Alot of talk here about now Vital stopped jabbing because of an injury. It occured to me that part of the reason that Vitali stopped jabbing was because it left him open for body shots. Chisors seemed to be having some success to the body, not only was he landing those shots but he also seemed to be hurting Vitali, knocking the wind out of him and making him back off. I think the injury might be being overplayed by K2, he seemed to be using it fine during and after the fight - he just didn't jab. I don't think the injury was the only thing that stopped Vitali jabbing. - the fact is the jab wasn't keeping Chisora off also i just watched the ringside debate on youtube it showed a different angle of the start of the post conference brawl [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfsD-HaNhsw[/ame] watch from 14:44 minutes in - does Chisora try and greet Haye with a kiss? lolz.
Vitali landed the right hand plenty of times when chisora was swinging away to his leftside of the body. But he did well with the bodypunches and it did bother him a bit, dont know if he stopped jabbing because of it though.
These body shots were really good, Chisora landed pretty consistently with some good punches. I think they had a lot to do with Vitali's fatigue late in the fight, might very well have also something to do with Vitali's reluctance to throw the jab.
This is a flawed theory because Vitali still used his left just stopped putting any power behind it as anyone with injury would do.
or you could say he stop committing with the jab because it left him open and so he just used it to paw and judge distance for the chopping right as Chisora came in low (not a bad adjustment.) Seem to me that when Vitali committed with the jab in the early rounds Chisora dodged/ducked it and banged the body. Was Vitali having much success with the jab in the early rounds?
Vitali is slowing down and frankly I am not sure he is the same fighter since his lay off, he doesn't get out the way as well - his foot movement isn't there. On top of that Chisora came forward and applied pressure from the bell showing good head movement and a willingness to take a shot, he also seemed to target the body (with the intent to slow Vitali further?) How many of Vitali's opponents have done those things? - most have seemed content to eat the jab rather than slip it.
Vitali mentioned to his trainer about his arm during the fight between rounds. I can't remember what round it was, but it was one of the earlier ones. His trainer said something back like, don't worry, just use the right more.
do you think it is easier to hit the guy with the right (which is much further than the left in the orthodox stance boxer) than with the left? It is much easier to sting with the left than with the right and yet VK used the left only as a measuring stick in the later part of the fight. Injury all the way... and Chisora should consider himself lucky because of that. Imagine only the beating he would get if VK was a two armed fighter?
might be easier and more effective to hit an opponent who is ducking low, moving his head and coming forward with a chopping downward right rather than a straight left jab especially when on the back foot. The chopping right blocks the attack. Vitali was fine in the opening rounds - although he didn't straight jab that much (not effectively), instead he did use that great hook/jab alot. Anyway before the "injury" Chisora wasn't getting a "beating", (look at round1) - so i am not sure what you mean?
Vitali Klitschko: "I don't see much of a problem [with the shoulder]. I'd be ready in the next few months."
