Frans Botha vs Vitali Klitshko

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  1. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Botha was one of the true tough guys of the sport. He had pretty decent over all boxing skills and performances against guys like Michael Moorer, and Mike Tyson. Lewis seems to be the only guy that blasted him out rather quickly, and the fight was a little questionable on the stoppage considering Botha was known for getting off the canvas and fighting on. Would he been able to break down Vitali and stop him late?
     
  2. geppy

    geppy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Vitali could beat Botha and Nielsen at the same time , for christ sake.
     
  3. lefthook31

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    I dont know it took him 8 rounds to polish off Sanders, and that fight looked like a sloppy bar room brawl. Botha could take a better shot than Sanders.
     
  4. geppy

    geppy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sanders has Ko'd Botha like 7 times as an amatuers, Seriously!! They fought many times in the South African amatuers .
     
  5. Claypole

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    Vitali would have destroyed Botha, quite easily I think. Botha had decent enough skills, but in his fight against Lewis he barely landed a punch, and the stoppage was not the slightest bit questionable.
     
  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Klitschko by a 5 or 6 round beatdown. Botha not in the class of V.K., who wins ugly sometimes.
     
  7. Sakura

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    Sanders is much more tougher guy:deal
     
  8. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Good lord - Vitali beats up and destroys the limited Botha, just like he did Danny Williams. This would be a VERY one-sided beatdown, leading to a mid rounds TKO.
     
  9. Jazzo

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    Botha is on a higher level than Williams, and also has a far better chin.

    Surely you must agree that Williams has a Grade A china chin.
     
  10. box03

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    I always thought botha was a little over looked, he gave tough fights to both tyson and moorer. I would of liked to see him get more chances at a title shot.
     
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  11. Jazzo

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    That combination was badass, and we all know that Lewis was a 245-250lb man who could hit hard.
     
  12. box03

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    His chin held up to a free swinging tyson who hit him with hook after hook, Tyson was very accurate that night and was hitting williams with real deal shots I honestly dont know what kept him up. It only took one good hook to put botha on his ass.
     
  13. MrMagic

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    The right hand that put Botha on the canvas would put anyone on the canvas, flush, right on the chin.. it was a lucky punch but planned.. Tyson hit like a mule and showed it right there.
     
  14. El Bombasto

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  15. Jazzo

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    Tyson's one punch power was always over rated. He couldn't KO McMuffin either - and he was landing flush.

    The punch that Tyson landed against Botha is often cited as his best ever.

    When Williams fights, most anybody (including the likes of Fraudley) who manages to tap him on that China chin of his has him doing an odd dance in those circus pants that he wears.