Vitali vs. McCline:how is it going to end?

What happens if they both quit between rounds? Does it become a NC or Draw? This could be interesting, in the same way that surgery is interesting. :think

 

Good question. I didn't think of that.

 

Prime for prime, Vitali by first round KO. (First half of first round).

Now, with everything that's happened, it depends on how vicious the years have been to Vitali, and how much the lay-off has affected things.

I would still cautiously predict a KO for Vitali in the first half of the fight.

 

I havent stated my opinion on the fight. if Vitali is near what he was McCline will lose by midfight stoppage or KO.

 

i bet mccline is scared as f..., can't wait for the staredown...

 

Early to mid rounds stoppage for Vitali. McCline is either injured or quits.

 

The fight won't happen. Vitali will pull out.

 

Even though brother Wladimir broke him with power punching, it is highly unlikely Vitaly will break the spirit of a guy who was 11 months in solitary in Sing Sing and doin time in Attica too. The Valuev fight may not count and I believe Jameel beat Chris BIG TIME (McCline) as well as Briggs, Grant and other big HWTS - Bottomline, Vitaly has the power tools but may have not the spirit to trigger them and so go the distance and win out of his european style cautious stance, stickin left leads and get away from danger...

 

A lot of people are making "quitter" cracks.

This stuff about Vitali Klitschko being a quitter, I always thought that was bull****. He quit on his stool after fighting several rounds with a badly injured shoulder several years ago. Since then, he fought his ass off against the #1 heavy in the world (and an ATG at that), and only lost when the fight was stopped against his protests. He fought a tough brawl against a huge puncher in Sanders. He captured an alphabet trinket and the Ring Championship.

Is Vitali a great fighter? No. Not in my opinion anyway. He was hurt too much, and he didn't have that many truly good wins. But, the man has plenty of heart, and doesn't deserve the "quitter" label.

 

McCline "wins" if he can make it to the final bell...

 

Klitschko TKO 5.

 

Vitali by KO.

 

He had done all that time when he faced Wlad and it made little difference.

He actually looked scared for most of the fight (at least, nervous).

And if Wlad worried him, Vitali is scarier and has a lot more determination and spirit, two areas where Wlad might be considered weak. Vitali has a harder punch and a better chin.

Unless he has been seriously degraded by injury and lay-off, this should be an easy evening for him while he waits for Maskaev or Peter.

He might carry Jameel into the later rounds just to get practice, given his rust, but look for him to KO McLine.

 

VITLAY will win, unless McCline hits him in his arm, or rubs his beard on his eye.

 

Vitali's injury against Byrd did not result from being hit in the arm but rather from throwing a punch (that probably didn't find it's target.)

His one TRUE loss (to Lennox) came from a cuts stoppage caused by a Lennox punch and exacerbated by more Lennox punches.