WBC Shamefully nuthugs Vitali

[gingeralbino]

Actually it did say that he was the p4p best fighter.

"Official WBC Statement: “[Vitali] Klitschko proved that he is the best fighter in the world nowadays, pound for pound, after defeating Juan Carlos Gomez who had a record of 35 knockouts in 44 wins and only 1 loss."

His KO% is more than impressive, but percentages doesn't equate to greatest puncher, it leads to "one of" the greatest punchers. But if we throw in the false statement that so many believe is true (that Lennox Lewis had a china chin) that means that Rahman and McCall were harder punchers. Or that Shaun George is a harder puncher than Vitali because he KO'd Byrd while Vitali couldn't even though he was whooping his ass until he unjured his shoulder. Listen, I feel Vitali is a really good heavyweight in an era of really mediocre heavyweights. Don't overstate what he has done and undermine it all in the same press release like the WBC has done. No one hears the other alphabet soups in the press like you do the WBC, maybe they should taper their rhetoric some.

did u edit ure first pos or did i read it wrong?

[BattlingNelson]

They can try, but I cant see any reason for Lewis to fight him (from Lewis' point of view)

No. And he shouldn't. Only thing is that Lennox, like all HW champions, is extremely proud and selfish. I'm sure he doesn't like to read that statement. Deep down he's likely convinced that if he would he could become champ again especially after seeing Vitali running low on gas against Gomez.

[elfag]

Some overpaid public relations twat with no understanding of boxing wrote that.

[Derranged]

Yea P4P best boxer in the world is totally ridiculous.

We all know its the P4P best is Tocker Pudwill.

[Kris Silver]

Actually.. Pick a champ at ANY weight you think can beat him..

I didn't say it wasn't true per say, but essentially they're saying biggest = best, which is not necessarily the case. Boxing isn't ranked like that, that's the whole reason we have divisions.

Putting a 100 lbs guy in with a 250 lbs guy is clearly ludicrous. You can't make the 100 lbs guy 250 lbs, any more than you can a 250 lbs guy 100 lbs.

So what's the point in speculating on them fighting at such different weights.

Speculate based on a pound for pound basis at least. And there, Vitali is not a top pound for pound guy.

[HeartAttack]

did u edit ure first pos or did i read it wrong?

no edit, it would've stated on my post if I edited it. probably just glanced by it is all.

[gingeralbino]

no edit, it would've stated on my post if I edited it. probably just glanced by it is all.

fair enough, my mistake.
p4p the best is just plain ******. Even his mum probably wouldn't agree with that.
But I cant see anyone beating either of the brothers. Haye has a punchers chance of getting lucky against Wlad, as everyone has, but the nipple has practically none against Vitali.

[MANGLER]

Good fighter, sick power, but seems to be overrated or hated wit no middle ground lately.

[Randall_Hopkirk]

Yeah he's heavy handed and he picks his shots extremely well, he was picking Gomez off from the 2nd round onwards but his power is overrated. KO ratio's look good but the proof is in the opposition.

The major incident when i think of Vitali's power is that straight right he landed on Lewis, it was prefect, **** on the chin, putting his body thought he punch yet Lenny stayed on his feet, even tweety Byrd absorbed the best of his output.

I suppose it's the usual reactionary hyperbole after a fight, first he's a great and now the biggest puncher in history, these guys can't see further than the end of their noses.