WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has issued an official statement on Saturday's first round knockout of previously undefeated Odlanier Solis. After being hit with a right hand, Solis stumbled and fell flat on his back. During the fall he injured his right knee and was unable to continue with the fight. Solis and his promoter, Ahmet Oner, are citing the injury as the reason for the stoppage. Klitschko has a different opinion. He believes the punch he landed had Solis out on his feet and because of that he stumbled down."Iwas inside the ring and i saw many times on video-the fight,and there is one clear answer.I prepared the punch,half/hook half/uppercut."I prepared this punch,and i feel that i hit him pretty hard. Solis was knocked out,what happens after that where he breaks his ligaments or his knee-it's his problem", said Klitschko.
Dont be mean klit, the knee injury robbed him of any chance of recovery but your right, your punch set it in motion and wobbled him leading to the injury
of all people you'd figure Vitali would be understanding of a fighter having to quit due to injury...
Solis got exactly what he trained for; a loss. He knew he needed to be in better condition, his team knew that weight wouldn't do him any favors, and his promoter damn sure should have known not to invest to heavily on a man who won't physically invest in himself. The punch wobbled him and his legs were to weak from lack of proper conditioning to keep him up. Even worse, the ligaments couldn't handle the weight shift and snapped. Vitali doesn't owe him ****. If anything, Solis owes everyone who watched the fight an apology.
Solis knew he was in deep **** for this fight; no experience at all and with a ****ed up team that their only motive was to move him up as quick as possible just for the big pay check. He needs to fire his team first, heal his knee and then get back to boxing.
Funny that because at the time Vitali was standing over Solis screaming at him fir quitting.Ten minutes later Vitali is shouting his mouth off about how hard a punch it was..................The whole sorry episode stinks!!!!!
Chris Byrd & Lennox Lewis both beat Vitali but only due to injuries. They were legit wins & so is Vitali's win over Solis. Let Solis work his way back up the rankings, like everybody else.
if he was at his normal weight for his height, this shite would have not happened. the bigger they are, the harder they fall
I would have to agree with you there, i think Vitalli had a minute to think about it and played the game abit, it didnt seem to be a hard punch to me more like a glancing blow, it just robbed his balance.
True - it doesn't look a hard punch and it appears Vitali didn't feel it as a hard punch either - despite what he says now. yet the punch seemed to have a big effect - perhaps it hit the magical button people speak of but i am not sure Solis cover his head and stumbled back Perhaps he stumbled back because he had already twisted his knee going forward but it doesn't look likely because it clearly twists it on the way down and it is only then that he grasps in pain at it. Solis would have lasted the round had he not been injured and he would have had time to recover his head. One thing Solis looked very scared - why wouldn't he look at Vitali in the eyes? - Is that normally the way he acts? - he seemed like he was looking for a way out?