Can Vitali be the same after 4 years out!

[rjj tszyu]

I'm still a bit undecided on this fight. I keep thinking that 4 years is too long and so on but then I expected Vitali to beat McCline comfortably until he got injured and look at how much trouble he caused Peter!

[ssss]

Vitali Klitschko will pull out again.

[El Kabong]

Vitali Klitschko will pull out again.

Wouldn't doubt that....he's older, he's injury prone, and he's done it before.


I like Vitali and all but his stalling with Oleg and Rahman really annoyed me. Love watching the guy fight but he is either ready to fight or he isn't and should retire he can't keep coming back like this.


I think Vitali's style will be extremely difficult for Peter to deal with. He's VERY different than Wladimir in his style.

[rjj tszyu]

Vitali Klitschko will pull out again.

Wouldn't doubt that....he's older, he's injury prone, and he's done it before.


I like Vitali and all but his stalling with Oleg and Rahman really annoyed me. Love watching the guy fight but he is either ready to fight or he isn't and should retire he can't keep coming back like this.


I think Vitali's style will be extremely difficult for Peter to deal with. He's VERY different than Wladimir in his style.

He WAS a lot harder to beat IMO than Wlad because he's not afraid of taking a shot whereas Wlad sometimes seems terrified of being tagged.

If it was not for Wlads chin I think he would probably be the slight better of the 2 as he is a more polished boxer but that chin is a huge factor!

[gyrokai]

Vitaly should win. Peter's slow and pretty predictable in punching.
I kind of want to root for Peter, since he'll be the "underdog" even though Vitaly is 4 years out (has it been THAT long?!!!). To see Vitaly stretched out on the canvas would be amazing to see. heheh

I hope for a competitive fight.

[Slowmotion426]

4 years is a long time but, Vitali is such a high quality fighter that I believe he will be victorious in the end.

[SweetPea]

But after such a long layoff and so many other things like his recent political stands going on in his life not to mention his increased age, can he possibly be as good as he was in 2004?

No.

[leftylee]

No way. I think Sam the Slob beats him inside 7 or 8. The layoff will really hurt Vitali. He should have had a warmup at least.

[El Kabong]

Maybe he should have fought Haye

[leftylee]

Maybe he should have fought Haye

And Haye would have sparked him out. You know Haye is for real Lyle. You just don't wanna admit it. I bet you like everything about Haye really.

[El Kabong]

I like your enthusiasm...I'll remember it when David Haye gets CRUSHED...it'll happen it's only a matter of time

[leftylee]

I like your enthusiasm...I'll remember it when David Haye gets CRUSHED...it'll happen it's only a matter of time

I cant wait till Haye v Klitchsko gets made. I'll be your worst nightmare.

[steaway]

Honestly it's a toss up. Vitali would probably KO Peter 4-5 years ago. Today, it's kind of hard to predict because I don't think Peter has proven himself. Yeah he beat Toney, Maskaev, and came from behind to outpoint McCline. I'm not convinced. It does indeed make this an evenly matched fight in which the winner should considered to be the real deal. Also, nobody is talking about Tarver-Dawson. That fight is kind of a big deal too.

[OumaFan]

I hope not.

I guess I'm just being a hater

He's a fragile dude though, I'd say its more than even money that the Peter fight doesn't even come off. As for the fight who knows, Peter's chin looks like its been kind of permanently dented.

[Wayne]

No.

Simply put, your chin, power, speed and reflexes don't get better with age. You don't come back even stronger after several injuries and people who fail at one thing (mayoral election) don't just go back to the other thing they used to do and pick up right where they left off. Hell, even Jordan's first season after coming out of retirement was rusty and Klitschko jumps back in with a champ who's one of the hardest punchers in the division.

Peter is still coming into his own. Look for a good battle that Vitali will lose.