Vitali Klitschko's career defining moment?

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  1. kettu

    kettu Member Full Member

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    Two comes to mind:

    Losing to Lewis.

    Comeback after 4 year layoff to win a title from then no.2 guy in HW.
     
  2. Antsu

    Antsu Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His battle with Albert Sosnowski
     
  3. NoHomeJerome

    NoHomeJerome Boxing Junkie banned

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    What about beating a 40 year old 3 round fighter like Briggs????
     
  4. steele311

    steele311 Wanna Dance? Full Member

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    He'll be remembered for being everything his brother is not....and vice versa..

    If we could somehow combine these two, we'd have ourselves one of, if not THE most devestating HW Champions the world has ever seen. Fact.
     
  5. hoot

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    thats the most bias poll i have ever seen.
     
  6. freelaw

    freelaw Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This IMHO. Plus for dominating all the opponets since then up until his 40's (actually ALL the opponents he faced not counting 2 losses on injuries). And for his KO ratio and the number of LOST ROUNDS overall.

    I'm not that much of a Wlad fan, but Vitali one of my all time favs.
     
  7. richard mossley

    richard mossley Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Surviving against Kevein Johnson, one more round and I tell you Kingpin would have thrown a punch, it would have knocked him spark out.
     
  8. EnzoRD

    EnzoRD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Vitali Klitschko's career defining moment was when he was born. Unfortunately for him, he isn't black and he isn't American. (Or British for that matter.)

    Although, at the same time. He did LOSE to a shot Lennox Lewis. Lewis's prime was in 1992. The year Bowe (who had just beaten Holyfield) refused to fight him and gave him his WBC title belt. Because Lewis had just crushed Razor Ruddock in 2 rounds and Bowe still remembered being beaten by Lewis as an amateur.

    Klitschko faught a Lewis that didn't care anymore. He already beat everyone in his era, had all the money he'd never spend, and was far too busy playing chess. He was so "hyped" before fights that when his opponents were warming up, he was asleep in his room.
     
  9. telepen

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    Option 3: Losing to Leonid "Kosmos" Chernovetskyi.:D
     
  10. Heavyrighthand

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    Handling Briggs like he's an amateur won't be a CDM, but it'll be an exciting fight, while it lasts.

    Vitali, TKO, round 7
     
  11. wellsini

    wellsini Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Eh did i watch a different fight?

    Lewis W TKO 6

    This implies Lewis STOPPED vitali
     
  12. Ivo

    Ivo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Making Lennox Lewis quit boxing so early.
     
  13. Ivo

    Ivo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The referee stopped Vitaliy. Lennox just got lucky with the cut.
     
  14. NoHomeJerome

    NoHomeJerome Boxing Junkie banned

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    Does the Briggs UD change anything?
     
  15. herbzg

    herbzg Euro-Level Athlete Full Member

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    UD over 260 lb, shot journeyman who Lennox TKO-ed 12 years ago