What kind of shape is Vitali really in?

[Ryn0]

LOL@ Nautilus. He looks Ok to me. He won't be as fit as before right away but he is still in a different class to Peter and should KO him before the end. I think he may have been taking steds during his lay off. It is the reason why he was disqualified from Olympics. He's been taking steds again trust me and will comeback with a bigger Ironfist punch than before. The way he man handled Danny Williams was shocking. Steds= superhuman strength.

Steds don't actually give you extra strength they allow you to train for longer and prevent build up of lactic acid. Most people after a hard training session with ache terribly in the morning which is a result of muscles tearing and rebuilding themselve and it usually takes a day or two to repair steroids speed up that time so you can train however many times you want.

[Ryn0]

Vitali Klitschko has been quoted many times as saying that he's in good health and perfect shape to fight. However, just looking at the few training camp photos on klitschko.com, Vitali does not look in such great fitness. He doesnt look ripped really considering he's been training for one of the biggest fights of his career for 12 weeks.
I just realised... most people are focusing on his past injuries, but is his age and aerobic fitness level actually going to be the big factor?
Perhaps the weigh-in photos will give more of a clue...

Having hung that question out there, I'm going to still pick him to win TKO7 ... lets see!

When has Sam Peter ever looked in "good shape"

[Welter_Skelter]

When has Sam Peter ever looked in "good shape"

He is GREAT shape.. if you are comparing him to a Beach ball..

[!!Captain]

Can't wait for the weigh-in. Vitali looks to be in 245-250 range. Peter looks 250+.

[Derranged]

From those pics its hard to tell, Vitali was never as ripped as Wladimir anyway. He doesnt look fat.

[TheGreatA]

Vitali seems to be in similar kind of shape as he has always been, maybe not as good but that's to be expected from a 37 year old coming off 4 years of inactivity.

I'm sure Vitali wouldn't be fighting if he didn't think he was in condition.

[plug75]

After seeing the weigh-in and open training session, I humbly eat my words. Vitali DOES look in great shape and his hand-eye co-ordination looked pretty sharp too. WAR Vitali!

[sparked_85]

Vitali seems to be in similar kind of shape as he has always been, maybe not as good but that's to be expected from a 37 year old coming off 4 years of inactivity.

I'm sure Vitali wouldn't be fighting if he didn't think he was in condition.

Vitali looks like Andriy Shevchenko in the 2nd pic.

[BrooklynBomber]

Vitali looks like Andriy Shevchenko in the 2nd pic.

They are both typical ukrainians.

[!!Captain]

Can't wait for the weigh-in. Vitali looks to be in 245-250 range. Peter looks 250+.

Damn, I'm good. Vitali is 247 and Peter is 253.