You can discredit any fighter you don't like by saying the competition was no good. It's a weak argument. Why not be honest and admit you hate Vitali, and then tell us the REAL reason why. Maybe some tall man stole your wife?
Vitali, liston, dempsey, tyson, ali, lewis, louis and holmes are the best heavyweights and would give each other problems.
What stood out to me about Vitali other then his size, was his good jab. He used it with precision, and when followed by the straight right was a scary combination that carried alot of power behind it. On a technical level he was great, but as others have said he dominated in a weak era. H2h though hes a monster and id favor him over anyone in this current era.
You can't exchange blows with an ATG like Lewis with half your face literally torn to shreds and keep coming if you're "overrated". Keep that nonsense to yourself.
He doesn't hate Vitali to be real. He favors Vitali to beat one of his favorite fighters Anthony Joshua. I think Vitali is top 10 H2H but i think saying he's #1 or arguably even #2 H2H like some people say about Vitali is kinda overrating him. He'd beat everyone in this era though. A one armed 42 year old Vitali schooled prime Chisora so he was definitely a monster in his prime
I think he is properly rated. A hall of famer with ATG potential that never materialized. He is just interesting to think about in H2H matches, but not in ATG conversations.
He was great, better than the quality of his resume suggests. Coming back after 4 year retirement and smashing Sam Peter to bits without taking 1 punch was impressive. Only lost a small handful of rounds. Most of the greats struggled or even lost to journeyman level opposition at some point in their careers.
1 .. Lennox was born in London ENGLAND which automatically makes him a British citizen. 2 .. Lennox beat every man he faced in the pro ring 3 .. Who did Lennox ever duck ? He'd TKO'd Vitali when barely 80 % fit. Where was Wlad then? LOL Took to the hills didn't want to know. Wlad was made by Manny Steward when he devised that hit & grab style. Who did Wlad ever beat really ??
Problems that you are world champion and not in shape are YOUR problems ONLY your problems not customers problems here NEVER. U are out of shape do thing Pirog had did: vacate belts and retire. Ohh, this is Lewis with proper passport, therefore might fight with late replacement opponents being out of shape, over the hill while he was cash cow for boxing business. Thank you, maybe even Haye vs Bellew had appeared again: proper passport, U are allowed to be out of shape in the ring! No, he did not had beat Vitali, sorry, ring doctor had beat him and let's go further: your Lewis has 0 to offer vs Spong for real h2h. NO one he had beat. Like Lewis had beat NO ONE, NEVER. LEWIS fans are more weird than Canelo fans and go to the hell with Lewis and Daniel. U do know ? Lewis had BEAT NO ONE, was nobody for anyone besides Lewis fans girls. Lewis had beat NOBODY. NO ONE. NEVER. Lewis fans are fan girls and rude british boxing fans, aka soccer fans. Why to brag about nobody! Lewis and talk about Vitali face british boxing fans? U wish to talk how Lewis had looked on canvas in pro ring KID, Lewis fangirl? Lewis fan girls from Canada and U.K yeah.
No, he did not had beat Vitali, sorry, ring doctor had beat him and let's go further: your Lewis has 0 to offer vs Spong for real h2h. < ROFL> That ring doctor really gave Vitali a facelift didn't he. I thought it was Lennox beat Vitali up silly me
Lewis fans had gave Lewis another facelift. Best boxer, how cool looked Vitali face and how cool looked Lennox Lewis on pro ring canvas too do not forget. Lewis wasn't someone unbeatable human creation, he was not less chinny than Wlad. Lewis also really had ducked 2 nd fight vs Vitali and had retired. So cool looked 38 y.o Lewis on chair and 40 y.o Vitali vs Chisora. Lennox Lewis had won 1 fight cos cuts and is so cool, so cool hero.