Is Vitali Klitschko one of The Greates Heavyweight Boxer OF All Times ?

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Head to head greatest when he was stopped by the only great fighter he's ever faced? Obviously that seems a bit of a reach, care to amplify?
     
  2. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Are you having a ****ing laugh?:lol: When Haye beats Vitali, you must surely think he'll be the GOAT then? I can't wait to see what you say when Haye lays the dude out: 'Vitali was old', 'Haye is on roids', 'Haye is black so he won't get any credit off of me':lol:!

    You make me laugh, Ruskull:good.
     
  3. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not his fault, isn't it?
     
  4. daydachamp

    daydachamp Active Member Full Member

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    i won't answer such a question until he is retired..again
    i will say this- i think he'll get johnson out tonight before the tenth.
     
  5. Neverchair

    Neverchair Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of course not. Nobody said it was.

    Unfortunatley for him, that's how he's going to be remembered though.

    His best fight was a legitimate loss and the rest aren't much to talk about. Doesn't sound much of an ATG to me.
     
  6. Neverchair

    Neverchair Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I did vote for him as a Hall Of Famer though!

    He's the best of a bad bunch. That must be worth something.
     
  7. BIGRIGHTHAND

    BIGRIGHTHAND Active Member Full Member

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    He needs 5-8 more win say with kos and he will be on my top 10 with out a doubt. but it will be hard to find top guys to fight in this HWD
     
  8. BIGRIGHTHAND

    BIGRIGHTHAND Active Member Full Member

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    and other thing he gets a ko amlost everything he fights which is wicked.
     
  9. shavers

    shavers Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Amen to that:good
     
  10. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    The term "ATG" is based an individual opinion-period. Of course he's an ATG based on head to head matchups.
     
  11. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    Injecting race into the issue only makes you out to be a racist. Congrats, ******.

    Also, there's just as many here in this thread that agree with me as those who don't.

    ............and then you have the ballz to claim Haye, a fighter who clearly backed out of fights with both brothers & ran against Valuev is going to KO a fighter who has never even been down.

    Who's laughing now jackass?
     
  12. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Depends what you mean, which tier are you placing him, Ali`s tier, Holyfield`s tier, what ?

    He`s one of the 2 best of his era so yes probably, his record is good, he`s never been KO`d & his comeback to win a title with no tune-up was outstanding.

    I voted ATG.
     
  13. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    This post makes alot of sense.

    Tyson gets a spot around top 10 all time simply because he was the youngest HW Champion ever, so it would seem that being able to win back the WBC belt after a 4 year retirement without a tuneup would rank Vitali pretty high himself. That & the fact that Vitali is one half of the first brothers to share portions of the HW title at the same time. That's being 100% serious with what they've accomplished.
     
  14. RUSKULL

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    That ridiculous the way you throw "stopped" as if Lewis KO'd him with a single punch. That would've changed the dynamic quite a bit no? You aren't being fair to say it the way you did. Lewis cut VK with punches so it was a legit stoppage but let's not claim he was KO'd shall we?