Vitali Klitschko's career defining moment?

Not sure, but I think all of his comeback victims were, (Gomez, ..............obviously Peter who wasnot top five, but champion,............... Arreola, maybe even Johnson, too) I think all his comeback opponents, excluding the stay busy fight with Sosnowski.


Sanders was, as well, I think.

Maybe someone else can confirm or refute, as I am not sure.

 

He was conscious the entire time, and got up easily. Klitschko hasn't knocked anyone out properly in 6 years. He has good cumulative power, doesn't have genuine KO power.

2 knockdowns in 5 fights that included Peter, Gomez, Arreola, Johnson and Sosnowski. That isn't indicative of someone with fantastic power.

 

Yes, his domination of a B level fighter who wouldn't have been champion in any other era was impressive. atsch

 

Sanders was #3
Peter was #2


These guys were just top 10.

Kirk Johnson #8
Arreoal was #7
Gomez was #9
I remember Danny Williams was briefly lower tier top 10 after Tyson fight.

 

Vitali certainly doesn't have an ATG resume but considering he suffered a 4 year lay off just after he reached the elite level, that isn't that bad in an era of infrequent top 10 match making. Actually got interested and came up with these stats.

Top 5 Ring Victories of other successful contemporary heavies:

ATG retired Ring Champion Lewis:

Golota #5
Holyfield #1
Grant #3
Tua #5
Rahman, Ring Champion
Mike Tyson #2

Total 6


Active Ring Champion, Wlad:

Chambers #4
Chageav #3
Byrd #1

Total: 3

Former Ring Champion, Rahman

Lennox Lewis, Ring Champion
Monte Barret #5

Total: 2

Former Belt Holder, Byrd

David Tua #5
Holyfield #4

Total: 2

Retired Belt Holder, Ruiz

Holyfield #4
Kirk Johnson #5

Total: 2


Former Belt Holder, Peter

#3 Oleg
#4 Toney

Total: 2

 

Your poll question should read: Forcing Lewis into retirement

 

Meeting KISS ranks up there.

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you're a ****ing idiot, how the **** is a cut gonna form from a thumb to the eye?????

Vitali wasnt "cheated" or anything like that, Lennox kept working his jab and setting VK up for big right hand shots, and after every round VK would go back to his corner a bloody mess, with blood dripping down to his chest, the towel that VK's corner was using to wipe his face was so covered in blood that you could'nt tell if the towel was white or not, so yes, Klitschko got his ass whooped hands down

 

Ibragimov was number 4 if I remember correctly. And Peter was somewhere near.

 

Actually Lewis got away with holding and punching. But he always did that. He did some **** with bruno. He did the same with grant. He always do that. Even against Tyson.

 

well in defense for his clinching against tyson, when your 6'5'' and you're facing a guy thats 5'10'' thats always trieing to get inside, its kinda hard not not get tied up, and anyways, Lennox won that match (against tyson) fair and ****ing square, i'm tired of hearing the same old **** "Tyson didnt train" "Tyson wasn't in his prime" "Tyson didnt blah blah blah" Tyson got his ass whooped, bottom line, and even if that was true (that Tyson didnt train) than thats his ****ing fault, if you know that you goota fight coming up that is one of the biggest fights of your career and in history, dont you think you're gonna train?????
i'm so ****ing tired of people making excuses for Mike Tyson, is he an ATG? yes, but people seem to lose sight of how great he was because of all the controversy that surrounds the man, so if you ask somebody if Tyson is better than Lennox Lewis what are they're reasons gonna be? because Tyson is from the ghetto? because he had a hard life? because he flips out out press conferences? because he bit somebody's ear off? because he went to prison for ****?

with all that being said, Mike Tyson is one of my favorite boxers of all time, but i WILL NOT make excuses for any of his losses

 

Lewis destroyed Holyfield at his peak. Hell, Holyfield beat Tyson and Moorer in the build up and was more pumped than he had ever been.

Holyfield never looked so good, but he is simply not on Lewis' level.

Merchant was right.

 

He also beat Prime and Peak Tua. He scared the **** out of the little man with the right hand.

He beat Ruddock like a ***** - the same Ruddock that little Mike couldn't KO with his best punches.

Lewis and Holmes are the last Great Champs.

The way Tyson shamelessly picked on a 90 year old Holmes was a disgrace to the sport.

 

Lennox is the luckiest SOB in history. He was fortunate to get away with a W and clearly runs away from a rematch. Yet instead of being criticised for that ***** move he is spoken off as some great old master who spanked a young pup that was supposed to beat him.

Fact is Lennox was the champ and he was supposed to destroy the robotic and unproven Vitali. The way Vitali performed in the fight, winning on all cards, and the circumstances surrounding the stoppage, it definately warranted a rematch. Lewis was a smart man ducking it. His name is forever connected to Vitali's legacy and is the main ammunition used against Vitali by Klit haters.