Vitali Klitschko vs George Foreman FULL FIGHT WRITE UP

[Ivich]

I never said he fought Maskaev. And that is the 1998 ratings that he fell out of after losing to Ibeabuchi. So Byrd was in fact not a Ring top 10 rated heavyweight when he fought Vits.

He has cognitive reading problems to go along with the fact he is semi illiterate.lol

[Ivich]

NO, I saying in fact Byrd was ring magazine ranked when he fought Vitali! And Byrd never beat Maskeav. I think you are confused.


Here you go. This links will help you

https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/4923

https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Th..._Ratings:_1998


Now Byrd is clearly ranked as selected by The Ring magazine in the April 1999 issue. He fought Vitali in 2000.


If you have any proof to the country please produce it. I do not think you can or will.


Dr. Z

Proof to the country?
LOL
Byrd lost his ranking when he was stopped by Ibeabuchi in March and did not re-enter the ratings until AFTER he beat Vitali.
The April rating was compiled BEFORE Byrd's defeat by Ibeabuchi.
I should have thought that was obvious!
When Byrd fought Vitali he was UNRANKED due to his ko loss to Ike!

[max baer]

- - It's like U snarf up U snails through U nose that connects to the exit through U keister.

Vit was place on the Lewie card with 3 days notice for a 10 rd event AFTER he won his 3rd straight lawsuit vs Lewie. Vit was upgraded to the main event when Kirk Johnson hurt his tltty with 2 weeks to train for a 12 rd fight, clearly a bait and switch offer that used car dealers often use.

Lewie on the other hand had been in training for 3 weeks in UK and then 6 additional weeks in US while telling the press he had 6 more lucrative fights including the Tyson rematch in the queue before retirement.

Lewie quit outright when the WBC ordered his biggest purse fight ever, the Vit rematch that HBO and Larry was throwing every dollar they had into.

Yer welcome...

lewis probably did decide after the vitali fight to retire and what is so wrong with that? That is how all boxers should end their careers when the show is getting too hard for them. i dont see why that is a negative. did one of your tigers bite you during feeding time this morning?

[Willow The Wisp]

As I have been telling you was zero chance for Don King to risk the IBF belt vs Kilschko. He has the IBF belt as his sighed men his which included Chris Byrd. You are a tad naive to think otherwise.

But using your thinking ( Vitali sure as heck tried to rematch Lewis. Lewis tried to make matches vs. Jones and Johnson, ( Jones did not want to get badly KO'd and passed, Vitali KO'd Johnson ) then quickly retired when WBC ordered the re-match! Vitali tired to get the re-match. He chased Lewis into retirement.



Show me a link where Byrd wanted or offered a re-match with Vitali? He was a Don King fighter, and he WOULD never risk a fight with Klitschko. Instead we saw Byrd vs Kings signed men, Holyfield, Ruiz, and Rhaman.


We both know you won't / can't and so ends this debate.

Lennox was 6 years Vitali's senior and had fully cleaned up his era, including a stoppage of Klitschko. Klitschko fought bravely against an end of the road version of Lewis but came up short. Lewis owed Vitali nothing, and made the smart decision to retire.
If Vitali Klitschko was going to become something great, he would have to do it in his own era; not Lewis's, nor Tyson's, or Ali's.

Vitali obviously did very well of course, feasting on many ranked opponents, albeit in what was most certainly the worst era in modern boxing history.

Indeed, while his younder brother did ALL the heavy lifting in terms of taking on the best, Vitali beat perhaps 2 or 3 opponents who might break into today's top 10 in his 47 fight career.

[JAB5239]

Lennox was 6 years Vitali's senior and had fully cleaned up his era, including a stoppage of Klitschko. Klitschko fought bravely against an end of the road version of Lewis but came up short. Lewis owed Vitali nothing, and made the smart decision to retire.
If Vitali Klitschko was going to become something great, he would have to do it in his own era; not Lewis's, nor Tyson's, or Ali's.

Vitali obviously did very well of course, feasting on many ranked opponents, albeit in what was most certainly the worst era in modern boxing history.

Indeed, while his younder brother did ALL the heavy lifting in terms of taking on the best, Vitali beat perhaps 2 or 3 opponents who might break into today's top 10 in his 47 fight career.

[Dr. Z]

Proof to the country?
LOL
Byrd lost his ranking when he was stopped by Ibeabuchi in March and did not re-enter the ratings until AFTER he beat Vitali.
The April rating was compiled BEFORE Byrd's defeat by Ibeabuchi.
I should have thought that was obvious!
When Byrd fought Vitali he was UNRANKED due to his ko loss to Ike!

Proof as in a link that says he is not a month before the fight. YOU only missed out on three ring ranked guys. I already provided Cliff work which says he was.

[Dr. Z]

Lennox was 6 years Vitali's senior and had fully cleaned up his era, including a stoppage of Klitschko. Klitschko fought bravely against an end of the road version of Lewis but came up short. Lewis owed Vitali nothing, and made the smart decision to retire.
If Vitali Klitschko was going to become something great, he would have to do it in his own era; not Lewis's, nor Tyson's, or Ali's.

Vitali obviously did very well of course, feasting on many ranked opponents, albeit in what was most certainly the worst era in modern boxing history.

Indeed, while his younder brother did ALL the heavy lifting in terms of taking on the best, Vitali beat perhaps 2 or 3 opponents who might break into today's top 10 in his 47 fight career.

Only beat 2 or 3 opponents that would be ranked today?? Strongly disagree with that. Have you look at the top ten today?

Vitali forced Lewis to defend his belt or quit. Those were his options when the WBC order the re-match. Lewis said on air and to the papers that he would take a re-match. Lewis DID not give a re-match in close fight with Mercer and came from benind to stop Bruno. He did not get a re-match either!

[billeau2]

Vitali Klitschko vs George Foreman

The Immovable Object meets the Irresistible Force a true clash of two big tough dudes from either side of the Atlantic. Neither fighter takes a backwards step and are come forward aggressive power punchers. If this were a video game their power and chin stats would be completely maxed out. You have the most durable chin almost cast from iron against the strongest and most powerful puncher. Would Foremans punches have any effect on Vitalis mandible or would the Ukrainian withstand the punishment and finish off Big George in the latter rounds. A difficult fight to predict that could go either way.

Physically Vitali is about 4 inches taller, 30 lbs heavier and has 1 inch in reach. In terms of power both hit extremely hard with 87% and 84% KO ratios someones getting put to sleep. Speed favours Foreman, chin obviously goes to Klitschko as well as heart and stamina. Ring IQ is close even though George was excellent at cutting off the ring and forcing opponents to fight to his strengths Vitali was an awesome ring general and very rarely lost rounds so not much in it.

Once the formalities are complete the bell sounds and the both come marching to the centre of the ring and start throwing bombs. Neither is giving an inch, Vitali is establishing his jab and following it up with hard rights. Foreman is landing some good thudding blows to his foes chin that open up a small cut over the left eye. 1 minute in and blood is already starting to trickle down the Ukrainians face. The sight of crimson accelerates Foremans attacks who comes in throwing spiteful left hooks and right crosses that all seem to land. Vitali is taken back by the sheer force of the blows and is struggling to avoid them. Foreman is a man possessed tearing through Vitalis guard causing some serious damage, the cut has opened up further and blood has now started to flow from Vitalis nose. The round ends with George dominating but having exerted a lot of energy.

Foreman had the most trouble with movers who countered his punches and tired him out. V. Klitschko is too big, too slow and too robotic to employ such a strategy hes only option is to ride out the storm and take out a tired George. Round two and Foreman is again on top landing hard clean shots against the huge target in front of him. Vitali lands some good rights but just doesnt have the punch selection to truly worry the American, it also helps that Big George can see the punches coming and can block/parry effectively. Vitali steps in range and walks straight into an almighty left hook, sweat and blood flies off his head he tries to hold but a crushing overhand right finds the target and he falls into he ropes. Somehow the Ukrainian is still on his feet and Foreman is momentarily stunned any other man would have long been on the floor. He rushes in with a bombardment on punches some miss but the few that land finally cause the giant to tumble to the floor. Vitali looks up nodding to the ref while he counts once at 7 he somehow finds the strength to continue. The bell sounds mercilessly for him.

In between rounds Vitali is slowly recovering however Big George is already breathing heavy his corner plead with him to slow things down and catch his breath. Before he can the minutes over and its back to action. As he moves to the centre Vitali is still hurt but has the wherewithal to hold and lean on his foe. Not much activity for the first 90 seconds but with Foreman getting his wind back he starts throwing some menacing shots. Nothing too spectacular lands and we are into the 4th.

Round 4 and Vitali has his legs back but his face is a mess, two deep cuts over each eye, a broken nose and closing left eye dont make for a pretty sight. Nevertheless he doesnt even flinch when the corner addresses his wounds. A lot of hugging and not much punching happens in this round while both do their best to recover. The fighters come out for the fifth and Vitali is opening up with some piston left jabs and hard rights. George has got his second wind and knows this is his best chance to end the fight, he starts letting rip with his heavy blows. It doesnt matter if his left or right land whenever they do Vitali feels the power and towards the end of the round is stunned by another left hook, a hard right uppercut forces him to take a knee. Once again he beats the count but Big George comes in like a tornado landing another two punch combo that sends the Ukrainian down for the third and final time. The refs seen enough and the fights called off just in time as Foreman had literally emptied his tank.

Verdict - TKO win to Foreman â

So boxing fan, this is a good fight. Vitality would be a tough opponent for big George. Your take on the fight makes a lot of sense as well, we saw Foreman fight some very durable characters. His fight against Lyle stands out. I think Vitaly probably hit maybe a little harder than Lyle, but I think Lyle held together better. If you watch the Lewis Vitaly fight in the rounds before it was called particularly the very last round Vitaly really starts to become undone.

[billeau2]

- - Both Ks were so dominant that they was well up on points in every contested fight until Wlad lost a boring decision to blubber.

Who Foreman beat that could whoop the Ks?

The klits fought slow amateur trained fighters with a few past it guys with skills, Foreman fought in one of the toughest divisions you idiot!

[billeau2]

Resume? He beat 8 ranked opponents and was very good at doing it. This is impressive. The list is short of who beat more at heavyweight. Including Foreman.

A torn shoulder and a fluke cut are main reason for his two looses ... in fights he has winning.

You're mentioning arbitrary considerations when it's obvious forman fought competition way better than the klits did... you and queenie deserve a seat on the slow boat, the special bus...