Did Vitali Klitschko's punching power diminish after Byrd?

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  1. attaboi

    attaboi Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Yep, 4 years after Rid**** Bowe cracked that chin.

    Prior to the Byrd fight, who really did Vitali stop besides the scrubs they picked up off the streets of Europe.

    Vitali's Ko ratio hold as much water as Deontay Wilder's.
     
  2. Beremith

    Beremith Active Member Full Member

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    This is what I was thinking when I was watching those fights.
     
  3. attaboi

    attaboi Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    By the way no one would have ever heard of Pele Reid had he not exposed the Myth that is Vitali's granite chin.

    Pele Reid is no legend you dung.
     
  4. Maggo

    Maggo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Since his comeback (Peter) he was throwing less harder but still hard, but also with high cadence.. look at Arreola and Briggs how they got destroyed!
     
  5. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Like I said, this had more to do with quality of comp than wnything else.
     
  6. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Watch Vitali vs. Larry Donald. Way before the Byrd fight, but same attrition strategy. Really depends on the opponent.
     
  7. attaboi

    attaboi Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Larry Donald fight did not happen before the Byrd fight.
     
  8. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Oh my bad. I remembered it was an eliminator, I thought it was for the Byrd fight but obviously it was for the WBC belt.
     
  9. On The Money

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    How thick are you? :rofl
     
  10. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Donald is an excellent name on Vitali's stoppage record. No way was he blasting that dude out, but to stop him in 10 rounds was still very impressive considering nobody else stopped him in 50 pretty high level fights. If you want an earlier fight that points to what he could do in the 00's and 10's that is one.
     
  11. attaboi

    attaboi Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    You're just a buthhurt sack of shyt.
    Go play with you're crayons.
     
  12. On The Money

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    :nut:rofl
     
  13. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's not easy to fully heal from a rotator cuff tear for a 6'7 250 lbs man.
     
  14. don owens

    don owens Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    believe his punching power did decline. however, believe it was partly due to the shoulder injury and subsequent operation. had a torn rotator and injury. can still punch hard. but, not as well. it is good the operation is available.
     
  15. attaboi

    attaboi Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Blame Vitali's rotator cuff injury on years of steroid abuse.