Oh , and by the way, to all you klitschko haters who talk shit about vitali especially name one heavyweight in the last ten years that could beat him.
Lennox Lewis and Chris Byrd could and HAVE beaten him.
I'd also fancy Tyson to beat Vitali 10 years ago ('95)
And of course Ibeabuchi would have wiped the floor with Vitali.
I'd love this fight to happen... And i see Joe getting a late stoppage. He's better than Johnson in every department. But he needs to sort his shit outside of the ring.
Time Magazine in December 1982 gave the "Man of the Year Award" to a NON HUMAN---- They gave it to a computer...
lmao... sorry dude i just couldn't find anything decent.
Tszyu isn't running scared... He's looking for the BIG fights, and so he should be...
But if i'm honest, i see Hatton giving Kostya a harder time than the big names (DLH, Spinks etc.) But i think he should fight Hatton because if he doesn't i can still people saying "he didn't fight all the contenders" " Hatton would have beaten him" and it would ruin his image imo.
He should then finish a golden career with a blockbuster fight with the Golden Boy!
No one mentioned Ricky Hatton?
If there's one world class thing he undoubtedly has... It's stamina and Ricky's got one hell of a workrate to go with it too!
We are in the worst heavyweight era and Vitali is the king at the moment, and he will probably dominate due to his superior size to any other contender. And all the fighters around him bar an old tyson are medicore fighters.
Sad times in the hw world... :(
I do believe Eastman is a world class operator, i just can't see him outboxing Bernard.
The only way he would win imo would be if he fought the fight of his life and 'Nard had an off-night, or even suddenly "got old"
If they fought in 2005 - I doubt the result would be any different, unless Lennox came in under prepared.
But going back to their first fight, i don't think tyson looked THAT bad... Lewis was just too big for an old Tyson.
If that Lewis fought Tyson 15 years ago, Lewis would have more problems and it woudn't be as one-sided (the storm in the first couple of rounds mainly) but i'd still fancy Lennox for the Victory - By late tko.
For me Kostya is a great fighter, but is not an "all-time great" at this present time. But a few big fight wins will elevate him to 'all-time great status.
Other from the one's youv'e mentioned i can think of
A Lot of the 140's ( Cotto,Hatton,Tszyu etc are massive 140 lb'ers)
Calzaghe - EASILY comes in on the night weighing 14st+ , should move up to light-heavy...
can't think of any off the top of my head - Iv'e probably missed a few obvious ones in the lower divs..
I think Hatton is very under-rated on this site. Whoever he has fought, he has dealt with them, although they might not be the "elite" they haven't been ridiculous bums. In my dumb opinion Cotto has fought the same level as Hatton so there's no reason behind why Cotto would "KTFO" hatton.
And imo I think Ricky is a far better fighter than Sharmba and could cause Kostya a few problems. As a fan of Ricky,i think he would have to fight out of his whitey skin to beat Kostya! My point is that i wouldn't write off ricky completely until they've fought!
I think Naz KO's Pac...
Morales wins on points.
And i cant say with JMM. Would be a very good fight, i would say JMM is the better boxer, but Naz had that outrageous power which would Kill JMM if he lands it. So a 50/50 for me.
IMO genetics does play a big factor in being the worlds- best. Natural Power, build , chin etc. But training and the mental attitude/desire to succeed is also a huge factor. Talent and genes can only take you so far IMO. The hard work must be done to get to the top.
As a percentage i'd say 80% training etc and 20% Genetics , natural talent.
Just my rookie opinion
Yea... The longer Holyfield continues fighting the more he is ruining his record and his place in history. He's gonna be remembered as the one who didn't know when to stop.
It's embarassing.