Any news on Vitali's preparation?

1) Byrd would fight Vitali. Against Vitali he earns at least 1.000.000 €, in the US he hardly gets 100.000 $ for a fight. Hell, he even aims at another shot against Wlad.

2) I did see him fight several times. I wasn't impressed. I know that he isn't in the same league as Vitali WAS. I do think that he's better than McCline, though. And he's unbeaten while McCline lost every big fight in the last couple of years.

 

As has been said, McCline has been competitive against the best out there; titleholders like Byrd and Valuev, and has enough power to drop Byrd and Brock wtih one shot, as he did.

He is a tough opponent for ANYone, and he marks a very high level to start back at, considering the list of tomato cans that many other returning heavies get away with fighting.

 

You do have a valid point. McCline isnt that bad of an opponent and is still a top 10-15 guy. The old Vitali would have had an easy time with him. We will be able to see how much the lay off has effected Vitali with this fight.

 

McCline has only been knocked out once- by Vladimir. If Vitali could get a clean TKO then that would be a good statement....

 

Anyone knows if this bout is scheduled for 10 rounds?

 

Damn that avatar is really FUNNY!!!

 

Why bring Foreman into it? He had been gone for 10 years when he returned.
Vitali has been away for only a couple of years, this is just another tiresome spin from the kllit society, to make all the 20 year olds on this forum believe Vitali is a true boxing god......
For crying out loud the man got stopped by Chris Byrd....
Nuff said.

 

Ok then, when Tyson came back after a hiatus, he was much younger and his first comeback opponent was.....Peter McNeeley!

So don't be bitchin' about McCline being the opponent.

 

Tysons comeback opponent could have been a bum from the gutter, millions of people would have paid to see Tyson fight anyway...
If you can get away with this, why risk it all against a stronger opponent?
Its all about money...
Vitali has to fight a decent opponent to get people to notice him, average man on the street dont know who he is anyway, so they have to put him in against one who can fight back at least a couple of rounds....

Read my last post again...I aint bitching about Mccline, I am talking about not bringing true boxing greats like foreman and tyson into the thread...

 

1. This is probably the reason Vitaly is fighting McCline. He won't need to pay him €1 mil for the fight.

2. While McCline lost every title chalenge, Greenberg is not even near the level to fight for one.