Wlad is so much better fundamentally as a boxer than Vitali

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  1. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Well we know Vitali can take big punches...............which means he's also going to be deep in the mix hitting his brother back............:naughty2:
     
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  2. Joeywill

    Joeywill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If he gets that far or if he's able to hurt Wlad. Would be a great fight.
     
  3. Joeywill

    Joeywill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ya one of those unfortunate things
     
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  4. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I actually agree with this. No doubt Vlad had the better career and was the more eye pleasing fighter but Vitali was tougher and had a very difficult style to neutralize. I think Vitali would make it a dog fight like he did with Lennox. Vlad wouldn't hold up imo.
     
  5. JohnThomas1

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    Of course he'd hurt Wlad. There's not doubt in my mind about that.
     
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  6. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    I agree that Wlad is so much better fundamentally as a boxer than Vitali.
    I also think Vitali has a so much better chin than Wlad.
    H2H favorite is Vitali. With Vitali clinching wouldn't mean much.
     
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  7. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that Vlad is an Olympic Gold medalist ….while Vitali on the other hand is a former kickboxer
     
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  8. Joeywill

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    If I'm not mistaken Vitali got caught cheating for taking steroids and couldn't compete in the Olympics
     
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  9. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It’s just seems like when kickboxers transition to boxing …they don’t become technicians…Khosai Galaxy…Troy Dorsey …etc
     
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  10. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wish Vitali would of tried to electrocute someone mid match like Blanka.
     
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  11. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    Brave of you to call the once was HW champion of the world a coward. Please you must be something, who are you behind the screen?
     
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  12. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    The death mask of whom I forgot the name of, the Thai boxer was perfectly fine as a technical fighter.
     
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  13. BCS8

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    Vitali has his own unconventional style that he honed razor sharp. Wlad is the fundamentally better boxer but Vitali's style is extremely problematic for virtually all his opponents. Other than punching power I think that Vitali's physical characteristics are superior to Wlad's. His reaction times are off the scale for a guy his size. He's probably one of the top 3 HW chins ever. He never got tired and fought at a high pace. They did a Frazier vs Vitali thread once and somebody said "lol Vitali never saw somebody throw as many punches as Frazier". I looked up the stats and Vitali was often busier than Frazier. You have a 250lb giant throwing more punches than a 208lb swarmer. That's why Vitali was arguably greater H2H than Wlad.
     
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  14. Joeywill

    Joeywill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I disagree about just the power. Wladimir has way better footwork. Also a much better jab.
     
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  15. BCS8

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    As I said

    Wlad is the fundamentally better boxer
     
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