What happens after Vitali retires?

Add to that, the WBC are not allowing unified champs anymore. So he'd have to give it up straight away.

IMO His retirement stuffed up his legacy, His resume post-retirement is probably his weakest link. I don't consider him an ATG fighter but rather an elite heavyweight of this particular era. Sure the statics may look good on paper, but once you weigh his stats against his opposition you truly begin to see through his second reign as champion.

you need to beat better fighters than Chris Arreola and Sam Peter to be considered a Legend. sorry. Longevity has to count too and how he won.

Vitali will be known as a legend. If they allow it, Wladimir will unify the belts.

i had a thought , if vitali did retire then is it possible that fury and haye could contest for the title

The HW scene will open up - get more exciting! Hopefully there'll be another Wlad vs Haye showdown, after all, it's one of the most exciting match up's out there. Vitali not fighting Haye doesn't affect his resume - of course, a win over Haye would've looked nice on Vitali's resume, but after all, it's all Haye's fault that fight never happened. Vitali did all he could. There will be another showdown between the two. The first was too boring to let it be the last. I have a feeling both will go for it much more in a second fight. It wasn't exactly Haye's fault that Setanta went bust. You want him to fight for free? Vitali could fight Haye at any given time, so he hasn't done all-

Let's say Vitali retires after fighting the winner of Stiverne-Arreola. How will this affect the heavyweight scene? Do Wlad and Haye rematch for the now-vacant WBC title, with the winner becoming the lineal/undisputed heavyweight champion of the world? And how does Vitali never fighting Haye, in this scenario, affect his resume? The HW scene will open up - get more exciting! Hopefully there'll be another Wlad vs Haye showdown, after all, it's one of the most exciting match up's out there. Vitali not fighting Haye doesn't affect his resume - of course, a win over Haye would've looked nice on Vitali's resume, but after all, it's all Haye's fault that fight never happened. Vitali did all he could.

every time vitali retires or takes off, wlad looses shortly after. bank on that so with both of them out of the way, everyone will throw their hat in the ring and put on competitive fights haye and fury are the last men standing

The punchers will battle for the WBC belt. No way they will be allowed to fight for the IBF and wbo title anyways.

soon the HW scene will be back in business, fingers crossed, unless some other constructed champions come along and fight a series of freaks, fatboys and midgets for another 10 years for which a minority of suckers gladly pay to watch whilst no one else in the world recognises them.

Dimitrenko and Maskaev will come back and fight for the title shot, while Fury and Chris Arreola will be 2 world champs laughing at every1 else with Povetkin still holding regular wba belt.

David Haye will take the title, claim to be 'World Champion' and duck Wladimir. He's campaigning everyday to get a rematch or a fight with Vitali, yet people still claim he will duck..

David Haye will take the title, claim to be 'World Champion' and duck Wladimir.

Klittards: B-b-but Vitali's never been knocked down or behind on the scorecards. To which I say: Have you ever seen Leonard-Hearns I? Hearns was well ahead on the scorecards when Leonard knocked him out. Guess what? IT STILL COUNTS AS A LOSS!

It means we're half way there.

The world will rejoice, and be freed from his boring ways.

Let's say Vitali retires after fighting the winner of Stiverne-Arreola. How will this affect the heavyweight scene? Do Wlad and Haye rematch for the now-vacant WBC title, with the winner becoming the lineal/undisputed heavyweight champion of the world? And how does Vitali never fighting Haye, in this scenario, affect his resume? It will be a stampede for his title and then the holder will end up meeting Klitimir. As for his resume............... what resume?