I remember after Adamek got beat, a lot of people were saying that Adameks performance was better than Haye's.....going on about how he went out on his shield, unlike Haye...but I remeber saying at the time his performance was absolutely terrible and no better than Haye......
Now a guy who only has 15 fights puts up a better performance than Adamek....who lets not forget, WAS FIGHTING IN HIS OWN COUNTRY, had a better resume than Chisora at Heavyweight....and put up a terrible performance.....
Are there any Klitlickers that could be described as "level headed normal posters"? :hahahaha9: I mean seriously, Klitschko fans are pretty much all like crazy cultists :chuckle9:
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Agrred....a number of Klit lovers were making the case, especially after he dismantled Adamek, that this was the best version of Vitali....that he was inexperienced when he fought Lewis at the time and how the version that beat Adamek would beat Lewis......
How many people are we talking here?
3? 4? 10?
I doubt even 10 people think that Vitali is prime right now.
I haven't kept count of all the moronic crap I hear on here, but I know its been more than a few. And only an idiot would think Vitaly is prime right now or even has been for a few years. Rest assured though, there are plenty of them out there.
I've had more than a few posters say "you can't say Lewis was past prime. Look at Vitaly, he's older than Lewis was than and at the top of his game", and other such things. Is that not tantamount to calling Vitaly prime?
How many people are we talking here?
3? 4? 10?
I doubt even 10 people think that Vitali is prime right now.
I'm talking level headed normal posters lol.
Someone give me a single quote of Vitali being prime.
I've had more than a few posters say "you can't say Lewis was past prime. Look at Vitaly, he's older than Lewis was than and at the top of his game", and other such things. Is that not tantamount to calling Vitaly prime?
LOL@ the age and injury excuses.
He was supposed to destroy Del Boy and teach him a lesson.
Now its "poor Vitali, cut the ol man some slack".
Its no surprise,the klithuggers always twist things and make excuses
Nobody thought that? Really? I guess you're only talking after the fact because the vast majority of people were expecting him to kill Chisora.
The vast majority? who is that? are you referring to a poll that someone did on here? People on here make polls like "does floyd look good with this louis vuitton bag?". Thats your source materiel? give me a break
When you say "the vast majority" what you mean is all the people who are ignorant as to how styles make fights. you listen to the media too much, learn to use your own eyes & ears
Once again i ask you, did you expect Vitali to come out firing bombs from bell to bell because of the slapping incident? Klitschko would've been foolish to do that, only fools would expect him to
Also, I speak for myself, I certainly expected it to go 12 rounds. The guys I watched the fight with, who are familiar with Vitali, all expected him to jab his way to a decision and mix in an occasional right hand or uppercut.
Its not that anyone said he was prime. But no one played on his age before the bout. This was meant to be routine. He was meant to kill Chisora - a guy with 15 fights. Now the spin cycle starts working and all the focus is on how old he is and how many injuries he has had etc etc.
I expected him to win, and that was it.
As far as Im concerned, when you start hitting the 37's and 38's any night can turn you into old news.
Martinez is next in line for this, imo.
I didn't expect a knockout .. maybe some did.
I'm talking level headed normal posters lol.
Someone give me a single quote of Vitali being prime.
Its not that anyone said he was prime. But no one played on his age before the bout. This was meant to be routine. He was meant to kill Chisora - a guy with 15 fights. Now the spin cycle starts working and all the focus is on how old he is and how many injuries he has had etc etc.
I'm sure Jimmy has said that but I can't be arsed to sort through 500+ spam posts of his to find it.
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I'm talking level headed normal posters lol.
Someone give me a single quote of Vitali being prime.
Who the hell said Vitali was in his prime?
I'd love to see a quote from someone.
I've seen prime, top of his game, peak and other colorful descriptions for the current version of Vitaly (before the Chisora fight). I think its a big reason he gets criticized so strongly.
Over-judgmental, really? What fight did he show the ability to adjust and go to a plan B with?
When has he ever had to go to a plab B? Losing 2 maybe 3 rounds doesn't mean ditch the gameplan.
He has a winning gameplan that NO ONE has exposed yet.
I've made no excuses, you are just getting fresh because your man lost. Did you expect Vitali to launch bombs from bell to bell because of the slapping incident? That would be stupid, he played it like a pro and fought the same fight he always does.
Nobody thought he would "destroy" anyone, he doesn't done that in like ten years. He is a classic outfighter, all signs pointed toward a 12 round affair. how can you dispute this?
No one wants to cut the old man some slack, thats just what it looks like when Vitali wins a fight. If you want to say its boring, I will give you that but to say that he lacked composure or comfort with the tide of the fight, eh I don't see it
Nobody thought that? Really? I guess you're only talking after the fact because the vast majority of people were expecting him to kill Chisora.
Before the Chisora fight, 'Being 40' or 'Being shot' wasn't mentioned by anyone.
I don't think it's right to use that as en excuse now.
In fact many on here were saying Vitaly was in his prime and in the best shape of his career. Most of us knew that wasn't true, but for the many who said it...don't change up now. If he had knocked Chisora cold in the second round you would be using that to justify your words. He didn't though....so if you live by the sword, man up and die by the sword.
LOL@ the age and injury excuses.
He was supposed to destroy Del Boy and teach him a lesson.
Now its "poor Vitali, cut the ol man some slack".
I've made no excuses, you are just getting fresh because your man lost. Did you expect Vitali to launch bombs from bell to bell because of the slapping incident? That would be stupid, he played it like a pro and fought the same fight he always does.
Nobody thought he would "destroy" anyone, he doesn't done that in like ten years. He is a classic outfighter, all signs pointed toward a 12 round affair. how can you dispute this?
No one wants to cut the old man some slack, thats just what it looks like when Vitali wins a fight. If you want to say its boring, I will give you that but to say that he lacked composure or comfort with the tide of the fight, eh I don't see it
it's not just pressure, it's about throwing punches, vitali like wald is not a counterpuncher, thus when you are punching, he is in defense mode(usually hands straightened out and leaning back), wlad is a better grappler though
But why isn't he adjusting to certain situations better? Is because he pretty much has never had to? Is it because you can't? Is it because his trainer doesn't know how to make the adjustments? He a great fighter, but with his height he should better trained for when a guy works his way inside. That is just my opinion. Im not taking anything away from him at all, I just don't see him as the flawless fighter some do.
Everyone gives Haye crap about his game plan, but yet it was the one I knew he was going to use. I think his game plan was to try to have Wlad pissed off enough to try to KO him and walk into traps. You can't just go straight in on Wlad or he will 1-2 you to death. To his credit Wlad was smart enough not to take that bait, but he made no real attempt to live up to his words of taking him out either. It was 2 guys in the ring scared of the others power.
lol, ALOT of people were saying the haye-wlad fight was gonna be boring and both would fight cautious with haye looking to counter
but when it happened everyone was pissed, im guessing because of the excuses by haye more than anything else, haye won about 2 rounds with alot being really close because nothing was really happening except for wlad throwing a cautious jab to the wind that gave him the nod due to activity
I dont like hearing about injuries as an excuse for a bad performance, as we are getting into 'toe' territory. After all that bad **** after the fight its hard to actually see it for what it was, and that was an extremely good effort by Chisora. I cant work the guy out! He has absolutely no discipline or self control outside the ring, but during the fight he stuck to his task dilligently and managed to give Vitali more problems than anyone else has since he came back.
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