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Vitali is one of the best HW of all time
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Originally posted by JAB5239 View Post
Tell me how much heart Vittles showed against Byrd? He hurt his shoulder in the 8th and quit in the 9th of a fight he was up on the cards and against a soft hitting opponent. This isn't provocation, this is a fact.
Yeah, Lewis looked like he was getting lucky in the 5th and 6th rounds landing repeatedly with the harder more effective punches.
And by the way...it's write, not wright.
Even Emanuel Steward was pissed that Lennox didn't take the rematch.
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Originally posted by beez721 View Postterrible comparison with lewis and ali. ali was shot to bits when holmes beat him. lewis was coming off an impressive win over tyson and 37 isnt that old these days. hell,,,its 5 yrs younger than vitali is now. lewis may have been slightly past it but he was far from a shot fighter and vitali did give him hell altho lewis did win fair and square
Your post is a little contradictory since you claim age is a big factor. Lennox vs Vitali was about the same age as Ali vs Holmes.
Ali had only dropped at split decision to Spinks in the last 7 years before coming into the Holmes fight. Lennox had only lost once to Rahman in the last 8 years before coming into the Vitali fight. Regardless, Ali was more past it than Lennox was, but that hadn't stopped him from fighting Shavers and spinks in the years before, same way Lennox had fought Tyson and Holyfield way too late in his career.
And i'm not denying Vitali was probably on top for the fight, but it was nowhere near as much as the klitschko fans will let you know. it was like 3-2 coming into the 6th.
I respect Lennox for not taking the rematch. No reason to lose to a fighter you would so easily beat in your prime and risk your legacy.
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Originally posted by LacedUp View PostYeah I know it was abit much, but he was not just slightly past it, he was past it. He looked fat and out of shape for the 1st Rahman fight, and was the same again for Vitali.
Your post is a little contradictory since you claim age is a big factor. Lennox vs Vitali was about the same age as Ali vs Holmes.
Ali had only dropped at split decision to Spinks in the last 7 years before coming into the Holmes fight. Lennox had only lost once to Rahman in the last 8 years before coming into the Vitali fight. Regardless, Ali was more past it than Lennox was, but that hadn't stopped him from fighting Shavers and spinks in the years before, same way Lennox had fought Tyson and Holyfield way too late in his career.
And i'm not denying Vitali was probably on top for the fight, but it was nowhere near as much as the klitschko fans will let you know. it was like 3-2 coming into the 6th.
I respect Lennox for not taking the rematch. No reason to lose to a fighter you would so easily beat in your prime and risk your legacy.
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Originally posted by beez721 View PostI know lewis wasnt in his best shape physically but I really think even in great shape vitali would have given him hell becuz of his size and awckwardness. dont get me wrong tho,,I think lewis is better all around and would win but I think it would be a close fight. I think even lennox believes this deep down which is a big reason he decided against a rematch and didnt wanna risk possibly hurting his legacy and I cant say I blame him there
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Originally posted by LacedUp View PostYeah I know it was abit much, but he was not just slightly past it, he was past it. He looked fat and out of shape for the 1st Rahman fight, and was the same again for Vitali.
Your post is a little contradictory since you claim age is a big factor. Lennox vs Vitali was about the same age as Ali vs Holmes.
Ali had only dropped at split decision to Spinks in the last 7 years before coming into the Holmes fight. Lennox had only lost once to Rahman in the last 8 years before coming into the Vitali fight. Regardless, Ali was more past it than Lennox was, but that hadn't stopped him from fighting Shavers and spinks in the years before, same way Lennox had fought Tyson and Holyfield way too late in his career.
And i'm not denying Vitali was probably on top for the fight, but it was nowhere near as much as the klitschko fans will let you know. it was like 3-2 coming into the 6th.
I respect Lennox for not taking the rematch. No reason to lose to a fighter you would so easily beat in your prime and risk your legacy.
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Originally posted by slimshandy69 View Postit was a freak accident, like the shoulder injury he had with chris bird, both fights he was up and winning comfortably
Vitali would trounce any heavyweight of any era bar His borther(the current form).
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Originally posted by LacedUp View PostI assume by your rather erratic response that it is true.
disappointing.
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