Vitali Klitschko Not An ATG

Don't say things like it's not Vitali's fault the current crop of heavyweights aren't good enough or he should be undefeated because of the cut against Lewis or because of his shoulder problem against Byrd. Let's go off facts. One great fighter Vitali faced and lost to. That was a past prime and out of shape Lennox Lewis. Are you seriously trying to say victories over the likes of Sam Peter and Danny Williams put him up with the all time greats?

Comments (13)

TheManchine

Vitali isn't the right colour to ever be considered an ATG. If he was black it would be different. :rolleyes:

17y ago

Abstraction

Let's see. He got owned against a retiring Lewis who only took Vitali as a replacement because one of his opponents pulled out. No.. Sorry, He does not even make the Top 30 imo.

17y ago

MANGLER

He's nowhere near an ATG.

17y ago

MonsieurGeorges

I don't think anybody with any sense is saying he's an all time-great. He is the best of his era probably though, and that has to count for something. All time greats usually come in bunches and without other top shelf guys to fight, Vitali is just a big fish in a small pond.

17y ago

Mike_Tyson77

Vitali IS an ALL TIME GREAT.

17y ago

VirusTI

But you guys are right, he is not an ATG

17y ago

VirusTI

Vitali would eat up Louis(i think Louis is P4P way better, but he is too small), Foreman, and Holmes. And come on, Lewis was not that far out of his prime, Heavies stay in their prime alot longer than the smaller weights. And you know that without the cut Vitali would have KOed Lewis, thats why lewis retired.

17y ago

street_bully

Hes not an ATG but he has a chance to beat any ATG out there. Vitally got beat to a bloody pulp and stopped by the only ATG he ever faced, not to mention Lewis was heavier then he ever was for a fight, and was nowhere near his prime, while even though he was TKOed that was the best performance of Vitali's career.

17y ago

Joe2608

Hes not an ATG but he has a chance to beat any ATG out there. I agree with most of this, though who has he faced apart from a fat old out of prime Lewis who still stopped him to prove that he can beat any ATG's?

17y ago

Enayze

Hes not an ATG but he has a chance to beat any ATG out there.

17y ago

street_bully

Vitalli is no where near ATG status.

17y ago

Lomachenko

A drunk bum can be A ATG the way the HW division is....Worst in the history of boxing

17y ago

sjomcik

I agree with you he is a good fighter, but there is no way he is an ATG