Who was the best fighter Vitali Klitschko beat?

[crold1]

Excellent reply. I'm pretty sure Solis was ranked 9th prior to the fight with Vitali. Please check the of month Of March 2011 and before that in February. Also check right after the fight in April 2011. By May 2011 he lost and was moved out of the rankings. This would up it to ten Ring Magazine ranked opponents fought at the time they met.

They fought on March 19, 2011

Sincerely Dr. Z


PS. I'd love to see a list of all heavyweights with ranked opponents beaten for 1st to last! Louis should rate#1, maybe Wlad number 2. Can you do that? I'll be sure to archive it with my list of historical ratings. Again you work is very impressive! I have a list of 50+ heavyweights rankings. I don't have permission to share all of my 50+ historical rankings from know historians, news writers, authors, fighters, and managers but I'm pretty sure some of them are " new " to you. You've earned it. Just please do not post it on the web as some were shared though private conversations and film swaps.

Not sure where you're getting that on Solis. I pulled the six issues prior to the fight. Dimitrenko was ranked ninth for months prior to Vitali-Solis. Solis was not ranked in a print issue of Ring until a couple years after Vitali and then only for a very short period of time.

[BattlingNelson]

Not sure where you're getting that on Solis. I pulled the six issues prior to the fight. Dimitrenko was ranked ninth for months prior to Vitali-Solis. Solis was not ranked in a print issue of Ring until a couple years after Vitali and then only for a very short period of time.

Cliff can you find the boxingscene rankings? I'm quite confident that you had started rankings here at that time. Unfortunately the searchfunction here isn't very good (or my search skills suck....).

[Dr. Z]

Not sure where you're getting that on Solis. I pulled the six issues prior to the fight. Dimitrenko was ranked ninth for months prior to Vitali-Solis. Solis was not ranked in a print issue of Ring until a couple years after Vitali and then only for a very short period of time.

I almost sure Soiis was ranked when they fought. Check the months before the fought. I'm think this is an oversight on your part. His name was there. Other people before have confirmed this on the web in threads past.

You might have mentioned the ranking here.

Heavyweight: Solis, whose pro resume was barely enough to get ranked in the first place, limps out of the ten spot and makes room for Alexander Ustinov

You weren't talking about WBC ratings I presume. But I'm getting the Soils ranking from Ring Magazine.

https://www.boxingscene.com/art-show...-update--37252

[BattlingNelson]

I almost sure Soiis was ranked when they fought. Check the months before the fought. I'm think this is an oversight on your part. His name was there. Other people before have confirmed this on the web in threads past.

You might have mentioned the ranking here.



You weren't talking about WBC ratings I presume. But I'm getting the Soils ranking from Ring Magazine.

https://www.boxingscene.com/art-show...-update--37252

I read it as if Cliff had Solis ranked at no. 10 here on boxingscene before the fight.

Heavyweight: Solis, whose pro resume was barely enough to get ranked in the first place, limps out of the ten spot and makes room for Alexander Ustinov.

[Dr. Z]

I read it as if Cliff had Solis ranked at no. 10 here on boxingscene before the fight.

I'm telling him the check the ring magazine hard copy rankings. I hope he checks it out on the months I suggested before the fight happened and during the month. I do not think Ring Magazine archives past monthly ratings on line. You have to buy them or have access to the older magazine.

[Willow The Wisp]

Very good dialog.
I have (almost) all of the back issues of The Ring as well as World/Big Book/International (Weston), Illistrated, Inside, WC, Scene, etc. Certainly have the timeframes mentioned in this thread covered. If I get a few minutes......
There should be no copyright or congenial ethics issues at all in the sharing of archival ratings.

[Ivich]

Not sure where you're getting that on Solis. I pulled the six issues prior to the fight. Dimitrenko was ranked ninth for months prior to Vitali-Solis. Solis was not ranked in a print issue of Ring until a couple years after Vitali and then only for a very short period of time.

When did Solis beat anyone to get a top ten Ring ranking?

[ShoulderRoll]

I almost sure Soiis was ranked when they fought.

He says he pulled the six issues prior to the fight and Solis wasn't ranked.

Ring Magazine does have a delay though, so maybe a few issues after the fight have to be pulled?

[Dr. Z]

He says he pulled the six issues prior to the fight and Solis wasn't ranked.

Ring Magazine does have a delay though, so maybe a few issues after the fight have to be pulled?

I think he missed reading the name.

[JAB5239]

I think he missed reading the name.

Cliff seems to be a pretty detailed guy. That said anything is possible. This made me laugh out loud though.