Why isnt Vitali Klitschko Getting Any Credit

Its funny when he fought lennox and Sanders and Danny Williams he fought in America and the crowd cheered and the american writers loved him

then he takes 4 years off comes back gets a belt and is active for an old guy with knee problems KO's guys and we say he is boring not interesting

for a guy who once had a big following here cant get on hbo hell espn bareley wants him

y the turn around

 

In the Byrd fight Vitali tore his rotator cuff and it required surgery. It was worse than just a dislocated shoulder which is what you said.

 

I call bull****.

Champions are supposed to meet the the best opposition in their division. They haven't.


Instead, they have chose to divy up the division and that will KILL their legacy.


Keith

 

The main problem (for me) with his modern career is that Vitali didn't even do a token attempt at paying his dues before a title shot. It was handed to him on a silver platter, while the rest of the division is scrabbling along against local opponents.

Whenever you see HBO broadcast from Europe it's obvious, even on the air, how uncomfortable they are. They nearly throw hissy fits, having to wait in line for a post-fight interview - it's <bang!> bad enough when they <bang!> can't get the <bang! bang!> narrative to the way it <bang! bang! bang!> should. Even with such great television as Cotto v. Foreman, the commentary sounded like they were changing gears while going uphill.

Besides, even if HBO's opinion mattered overseas, Vitali would still be weeping his way to the bank.

 

You don't really have a leg to stand on when calling someone else a racist.

 

He was granted Champion Emeritus when he retired. He was never going to get back in line.

 

Sergio Martinez was stripped of his belt last week, but Vitali keeps his status for four years?

 

I don't think it's that crazy. It's not like he came back with the belt on. Look at the other heavyweight contenders. There are few guys in the division who can compete with Vitali, so it makes sense that he would be top rated when he came back.

It's bull**** that Martinez got his belt taken away. That's an entirely different issue though. The circumstances aren't the same.

 

Xenophobia and racism coupled with a biased media? Hmmm... media has it's influence to be sure, and the yanks are damned good at it, but i think it has more to do with the show he puts on. This "unappreciated" phenomena seems to be cropping up more and more these days and not just in regards to VK. I really think it comes down to the nature of "fans" and what appeals to spectators of blood sports. Are you surprised at the popularity of the Gatti / Ward trilogy? Both guys far from the elite level, yet this trilogy is ranked right up there with the best of them. It's because fight fans like to see a close competetive fight with lots of blood and guts, very few are connosoires of the sweet science and would prefer to watch Mayweather shadow box than a display of courage. So whatever your reasoning for Vk's lack of these kinds of fights ( i.e. Vk is so skilled he makes one of the greatest heavyweight eras look pedestrian or he's a decent fighter in a weak era ) it's the lack of "tv friendly" fights that ultimately tarnish his reputation.

 

Yeah, I guess I've always had a problem with the "champion emeritus" title, especially since it's so arbitrary. Is Kostya Tszyu still a champion emeritus? I'm vaguely sure that the first time a champion emeritus was declared was in the great sport of checkers. (Wiki was unhelpful in proving my memory right/wrong.)

Carson Daly?
Seriously?
How about trolling some public access shows for quotes, too?

 

You, my friend, are ****ing clown shoes.

 

Watch how Vitali staggered Lewis! Lewis was ready to go, even Max said it, and Angelo Dundee said that Vitali was cheated out of the WBC title that night. Tell Lewis to get some balls and fight Vitali. I want to see that fight, but Lewis is still running. Good think Lewis' people had the fight stopped. Lewis has a badly broken nose, and I mean bad!

 

Lewis = ATG

Vitali = ATG Eurobum/quitter