Kevin Johnson: "The Klitschkos are a Temporary Mistake"

[Nuurzhaelan]

Temporary mistake?

The KlitschkO's have been on top of the HW division for 7+ years and will stay on top until they retire in 5 years or so...

Yeah, Johnson's WAY way ahead of himself there. Either Klitschko will mince that man.

[PittyPat]

You can't spell Klitschko with "KO". :box2: Ooh yeah!!!

[Chase8400]

He is, actually! I used to try and pigeonhole his style as clumsy and unskilled, but I was completely off the mark. I'll admit it - I had him all wrong. The guy knows exactly what he's doing when he hangs his arms low and moves back from any punches coming at him. It can be frustrating to watch, but it works perfectly.

So unless one has extremely fast hands like Sanders, he's damn near impossible to hit cleanly. His footwork is flat and looks goofy, but he's constantly moving around and getting out of the way. He makes his opponent miss and subsequently leave themselves open to one of his deadly accurate shots which come from all angles.

What the VitMan does is not pretty, but it's art. He's a very clever boxer, and I now know what exactly I'm supposed to appreciate out there. It just took a little while, but I got there.



Voluntary defence, and Vitali chose an undefeated American prospect. He's a nice guy like that.

Like so many trials in life, the fact that you have finally got there is all that matters.

[Chase8400]

I always have thought vitali fights like roy jones. Against arreola he would have his left hand on his thigh setting up that hanging right hand. He even stands completely still just like roy used to do. Its uncanny to me. Its impressive vitali can pull that of in the heavyweights

Yea, I agree. I really didn't mean style wise, just the fact that he normally dominates and makes it looks easy. Not a lot of people know that Vitali has almost as good of a plus - minus hit ratio as Floyd and they top out the world , including being over guys like Pacquiao and Hopkins.

That is insanely impressive for a heavyweight. Vitali looks awkward, but what he does is very effective and an argument can be made for him never actually losing a pro fight.

[Fox McCloud]

I love the way Johnson talks ****.

[steeluv]

Bruce seldon is okay with but let's be realistic...seldon doesn't beat anyone anymore.he's a journeyman.tye fields koed him in 2 rounds

True Bruce Seldon was in his peak, on the night when tupac got shot in 1996, 13 years ago, when he fought tyson!