i know im going to take it on the chin alot for this..but realy, the way the guy beats everyone put in front of him is truly impressive..his only loses are from injury in fights he was winning..i cant see anyone past are present beating him..i see him beating tyson,,ali,, forman..ect, pretty much anyone i can think of..vitali wins..thoughts?
I would put Vitali AFTER Ali and somewhere in the top 5 or 6 all-time along with Holmes, Lewis, Louis and maybe Jack Johnson.
a prime tyson?..i dont think so..tyson always had a problem with big tall guy's..and none of them where on vitali's level..ali,, no..vitali would slowly get to him late in the fight. vitali wont gas like forman did..holmes..no..holmes had a tuff fight with cooney..vitali is light years better then cooney..dempsy..just to small..foreman..vitali would take him to deep waters and drowned him..lennox is the only guy i can think of that could..but vitali proved he could beat him too and was beating him untill the boxing god's smiled on lennox in that fight.,
You should rephrase the thread as best HTH. "Greatest" carries legacy, impact on the sport, to what extent he transcended the sport, things of this nature. From that standpoint, he's nowhere near the greatest. HTH you've got an argument (albeit a losing one..)
..im not talking about so much what they have done..more man against man..in the ring..i just cant see even a prime ali beating him..it would be a good fight..but i dont think ali could hurt him..but i think vitali could hurt ali..