Why isnt Vitali Klitschko Getting Any Credit

Vitali Klitschko – The White George Foreman who wouldn’t be Rope-a-Doped:

I admit, comparing Vitali Klitschko to George Foreman is a bit of an exaggeration; but I have no choice. Nothing compares to Vitali and, maybe, nothing ever will!

During the 60’s & 70’s & 90’s, the heavyweight division didn’t have fighters – it had flickers. I admit, Sonny Liston’s "flick" would hurt an awful lot; but it doesn’t change the fact that the heavyweights weren’t strong men. They were: Quick? – Yes. Strong? – No.

While Americans entered boxing’s glamor division and fought, almost exclusively, amongst themselves. The ones living in the environment to be fighters lived in the East…

On the 16th of November, 1996, a former world kickboxing champion named Vitali Klitschko became a professional boxer; because he needed more physical challenges. He’s rarely had any.

When Vitali turned pro, the media kept silent and waited for the reaction from people looking for a Eastern European heavyweight champion. However, it was the 21st Century, people didn’t care about race or country of origin any more. . . Right? ? ?

Like his younger brother, on the same date, Vitali turned pro under Universum Promotions. (Not surprisingly, the Germans also stage the world’s best boxing shows.) From the start, Vitali was called a "robot"; "un-American"; and endured a multitude of other slurs because of the color of his skin or his country of origin. But no one wanted to fight him.

I first become aware of Vitali Klitschko when I watched him KO Herbie Hide (my countryman) in the 2nd round. I was an immediate fan. Hide was a tough guy among the brothers, but when he faced a real man he sank in the sewer of his own b.s. Before the fight, Hide called Vitali a "Bumbaclot" and a "Rasclot"; and called him other moronic names believing that he was a bad boy etc., etc. It didn’t matter – did it? - V. Klitschko had the "Bad Boy’s" WBO championship belt around his waist.

Once he was champion, the boxing world started to change; slow at first, but steady, guys from the Eastern Bloc turned pro and looked at the champions. They knew they could beat ‘em.

Being one of the best heavyweight of all time, it was inevitable that V. Klitschko would have a setback. He did. Against Chris Byrd, Vitali’s shoulder dislocated and he retired in the ninth round. He was called a quitter, but any sensible man (including me) would say it saved his career.

The trouble with being a six-foot-eight Eastern European monster is people won’t accept that you’re the strongest fist fighter on earth. Despite the fact that V. Klitschko mowed through fringe contenders in a seriatim of unrepentant destruction. Despite – the fact – that iron-jawed tough guys like Ross Puritty and Larry Donald were stalked, beaten and ripped apart in a dungeon of Ukrainian brutality. He wasn’t bad enough. He needed to prove himself.

On 21st of June, 2003, Lennox Lewis was meant to fight Kirk Johnson but the Canadian-born fighter pulled out. Vitali stepped in. Nobody expected him to have a chance, but the Ukrainian knew he could beat him.

I’ll say it straight – Lennox Lewis was a great great great fighter, but he wasn’t in V. Klitschko’s class. After the fight, he retired because he was afraid of losing to him and he didn’t have the honor to give Vitali a rematch.

As for the fight, Lewis had his moments but he was schooled. He was outstrengthed. He was outskilled. He was out-toughed. He was out of his league. Before, Lennox used his huge frame to outmuscle his slippery opponents and part time ones as well. He was successful, however, from the 1st round, Vitali punched him all over the ring and was way ahead on points and a KO looked certain. Then disaster struck. Lennox got lucky. V. Klitschko got cut and he wasn’t allowed to continue for the 7th round. Lewis’s hand was raised but everyone knew what had happened. Lewis retired because of it, and the world was treated to something they’d seen before. A real heavyweight, an Eastern European one.

Like his brother, V. Klitschko hit his Golden Years.

First, V. Klitschko unified the World title against the South African powerhouse, Corrie Sanders. Then he jabbed, poked and finally KO’d my countryman Danny Williams in the 8th round. Then Vitali retired – he had several back problems – and went into politics. I knew he’d be back.

He did. Vitali’s comeback was against Samuel Peter; he was reported to be granite chinned. Vitali got him drunk, then mugged him with so many right hands it looked like a hate crime. Next, he beat a Cuban – Juan Carlos Gomez – and a likeable Mexican-American waited as the savior, the man who could make this nightmare go away.

Chris Arreola is nicknamed the nightmare, but he couldn’t stop Klitschko. Again, a top contender was thrashed (a brutal, 10th , round KO) by the practiced hands of the older Klitschko and, again, the media has kept quiet. Why?

My Theory [FONT=&quot]
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[FONT=&quot]People don’t complain about their churches being turned into mosques or their heroes being dragged through the mud of liberal horror, because they’re afraid. Afraid of rejection. Afraid of violence. Afraid to be themselves. [/FONT]

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The media’s frightened to expose the Klitschko brothers' dominance - and all of the other European athletes like Fedor Emelianenko -- because it means respect. Humanity – on microcosmic or macrocosmic levels – doesn’t alter. Unfortunately, you need to be physically respected to be deemed worthy by humanity.

With Vitali and Wladimir you HAVE to respect them, but the media doesn’t want us to find out; because they’d have to respect us as all, regardless of origin.[/FONT]

 

I would submit it as an article, but not sure how to.

 

Vitali would knock that pineapple head :silly out cold