George Foreman and Shaver's competition both paled in comparison to Vitali's at that point. Take a look at Foreman's competition prior to Ali, he fought guys with over 40 losses, 30 losses, 50 losses, the combined losses of his opponents at that point was in the hundreds if not thousands. Now compare that to Vitali's competition. Big difference.
The question isn't whether Vitali could have gone through their resume with the same number of knockouts, the question is could Foreman/Shavers have gone through Vitali's superior early resume with the same number of knockouts? I suspect no.
The question isn't whether Vitali could have gone through their resume with the same number of knockouts, the question is could Foreman/Shavers have gone through Vitali's superior early resume with the same number of knockouts? I suspect no.
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