Vitali wouldnt last 3 rounds against a prime tyson, Foreman, and Ali

Read this on another thread ...

Even though i'm far from being a huge fan of the guy , as a rational person , i'd still like to ask anyone who shares this guy's opinion how can you be so sure ?

is it because of his latest fight ? is it his style ? or maybe all his previous fights too ?
No seriously , i'm just curious how can someone make such a claim with so much certainty ?

As far as my position is concerned (on this issue) all i'm going to say is , "i don't know for sure".

It's reasonable enough right ? But i'd still guess that what the guy said above seems unlikely. Still , no matter the opponent , it would be a 50/50 type scenario.

So in a nutshell , i'm personally claiming 50/50 without certainty. Fair enough ?

But , if you share this guy's opinion , i'd like you to explain why you're so certain of it.

Now , before you reply to this message , consider these facts:
Prime Tyson:
1991 vs Donovan Ruddock WON by UD
1991 vs Donovan Ruddock WON by TKO in the 7th
1990 vs Buster Douglas LOST by KO in the 10th
1987 vs Tony Tucker WON by UD
1987 vs James Smith WON by UD
1986 vs James Tillis WON by UD
1986 vs Mitch Green WON by UD
1986 vs Jose Ribalta WON by TKO in the 10th round
1986 VS Mike Jameson WON by TKO in the 5th round.
1986 VS Jesse Ferguson WON by TKO in the 6th round

NOTE:
Fighter's reach
Buster = 83 (lost that one)
Green = 82 (finished by ud)
Smith = 82 (finished by ud)
Tucker = 82 (finished by ud)
Ribalta = 80 (won in the 10th)

Tyson had a reach of 71 (almost as small as Tua's 70)

Let's make a few things clear. I'm not saying that Tyson lost against Buster because the guy had a reach of 83 or that all fighters who had a reach of 82 would automatically last the distance.

For instance
He beat jameson in the 5th (jameson had a reach of 79)
He beat Ruddock in the 7th & by UD (Ruddock had a reach of 75)
He beat Berbick in the 2nd (Berbick had a reach of 78)
He beat Holmes in the 4rth (Holmes had a reach of 81)

NOTE:
Holmes was 39 yrs old at the time of the fight , Tyson was 22.

This is Muhammad Ali against a 188 lbs Henry Cooper.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnEDM4EC5kw[/ame]

Now , if you think it is unfair or if you think it's "cherry picking"

I'm just afterall , doing the same as the ones who are singling out the Vitali vs Johnson fight.

This is Foreman against Jimmy Young

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AePc6gKmYWo[/ame]

Jimmy young was 6'2 btw. (Vitali is a 6'7½ tall guy )

So , i'm not trying to insinuate that Vitali would beat them all. But i'm asking you , when you know these facts. How can you be certain that a 6'7½ guy who holds a 90.24 KO% ratio would crumble in the 3rd ?

How can you be absolutely certain that he'd have no chance in hell ?
Is it because of his loss against Chrys Bird ?
(but did you know that he had a torn shoulder rotator cuff ? )

Or because of his fight against Lewis ?
( which he was clearly winning on the cards before the cut stoppage ? )
So even if you think he's "****" and boxes like a "robot" , it seems like his mediocrity did wonders in his career hasn't it ?

 

Only Klitschko wasn't knocked out it was a cut stoppage.

 

Btw guys , i'm repeating myself here...I'm not insinuating that klitschko would kill all these ATGs... My opinion ? i personally think 50/50 without certainty.

I'm only asking , (for anyone who shares this guy's opinion)..How can you be certain that vitali would get killed in 3 rounds or so ?

 

A cut stoppage is not a ko. It's a cut stoppage.

(sightly off topic.)

This is fedor emelianenko vs Tk ( this is fedor's only loss)
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2XtuSFYmM0[/ame]

and another
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYQNSO0R9_Y[/ame]

(a fight he was winning)...



In vitali's case , whether we admit it or not , the guy was winning prior to the cut stoppage.

 

Tyson went to prison in 1992 , You're saying 1 round & you're conveniently ignoring all the facts above. (either that or you didn't read anything)