Finally saw Vitali vs johnson

KO KIDD · Dec 13, 2009

Very true. Now though it is time for the fight to be made too bad there are these dumb mandatories in the way

MRBILL · Dec 13, 2009

iceman71 said: ↑

kevin johnson made it the worst fight ever....even though i think vitali is the 2nd best heavyweight now.....but an average contender in the last 20 years
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Ice,

I trust you never saw "Ali-Evangelista" or "Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean" yrs ago........... Or "Lewis vs. Henry Akinwande" in 1997......... Now them fights stunk bad..... Not even Old Spice could help that smell.......
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SAS2 · Dec 13, 2009

haye it could have been but that *** ducked both klits. so, for vitali to remain active he beat the sh!t out of arreola and had a glorified spar session with the KingPIG. Can't balme him.

One thing is for sure. Vitali is the most dominating HW of his era. No question. He has kicked the a$$es of all comers...

Flurry · Dec 14, 2009

MRBILL said: ↑

Christ........ All in all, Vitali Klit is indeed aging but still capable and spry enough to rule the division in 2010........ BUT! Styles make fights............ If you put V.K. in with a slugger who likes to brawl such as "Peter and Arreola," you'll see how good and accurate V.K. is with his punches, etc.... He does a paint job on them types........... If Vitali Klit is placed in there with a slick mo-fo who is slippery like "Gomez and Johnson," people scoff and cry that V.K. is slowing down and fading....... Either way, he still manages to win.....

MRBILL
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well said :good

except im not so sure about the supposed ageing, he won a shut out after all against a defensively apt and mobile fighter who came to survive only

Joe · Dec 14, 2009

KO KIDD said: ↑

I finally saw the fight internet was down. It proved to be way more interesting than I thought. Many things to be said. I did not find the fight to be boring it actually exceeded my expectations I expected a one sided affair with nothing from Johnson and that he would fold when the going got tough. Is Vitali getting old in there? I did not like some of his foot work in there nor did I like the arm punching. I feel like he was not fluid enough. That fight should not have went 12, did he carry him to get some rounds in or is it just the short notice. He did not seem to realy try to get him outa there he did get aggressive at times but i think if he tried that would only have went 8 or 9. Johnson to his credit did something only one man has ever done. People on the forum were giving him 3 rounds. People really thought the guy was a big stiff. Unlike Gomez and Peter he did not give up or pack it in at anytime. He was tough to hit hands up used his shoulders. Though it seemed survival was good enough for him. He'd talk Vitali would hit him he'd throw Jabs after Vitali was out of range. He did not seem to try to win. He landed nothing of consequence and seemed content to lose every round. Though he did get Vitali a bit out of his game with the head games it seemed Vitali got the last laugh though obviously provoked the hand raises in the 12th when has he ever taunted. Where does each go. Vitali has an elimination Solis-Austin Solis I dont know enough about and he KO'd Barrett but that proves nothing to me. Austin should be easy though Austin has been dangerous latley. My question is how much does Vitali have in the tank. His feet seemed off at times even throwing on foot or walking and throwing never seemed to be planted. he threw many arm punches. His authority with the left was kind of weak but the right was very good just not enough. Is Vitali old or was it the short time since Areolla can he beat Haye. I still think so because he is no Valuev. A big imobile target that only throws jabs. Vitali knows how to cut off a ring ask Johnson and Gomez. Though Johnson did have great defense something Haye does not have. Johnson? He certaintly came out unscathed as he had no cuts bruises KD's or was at all wobbled. He to me though is a classless piece of ****. Put more effort in the post fight than the real fight and was disrespectful. I'm not a hater on threads saying he did not deserve a shot I defended him and when people said he would only make 3 rounds I said he'd go atleast 8 and he surprised me going 12. Though what shocked me is de did not rus he actually was on the ropes alot or even in the middle. I think had Johnson been more aggressive the fight would have been very good but he would have been stopped
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I was gonna respond with something but I totally lost it when I got knocked out cold by the huge wall of text...

Lynchburg · Dec 14, 2009

Joe said: ↑

I was gonna respond with something but I totally lost it when I got knocked out cold by the huge wall of text...
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:rofl

Same as me! i just got back off the floor with the help of a bottle of smelling salts...

KO-Kid · Dec 14, 2009

Farmboxer said: ↑

Like Lewis said, he Vitali did the best he could against such an opponent. Vitali shut Turtle Johnson down, Johnson went into his shell because Vitali threw over 1,000 punches. I have watched the fight several times, Vitali looks better every time. Vitali will knock Haye out, but Haye still refuses to fight him, same goes for fighting Vlad.
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Where has Haye ever said he "refuses to fight him"???
Haye as you will/should know has a MANDATORY defence in early 2010 against John Ruiz, which he should deal with swiftly imo.

After that Haye has said he wants to fight either Klitschko brother!! Both bros have the potential to KO Haye, but actually doing it is another matter completely. Haye will go in there to throw bombs, but like in his fight vs Valuev, he also showed he can fight a tactical fight too when needed.

I wouldn't rule Haye out if I were you, he's the future for the Heavyweight division and I think he will pull it off against either Klitschko!!

DeanoFlash · Dec 14, 2009

Your text needs some breathing room (lol) but good post. Of course the fight wouldn't be that awful watching it after the fact because you'd already braced yourself for the boredom. I personally believe Haye quits Vitali somewhere in the 9th if he cant knock him out. Vitali's legs looked bad, he was stiff and found it hard to find KJ all night. There was one point in particular where Vitali had KJ cornered and was raining down his little arm slaps (nothing landing) when KJ landed one of the few, 5 to be exact, counter right hands to the chin of Klitschko...it backed him up for about 2 seconds and he proceeded. At that point I said Haye knocks Vitali out

Ilesey · Dec 14, 2009

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hmi · Dec 14, 2009

Johnson looked very small compared to Vit but surprisingly only 5lbs separate their weights.

He looked like a punching bag there. Simply no match.

socrates · Dec 14, 2009

efficenct but lacklustre win,johnson clearly out of his depth...

vitali should retire fairly soon though.

KO KIDD · Dec 14, 2009

DeanoFlash said: ↑

Your text needs some breathing room (lol) but good post. Of course the fight wouldn't be that awful watching it after the fact because you'd already braced yourself for the boredom. I personally believe Haye quits Vitali somewhere in the 9th if he cant knock him out. Vitali's legs looked bad, he was stiff and found it hard to find KJ all night. There was one point in particular where Vitali had KJ cornered and was raining down his little arm slaps (nothing landing) when KJ landed one of the few, 5 to be exact, counter right hands to the chin of Klitschko...it backed him up for about 2 seconds and he proceeded. At that point I said Haye knocks Vitali out
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My biggest concern. Even when johnson was on the ropes or cornered he was still off on his foot work at times and his punches were not solid. It was just a concern. As for the Haye fight cant be to sure. Haye brings a different element. Sure he is gonna move more than Johnson but he will be a bit more aggressive. Though I think Haye will be more open than Vitali. And wide open is not a good trait when fighting Vitali

boricua100% · Dec 14, 2009

I was ashamed of myself for watching this fight

McGrain · Dec 14, 2009

I just saw it too. Never seen a fighter that looks so bad so utterly dominate a kinda-ranked opponent. Vitali really is an anomaly.

I'd pick Haye to beat him.

BIGRIGHTHAND · Dec 14, 2009

If u liked that fight, u must of wlad vs iggy. and holyfeild vs big nick. u got a bad taste for boxing. #1 the fight should of never happened. #2 vit could of killed his guy but was throwing little baby pawing punches which are ****ing stpud. #3 If i had a shot a the HW crown, i would lay it all on the land. not stand there and do sweet **** all. I would rather go out on my shield like a warrior then land nothing. (couple baby jabs and hooks) lol. bum vs scared robot.

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