Alistair Overeem vs Vitali Klitschko?

I see where you're coming from, but for me it would make much more sense for someone like Overeem to have a few fights against lower-level pro boxing opposition, see if he could make his way up the ladder at least a little way off his own back rather than waltzing into a shot at the division's best on account of being a big name in MMA and/or K1, ie: remove the 'freakshow' Couture vs Toney aspect of it, and see if he can at least function in a different sport to a reasonable level before making a high-profile fight with a top, top boxer.

If Overeem proved he had the fundamentals and the stamina to win some boxing matches, then give him the shot. If he failed at these hurdles (as I suspect he would), then at least his fans would've seen him have a shot at pro boxing without getting utterly humiliated and decimated by a top boxer.

Nick Diaz vs Jeff Lacy was a better idea. I still think he would've lost comprehensively, but Nick seems to have the cardio of an athlete, and Lacy has nowhere near the technical or physical abilities of a Klitschko.

 

Why doesn't he try to make a Wlad fight? That at least will give him a punchers chance...

But all in all I think its a bad idea for him.
He will probably be KO'd early and it would cost him a lot of prestige.

 

@ the first four avatars in this thread

 

vitali by schooling.

bigfoot will stop him too!

 

In BOXING?It should nt be allowed,overeem could die.

 

overeem would get his ass handed to him...big style

 

wlad would **** him up even more..at least vitali can be hit..wlad would make him look stupid for 3-4 rounds then knock his ass out

 

wlad can be hit aswell. haye hit him, peter first round too! overeem has a better puncherschance against wlad, against vitali no chance!
but yeah, wald would kill overeem!

 

Is it a joke or something ?

 

yea they hit him but to what affect??haye prob stunned wlad a little..peters was like water off a ducks back..but when i say get hit i mean with something meaningful..but at least we agree wlad would **** him up...:good:good

 

Vitali has a better kickboxing record than overeem. Imagine the hurt he would put on him in boxing

 

ok, when was the last time vitali was hit with something meaningful? :roll:

 

Haye and Peter know how to box, though.

 

Yes I agree, Jumping into Boxing isn't like jumping into kickboxing. Overeem was originally a kickboxer and his first pro fight was kickboxing, he also trains at one of the best kickboxing gyms in the world so that was a more natural transition.

Also, He would need to get a good boxing training camp and maybe have a few fights to get his feet wet because the style he currently uses just wouldn't work in Boxing.