Max Baer vs Vitali Klitchsko

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Who wins and how

  1. VK KO

    8.7%
  2. VK TKO

    43.5%
  3. VK UD

    26.1%
  4. VK SD

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  5. Draw

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  6. Max KO

    8.7%
  7. Max TKO

    13.0%
  8. Max UD

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  9. Max SD

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Max Baer knew how to deal with giants, could he deal with this giant?
     
  2. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No vitali wide points decision. Possibly late stoppage
     
  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    This one might have been problematic for him.

    Normally when Baer hit somebody enough, they stayed hit, however big they were.

    This guy might not have played ball on that count!
     
  4. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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  5. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Sometimes the greater fighter loses based on styles!
     
  6. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    I would like to preface this by saying I agree with almost every post you make and regard your comments as some of the most well thought out and written on classic

    Vitali isn't just stylistically wrong for Baer, he's both the superior fighter in general and accomplished more as a fighter
     
  7. BCS8

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    Vitali chops him down bit by bit until somebody throws a bloodstained towel into the ring. Klitschko was not easy to hit even by particularly fast and accurate punchers (eg Sanders) and he could physically take an artillery bombardment and keep ticking along. Add to that the fact that Baer was much smaller and less skilled than Vitali, and you have the makings of a car wreck.
     
  8. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I’m gonna give this one to Max...I think it gets crazy lol. I think Max has better stamina and takes control after the 6. Fight gets stopped real late for some Vitali ailment leaving Max the winner. Vitali is susceptible to a good straight right and Max has an exceptional straight right.
     
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  9. BCS8

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    I have made a note before that in all these fantasy matchups where Vitali beats the other guy like a hippie's tambourine that there will always be at least one poster that assumes Klitschko's face randomly falls off to give the obvious loser a miracle win. Yet again, I am not disappointed.

    Also, Baer's straight punches were not good. If you have previously unreleased footage you may want to release it. Baer threw looping punches, body punches and big swinging overhands.
     
  10. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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  11. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Vitali is the better fighter when it comes to skills and technique ,,,so why I do I hesitate to pick Vitali? Something nags me about Vitali in this fight.
     
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  12. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    Too big, too handsome? I know, bugs me too :p
     
  13. Big Red

    Big Red Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Probably be a good fight both would take a lot of punishment.I rate Bear highly hth unlike many though.

    As for the winner I pick Vitali but Bears huge power is a game changer.
     
  14. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    This is true.
     
  15. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Not here though.
     
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