WBC Shamefully nuthugs Vitali

Don't get me wrong, Vitali is the best heavyweight out there, but to say he is the best pound for pound fighter today and the greatest puncher in heavyweight history is irresponsible and ignorant at best. The man deserves accolades, but this type of overstating actually does more to discredit Vitali than help him. It also doesn't help that its Sulaiman's idiots who wrote it. The WBC has declared reigning heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko to be “the greatest puncher ever in the heavyweight division.” Official WBC Statement: “ Klitschko proved that he is the best fighter in the world nowadays, pound for pound, after defeating Juan Carlos Gomez who had a record of 35 knockouts in 44 wins and only 1 loss. Klitschko has outdone all other fighters, no matter what division they belong to. The heavyweight world champion is the only one who can claim he is the greatest champion in the world of boxing as nobody can defeat him. With Vitali´s extraordinary wins, in fights that have been stunning to world fans, showing absolute control and power, our king of the heavyweights has silenced many mouths and media that had unfairly attacked him without any evidence, and been disrespectful to him, considering the great class he is showing. Jose Sulaiman, president of our organization, stated today that Klitschko is the pride the WBC as well as he is the pride of world boxing. Vitlai Klitschko’s record is now: 37 wins; 36 of them by knockout, and including his last win by KO, his percentage in this specialty went up to 97.2%, fact after which Klitschko is placed as the greatest puncher ever in the heavyweight division.”

Comments (16)

Randall_Hopkirk

Yeah he's heavy handed and he picks his shots extremely well, he was picking Gomez off from the 2nd round onwards but his power is overrated. KO ratio's look good but the proof is in the opposition. The major incident when i think of Vitali's power is that straight right he landed on Lewis, it was prefect, bang on the chin, putting his body thought he punch yet Lenny stayed on his feet, even tweety Byrd absorbed the best of his output. I suppose it's the usual reactionary hyperbole after a fight, first he's a great and now the biggest puncher in history, these guys can't see further than the end of their noses.

17y ago

Randall_Hopkirk

Yeah he's heavy handed and he picks his shots extremely well, he was picking Gomez off from the 2nd round onwards but his power is overrated. KO ratio's look good but the proof is in the opposition. The major incident when i think of Vitlai's power is that straight right he landed on Lewis, it was prefect, bang on the chin, putting his body thought he punch yet Lenny stayed on his feet, even tweety Byrd absorbed the best of his output. I suppose it' the usual reactionary hyperbole after a fight, first he's a great and now the biggest puncher in history, these guys can't see further then the end of their noses.

17y ago

MANGLER

Good fighter, sick power, but seems to be overrated or hated wit no middle ground lately.

17y ago

gingeralbino

no edit, it would've stated on my post if I edited it. probably just glanced by it is all. fair enough, my mistake. p4p the best is just plain stupid. Even his mum probably wouldn't agree with that. But I cant see anyone beating either of the brothers. Haye has a punchers chance of getting lucky against Wlad, as everyone has, but the nipple has practically none against Vitali.

17y ago

HeartAttack

did u edit ure first pos or did i read it wrong? no edit, it would've stated on my post if I edited it. probably just glanced by it is all.

17y ago

Kris_Silver

Actually.. Pick a champ at ANY weight you think can beat him.. I didn't say it wasn't true per say, but essentially they're saying biggest = best, which is not necessarily the case. Boxing isn't ranked like that, that's the whole reason we have divisions. Putting a 100 lbs guy in with a 250 lbs guy is clearly ludicrous. You can't make the 100 lbs guy 250 lbs, any more than you can a 250 lbs guy 100 lbs. So what's the point in speculating on them fighting at such different weights. Speculate based on a pound for pound basis at least. And there, Vitali is not a top pound for pound guy.

17y ago

elfag

Some overpaid public relations twat with no understanding of boxing wrote that.

17y ago

BattlingNelson

They can try, but I cant see any reason for Lewis to fight him (from Lewis' point of view) No. And he shouldn't. Only thing is that Lennox, like all HW champions, is extremely proud and selfish. I'm sure he doesn't like to read that statement. Deep down he's likely convinced that if he would he could become champ again especially after seeing Vitali running low on gas against Gomez.

17y ago

gingeralbino

Actually it did say that he was the p4p best fighter. "Official WBC Statement: “ Klitschko proved that he is the best fighter in the world nowadays, pound for pound, after defeating Juan Carlos Gomez who had a record of 35 knockouts in 44 wins and only 1 loss." His KO% is more than impressive, but percentages doesn't equate to greatest puncher, it leads to "one of" the greatest punchers. But if we throw in the false statement that so many believe is true (that Lennox Lewis had a china chin) that means that Rahman and McCall were harder punchers. Or that Shaun George is a harder puncher than Vitali because he KO'd Byrd while Vitali couldn't even though he was whooping his ass until he unjured his shoulder. Listen, I feel Vitali is a really good heavyweight in an era of really mediocre heavyweights. Don't overstate what he has done and undermine it all in the same press release like the WBC has done. No one hears the other alphabet soups in the press like you do the WBC, maybe they should taper their rhetoric some. did u edit ure first pos or did i read it wrong?

17y ago

gingeralbino

What he says is basically the truth. If I read between the lines I see this as a bait for Lennox Lewis. A return fight with Lewis would fill the empty vault at Sulaimans WBC dome. They can try, but I cant see any reason for Lewis to fight him (from Lewis' point of view)

17y ago

HeartAttack

I dont like him but in fairness to the article it doesnt say he is p4p the best, it says no-one in boxing can beat him as he is heavyweight champ. And it's his KO ratio is the best in the divisions history (Is this actually true??)Not that he is the best puncher. I've got a bigger problem with him saying he is the pride of world boxing. Actually it did say that he was the p4p best fighter. "Official WBC Statement: “ Klitschko proved that he is the best fighter in the world nowadays, pound for pound, after defeating Juan Carlos Gomez who had a record of 35 knockouts in 44 wins and only 1 loss." His KO% is more than impressive, but percentages doesn't equate to greatest puncher, it leads to "one of" the greatest punchers. But if we throw in the false statement that so many believe is true (that Lennox Lewis had a china chin) that means that Rahman and McCall were harder punchers. Or that Shaun George is a harder puncher than Vitali because he KO'd Byrd while Vitali couldn't even though he was whooping his ass until he unjured his shoulder. Listen, I feel Vitali is a really good heavyweight in an era of really mediocre heavyweights. Don't overstate what he has done and undermine it all in the same press release like the WBC has done. No one hears the other alphabet soups in the press like you do the WBC, maybe they should taper their rhetoric some.

17y ago

Welter_Skelter

They give him so many accolaides mostly down to his size, being a huge HW and puncher. Then kinda admit it saying: "The heavyweight world champion is the only one who can claim he is the greatest champion in the world of boxing as nobody can defeat him." Vitali's good but I agree, it's a somewhat particular and narrow minded way of looking at it all. Actually.. Pick a champ at ANY weight you think can beat him..

17y ago

BattlingNelson

What he says is basically the truth. If I read between the lines I see this as a bait for Lennox Lewis. A return fight with Lewis would fill the empty vault at Sulaimans WBC dome.

17y ago

Kris_Silver

17y ago

Welter_Skelter

The WBC bigs up all it's champs..this is nothing new..

17y ago

gingeralbino

17y ago