Where would Vitlai Klitschko’s comeback rate if he defeats Sam Peter?

It would be verry impresive given his period of inactivity.

I dont think he will though.

 

It would not rate at all with me as i think Peter is crap.

 

It will add quite a bit to Vitalis legacy, but not that much because Peter is poor and not that good and got a gift in his first fight with Toney and is not the man in the division.

It will obviously be behind:

Ali beating the 'unbeatable' Foreman past his prime

Foreman at the age of 45 (or was it 44?) beating linear champ Moorer (who is far better than Peter)

Sugar Ray Robinson winning the middleweight championship many times after retiring for 2-3years

Sugar Ray Leonard beating Hagler after retiring for

It would also rank below:

Holmes outboxing Mercer way past his prime

Tyson winning 2 belts after been in jail for 4years

And many more. Its not a super impressive feat but it will add to his legacy, if and when Vitali beats Peter it will be the best opponent hes actually beat

 

Eder Jofre also made a very impressive comeback.

Joe Louis and Tony Zale beat some quality fighters after years away from the sport due to WW2.

 

It would likely just indicate how crap Peter is more than anything else.

he really is a skilless hack of a fighter.

 

Jeffries fought Johnson. Dempsey fought Tunney. Louis fought Charles and Marciano. Holmes fought Tyson, Holyfield, and McCall. The issue is where does Peter rate right now and where would he rate if he loses to Vitali. Peter is not a proven commodity. All these other men lost to top level fighters except perhaps Liston if we are counting his late comeback and loss to Martin. If Peter can't beat a 37 year old coming back after 4 years of inactivity and a number of injuries, it will raise as many questions about Peter as it gives answers about Vitali.

 

Well, Jess Willard came back at 41, after 4 years out of boxing, and defeated Floyd Johnson, who could be considered the equal of Peter and a top contender at the time.

If Vitali did it, much would depend on what Peter accomplishes the rest of his career.

 

It would certainly be an impressive feat, but let's not forget...... Peter is a top3 contender, but not the champion.

 

Foreman's comeback was after 10 years out of the ring, and he was 45 when he regained the title. It's on a whole nother scale compared with what Klitschko would be doing. Moreover, Foreman won the legitimate, linear world title, while Vitali would be winning a fake plastic trinket.

Samuel Peter is not a genuine world heavyweight champion- he is a manufactured beltholder. He isn't even a terribly high-quality contender. Beating him off a three-year layoff would still be impressive on Vitali's part, but it would hardly be some kind of legendary feat.

 

Especially given that Peter already just barely got by 37-year-old versions of a disgustingly fat James Toney and Jameel McCline. Based on his career so far, I don't think Peter comes close to ranking among the top 50 best heavyweights of the gloved era.