Vitali Klitschko runs the gauntlet

[WLAD OWNS]

We already had a "Wladimir Klitschko runs the gauntlet" thread so I thought I would do one for his brother Vitali. How does Prime Vitali Klitschko matchup against the all time greats.

Muhammed Ali
Joe Louis
Mike Tyson
Rocky Marciano
Larry Holmes
Sonny Liston
Lennox Lewis
George Foreman
Jack Dempsey
Joe Frazier
Ken Norton
Evander Holyfield
George Chuvalo
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries

I'm probably forgetting some names, feel free to add more.

[Texanballer]

He Gets KO'D by all of them in their primes.

Guys like Jack Johnson and Jeffries are way too old school. Different style of fighting, he'd probably beat them.

[sparked_85]

He does reasonably well against all of them, I can't go out on a limb and say he beats any of them apart from the real old timers and Chuvalo. Big George KO's him everytime though, no questions asked.

[WLAD OWNS]

He Gets KO'D by all of them in their primes.

Guys like Jack Johnson and Jeffries are way too old school. Different style of fighting, he'd probably beat them.

Have you even seen Vitali fight? He is a monster with the highest heavyweight KO% of all time (35 wins, 34 KO's) and he has an iron chin, he has never been down. Prime Vitali Klitschko is capable of beating any HW from any era.

[Parody]

He beats the bottom three.

[squealpiggy]

Have you even seen Vitali fight? He is a monster with the highest heavyweight KO% of all time (35 wins, 34 KO's) and he has an iron chin, he has never been down. Prime Vitali Klitschko is capable of beating any HW from any era.

You're pretty rubbish really aren't you?

[ELPacman]

He Gets KO'D by all of them in their primes.

Guys like Jack Johnson and Jeffries are way too old school. Different style of fighting, he'd probably beat them.

I can't stand posters like you that assume old school fighters will beat any modern day fighter. Infact it makes me sick. Do some research before you post. Vitali is a tough as nails mother. KO's all his opponents, granite chin, I don't think he's ever been down in his career minus a shove down by Corrie Sanders which didn't count. His style although at times seems othodox, it's very awkward as well. He's got a great reach with an excellent jab. Mixes up his punches(remember the DOUBLE uppercut he threw against Danny Williams?). He breaks his opponents down skillfully, and I have no reason to believe he couldn't do the same to the old time greats. No reason at all.

[TheGreatA]

He breaks his opponents down skillfully, and I have no reason to believe he couldn't do the same to the old time greats. No reason at all.

Damn straight Danny Williams, Corrie Sanders and Kirk Johnson sure compare to those crappy all-time great heavyweights. Vitali would blow 'em all out just like he did Chris Byrd and Lennox Lewis.

Sorry, I'm not a Vitali hater but the man didn't have a very impressive career. Impressive performances, yes, but against unimpressive opposition. Can't judge him based on that.

Sanders, Williams and Johnson weren't even that bad but they were totally out of shape against Vitali.

'That whale just got harpooned'
- Larry Merchant after Vitali KO'd Kirk Johnson

[squealpiggy]

remember the DOUBLE uppercut he threw against Danny Williams?

How would you say Danny Williams would do against any of the following fighters:

Muhammed Ali
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano
Larry Holmes
Sonny Liston
Lennox Lewis
George Foreman
Jack Dempsey
Joe Frazier
Ken Norton
Evander Holyfield
George Chuvalo
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries

I took Tyson out because Williams knocked his old ass out. There again so did Kevin McBride.

[WLAD OWNS]

I can't stand posters like you that assume old school fighters will beat any modern day fighter. Infact it makes me sick. Do some research before you post. Vitali is a tough as nails mother. KO's all his opponents, granite chin, I don't think he's ever been down in his career minus a shove down by Corrie Sanders which didn't count. His style although at times seems othodox, it's very awkward as well. He's got a great reach with an excellent jab. Mixes up his punches(remember the DOUBLE uppercut he threw against Danny Williams?). He breaks his opponents down skillfully, and I have no reason to believe he couldn't do the same to the old time greats. No reason at all.

Good post, it's good to see other folks appreciating Vitali Klitschko, he was a beast and he would give any HW from any era trouble. It's too bad about his injury troubles, he was on his way to being one of the all time greats.