Vitali Klitschko vs “The Golden era”? Contenders?

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How Does Vitali do?

  1. He beats them all if he is in shape

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  2. Lose to one guy

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  3. Loses to a couple

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  4. Losses to most

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  5. Loses to all of those 70s hero’s

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Stop the nonsense, he couldn't even beat Grant and got beat up by every other joruneyman. He has no realistic chance against Foreman who would force a referee stoppage
     
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  2. NoNeck

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    He outperformed Foreman against Morrison and also beat a better opponent than Foreman ever beat in his comeback.
     
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  3. OddR

    OddR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have some free actually given it a watch now.
     
  4. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Byrd and a green Grant outperformed Klitschko against Purrity. Purrtiy lost to everyone under the sun besides Joe Hipp and Klitschko
     
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  5. NoNeck

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    Grant outperformed Foreman against Savarese.
     
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  6. MarkusFlorez99

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    Grant should be doing better than a 48 year old fat belly Foreman.
     
  7. NoNeck

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    I agree that peak Grant was better than comeback Foreman.
     
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  8. MarkusFlorez99

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    And Purrity would lose to both, nevermind a prime atg
     
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  9. Pat M

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    Older GF wouldn't get into the same area code as Puritty, much less the same ring. Young GF might, but his stamina would let him down and he'd lose.
     
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  10. MarkusFlorez99

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    You might be right, Foreman would have to morph into a journeyman like Frankie Swindell or Kirk Johnson to stand a chance against Ross Purrity, otherwise he'd lose. Ross Purrity is a Juggernaut, only a monster like Cleveland Woods could knock him out.
     
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  11. NoNeck

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    Purrity lost to one of them and outperformed the other against a common opponent.
     
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  12. NoNeck

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    70s Foreman could definitely win if he tried to box, but he went for ko’s to his own detriment.
     
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  13. MarkusFlorez99

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    Yet Ross couldn't even muster up a win over bums like Frankie Swindell, he got schooled and badly hurt by Kirk Johnson. Byrd outperformed Wladimir lol
     
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  14. NoNeck

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    He was past prime for Frankie and Johnson and Byrd likely beat Old Foreman.
     
  15. MarkusFlorez99

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    Byrd still got destroyed by Wladimir despite doing better against a common opponent. Common opponent argument means nothing when Purrity is a glorifed joruneyman and his career panned out as such. He got floored by a green Kirk Johnson, Foremans chances are excellent here. This is off topic anyway
     
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