Is Vitali Klitschkos power vastly overrated?

[jimmy1569]

He has heavy hands, but isn't explosive with his power like a Tyson, Lewis, or even his brother. He also doesn't really load up on shots, as he likes to accumulate damage gradually by landing often and having a solid workrate.

If for instance, his brother landed those shots on Corrie Sanders that Vitali did, I doubt Sanders would've lasted until the 8th round, and been on his feet.

His workrate is second to none & while i agree that he doesn't load up on his shots like he used to... he still gets his man outta there.. Corrie Sanders was made to pay for his brother;s demise against him. Wlad didn't make it to the 3rd against Corrie let alone the 8th. Sanders was saved by the bell at the end of the 5th rd as he was stumbling punch drunk. I believe Vitali just wanted to sadistically make him pay for destroying his brother & put just enough steam on his punches to keep him hanging around a little longer. The result was one of the vicious beatdowns in Vitali's career..ofcourse pre-Briggs.. that was manslaughter.

[Jeff Da Maori]

Vitali Klitschko vs Lennox Lewis

THE TRUTH

Vitali took the fight on just 10 days notice.

Vitali was clearly winning the fight 4-2 on all 3 scorecards at the time of the controversial doctor stoppage. Lewis was badly hurt, was holding on for dear life and was staggering around the ring like a drunk, he barely survived the 2nd round. Lewis was getting outboxed, outworked, outlanded and was badly hurt several times in the fight.

punches landed

Vitali 156

Lewis 102


Lewis was exhausted, worn down and hurt from the accumulation of punches and was ready to get KTFO again, he collapsed onto his stool at the end of the 6th round, Vitali was clearly the fresher of the two, he was a man on a mission and would've KO'd Lewis for sure if the fight had continued.

All the fans at Staples Center cheered for Vitali and booed Lewis after the fight.

Lewis promised Vitali a rematch.

Vitali destroyed Kirk Johnson in 2 rounds and called out Lewis again in the post fight interview. The scared Lewis retired shortly after that fight.

Lewis turned down 30 million dollars for a rematch and retired like a coward because he knew he would get destroyed by Vitali.

Vitali dominated Lewis and scared his bitch ass into retirement.



George Foreman: "Vitali was winning the fight. Lewis got lucky. There has to be a rematch!"

Jim Lampley: "A lucky escape for Lewis who was clearly losing the fight"

Even Emanuel Steward was upset and pissed off at Lewis for blatantly ducking a Vitali rematch.

Lewis is scared to death of Vitali.

Red K sent for repeated spamming. You boring little ****.

[nomadman]

Yes, his power is overrated in the same way Shavers's and Foreman's power is overrated.

With the latter two it's the numerous testimonies of their various opponents who prop up their reputation, with Vitali it's his knockout ratio. In all cases they simplify and hide the truth. Most of the fighters who wax lyrical about Shavers's devastating power not only survived it, but won the fight against him. Similarly, many of the "KOs" on Vitali's resume were either standing ref stoppages or corner quittages, perfectly legitimate ways of winning a fight before the final bell sounds of course, but not exactly indicative of stunning one-hit knockout power.

Vitali's punches are thudding and damaging, but it's the sort of power that many fighters can take, for a while at least. Compare them to a prime Tua for example and you'll see an immediate difference in punching power. Vitali relies on his height, workrate and awkwardness to constantly land hard punches throughout the course of a fight, punches which eventually take their toll resulting in a stoppage one way or another. Tua on the other hand has continually been on the losing end of fights heading into the later rounds, hardly having landed a punch on his opponent when suddenly he pulls something out of the blue and leaves the opponent dribbling on the floor. In the words of Thulsa Doom, "Now that's power, boy."

As for whether Vitali used to punch harder in the past than now, yeah possibly, though he never really had the sort of punch that made me sit up and go "Woah!" He failed to knock Sanders out despite landing a sickening number of punches flush to Sanders's face. Rahman knocked him down with one punch. And aside from the 2nd round he never seriously hurt Lewis with anything he landed. Again, I bring up Rahman and raise you a McCall. Since his comeback he's certainly not impressed me with his power, at any rate. Not that it matters really. He still packs enough of a wallop in his fists to allow him to impose his gameplan and force his opponents into a shell upon which he can punch with impunity. Which sooner or later will get him the win.

By the way, yes Lewis had a considerably better jaw than many people thought. I use past tense because it seems that allegations of his "glass jaw" are gradually being eroded as time passes and people evaluate his fights more carefully. You'll still hear it from time to time, mainly from ignorant fools who think Dempsey would have KOed him, but their pathetic babblings can quite easily be hushed with this fine video:

[Daddy T]

Vitali has great power, good stamina and a great chin he's not fast but he more than makes up for that. He is of course very beatable by a slick fast fighter but there isn't too many of those around these days.

[nomadman]

Vitali has great power, good stamina and a great chin he's not fast but he more than makes up for that. He is of course very beatable by a slick fast fighter but there isn't too many of those around these days.

Eddie Chambers.

[AndrewDobson]

as strong as VIT is .. there is no way he could beat this man

[Daddy T]

Eddie Chambers.

Yeah Fat Eddie Chambers is a regular Roy Jones jnr

[nomadman]

Yeah Fat Eddie Chambers is a regular Roy Jones jnr

Who were you thinking of then?

[AndrewDobson]

ovah are you a lennox lewis fan by any chance ?

ha ha ha

[Run]

No I don't think his power is overrated. He's fekkin huge and hits like a mack truck. It's just that he fights backing up alot, and that clearly takes steam off punches. Which is why he breaks people down as opposed to just wrecking them.



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