Chances Vitali makes a comeback?

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  1. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I'd love to see him come back against Fury if Fury beats Wlad again. If Vitali were to ever come back, that would be the time. He never definitively said he was never going to fight again.

    I figure he's probably done for good, even if Fury beats Wlad again. But I wouldn't be surprised if he did come back under that scenario.
     
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  2. baconmaker

    baconmaker Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Ya he's coming back to fight Fury and Wilder
     
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  3. theword

    theword Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don't think we'll see Vitali back in the ring unless it's for a charity event or something along those lines.
     
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  4. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    He says on Sky boxing site tonight that Wlad will beat Fury in return, just a bad night for Wlad. I don't see him coming back but he'd win in true Rocky style if he did.
     
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  5. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Fury would beat him IMO.

    His defense was his size and Fury is longer, bigger and rangier. He doesn't really have elite power and in his mid 40s his workrate probably isn't what it used to be.

    Wilder is a much more realistic fight, easier to beat and Vitali is WBC champion emeritus anyway.
     
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  6. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Based on age Fury would probably beat him, but prime v prime I disagree. Even on age its a fascinating matchup. Vitali is a full 6'7.5 and I doubt Fury is the 6'9 he claims. He probably has no more than a half inch on VK. Meanwhile, VK has better power (near elite, unrivaled for someone who was primarily an arm puncher), much better chin. His defense was size and sensational reflexes, much better prime than Fury's.

    I see it being a brutal fight, the exact opposite of Wlad Fury. Prime VK I'm confident would eventually wear him down and stop him, even if Fury landed more punches earlier on. I could still see that happening in a return fight, actually.
     
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  7. alakran

    alakran Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wouldnt like for him to come back. Most people have always criticized the k bros and Fury beating a 40 year old Wlad and an even older Vitali might give those haters a chance to say tols you so
     
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  8. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    In Vitali's prime before the injuries Fury would be lucky to see mid rounds. Comeback Vitali, slower arm puncher but still teak tough, would also beast him.
     
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  9. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Yeah, prime Vitali beats him.

    But with years and injuries Vitali lost any real pop and by the time he made his comeback he was a bonafide arm puncher who beat his opponents by outworking them. But now, at the age of what, 45? He probably doesn't have the stamina to do that.
     
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  10. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not gonna happen unless Fury kills Wlad and says "if he dies, he dies".
     
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  11. Deew

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    I think Vitali is

    A. Too busy with Ukrainian politics to comeback.

    B. Smart enough to recognise that he is done.

    He already retired once through injury, and though he didn't lose many rounds during his comeback, was clearly not the fighter he was by the time he retired again.

    I don't subscribe to triangle theory, but the Chisora fight was a below average performance by VK standards, and showed his age.
     
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  12. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I cannot see it.
     
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  13. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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  14. Zodius

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    I hope he Dosen't as it may hurt his legacy
     
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  15. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Zero. He is mayor of Kiev and his country is at war.
     
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