(If it wouldn't be for the KO) Was the momentum in Solis' favor?

[hweightblogger]

I was actually astonished with Solis. He managed to come through with some power shots and made Vitali even clinch.

[adamk1304]

Solis did appear to be getting the better of Vitali in a very close round. However, Herbie Hide won the first round against him and was flat on his back in the second. Making predictions on the outcome of an entire fight based on the first round is ridiculous, just look at the Hide-Klitschko fight and Pacquiao-Marquez 1.

[Earl-Hickey]

Solis did not throw more counters than vitali landed shots, solis was also defending as vitali was the agressor

Vitali was winning the round

[bojangles1987]

Definitley. He had so much momentum he couldn't handle it and hurt himself.

[edgarg]

Solis did not throw more counters than vitali landed shots, solis was also defending as vitali was the agressor

Vitali was winning the round

Exactly. Klitschko was pursuing Solis around the ring and was the agressor all the time. He already established control of the the fight with his left hand.

[Marchegiano]

to be honest if I had to rate and point i'd call it a draw. I only watched th fight once, but it seemed impressively back and forth for a Klitschko fight.

[Enzo Mc is SHIT]

Solis landed some good shots and mostly kept Vitali out. His strong defence and lightning hands would've won him a few rounds, but definitely not the fight. I think he gave a bit of a blueprint for taking rounds off Vitali, but unfortunately it's not one that Haye has the skillset to succeed with.

It really could've been an interesting fight.

[Jim Jeffries]

I saw it as a pretty even round where Vitali started strong (unusual for him) and finished strong, with Solis doing decent work in between. Certainly not the "Solis was beating him up till he got injured" nonsense I keep reading on here.

That last exchange where Vitali landed the temple shot, Solis clearly missed everything. One thing is certain, the few shots Solis did land didn't appear to have the slightest effect.

[vcvc]

defiantely not one sided like most klit fights... lookes like something worth watching.

[Faerun]

Solis was wobbled by the temple shot which would have turned the fight in Vitali's favor. However, If it wasn't for the knee injury I believe Solis would've been able to continue but the momentum certainly wasn't in his favor considering how disoriented he looked going down.