The Klitschko Factor: Assessing Vitali

[GranTorino]

This post too long. I read the first paragraph.

That's too bad. But understandable, since Ruiz wasn't mentioned. You should have read it. It was quite insightful.

[Guest]

That's too bad. But understandable, since Ruiz wasn't mentioned. You should have read it. It was quite insightful.

Thank you very much.

[guru]

Vitali vs Williams was a farce, and a PPV disaster. You have no idea what you're talking about.

HBO origionally tried to say it did 150K PPV buys, and lost money at that. It later came out that it did about 75K at best.

i cant find anyone to verify this, other than **********, where g. leon hates VK... i have seen several articles stating the 120K buys, including ones from as recent as April...

http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxin...-hbo-sprinkles

[Leo Pradun]

Yo pretender your boy is done, what can you r boy due to Vitali, hug him the whole fight, hell get so hard this time he will really retire. Actually I would let Valuev handle Ruiz wouldnt even waste my time with him if I was Vitali...

[Bozo_no no]

Just when I was about to say there are no haters here as Bozo_No_No didn't show up yet.. and there he is.
LOL

Good posts everyone!

I don't hate Vitali.

I hate idiots like you that are completely blinded baised jock sniffers.

Even if Klitschko Willilams did reach 120K PPV sales (which I don't believe) HBO said that was a big disapointment, meaning Vitali is NOT marketable on his own.

Its nice to see that pointing out that he's not a big draw wounds the ever so sensitive feelings of some of you sac sniffers.

[AintGottaClue]

I don't hate Vitali.

I hate idiots like you that are completely blinded baised jock sniffers.

Even if Klitschko Willilams did reach 120K PPV sales (which I don't believe) HBO said that was a big disapointment, meaning Vitali is NOT marketable on his own.

Its nice to see that pointing out that he's not a big draw wounds the ever so sensitive feelings of some of you sac sniffers.

but still marketable enough to sell more tickets then byrd,ruiz combined lol

[GranTorino]

well you root for Ruiz, your attention span must be very short

good post, good points about the ying & yang of the Vitali situation, we'll really never know how good he is (or isn't) until he fights a top-flight opponent, ie Rahman or Toney. Let's remember: Williams, Sanders, Johnson, and Lewis were all completely out-of-shape vs. Vitali, and his only top 10 opponent outside of those 4 guys was Chris Byrd and Vitali lost to Byrd (a loss is a loss is a loss, no matter how it happened).... All of my "fans" know my opinion of Quit-schko, the back surgery is a total joke and will be used as a front if he doesn't perform well vs. Rahman in September, but if he wins by KO, then all wrongs are solved and Quitali will be the #1 heavyweight

The back surgery is a total joke? Are you saying he didnt have surgery, and that he lied about it? If so, where is your proof? Or are you saying that back surgery itself is a joke? And anyone who undergoes back surgery is a ***** if they cant get in the ring and box the next day? What exactly are you saying? Im dying to hear.

[Bozo_no no]

The point of this thread was to ask for opinions about Vitali.

Mine is this:

He's a large akward super heavyweight, who at the moment, is one of the better fighters in one of the weakest points in the history of the Heavyweight division.

He has lost the two biggest fights of his career agaisnt the two best fighters he's faced, and aside from that, his biggest career wins are over Larry Donald, a grossly out of Shape Kirk Johnson, and Corrie Sanders.

He is a solid strong Heavyweight, but he has a lot to prove. No one who's biggest wins are the 3 I just mentioned deserves the acclaim and blinded worship I read about him on forums like this.

He still has a lot to prove, and is one of 3 title holders with equal claim to the top spot at the moement.

Should he unify the titles, that will be a speak very well for him, and he will deserve some of this credit being thrown around. As it is now, he's injured, and when he does return, will be tied up fighting Rahman, a fighter that already was thoroughly beat by John Ruiz.


He has the potential to become a very good Heavyweight champion, but he isn't yet, and has a lot left to prove in the comming years.

That's not hateful in the least.

[Manny_P]

Heres one statement that sums up the heavyweight division:

NO ONE WILL BEAT VITALI RIGHT NOW!

[Bozo_no no]

but still marketable enough to sell more tickets then byrd,ruiz combined lol

No, it did the same number of buys, only the King card didn't have rumors of inflated numbers.

Again, even at the embelished 120K buys, HBO still took a bath:

HBO Sports announced earlier this week that last Saturday nights pay-per-view heavyweight title fight between Vitali Klitschko and Danny Williams at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas generated approximately 120,000 buys. This comes on the heels of the Nov. 13 heavyweight PPV show from New York's Madison Square Garden, which also produced 120,000 buys. "We're disappointed," said HBO’s Ross Greenburg.