....and you're saying Vitali is not a throw back warrior simply for the fight vs Byrd and not even considering his fight vs Lewis.

Vitali is injury prone but he's a tough SOB too he fucking fought for a living but there is a point where it's wise to not fight hurt, there is a point where fighting hurt gets you MORE hurt and hell it doesn't win you any medals....just because Lacy beat Tsypko with a torn rotator cuff it doesn't make me think more highly of him and just because Vitali sat out once he tore his rotator cuff it doesn't make me think any less of him...he fought as hard as he could for as long as he could and his corner said no more and he went with it, in the end it allowed him to get healthy and get a title back.