to think and secondly Cooper virtually knocked Ali out. He was saved by the bell, and then by the quick thinking of his trainer Angelo Dundee who made a fuss about the stitching coming undone on Ali's gloves buying him another precious minute. Without that he would have knocked out for sure.
Klitschko never came anywhere near as that to knocking out Lewis.
actually bilbo it was timed and i think it was only extra few seconds ali had to recover think it was like 65 seconds or something only about 5 seconds extra but it was smelling sorts he had that wasnt right because they wernt allowed in uk at that time i believe so really he should of been dq
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Bilbo, no one but YOU is trying to draw the comparison to Ali.
Vitali didn't stay in the limelight too long but when he did he was effective and he knocked people out and that's the long and short of it.
He lost 2 fights vs good fighters and he had some tough breaks in those fights...he answered all the questions that were asked of him.
And if you see the right cross Vitali landed in Round 2 vs Lewis you would realize that the fight was almost over right there....Lennox had to hold on for dear life.
I personally think there should have been an IMMEDIATE rematch a la Ali-Quarry. However I accept that Lewis wanted to retire with the title....I honestly feel Vitali was going to KO Lewis in the rematch anyways and he knew it too
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If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
I agree completely. He's a modern day Henry Cooper whose claim to fame is a gutsy loss to a great heavyweight, who wasn't properly prepared and was in the twilight of his career.
He is nothing like Henry Cooper.The guys he fought were so much tougher than the guys Cooper fought.Vitali went 195-15 with 80 ko's in the amateurs and 35-2 with 34 ko's in the pro's.Cooper went 40-14 with 27 ko's against complete nobodies.Cooper wasn't even competative in his fight with Ali, Ali toyed with him, at no point was Lewis toying with Vitali, it was a back and forth fight with Vitali winning the majority of the rounds.To say Lewis wasn't prepared is a cop out.
Have you even watched the Cooper Ali fights? First they fought twice, not once as you seem to think and secondly Cooper virtually knocked Ali out. He was saved by the bell, and then by the quick thinking of his trainer Angelo Dundee who made a fuss about the stitching coming undone on Ali's gloves buying him another precious minute. Without that he would have knocked out for sure.
Klitschko never came anywhere near as that to knocking out Lewis.
The point I was trying to make is that even though Cooper knocked Ali down other than that punch he was being destroyed by Ali in all the other rounds!Vitali was not being destroyed by Lewis in that, Vitali was actually winning the fight up to the stoppage.
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i love the klitschkos, so i am very happy to hear this. as a diehard fan, i can say with confidence that vitali is the FAR supirios of the two, and if wlad can be the top guy in the division, then vitali can dominate the division. i just hope he is fully healthy.
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If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
I agree completely. He's a modern day Henry Cooper whose claim to fame is a gutsy loss to a great heavyweight, who wasn't properly prepared and was in the twilight of his career.
He is nothing like Henry Cooper.The guys he fought were so much tougher than the guys Cooper fought.Vitali went 195-15 with 80 ko's in the amateurs and 35-2 with 34 ko's in the pro's.Cooper went 40-14 with 27 ko's against complete nobodies.Cooper wasn't even competative in his fight with Ali, Ali toyed with him, at no point was Lewis toying with Vitali, it was a back and forth fight with Vitali winning the majority of the rounds.To say Lewis wasn't prepared is a cop out.
Have you even watched the Cooper Ali fights? First they fought twice, not once as you seem to think and secondly Cooper virtually knocked Ali out. He was saved by the bell, and then by the quick thinking of his trainer Angelo Dundee who made a fuss about the stitching coming undone on Ali's gloves buying him another precious minute. Without that he would have knocked out for sure.
Klitschko never came anywhere near as that to knocking out Lewis.
The point I was trying to make is that even though Cooper knocked Ali down other than that punch he was being destroyed by Ali in all the other rounds!Vitali was not being destroyed by Lewis in that, Vitali was actually winning the fight up to the stoppage.
actually i disagree he wasnt getting destroyed by ali he was giving ali some troubles before knockdown cooper was doing well anyway but knockdown just added cherry on the cake
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If I never had seen Vitaly fight, after reading this thread, I'd think he had the technical skills of Holmes, and the punch of Shavers.
Vitaly never impressed me. His claim to fame was a gutsy performance against an aging out of shape Lewis. A fight he lost. His following fights were against nothing formidable.
It may make the division more interesting, but his brother would beat him like a drum. Its also a fight we'll never see. :(
I agree completely. He's a modern day Henry Cooper whose claim to fame is a gutsy loss to a great heavyweight, who wasn't properly prepared and was in the twilight of his career.
He is nothing like Henry Cooper.The guys he fought were so much tougher than the guys Cooper fought.Vitali went 195-15 with 80 ko's in the amateurs and 35-2 with 34 ko's in the pro's.Cooper went 40-14 with 27 ko's against complete nobodies.Cooper wasn't even competative in his fight with Ali, Ali toyed with him, at no point was Lewis toying with Vitali, it was a back and forth fight with Vitali winning the majority of the rounds.To say Lewis wasn't prepared is a cop out.
Have you even watched the Cooper Ali fights? First they fought twice, not once as you seem to think and secondly Cooper virtually knocked Ali out. He was saved by the bell, and then by the quick thinking of his trainer Angelo Dundee who made a fuss about the stitching coming undone on Ali's gloves buying him another precious minute. Without that he would have knocked out for sure.
Klitschko never came anywhere near as that to knocking out Lewis.
The point I was trying to make is that even though Cooper knocked Ali down other than that punch he was being destroyed by Ali in all the other rounds!Vitali was not being destroyed by Lewis in that, Vitali was actually winning the fight up to the stoppage.
actually i disagree he wasnt getting destroyed by ali he was giving ali some troubles before knockdown cooper was doing well anyway but knockdown just added cherry on the cake
I dont think Cooper won any other round besides the 4th.Vitali was always ahead in fights even the 2 he lost, you can't say the same for Cooper.
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You cant compare Vitaly to Cooper. Cooper was around 185 pounds! Vitaly would beat him with his jab. You cant compare Vitaly to Ali, Ali was knocked down by Cooper, no way that Vitaly would. Ali was always (few exceptions) bigger than his opponents, Vitaly would outweigh him by 30 pounds, only his smarts would keep him alive. Vitaly would knock him out. My money would be on Vitaly against any of the greats. Foreman is 20 pounds lighter and had a defence with big holes where straight punches could get in, Frazier to short, Ali to light punching...etc. I know you dont understand this but its ok, we are all happy that he is back!
Anyway for the haters; everytime the brothers fight someone, before the fight u say that they will lose, after the fight u say that they fought a bum (lol). Tell us which 10 fighters you want them to fight to get respect?
Vitaly is always fun to watch. Go to youtube.com and see him turn Kirk Johnson in to a little scared child. o ya before the fight he was given good chances to win, after he was just a "bum".
