Wil Vitali Klitschko forego McCline and go right for the Peter Maskaev winner?

You got me.

I know the heavyweight division is weak and all, but it doesn't need Vitali.

His brother is doing fine in the division anyway. He's by far the more relevant Klitschko.

 

Going back to Coke vs Pepsi, Vitali was a much more powerful boxer than his brother. What he did Sanders, Sanders did to Wlad. What he did to Lennox, Lennox would do to Wlad. Vitali never truly lost, not once. He has 34 KOs over 35 wins, while his brother is 44 KOs over 49 wins.

His brother is not his brother. This is why Vitali needs to be back.

 

In late 04 I definitely thought Vitali was the better of the two more mentally than physically, Vitalis fights were great to watch cause most of them turned into slugfests. But right now in late 07 I dont see Vitali coming back better than his brother, but I would rather see Vitali unify than no chin Wlad.

 

If your eye gets cut up and you can't continue, you lose. If your shoulder gets injured and you can't continue, you lose.

You know, part of being a boxer is having the body and durability to withstand the rigors of a prize fight. It's more than KO percentages.

Vitali was a good heavyweight, but his body has broken down from a lifetime of fighting. He postponed/cancelled FIVE STRAIGHT TIMES due to injury. Is he suddenly going to become healthy in his mid 30s? He took time off and still couldn't get healthy enough for a prize fight.

His body can't take the rigors anymore.

 

Anybody that claims Vitlay "never truly lost" loses all credibility straight away.

Being stopped on bad cuts caused by legitimate punches, is a legitimate TKO loss, regardless of anything else. Irrespective of if he was ahead on the cards. The fight didn't make it past the halfway mark FFS.

Not being able to finish a fight because your shoulder fails is a legitimate TKO. A very unfortunate one, yes, but a legitimate one.

Even if you give him a "bad luck son" for the Byrd loss, Lewis battered Vitlay to a pulp with his fists.

What does

mean? That Lennox would bleed all over Wlad? Put in a valiant but ultimately losing effort?? Exactly what?

 

100% agree. And Wladimir is working on his skills and become a more complete and better defense fighter with the help of Emanuel Steward.

Vitali should stay retired.

 

It's my opinion that the NSAC should have a ceiling on how often you can welch on contracts and tv dates before you are cut off.

 

Bannokburn. A tactical masterpiece.

 

It would seem very foolish, not to mention disrespectful to me to take on the WBC champ without even a warm-up after more than 3 years out of the ring.

Why does Vitali seem to think all this is just bad luck? Like some (repeated) coincidence that he keeps on getting injured?

 

Klitschko was going to fight in Germany, the NSAC could not have done anything.

 

Seems to me many people are worried that if Peter beats Maskaev that Vitali would embarrass him. I happen to think if Peter beats Maskaev that Duva and King will do everything in their power to avoid Vitali Klitschko. Peter could not even beat Glass Jaw Wlad.

 

I on the other hand feel as though Vitaly is ready for the taking. The injuries arent going to go away all of a sudden and if he were to somehow get things together and pull of a successful training camp I'd still be worried how he handles the ring rust, how he handles his first trip back in ring against a "top tier" opponent.

People underestimate how layoff can affect you.

 

Well, we all know he ain't coming back.
The guy is more vulnerable than wet toilet paper for christ sake.

 

Its not the inside of the ring that I fear for the old bro, its the pre-show. Fate will knock him out sooner than any boxer out there.

 

Vitlai need to forget about long camps. He is not the same fighter. If he wants to return to the ring, he needs to change things up a bit and train less.

Vitlay only needs to throw 15 less punches a round, clinch a bit more and commit to his power shots more than he has in the past. Then his stamina will be less of an issue. Throwing 70+ punches a round requires the type of work that risks pre-fight injuries.