Vitali Klitschko is the best 40+ year old HW ever.

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  1. VVMM

    VVMM Well-Known Member Full Member

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    BRIGGS ! Not Biggs.
     
  2. VVMM

    VVMM Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Briggs wasn't green at all.
    His debut was in 1992 and the Foreman fight was in 1997 !
    Otherwise the bum D. Wilson destroyed Briggs in 1996.
    This proves Briggs wasn't inexperienced .This brutal ko loss was
    a sad experience for the buffoon Briggs.
    Interesting a total bum S. Fields(9-9-0) beat Briggs in 2000.
    The "older" Briggs wasn't better than the G. F. version.
    Your excuse doesn't work.
    Briggs wasn't green he was ****.
     
  3. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He won.
     
  4. VVMM

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    True. But it wasn't an impressive win at all.
     
  5. Synth

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    He would beat all three. There aren't really a lot of people in the over 40 category to compare to be honest.
     
  6. Synth

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    Homicidal maniac Briggs of the Lewis fight would stop Vitali. Every other version gets a beating though.
     
  7. Dubblechin

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  8. Azzer85

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    that pretty much seals the deal :good
     
  9. Azzer85

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    according to you he was 'green', despite the fact that he was a pro for 5 years.

    Seems like your running out of excuses
     
  10. mr. magoo

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    Yeah after rethinking things a bit, George Foreman did a lot more work post age 40 than Vitali did. I'll also ad that Klitscko was only off for four years and not ten the way that Foreman was. I will point out however that some of the men you listed weren't ranked as highly as you put down. Adilson Rodriguez wasn't ranked by the ring when Foreman fought him and I think the WBC had him right around #9. I don't think Stewart was ranked anymore either. But then again, if we're honest, men like Manuel Char and a 40 year old Briggs wouldn't have been within screaming distance of any sort of rating had they been fighting in the early to mid 90's. But nevertheless his record still beats the **** out of Vitali's at that age.
     
  11. Mendoza

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    Do you really think Vitali losses to Morrison and Briggs?

    Do you think he gets rocked by a journeyman like Lakusta, gets a lucky call vs Schultz and Stewart and barely defeats Saverese?

    If you do then YES, it seals the deal.

    The real answer is Vitali mops the floor with them, and seldom losses a round.
     
  12. N_ N___

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    He was green because he had never fought a legit contender and was only about 24 or 25 (not looking that up). He still won.
     
  13. Outstock

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    Not a chance.

    Foreman went to 49 becoming the HW Champ along the way.

    Vitali only went to 41 and refused to fight his mandatory Bermane Stiverne.
     
  14. Outstock

    Outstock PBR Full Member

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    Completely and utterly irrelevant.

    You can't rate him for what he could have done.

    Only what he did do and that wasn't very much.
     
  15. Outstock

    Outstock PBR Full Member

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    And let it be known , Charr was unranked and unheard of when Vitali plucked him from obscurity.