where does this H2H "nightmare" garbage come from. you think a prime Tyson would have lost to that Lewis? You think a prime Foreman would have lost to that Lewis? You think a prime Frazier would have lost to that Lewis? He's good at beating up 3rd rate fighters, when he fought Lewis, he fought a faded 1st rate fighter and couldn't get the job done no atg would have lost to the Lewis Vitali fought. none.
Of course Vitali will be considered ATG. 15 years of thoroughly dominating the opposition, 3-times HW champ, highest KO ratio for HW champ.
maybe not 20 but a few... Foreman TKO 8 Holmes TKO 11 Ali UD 12 Tyson TKO 7 Holyfield UD 12 Bowe TKO 7
maybe not 20 but a few... Foreman TKO 8 Holmes TKO 11 Ali UD 12 Tyson TKO 7 Holyfield UD 12 Bowe TKO 7
Head to head maybe top 10. On resume top 50. Never beat an elite HW, lost to the 2 best fighters he faced, never been undisputed (or even close to it), consistently No 2 in a weak era, and who is the best fighter he ever beat? Peter? Sanders? Puh-leese. . .
:deal Vitali had a dead man in front of him and couldn't close the deal. The Lewis fight tells us everything about Klitschko that we need to know. Good enough to make it interesting but not in the A Class...
WTF?!? Bowe has the height, reach, speed, jab and most importantly SKILL to give Vitali all kinds of problems. Ole man grandpa Lewis was landing nearly all of his big punches on the Klit. Prime Bowe *destroys* Vitali.