I am sooo sure that Solis will beat Vitaly that ...

Tell any 200lb fighter to strap 50lbs to their body and see how the perform.
The weight issue is extremely important...you don't see that??

 

True.

This is what Solis used to look like:

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And this is Solis today:

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He's not going to beat this:

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The pro Solis could have been is pretty much in the same category as Jack Johnson or George Chuvalo or anybody else you'd put in a fantasy match-up. He doesn't exist today, and therefore any hypothetical match-up is a fantasy match.

The pro Solis has become is just cannon fodder for any decent heavyweight with any combination of greater than average size, higher than average workrate, and sturdier than average chin (really any 2 of those 3...let alone all three like VK).

His only chance is Vitali aging overnight and looking absolutely terrible...or having a nasty strain of influenza and climbing through the ropes anyway.

Pro Solis could have been KO1 pro Solis has become.

 

Well, at least you stand behind your guy, I'll give you credit for that. :good

I see that...however Solis wasn't that young, he was 24-years old when he won the gold medal at 201lbs. Last fight out, Solis was 260 at age 30.
59 pounds heavier. That's not normal weight gain due to age, it's fat.

Look at Vitali as an example, since Vitali was 24 (he's now 39), he's gained about 20 pounds (and it's not fat).

I'm a Klitschko fan, so it would make sense for me to pump Solis up, go on and on about what a great fighter he is, what a tough fight for Vitali this will be, etc... But honestly, I just don't see it, not at Solis' current weight.

 

Maybe they should move Solis training camp back to Cuba just for this fight. Que piensas? I'm kidding compay, I'm only kidding.

Hey G.Express, is Solis training in Miami?

 

bottom line is solis is the best fighter vitali has faught since lennox lewis and vitali is almost 40. 5 or 6 years ago no way in hell briggs goes 12 rounds with vitali.face it vitali is fading.i will be cheering for him but i just think solis is going to be a very tough fight for vitali.very tough

 

I can agree with this theory.

Hmmm... So Solis is training in Germany. That is better than the distractions Miami has to offer.

 

I had a dream!

I would like to get up just before the day of the fight to get to know that Solis is on the 245-250 kg range, loosing on the process 20-25 kgs of fat from the 260 he was in his last fight, and all coming from his waist.

I saw Solis delivering a masterpiece of Cuban boxing style. I saw Vitali embarrassed and impatient failing badly to find the target. His psychological magic gone with the wind. Not willing to apply his usual pressure, because he was afraid of Solis’ strength. I saw the face of Vitali slapped back and forth in that fight. I enjoyed the monster uppercuts from Solis just like the one Lewis delivered to Vitali in their fights.
I can visualize it, what a beautiful dream it was ….J

 

That's about 540 to 550 lbs :scaredas:

I guess you meant 245-250 lbs in that. :good

 

:rofl:rofl

Even in lbs, I still think that would be too heavy (see the Long fight in the other thread).