Willing to let Vitali slide if...

[DiegoFuego]

Hey, I got no love for Byrd taking 10-11 months off either, but Byrd has talked about retirement so it's kind of expected of him. Ruiz fights all the time and has beaten better opposition than both the other champs combined so I don't see how you can hate on Ruiz other than he's boring. Dude wins, and that's all that counts in the Sport of No Excuses.

[j]

danny was hot **** at the time. i can recall reading plenty of oppinions saying that vitali will get ko'd after williams survives a few rounds.

but then again, ppl say that about every klitschko fight.

[DiegoFuego]

I like Brewster more than Byrd and Vitali, but my favorite two heavys are Rahman and Toney because when they're focused, they're the two best in the division in my opinion, although Vitali is probably right there with them.

[DiegoFuego]

danny was hot **** at the time. i can recall reading plenty of oppinions saying that vitali will get ko'd after williams survives a few rounds.

but then again, ppl say that about every klitschko fight.

they certainly do say that, but this is the first time I'm predicting Vitali to lose. Rahman by KO in the 7th

[TheEvilSaint]

Well try and compare his "activity" Level with the other current and recent champions. Vitali isn't doing anything different than the other guys.

The only difference is you don't hate on them even a fraction as much. You like a few others, get off on this Klitschko bashing crap.

exactly. people are burning on the Ks when we have chris the duck byrd not fighting and not having a scheduled fight since NOVEMBER. john ruiz made a defense in april and... where is he now? brewster is by far the "most active" of the HW champions.

klitschko was supposed to defend his title in april, 4 months after his williams fight. but we have to go into the injuries thing again...

in conclusion, y are you raggin on klitschko when byrd and ruiz are far more inactive and disgraceful than VK?

[TheEvilSaint]

Hey, I got no love for Byrd taking 10-11 months off either, but Byrd has talked about retirement so it's kind of expected of him. Ruiz fights all the time and has beaten better opposition than both the other champs combined so I don't see how you can hate on Ruiz other than he's boring. Dude wins, and that's all that counts in the Sport of No Excuses.

better opposition? are u seriously thinking that andrew golota, fres oquendo, and kirk johnson are worthy contenders?

the HW landscape is so awful right now, its hard to decide whos a contender and who just plain sux.

[Dirt E Gomez]

they certainly do say that, but this is the first time I'm predicting Vitali to lose. Rahman by KO in the 7th

Close, but it'll be in the 9th.

[DiegoFuego]

Whoa whoa whoa, you can't say Ruiz is more inactive than Klitschko!

2003 - Ruiz fights Roy Jones Jr. and Hasim Rahman
- Vitali fights Lennox Lewis and Kirk Johnson

2004 - Ruiz fights Fres Oquendo and Andrew Golota
- Vitali fights Corrie Sanders and Danny Williams

2005 - Ruiz fights James Toney and has time to fight again
- Vitali fights an injured thigh and back and has time for only one fight

[j]

that's cool. everybody gots oppinions. it's helpfull to remember that they're just oppinions.

i'm saying vk takes out rachman in the mid to late rounds.

vk is definitely underrated by most. one thing i like about rachman is his long ass arms. it makes it easier for him to shoot out that jab. but klitschko is notably bigger than monte, and contrary to what the rock thinks, he moves much more than barrett.

[DiegoFuego]

The Good:
Vitali
Toney
Rahman
Byrd
Ruiz
Brewster

The Bad:
Wladimir
McCline
Golota
Tyson

The Ugly:
Golota

Almost everybody else who some people say are potential contenders I would categorize as unknowns. I think Brock and Peter are gonna be real good