Cesare, I've watched a lot of boxing in my 104 years of life and my father, Elmer Ears, he said to me "Son, I've never seen a man who could beat Sullivan, until your generation's Mount Whitaker and/or Michael Grant." So...yeah. Owned. Next!
He ripped up the eye while holding Vitali around the neck to gain traction and tear skin. Deliberate act of cheating.
peter was in much better shape for both wlad fights than when he came in looking like a whale vs vitali...he under-estimated vitali, was too fat to fight & quit. & peter gave wlad zero problems in the 2nd fight. wlad toyed with him & then took him out.
He looks very uncomfortable at it though...probably due to his kick boxing career. He's a great fighter, would beat most boxers H2H but I believe that even in his prime that he would lose to Wladimir.
That's why Vitali is so dangerous in the ring, b/c like you said...he will land a punch any way he can and he'll avoid your punch no matter how good or bad he'll look at avoiding it. He's there to fight and enjoys brawling, unlike Wlad. Vitali's chin is ridiculous. I always wondered what it would be like if Vitali had Wlad's power, or if Wlad had Vitali's chin........would be crazy.
Maybe, I don't deny that my opinion is only shared by a small number of boxing fans, when it comes to this match up. I just believe that Wladimir would beat Vitali at this stage of their careers.