On the experiences he had sparring with his brother Wladimir earlier in their careers: You know what, believe it or not we never fight with each other. I like my brother very much and a couple of times we tried sparring together, and wed always get injuries. I dont why. Maybe its because we have the same blood and that were like magnets where plus-to-plus doesnt work and minus-to minus also doesnt work. Last time we sparred, Wladimir made a side step and broke his bones. He broke his leg. :deal
Vitali - Vitali can arguably take anything Wlad can throw, he can exchange punches with any Heavyweight around today and be confident his chin can hold up. This IMO is the deciding factor. Like both brothers say, Vitali is a fighter, Wlad has had to learn how to be a fighter.
Prime for Prime, Vitali smashes Wlad.. Vitali has better defense, better workrate, is more willing to engage, has far superior toughness and a mean fighting attitude.. Not to mention that Vitali is a slide taller and has a larger frame..
Its written in the sky! http://www.thesun.co.uk/homepage/sport/boxing/2992859/Vitali-Klitschko-triumphs-in-snooze-fest.html VITALI KLITSCHKO produced an uninspiring performance as he defended his WBC heavyweight title with a 10th-round stoppage of his fragile brother Wladimir Klitschko
Also keep in mind how difficult it would be mentally for wlad to fight his big brother that probably beat the **** out of him whenever he did something wrong as a kid and who he has been looking up to all his life.
Prime for there's absolutely no question. Vitali will win it easily. If they fought now, it would depend on how well Vitali's 40 year old body holds up.
No question..Wlad beats him. No version of Vitali could beat this version of Wlad. Wlad is an all around far better fighter, has much better tools, and makes much less mistakes. Vitali isn't tougher either. Whenever he gets a little bit of pain, he quits(like in the chris byrd fight)
Ugh, what's with idiots on this board? Like not being able to recount recent history at all. You sound like someone 10 years ago, and you're just an idiot. The Lewis fight proved that he could fight with pain, moron.
You cant be serious.. So Wlad is just as tough as Vitali`? :huh.. Quits when it hurts, uhm, he walked through everything that Lewis and Sanders threw at him.. I agree that Wlad is the better "basic boxer".. But that is only one dimension.. Accuracy, technique(jab, combos, straight rights etc), speed and power is all in favor of Wlad.. But,(as explained) Counter punching/defense, workrate, toughness, also punch varying is in favor of Vitali.. Vitali can also fight both as the aggressor and defender.. He is just a more complete fighter IMO..