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

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  1. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Yeah, nice job leaving out the fact that many of those "wins" were gifts, or at the very least life and death struggles.
     
  2. Outstock

    Outstock PBR Full Member

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    At least he stepped up to the challenge and didn't sit on a paper belt for over a year like Vitali done.

    When will you and people like Mendoza realize Klitschko's are not better than every other HW in history.

    Respect the greats.
     
  3. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    The Schultz fight was the only won that I had him losing. The Stewart and Savarese fights were razor thin but I still gave him the nod. Vitali was basically done by age 41 whereas Foreman was winning the lineal title by knocking out a prime Michael Moorer at age 45.
     
  4. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Have him fight those guys at the same age that Foreman did and maybe we'd find out. BTW, Foreman was robbed against a much fresher version of Briggs than the one Vitali beat, and while being about 16 months shy of his 50th birthday.

    Lakusta landed one lucky shot as Foreman was walking in with no respect.. He then proceded to get killed. Again Foreman was past the age that Vitali retired when he fought the guys you're listing.



    A prime Vitali was taken 8 rounds, rocked ( and possibly floored ) by a 38 year old corrie Sanders who hadn't fought in 13 months and was about 15 lbs over his best weight. Therefore I wouldn't make any clad iron bets about how he'd look against George's opponents while being in his mid to late 40's.
     
  5. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    George was one of my favorites but his 2nd career is not nearly as impressive as you are making it out to be. In reality Vitali would have beaten half those guys on the same night, back to back to back (like the exhibition Foreman did in Toronto). The only really impressive win was the one over Moorer but he was getting beaten badly and needed a late round Hail Mary shot and Moorer's needless aggression to win that fight.
     
  6. Outstock

    Outstock PBR Full Member

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    A Hail Mary yeah?

    Foreman used a calculated strategy to set up that knock out blow you dope.

    And the audacity to call Foreman one of your favourites and title yourself 'Foremanjab' when you do nothing but diminish him and all his opponents.
    Clearly just a disguise to mask your pro k2 agenda.
     
  7. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oh shut the fu.ck up. Don't pretend that you know anything about me. It's really rich that you are accusing me of favoritism when you are one of the most blatantly obvious brit****s I've come across on this forum. Probably just somebody's alt. You actually believe Tyson Fury is the best HW in the world:lol:

    I've put you on my ignore list, don't bother replying because I'm not going to read it fuc.khead.
     
  8. Outstock

    Outstock PBR Full Member

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    I'd never and did never put Fury beating any former greats.

    That behaviour is for non-boxing fans / klitschko supporters of your ilk.

    But thanks for letting me know i owned your as by breaking down into an emotional wreck. haha. Clown.
     
  9. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  10. Mendoza

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    He came back after a long lay off and hardly lost more than 3 rounds.

    Foreman lost more rounds vs Alex Stewart than Vitali did vs three opponents in his 40's. Relevant enough?

    The best as in who do you think wins, Vital at 40 or Foreman at 40. Its an easy call.
     
  11. Mendoza

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

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    Mark Young (bum)
    Manuel De Almeida (bum)
    J.B. Williamson - former light heavyweight champ(bum)
    Bert Cooper - fringe top 10 contender (bum)
    Bigfoot Martin (bum)
    Gerry ****ey - former top contender(out of shape drug addict,hadn't fought in almost 3 years,hadn't won in almost 4 and hadn't beaten a quality opponent in almost 9 years)
    Mike Jameson(bum)
    Adilson Rodriquez - top 5 contender (padded record, had been destroyed Holyfield 2 fights earlier)
    Ken Lakusta - Canadian champ(bum)
    Terry Anderson(bum)
    Evander Holyfield - World Heavyweight champ (loss)
    Jimmy Ellis (bum with a padded record over hobos at country clubs)
    Alex Stewart - top 10 heavyweight (robbery)
    Pierre Coetzer - top 10 heavyweight (last fight of career,had been KO'd in 2 previous fights)
    Tommy Morrison - top 10 heavyweight (loss)
    Michael Moorer - World Heavyweight champ
    Axel Shulz (robbery)
    Crawford Grimsley(bum who was KO'd by Jimmy Thunder in 2 seconds)
    Lou Savarese - Top 10 contender/USBA champ
    Shannon Briggs - Top 10 contender (loss)

    His record: 17 wins, 3 losses, 12 KOs


    LOL at Grimsley. I remember that one. The rest of what you wrote is spot on.
     
  12. mr. magoo

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    In fairness Tomasz Adamek was a good win for Vitali post 40 and a man that I can see troubling an old George. Adamek was likely a better version of Axel Rose or whatever the hell his name was. That said however, I agree that Foreman had the best post 40 resume by far.. No debate from me there.
     
  13. Outstock

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    Foreman at 40 would of destroyed Adameck. Give me a break.

    Look what he did to Qwai at 39 and he was a more game opponent than Adameck.
     
  14. Dubblechin

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  15. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Qawi was shot to **** and not made for jumping to heavyweight.