(PRIME) VITALI KLITSCHKO VS. (PRIME) MIKE TYSON

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(PRIME) VITALI KLITSCHKO VS. (PRIME) MIKE TYSON

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  1. (PRIME) VITALI KLITSCHKO

    39.1%
  2. (PRIME) MIKE TYSON

    60.9%
  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I think prime Tyson could hurt him early and bust him up-
     
  2. Jakub79

    Jakub79 Active Member Full Member

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    very bad fight for Tyson, very.. tall outfighter who can take a punch, with a good engine, fast and striking from different planes, well controlling the distance.. A stylistic nightmare. It would be worse than with Ruddock. 50-50, full distance. I would bet on Tyson but very, very little.
     
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  3. OddR

    OddR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Vitali is being a little underrated here in this matchup because people believe he is overrated on other discussions.
     
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  4. themaster458

    themaster458 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pretty much and Mike Tyson is being overrated styles wise Vitali is one of Tyson's worse matchups
     
  5. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    LOL!! :D

    Vitali would use his range and great reflexes to keep Tyson at bay while picking him off with jabs and 1-2’s especially in the later rounds. Vitali also had a pretty sneaky left hook he caught a lot of shorter guys coming in.

    Tyson would catch Vitali some but he wouldn’t hurt him do to his granite chin and ability to take a lot of big shots by seeing them early and rolling with them. Not to mention the fact a lot of steam would be off Tyson’s shots do to punching upward at 6’7 Vitali. That right there would kinda take more fight out of Tyson because he relied on his power and intimidation. Neither works against Vitali.

    Klitschko by comfortable UD.
     
  6. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Spot on.