VK tribute thread...

[THE PHILOSOPHER]

Firstly my thoughts go out to corrie sanders and his family. RIP. Secondly let's celebrate the career of this great man Vitali Klitschko:

Finished with a record of 45-2.

-WBC champion sam peter who was 30-1.
-Kevin johnson who was 23-0-1.
-Shannon briggs who was 51-6-1. A former WBO and lineal champion.
-Herbie hide who was 31-1 and a two time WBO champion.
-Danny williams who was 32-3.
-Larry donald who was 39-3-2.
-Kirk johnson who was 34-1-1.
-Timo hoffman who was 22-0.
-Southpaw juan carlos gomez who was 44-1-1 and former WBC Cruiserweight champ.
-Thomasz adamek who was 44-1.Former WBC LHW Champ and former IBF and ring CW champ
-Derrick chisora who was 15–3.
-Corrie sanders who was 39-2. Sanders was the WBC heavyweight champion.
-Odlanier Solís who was 17-0. Solis won the Olympic Gold.
-Chris arreola who was 27-0.
-Orlin norris who was 51–7 1. A former WBA cruiserweight champion.
-Jose ribalta 38-14-1.
-Manuel charr who was 21-0.

(Fought lewis as a last minute replacement, lost on cut's! Lost to byrd due to a shoulder injury sustained at some point during the bout. Was ahead on cards in both fights!)

A 3X HW champion, never been floored or hardly ever dropped a round. ATG comeback. U cannot fail to respect this man (Considering he has been plagued with injuries throughout his entire career!) Good luck with your post fight career champ it has been a pleasure following your career...

Please post your thoughts and best wishes....

[DavilaJones]

A true champion in the ring and out. Damn I miss him already. I love those upjabs of his and how just leaned back and came with a hard chopping straight. The subtle movement with his leg that it appeared that barely moves and yet he dominates distance and angles.

In 5-10 years time people will really appreciate how great he really was.

Best of luck Dr.

[THE PHILOSOPHER]

Oh wait...

I have gone to all that trouble and he doesn't have the decency to retire afterall!! Bloody heresay LOL.

Vitali u are 42 next time, go out on a high brother....leave it to wlad now.

[DavilaJones]

It was a very good tribute too, well thought off.

[Master]

I thought it was too early to retire Vitali, he wants to beat the crap out of Haye.

I want to hate the Klit brothers but can’t find a single decent reason, they are smart, funny and very good boxers who carry themselves like true professionals. They are a credit for clearing up the crap that is around today. We should appreciate them more.

[BIG H]

Could be one of the all time greats for all we know, but he certainly aint gonna go down as one in my book, when his best win is against Sam Peter!

What a horrid list of victims. Not one person on that list that wouldn't have been beaten by the top 50 heavyweights of all time.

[Taffturner]

Vitalis a great champ & a model boxer but unfortunatly in a shit era of heavy weights!! No one will no how gud (as in all time) he is or isnt because hes not boxed a prime tyson,lewis,holyfield (or go back) foreman,ali,frasier, theres been no real solid tests for him, look back over the years all the greats hav had litmus tests against GREAT fighters.........unfortunatly danny williams, chris arrolea & sam peter dont go down as litmus tests imp!!!!

[THE PHILOSOPHER]

Vitalis a great champ & a model boxer but unfortunatly in a shit era of heavy weights!! No one will no how gud (as in all time) he is or isnt because hes not boxed a prime tyson,lewis,holyfield (or go back) foreman,ali,frasier, theres been no real solid tests for him, look back over the years all the greats hav had litmus tests against GREAT fighters.........unfortunatly danny williams, chris arrolea & sam peter dont go down as litmus tests imp!!!!

Just more cliche old timer crap! ANY AVERAGE force blows from either K2 in there prime would put the old timers into a coma!!! The only guys (with a few exceptions!) competitive enough would be Lewis and Tyson. George foreman said the K brother are as good as champions..! as any before them..! and that guy knows a bit about boxing. Shannon briggs stated vitali klitschko is the best fighter he ever fought...look he he's been in with! I will take them over your nostalgic pipe-dreams anyday....

6' 1", 187 lb. Jack Dempsey or a 5' 11", 188 lb. Rocky Marciano would plow through them right LOL.

Only lewis and tyson would be competitive with prime klitschko! Sorry. In fact i think we should discount the exceptional klitschkos and ask how Great olympians and multiple gold medallist's like a focused povetkin, prime byrd or solis would do!

What would happen between Tyson/tua and PRIME Sam Peter anyone's guess. I worth remembering Peter hang technically with Toney, who is acclaimed great technician. But of course tyson would blow peter away in northern nostalgia land.....

For all of you who hate the KO brothers its your loss...They changed the sport. They laughed in the face of homicidal don king...They completely own a division in every aspect! LOL.

Get over it. You do not have to be american to be a good HW.