Vitali Klitschko tribute thread

[Freedom]

Some of Vitali's wins:

Tomasz Adamek (44-1) - Ring Top 5 HW, former Ring and linear CW Champ, LHW Champ

Corrie Sanders (39-2) - WBO HW Champ, hardest punching southpaw, coming off win over Wladimir, Ring #2 HW

Sam Peter (30-1) - WBC HW Champ, Ring #2 HW, tough as nails, dangerous big puncher, coming off wins over Maskaev, Toney X2, McCline

Herbie Hide (31-1) - WBO HW Champ, coming off 2nd round KO win over Tony Tucker. Riddick Bowe was badly hurt several times and almost KO'd by Hide. After the fight Bowe admitted he was out on his feet several times and said Hide was the hardest puncher he ever faced.

Chris Arreola (27-0) - Undefeated #1 contender, tough as nails, dangerous knockout artist, Ring top 10 HW.

Odlanier Solis (17-0) - Undefeated Olympic Gold Medalist, Ring #10 HW at the time

Juan Carlos Gomez (44-1) - Very skilled slick southpaw, Ring Top 10 HW, one of the greatest cruiserweights of all time, made 11 world title defences

Shannon Briggs (51-5) - 2 time HW Champ, dangerous big puncher, last American HW champ

Larry Donald (39-2) - dominated Holyfield, had never been dropped or stopped until he fought Vitali...Vitali was the only man to knockdown and KO the iron-chinned Donald, floored him 4 times.

Danny Williams (32-3) - dangerous puncher, coming off 4th round KO win over Mike Tyson.

Kirk Johnson (34-1) - Slick boxer/puncher, coming wins over Maskaev, Donald, only previous loss was beating Ruiz until he got disqualified for low blows

[FinitoElDinamita]

He made a lot of money for being an ok fighter. Beat some mediocre competition but again, he's made tons of money which is the main thing really.

He made a career by "almost " beating lewis..

[Beanflicker]

Great fighter, modern-day HW legend. Great skill, great composure. Solid jab, great straight right. Took a lot of solid, high ranked HW's and made them look like dog shit.

[Freedom]

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 (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...