based on your ignorance, you have no idea about boxing history. Vitali was given the ring belt earlier in the decade, but he wasn't the linear champion. The Ring belt USUALLY follows the linear title path, but not always, and Vitali got it for fighting Kirk Johnson, who was a top 5 heavyweight, but not the number 2 heavyweight at the time. It was the only time the Ring gave it's belt to a non champion in the heavyweight ranks. Right now, the Light Heavyweight linear champion in Zsolt Erdei, however he obviously isn't the ring champion, but he is THE CHAMPION at LHW. Well, at least until he fights someone with a pulse.
Vitali did not win the vacant Ring belt by beating Johnson he won it, along with the WBC belt, when he beat Sanders in the fight following the Johnson fight.
Vitali did not win the vacant Ring belt by beating Johnson he won it, along with the WBC belt, when he beat Sanders in the fight following the Johnson fight.
based on your ignorance, you have no idea about boxing history. Vitali was given the ring belt earlier in the decade, but he wasn't the linear champion. The Ring belt USUALLY follows the linear title path, but not always, and Vitali got it for fighting Kirk Johnson, who was a top 5 heavyweight, but not the number 2 heavyweight at the time. It was the only time the Ring gave it's belt to a non champion in the heavyweight ranks. Right now, the Light Heavyweight linear champion in Zsolt Erdei, however he obviously isn't the ring champion, but he is THE CHAMPION at LHW. Well, at least until he fights someone with a pulse.
Are you serious? Really?
Vitali won the RING title by beating Corey Sanders, who was #3 at the time. That's more than just a titleist as you said before. That means he was the undisputed heavyweight champ. The statement you made was completely and utterly incorrect, I just felt the need to set it straight. Vitali was the best heavyweight in the world from the time He fought Lennox up until he retired. You just don't know. And in reality, he deserved lineage in my opinion when Lennox declined a rematch to the fight he was losing when he pulled out the win on a cut/tko.
Another example: Adamek is the #1 cruiser in the world and is the ring champ without ever having fought and beat Haye. Get it now?
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