Quote Originally Posted by JT Rock
You know I dont care what anyone says...The Current crop of Heavies are just plain weak...You can list all the POTENTIAL fighters but at the end of the day its still dismal division..I dont think we will have a universally recognized champ anytime soon...

Vitali was the last and everyone knew he was the man...I wish he could make a comeback he is the only possible fighter that stands head and shoulders above the rest..

I am not sold on Wlad just yet....He has yet to show that true rugged grit that is synonmous with a Heavyweight Champ...Wlad to me has to show he isint going to get spooked when he gets buzzed by a punch and he can dig in there and war...The fight with Byrd showed nothing an we all knew what the outcome would be since Byrd dosent pack much of a punch...

Sadly enough The likeleness of Vitali coming back is slim to none seeing he has the back and knee issues but it was nice to see some clarity after Lennox Lewis, even though it was only a short time..

What are your thoughts
Honestly...I really REALLY REALLY loved Vitali.

Always have & always will. I was totally disgusted with the carnival that he became at the end...that circus act of not facing Rahman was retarded...he should have kicked the shit outta him & then retired. He woulda gained more credit, IWO.

Anywho...as I said...I've always been a Vitali fan...& I always caught a lot of flack over it.

Vitali was the real deal & he was completely awkwardly effective.

There wasn't another heavy out there like him nor (IWO) was there one that could beat him.

Wlad is starting to grow on me...basically just due to the fact that there isn't another heavy out there like him & the kid is pretty amazing...but to me...he aint no Vitali.

Say what you will about him...hate all you want...the man was the best that 200+ had to offer.

Had he stayed in the game...there probably wouldn't be that much crying over the sorry state of the divsion right now.