Thoughts on Solis vs. V. Klitschko?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Mendoza, Mar 17, 2011.


  1. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Funny, but Solis reminds me of a cross of both "Jimmy Young and Jason Estrada."

    Klitschko is too big, strong, powerful and great for these dude's of today.

    MR.BILL:bbb:deal
     
  2. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    joke joke division
     
  3. what the **** he just quit this is ali-liston 2 all over again
     
  4. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What a difference an additional 50 pounds can make:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IOq16ySkBc[/ame]


    Funny to think how both of these men cashed in against Klitschko, tired from the many years of boxing in the amateurs.
     
  5. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I thought Klitschko would have stopped him , but not so fast.
    Another mismatch exampling the need for a superheavyweight division.
    I honestly think that if Valuev was more motivated (i.e. less tentative of killing / seriously hurting other men) then he would have trained more seriously and could beat both Klitschkos .
     
  6. Boucher

    Boucher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well if you are happy to to watch such **** ,good on you
    Slow overweight fighter with zero head movement = predictable result.
    Solis will now dissapear along with Sosnowski.
     
  7. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have a question for anyone in the know. What changes did these guys make to their training schedule. Did they train harder, The same or less than they do now as professionals. Or is there a big change in the type of training?

    That was like watching the Klitchsko fight on fast forward. Is it the weight lifting that slowed them down, or were they pacing themselves for the longer fight? Both Solis and Ibragimov (to me) looked far more impressive at this weight. Maybe the key to challenging the Klitschkos might lie in plucking an amateur champion straight into a title challenge Pete Rademacher style?
     
  8. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Solis went to the US, got paid and stopped caring about a sport he never truly had love for.
     
  9. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. Full Member

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    This is how I see it. Round one was mostly tactical. Solis got caught with a shot to the temple he did not see while moving in. The punch visibly hurt hurt Solis. He lost his equilibrium, then fell. The result was a disappointment for fans, but I do think it was real. Haye or Adamek is next for Vitali, who in my opinion won't retire until he finds an opponent who can give him a hard night. I was stuck watching Barry M's commentary during the fight. They did bring up data that Vitali is the second oldest man to hold a world title belt. He will likely be 40 for his next fight.
     
  10. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It certainly looks like this, but as a professionally surely he must have trained harder than as an amateur?

    And Seriously, maybe the key is getting some younger amateurs and throwing them to the wolves before they lose their hunger?
     
  11. Boucher

    Boucher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I believe some of us mentioned this before hand?
     
  12. Boucher

    Boucher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How can this be?
    Archie Moore was 45/46
    Bob Fitzsimmons was 40,Bernard Hokins was 41,George Foreman was 46. Vitali is 39.:huh
     
  13. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    Lardass whales beware! Klits here to stay!

    So VK decimated Sobby Solis with a harpoon from hell at the end of round one! :ko

    I bet that ***** in the General who was telling me this was an "even fight" & i'm an "ignoramus" for giving Mr. Blobby a 0% chance is running scared now! :yep:lol:
     
  14. goat15

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    he should have said second oldest heavyweight.
     
  15. Blood Green

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    This is one of the most overanalyzed fights I can remember. Solis took an awkward step and his knee snapped. If you think a grazing shot by Vitali had something to do with it, that's fine, but it's still a freak accident and totally unsatisfying ending. Had Solis' knee not given out, the fight would've continued as if nothing serious had happened.