Vitali Klitschko is the goofiest fighter ever!

[Leo Pradun]

for this fight with arreola he used the same tactics as wlad uses when he fights pressure fighters, he was moving around a lot and picking arreola apart, I wated to see arreola on his ass but what u gona do.

[gancho_al_igado]

haha i was thinking that on sat, he looks like a "DUH GEORGE"lol, but the man kicks ass.

[BEEHOP]

Err Roy Jones used to fight like that and get away with it in his prime. Vitali has the added bonus of size but he's style resembles Jones sometimes. Ok before you guys jump on me I'm NOT saying Vitali is as skilled as prime Jones was.

I think a prime Roy would put up a better fight than either of the K-bro's recent opponents.

[PittyPat]

He looked better (less goofy) in his younger days. I don't recall ever seeing him look as goofy as he did against Arreola (obviously just as effective though), I think a lot of it is he's age and he doesn't quite have teh legs & mobility he had a few years ago which makes him appear more goofy when he's runnin away from the ropes and moving side to side. haha

IMO in the fight with Herbie Hide, he looked very sharp and ready to go - there was no sloppy guard or clumsy legs. His hands were held at waist height, lots of mobility overall, and he actually looked like a "badass" as everyone calls him now.

That's the Vitali I'd like to see. But even against Lennox he'd already adopted the clunky, lumbering style we see today. I just don't see the appeal in it... although at the same time I can certainly understand why people rag on Wlad for his "boring" style. I don't find it boring - technical and patient, more like.

Roy Jones used to fight like that and get away with it in his prime.

Besides the hands held low, I don't see it myself. Jones always looked sharp and fluid in the ring (and still does, to a point), whilst Vitali looks just as the TS says - goofy.

[ИATAS]

^^Nah against Lennox he didn't fight the same way, his hands were up for the most part and he was aggressive.

That's why Vitali got so many fans after that fight, not just because of the heart he showed by fighting with the cut, but because he was fighting to win, fighting to hurt Lewis.

[PittyPat]

against Lennox he didn't fight the same way, his hands were up for the most part and he was aggressive.

Against Lennox, he wasn't very fast (well, he had long already entered his 30s) and his hands were quite low. Now, rewind back to '99, and this is the Vitali I can actually take pleasure in watching.

That is a fucking badass fighter if I ever saw one. Goofy he wasn't!