Did Vitali retire to avoid Rahman

English please.

 

Vitaly would've destroyed Rachman late...Vitaly retired because he kept getting injured...

 

Wrong !

He would have KO'd the dude in the 2nd or 3rd.



As to doing everything to avoid him, there's a clear trail of medical evidence as to why he delayed and finally retired.

And you're probably wasting your time engaging some of the dim-witted Klitschko-haters on this forum. You won't get through to them as their minds are already made up and generally unaffected by evidence or logic.

 

I guess that's why Vitali was ahead then :nut

Nothing to do w/sampling. More like a comparsion you don't like. Unlike you I'm not going to put down fighters that Vitali destroyed. Johnson was a top ranked HWT when Vitali blasted him in 2. That is what bothers you about Kirk. And except for HR facing more names, prime for prime HR & KJ are quite comparable.

Yes, Sanders & Williams are at least as good comp as what HR was facing durng his "title drive". I say better. The part time (golfer) Sanders routine is silly - grade school level "reasoning". For a part timer Sanders was pretty damn good. For a golfer he almost beat your boy Rahmen. On second thought maybe Rahmen isn't much more than a journeyman like others say. Maybe I gave him too much credit. :yep

I posted that HR fought more name opponents than Vitali. Now you're stting up straw man arguments. It's just that HR had done nothing but (mostly) lose vs that comp. Which means you're very wrong that HR was inconsistent vs top fighters, he consistently lost :rofl At least Vitali beat Sanders, Williams, & Johnson - and in a decisive manner. :thumbsup And gave ATG LL a very tough battle. HR's lucky 1-1 vs Lewis is what makes gives him all, and I mean ALL his claim to fame.
See how much that counts w/the Zakman's on ESB, who think less of LL than I do. Btw, Zakman (correctly) has been one among many ridiculing your batty Vitali vs HR theories. :yep

 

No way in hell did he retire to avoid him....I don't think Vitali is afraid of anyone.

 

Nobody retires to avoid a fighter. :rofl

When you want to avoid a mandatory, you just vacate the belt.

 

I dont understand why injury is not a valid excuse, as if injuries dont happen to fighters. Recently Vargas was diagnosed with anemia and I already see posters saying that he is a ***** and is backing out. They are only humans **** christ sake.

 

thats the whole point

it's wiered that he didnt fight him really really bizar of him not to fight him

 

The bad back was legit, I dont think anyone thought Rahman had a chance vs Vitali, I think it would have been a shutout until Rahman got KO"D, and it was proven when Rahman got blasted by Maskaev. Vitali would have taken the 8million but he had health problems. He would have flattened Hasim

 

I didn't say based on his record. It's his style: long arms, making Rahman lead and firing right hands over his left render Rahman hopeless. Vitali wasn't just a back-foot fighter: given the opporunity, he'd plod forward behind that flicking jab and try to arm-punch his opponent to death.

I don't think Rahman could get his jab started against Vitali, given the height difference and Vitali's perchant for counter-right hands.

 

I don't think it would have been a jab contest though. Both of these guys are going to want to get into a brawl, but Vitali's punches are going to be landing first.

 

This argument is unbelievably stupid. Vitali has an iron chin, Rahman would have not even had a puncher's chance.