Vitali would make Foreman look the bad. The gap in size between these two is bigger than people think. It would be Vitali's fight to lose, not the other way around.
explain why without usnig failed contender retired corrie as a yardstick for gold medal undisputed undefeated atg champ foreman. because that is the grand canyon of flops. ty.
Using the Vitali/Sanders bout as the benchmark makes perfect sense. I don't think it should be cause for alarm though. I'm sure history has seen disadvantages of this type, in both height and reach, overcome before. Also, as an aside, I can't see size having played a big part in Corrie's loss in this one.
I was at that fight and size, or more specifically height, definitely played a role. Corrie missed quite a few haymakers because Vitali was able to crane his neck back. Without the height, a lot of those punches would've nailed him.
Jesus Briggs was so shot vs Vitali, did Briggs even get stopped don't recall. BCS admitted Vitali doesn't use much lateral movement. Gee how the heck is he going to stay away from Foreman? Moving backwards pumping a decent jab with his chin exposed will land him against the ropes to be slaughtered. Forgot to mention Foreman did have better technique than given credit for as a previous poster had mentioned, but those awkward angled hookercuts (hook uppercut hybrid) were brutal. C00ney and Vitali were different fighters but of comparable size, look at the way a 1990 Foreman demolished a superheavy. There is an interesting article on Cox's corner entitled Foreman King of the Super Heavyweights. I tend to subscribe to that belief, Foreman was such a juggernaut. I've always been taken back by his sheer presence in the Ali fight. I can't see many enduring the beating from that fight. Vitali's a warrior but he would not get away with a lot of tactics against Foreman. Especially the low guard. I mean Vitali can take a beating and he will. I mean Lewis in his last fight opened up Vitali badly with a feint, then straight right. If Vitali were to win it would be a career killer. If Vitali was faster and had the lateral movement I would give him a shot.
I didn't need to be at the fight to see that Sanders was a worn-out 38 year old, who was spent by round 3; had very little in the way of consistency in speed, timing or accuracy. All of this was more than perceivable through the television coverage and I think it played a much greater part in his defeat than Vitali's height advantage (which really isn't that big of a benefit, in the scheme of things).
Vitali is not like Wlad. He doesn't panic in the ring and he is cold and calculated. Too much so in his early career, he became more passionate later on, after the Byrd loss did irreparable damage to his career. Watch Sanders v Vitali, in round 3 Sanders hurts Vitali early in the round and how does Vitali respond? He slugs it out. He stands his ground and throws bombs. Now Sanders and Foreman are wildly different beasts but I've no doubt that Foreman would, at some point, get through with a punch and hurt Vitali. At that point we know Vitali will stand duke it out. He won't turn into a panic stricken octopus like Wlad does. I thing round 1 and maybe 2 sees Vitali outbox Foreman, when Big George begins to panic and starts swinging one of his bombs will land, Vitali will stand his ground and exchange with George. George is more skilled on the inside that is beyond question. His hooks and uppercuts are better placed than Vitali's and I don't see Klitschko surviving the exchange. Foreman ko 6. This would be a great fight.
