Quote Originally Posted by captainanddew View Post
40 years old.
missed 4 years because basically he kept injuring himself in training and decided to retire.
only 2 fights lost were when he tore a rotator cuff (Byrd) and when Lewis busted his eye up and it was stopped.

And he appeared to be fighting with a messed up left hand today.

How many 40 year old fighters that were injured alot, take 4 years off, come back, win every fight, and then wins against a much younger fighter with only one hand?

Is the HW division good? No, but Vitali just wins.

You can only fight your era.
This is very true, but when that era produces Sam Peter as your best victory in 15 years, it's hard to try and compare Vitali with the greats.