Vitali Klitchsko vs prime Muhammad Ali

He would embarrass him.

 

Kenny Norton, Doug Jones, Jimmy Young, and Ron Lyle, showed us how Ali had trouble with a jab. Vitali had a more active jab, and was much bigger / more durable than the guys who either beat Ali, should have beaten Ali on a fair scorecard, narrowly lost to Ali or were ahead of Ali until getting stopped.

Ali should have two more losses ( Norton and Young ) on his resume.

Vitali is above these Ali opponents.

 

Vitali by a decision. Not close.

 

Ali dominates Klitschko on points.

 

To be fair Ali wasn’t prime for any of those fights you mentioned. He also handled Listons jab extremely well at his best. Old Ali would have struggled w Vitali but the young one kills him.

 

Vitali close decision

 

Ali’s speed and workrate is the key here.

Muhammad W12 Dr. Iron Fist

 

Ali by wide UD. Vitali would look very robotic and clumsy.

 

I think the words ,,prime Ali are mentioned,, in a 15 round fight Vitali's face would have knots all over it. He better have plenty of end swell in his corner

 

Vitalis 'active jab' was only ever on display against non-athletic plodders. What good jabbers did he beat? None.

The only good jabber he fought beat him. The connect % of Lewis jab was 10% higher than Vitali's. 43%>>32%.

That jab of a past prime Lewis was slow as molasses compared the the Jab of Ali's. . It also buckled Vitali's legs.

Ali has been in there against the best jabbers in the divisions history. Norton for one had a much better and more skilled jab than Vitali.

You're quick to go through Ali's resume , please , go through Vitali's resume and show all the good jabbers he beat.

 

Vitali had a great chin , but his power was overated I don't think he hit as hard as Liston,Foreman,or Lyle.
Ali was outreached by Liston ,Terrell,Bugner,Williams and Norton, and matched by Foreman, all save Foreman had longer reaches than Vitali .
Speed kills and I see Ali's durability, speed ,and mobility taking him to a decision here.

 

He often looked that against far less speedy and gifted opponents.

 

Ali is above Byrd and Lewis and fought and beat a calibre of opponent far better than Vitali ever shared a ring with!

 

2 Alis for me 1 is pre1970 the other is post 1970.
Pre 1970 Ali who last fought Williams and stuck n move? Head movements? feints, body shots, lighting jab that slashed faces? Threw punches in bunches while moving?
He wins by horrific bloodletting.

Ali post 1970 probably dies in the ring against any era of Vitali.