Someone please post a gif of Vitali eating that huge uppercut from Lewis so we can /end thread. Wlad would have been on his hands and knees trying to locate his missing head.
Someone please post a gif of Lewis eating that huge 1-2 in the 2nd Rd so we can end thread/ Wlad by a wide consensus is the harder hitting brother and that punch had Lewis clinching like a girl in love. Ah....how we forget How many times can you point out that Wlad has been hit by an uppercut?? Just wondering Never heard a fighter talk so much **** about a fighter like Lewis did after the fight, and then retire after agreeing to give Vitali a remtach and calling out Wlad. Very strange. Didn't hear him once mention during the post fight interview or prior to the bout that this would be his last..Hmm
How many fighters has Wlad fought that are anywhere near as good as Lewis? Plus against Lewis, Wlad would not have the height, weight and reach advantage that he does over the vast majority of fighters he has faced. Lewis would have the size and skill to utilize his deadly uppercut against Wlad.
wlad got beaten by purrity, brewster and sanders not just beaten, but stopped badly. lewis took big shots from big punchers and got up i think wlad is a good fighter - but if that version of vitali couldnt beat that version of lewis - then wlad doesnt have a chance
It was fat, unmotivated, Old Lennox who had Peak Vitali hugging on desperately for dear life, to avoid being punched into an early grave in rounds 5 & 6. This content is protected In response to your uppercut question, how many quality fighters has Wlad fought? The answer is just one, the featherfisted Chris Byrd who debuted at 169lbs! Mercer was shot-to-**** so he doesn't count... Chagaev was an ill fighter, suffering badly from Hepatitus... Chambers is a very overrated poor-man's Tony Tubbs... Rahman was shot-to-****... Botha was shot after Tyson & Lennox brutally ruined him...
The same applies to Lewis with Wlads height and skills( attributes ) Can't throw uppercuts when your on the outside, and Wlad is an expert and clinching up his opponents, unlike Vitali who tries very hard to avoid clinches for the most part of his fights.
Who has wlad beat or what has he done to make you think he can beat prime lewis :rofl Not just an old lewis that beat prime vitali but a lewis from the golota fight ? seriously ******ed atsch
So no answer for the uppercuts. How about you show the punches Vitali landed on Lewis. Nah .. Byrd was avoided by Lewis, not saying Lewis was scared or anything like that but maybe he didn't like his slick style. I'd of course pick Lewis over Byrd but who knows it might have gone to decision. Byrd beat Tua just a Lewis did. Only lose besides the first two that Wlad gave him was to Ibeabuchi. Rather then get into Wlads fights heres Lewis's last 5 years Vitali.- nothing even close to on-sided or convincing Tyson.- I'll take your words for Wlads opponents not even close to prime or in it to win, just the money. Rahamn- twice .. LOL with 1 lose very nice. Wlad only chose Rahman because Povetkin pulled out late with "ankle injury" So he neede late replacement Tua Dec.- who Bryd also beat and Wlad beat Bryd Botha.- Who Wlad beat 2 years later, must be enough time to make him **** Grant- joke Holyfield- great fights, but we can't expect Wlad to time travel and fight him or fight him now, be a joke Zelijko Mavrovic- Who??? exactly Wlad has done what he has to, beat the young up and comers and tried to unify the titles. As for Mercer Lewis won a MD dec over him that could have gone either way-+1 point. Wlad also first person to knock him down because of head shot. Chin is something that shouldn't disappear over time, Ask Foreman, and Vitali
Did prime botha even land a clean punch on lewis lol Add in the fact lewis had him out in 2 yet took wlad 8
Did Rahman even land a punch on Wlad, or Knock him out. LOL As for common opponents; since Wlad came into the game a few years after Lewis 7 to be exact, any of them will of course be older by the time they face Wlad. That also doesn't have to mean they have become that much worse then they were, for I'd take this Wlad over the one 7 years ago that fought Botha. Even though Wlad was way more aggressive back then, he wasn't even close to this fundamentally sound
I agree wlad is better now but he has beaten no one or done anything to suggest he could beat a prime lewis.
Well Wlad has beaten way more guys Lewis's height then Lewis has. In Thompson,Austin,McCline, Jefferson,Bostice, and a few more around 6'5. Most of which were KO in title fights as well. Who Wlad fights is not his fault at all. All he has been doing is fighting mandatory's and top ten guys or previous champs and winning. Do you need a head to fly off somebody's shoulder for it to be meaningful for him. With the exception of haye and his brother, who would you have liked him to fight during his time, keeping in mind he beat numerous fighters that were current title holders. And you cant say Povetkin or Valuev, cause they have not been so eager, or at least their management hasn't.Same goes for Hayes politics. And then there is the new crop which have just arrived so you can't say he should have beaten them. Like Boystov, Helenius,etc..