Solis doubters proved correct?

[SplitSecond]

is it a fact that he got KOed in the first round?

is it a fact that he gassed against a ****ty over 40 Ray Austin who is not even close to Vitali's level?

is it a fact that Solis still needed to lose over 20lbs ot have been in good shape against Vitali?

ko = unable to get up within the tenth count, so no

second, im gonna say sure, why not

third, no, it's not a fact


really reaching.

[The Gambler1981]

Since when did the first round of a championship fight become so important to determining how the fight will go~

[Steak]

ko = unable to get up within the tenth count, so no

second, im gonna say sure, why not

third, no, it's not a fact

how could you not have answered those yourself?

they were rhetorical.

fact is, Solis was ko/tkoed in the first round.
fact is, Solis struggled and gassed against a ****ty over 40 Ray Austin
fact is, Solis was still overweight and needed to lose 20 or more lbs to even have a chance of beating Vitali

Solis had little to no shot at beating Vitali. maybe if he came in shape, but until they have the fight in fantasy land, that will never happen.

[SplitSecond]

they were rhetorical.

fact is, Solis was ko/tkoed in the first round.
fact is, Solis struggled and gassed against a ****ty over 40 Ray Austin
fact is, Solis was still overweight and needed to lose 20 or more lbs to even have a chance of beating Vitali

Solis had little to no shot at beating Vitali. maybe if he came in shape, but until they have the fight in fantasy land, that will never happen.

touche....

[IIG]

http://www.*************.com/columns...ship-material/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/mar/19/vitali-klitschko-odlanier-solis-heavyweight

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/mar/14/vitali-klitschko-solis-odlanier-heavyweight-wbc

In my opinion, no. Those lazy journo's who wrote off solis all get to excersize their confirmation bias but the reality is that they were wrong. Solis did look like he could have made the fight very competitive. He was winning the round and the shot he did take landed while his left foot was slipping (the slip which damaged his cruciate ligaments in his right knee). Of course he could have gone on to lose but there was nothing to suggest, from the little we saw last night, that he was as heavily outmatched as these people were predicting.

I'm not trying to undermine Vitali, I just wanted to ask: is anyone else getting sick of poor boxing journalists who can't read boxing? they just follow the hype train and put down underdogs because it's easy. Now they all get to say how brilliant they are at reading styles because solis had a freak injury which none of them were previously aware of.

Everything you said is 100% true.

[crold1]

http://www.*************.com/columns...ship-material/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/mar/19/vitali-klitschko-odlanier-solis-heavyweight

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/mar/14/vitali-klitschko-solis-odlanier-heavyweight-wbc

In my opinion, no. Those lazy journo's who wrote off solis all get to excersize their confirmation bias but the reality is that they were wrong. Solis did look like he could have made the fight very competitive. He was winning the round and the shot he did take landed while his left foot was slipping (the slip which damaged his cruciate ligaments in his right knee). Of course he could have gone on to lose but there was nothing to suggest, from the little we saw last night, that he was as heavily outmatched as these people were predicting.

I'm not trying to undermine Vitali, I just wanted to ask: is anyone else getting sick of poor boxing journalists who can't read boxing? they just follow the hype train and put down underdogs because it's easy. Now they all get to say how brilliant they are at reading styles because solis had a freak injury which none of them were previously aware of.

He was good for two minutes and that's some moral victory?

LOL

He was a lazy sloth before and it caught up with him Saturday. That it may have been pre-existing makes this even funnier. Biggest pro fight he's had (and it's not like he'd beaten anyone worth a damn yet anyways) and there were people happy that he came in less fat.

It's repugnant that some heap like Solis makes seven figures while fighters in other weight divisions who work their ass off have to be three times as good and 100 times as professional to dream of that sort of check.

Just deal with the fact that he sucks for a ton of reasons and move on

[crold1]

Some writers, like Eric Raskin of The Ring, thought Solis was a potential champion. See the article in the current issue.

Teddy Atlas thought he'd beat Vitali.

They were guilty of looking at what COULD be and hoping for it. It was overly optimistic given the evidence. When he busted out a 271 on the scale, the gig was up. Anyone should have seen the writing on the wall that dude just didn't care enough to care about.

[edgarg]

http://www.*************.com/columns...ship-material/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/mar/19/vitali-klitschko-odlanier-solis-heavyweight

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/mar/14/vitali-klitschko-solis-odlanier-heavyweight-wbc

In my opinion, no. Those lazy journo's who wrote off solis all get to excersize their confirmation bias but the reality is that they were wrong. Solis did look like he could have made the fight very competitive. He was winning the round and the shot he did take landed while his left foot was slipping (the slip which damaged his cruciate ligaments in his right knee). Of course he could have gone on to lose but there was nothing to suggest, from the little we saw last night, that he was as heavily outmatched as these people were predicting.

I'm not trying to undermine Vitali, I just wanted to ask: is anyone else getting sick of poor boxing journalists who can't read boxing? they just follow the hype train and put down underdogs because it's easy. Now they all get to say how brilliant they are at reading styles because solis had a freak injury which none of them were previously aware of.

Eli you are wrong. Klitschko was in complete control of that round with his left hand. Solis only made a few sporadic rushes, the vast majority of which did not connect at all. He showed spirit, which you confuse as success.

[edgarg]

He was good for two minutes and that's some moral victory?

LOL

He was a lazy sloth before and it caught up with him Saturday. That it may have been pre-existing makes this even funnier. Biggest pro fight he's had (and it's not like he'd beaten anyone worth a damn yet anyways) and there were people happy that he came in less fat.

It's repugnant that some heap like Solis makes seven figures while fighters in other weight divisions who work their ass off have to be three times as good and 100 times as professional to dream of that sort of check.

Just deal with the fact that he sucks for a ton of reasons and move on

I don't believe that it was pre-existing, he would have been wearing a knee band. A cruciate ligament is either damaged or not, if damaged it's hard to walk, it can be broken or snapped like happened to Klitschko himdelf causing 4 years of retirement. He could have had some cartilage (meniscus) problem, which, if torn can be pared back, but why in that case would he know have a knee band??

I just don't believe it.