Vitali vs Wlad. Who is/was better ? My break down on 11 categories.

wow. great job mendoza. very interesting read. ur analysis is better than those idiots at The Ring.

The wild card for me is the hand and foot speed. i think wlad has a huge edge here. his hands are much quicker. tommy brooks said his hands were faster than tysons (when he trained him). maybe even more importantly, the foot movement. wlad has come a long way with steward. watch his last fight with brewster. the ring generalship was flawless. there was a sequence in the 5th round where he turned brewster around like a clock 2 times and stuck him with 7 or 8 crisp jabs. it was perfect. i think vitali does best with an opponent who comes right after him like a danny williams or sanders. wlad will be constantly moving in-and-out of the punch zone. tough fight to call. wlad would need to fight very disciplined. wlad wins by razor thin decision.

 

An excellent analysis overall Mendoza.

In a way, it's always going to be one of boxing's great tragedies that these two fighters will never fight.

 

If either belongs on a classic Boxing forum... I'll say Wlad wins.

 

I think Vitali had the edge in many area's power would not be one of them. problem is the best years of Vitali were coming and are now lost,Vlad is on a roll, he has improved under Manny and his offence and power stand out. I think Vlad has more to prove,lets see if he can do it

 

Power: Wladimir and easily
Size : vitali
Skills on Offense: Wladimir easily, but novadays we barely see that...
Skills on Defense: Vitali by large marginal..
Hand and foot speed: Wladimir in hand speed easily..footwork is much closer, i even says vitaly by his " leg " prime ( ~1999..)
Quality of competition fought: Wladimir easily
Chin: Vitaly easily
Stamina: Little edge to Vitali
Heart: i dont know
Ring Generalship: offence = wlad, Defence = vitali
Intimidation / Killer instinct: Earlier wladimir and later maybe vitali.