How close was Vitali-Byrd?

What does any of that have to do with my post.

At the time of the stoppage I had Vitali 5-4 up.

 

former middleweight byrd destroyed superheavy vitali with Krav Maga.

 

Your teeth must hurt by now? :yep

 

I never saw Vits dominating him. I have no problem with the score cards but almost all the rounds were close and the punch stats back this up. We dont have to bother getting onto Byrd flying to germany on a weeks notice. In the end though, winning or not, Vits quit against a guy who wasnt supposed to be able to hurt him.

 

I'm a big fan of Vitali. But I'm honest and impartial. Vitali was not beating Byrd by as much as conventional wisdom indicates. The punch stats were reflective of the fight. Narrow Vitali lead. In fact, if you look at VK's post fight interview, he seems to indicate that he actually thought he was losing the fight( no doubt thanks to inexperience at being in competitive fights, he'd never been at all troubled in any previous fight). That was part of why he decided to quit, no need to risk his long term health for a fight he thought he was losing (logical, but he obviously paid the price for it in reputation).

 

He regained his reputation with his gutsy fight with Lewis and willingness to continue there. Im harsh on Vits because of his comp and where many believe he belongs in the history. But he was a pretty tough guy and I agree with your opinion of this fight.

 

:good. We'll always disagree on Vits place in history but you're the most reasonable Vit disparager I've seen on these boards.

 

hes not a disparager at all, hes merely seeing him accurately.

the issue is your kliturd viewpoint.

Vits - crude but tough, middling resume, good longevity, originally a brave fighter but lost his bottle towards the end of his career.

 

Thanks Herol, you just made my point. Jab's a VK critic who is actually reasonable and intelligent, who makes arguments reasonable people can disagree on in a respectable manner. You on the other hand are the worst poster on this forum. No logic, no grammar (or spelling), nothing but hate and disrespect for both ATG boxers and for other posters.

 

I made MY point, dealwith it, don't whine. Hes NOT a disparager.


though its funny how you are trying to shy away from calling him a disparager now. yeah rite. trying to make a feeble attempt to divide and rule? flop mate.