Like ***** and the KGB - Vitali Klitschko is Top Secret

[AntonTheMeh]

where's the ukrainian al sharpton?

get his ass on this case right nizzow.

[Chase8400]

Well they were touted as the natural successors to Lennox yet neither have fulfilled that promise. A combination of injuries, lack of belief and some glaring weaknesses have seen to that. Granted Wlad is probably the best HW atm but is not undisputed, nor is he a convincing champion.

As for Vitali beating Peter,

I'll bet against Peter. I know he gets KO'd. How much u want on it. You see what I've got.

The succesor is Wlad, but as Lennox knew, he needed to step away before getting in the ring with either again. Vitali taught him a lesson and it appears as though he learned it.

[edgarg]

What you say doesn't sound convincing. Why didn't you include some actual fact to go along with your opinion. It's still not too late. By the way, for the vast majority of his stint as champion, Lewis held only ONE title, the WBC. When he beat Holyfield he briefly held another two titles, and it seems he imediately gave up the WBA crown, then was KO'd by Rahman for the IBF and WBC. [I don't count the IBO] After he beat Rahman he held only TWO of the major 4 titles, and it seems he was stripped of the IBF. Then he was "chased out of town" by Klitschko.

The point is that he was NEVER the unified, universal Champ, and during his career, Chris Byrd and John Ruiz were very much "alive and kicking" but he never fought them. He preferred tyros like Michael Grant, with whom he was able to get away with holding behind the head and uppercutting, a blatant foul for which he should have been DQ'd.

Since we're on the subject of the Klitschkos, I notice, and maybe you have too, that many Steward has taught Wladimire K some of the tricks he taught Lewis, like

1) hitting and holding, 2) draping his weight all over the other guy, 3) holding briefly behind the head and uppercutting. You can see him fight by fight, improving a bit at these little smarts, except for #3 which he still is very clumsy at.

He's also developed a Hollyood John wayne habit of knocking down the opponent's left hand with his oown and trying to cross the right over it. I've seen him attempt this a hundred times, and NOT ONCE has he been able to land the right with that pattern.

When he sticks to formal, classic-style boxing, he does very well, but Manny's coaching has actually prolonged his fights rather than shortening them. I liked him better before Manny.

Just my opinion.

[ACHlLLES]

I think Vitali will knock Peter out. Look for it to happen somewhere between the 8th and 10th rounds.

Thats accurate prediction, could happen slightly before the 8th round though. This has more to do with Sam Peter not really being good then Vitali coming out of retirement. Meaning if this were a younger vitali, I'd believe he'd have peter out of there much quicker then 8-10 rounds.

[edgarg]

What you say doesn't sound convincing. Why didn't you include some actual fact to go along with your opinion. It's still not too late. By the way, for the vast majority of his stint as champion, Lewis held only ONE title, the WBC. When he beat Holyfield he briefly held another two titles, and it seems he imediately gave up the WBA crown, then was KO'd by Rahman for the IBF and WBC. [I don't count the IBO] After he beat Rahman he held only TWO of the major 4 titles, and it seems he was stripped of the IBF. Then he was "chased out of town" by Klitschko.

The point is that he was NEVER the unified, universal Champ, and during his career, Chris Byrd and John Ruiz were very much "alive and kicking" but he never fought them. He preferred tyros like Michael Grant, with whom he was able to get away with holding behind the head and uppercutting, a blatant foul for which he should have been DQ'd.

Since we're on the subject of the Klitschkos, I notice, and maybe you have too, that many Steward has taught Wladimire K some of the tricks he taught Lewis, like

1) hitting and holding, 2) draping his weight all over the other guy, 3) holding briefly behind the head and uppercutting. You can see him fight by fight, improving a bit at these little smarts, except for #3 which he still is very clumsy at.

He's also developed a Hollyood John wayne habit of knocking down the opponent's left hand with his oown and trying to cross the right over it. I've seen him attempt this a hundred times, and NOT ONCE has he been able to land the right with that pattern.

When he sticks to formal, classic-style boxing, he does very well, but Manny's coaching has actually prolonged his fights rather than shortening them. I liked him better before Manny.

Just my opinion.

The above was supposed to be an answer to, and attached to RANDALL HOPKIRK at the bottom of Page 2.

[KESSLER]

by T.K. Stewart

For former heavyweight titlist Vitali Klitschko, a product of the old sport schools from the glory days of the Soviet Empire, his has been a boxing career that is sometimes seen as a secretive, KGB-like journey through the murky underworld that is professional boxing.

Klitschko, the son of a former Soviet Air Force Colonel, makes his long awaited return to the squared circle in less than two weeks and for his rabid fans it will be a much celebrated occasion. He has been away from the rigors of the ring for nearly four years, but because of his favored status with Jose Sulaiman's WBC, he will go straight to Berlin, Germany and into a title shot against Samuel 'The Nigerian Nightmare' Peter.

Vitali and his younger brother Wladimir (the belt holder of the IBF and WBO titles) are aiming to fulfill a boyhood fantasy of holding versions of the heavyweight championship simultaneously.

"Without dreams, life is boring," says the 37 year old Vitali. "For years it has been my dream to be a world champion at the same time as my brother."

Klitschko retired from boxing in 2005 because he was repeatedly stricken with a host of training injuries. He suffered from everything to a bum shoulder to a bad back to a thigh injury to a creaky knee. Some blamed the injuries on anabolic steroids and Klitschko once tested positive for the banned substances as an amateur. In 2005 he went through a period where his enormous body (6'7 1/2" tall and 250 pounds) was breaking down on him all at once. Instead of continuing, Klitschko, then the WBC heavyweight titlist, simply retired.

What was interesting to watch, is that each time he was injured, Klitschko would be quickly whisked off by his handlers to a clandestine hospital somewhere in the heart of Europe - or even Southern California (What's the difference?). It was tough to determine whether he was operated on, simply rehabbed or if he was really injured at all as he was usually kept far from the peering eyes of the free press. [details]

This is some bull****, a biased article at it's best. Fire this ****ing guy.
It's disrespectful.