Is Vitali Klitschkos power vastly overrated?

[SeattleSeahawks]

When George Foreman beat the **** out of a prime Briggs people critize Foreman. When Vitali beats a out of shape Briggs he gets credit? Hilarious. Briggs would of never lasted 12 rounds getting punished like that by Foreman. Lewis did ice him.

Vitali could never knock down Peter even though Jameel McCline was able to do it 3 times. Vitali is a wear you down against a second class joke Type of a puncher and Wlad is much better. They face more has beens than Manny Pac

[boxingking500]

When George Foreman beat the **** out of a prime Briggs people critize Foreman. When Vitali beats a out of shape Briggs he gets credit? Hilarious. Briggs would of never lasted 12 rounds getting punished like that by Foreman. Lewis did ice him.

Vitali could never knock down Peter even though Jameel McCline was able to do it 3 times. Vitali is a wear you down against a second class joke Type of a puncher and Wlad is much better. They face more has beens than Manny Pac

its not there fault there much better than everyone else in the HW division currently

[Spray_resistant]

It's called accumulation punching. Vitali has power for sure, not exactly one punch KO power, he wears opponents down and beats them to a pulp. Vitali isn't what I'd call a 'massive puncher' though.

Pretty much how I see, no HW is taking too many shots from him and he throws alot but little bro hits harder for sure.

[jimmy1569]

Dude is an assassin... he does Not mind throwing punches in bunches to force a stoppage..quittage what have you.

He almost fights in a sadistic manner..throws the kitchen sink at you until you submit. He might not put alot into singular shots but the cumilitive effect of his punches is devestating to his opponent. He winds up throwing harder shots than those sluggers who just wind up one at a time.


Vitali lands alot of hard punches throughout the fight. He's capable of hurting you with one shot as he's proven many times..he just doesn't rely on throwing only one punch. His style is to keep on the attack & constantly let his hands go. If anything his power is underrated... you look at all of his opponents after he's done with them & you see how healthy they are after the fight.. give or take a Byrd or Johnson who excelled on the defensive end of the ring. Like i said...fighters do NOT enjoy getting hit by him..that's the ultimate indictment of his power & yes the Ko ratio is not to be taken lighly he ****s people up.

[jimmy1569]

Every now & then...he'll make a statement & send you to the canvas early..rather than later. Herbie Hide.. Kirk Johnson.. Danny Williams & Solis.. just to name a few. Look what he did with 5 of the hardest hitters in the game.. Peter..Areola & Briggs.. Lewis & Sanders..... they all looked like they were hit by a demolition truck after the bout.. They'll tell you how overrated his power is.

[jimmy1569]

End result is what counts.. Vitali hits you consistently hard.. he's like Joe Calzaghe with power & the name of the game is to STOP your opponent or destroy them on the cards & leave no doubt.. Vitali does both better than any heavy that's ever lived & those are the facts. He stops you 89% of the time & has won 11 out of every 12 rds he's fought for his ENTIRE carreer. Those are numbers ALI.. SRR... RJJ.. cAlzaghe.. Pac/ Mayweather... any great boxer you can think of through the years can ONLY dream of sniffing. Keep on sleeping on the great Vitali Klitschko.....when all his numbers are greater than anyone elses by FAR. i LAUGH at the haters..... we have the MOST dominant fighter that's ever been right in front of our eyes & all we do is tear him down limb by limb.. Why don't you get anyone that can come close to outboxing him.. That fighter NEVER existed. No one comes close.. his defense/offensive skills combined with his stance..size strength is impossible to overcome unless he's physically ailing.. No coincidence that he's dominating in this fashion at 40 yrs old... You can say he's slowing down all you want & he probably is as that's only natural. Thing is even if he's lost a step or 2..there's still NOTHING you could do about it because his boxing is fullproof... he excels in almost every aspect of the boxing game except for infighting but he'll always create his space & distance. He's got his hands low..ready to hit you at will..his reflexes are uncanny.. You DON'T dominate in this fashion unless you know what you're doing. Vitali knows how to fight & can overcome any style. He's dominated every fighter he's ever fought & this includes Byrd & Lewis..without those highly talked to death injuries.. those guys LOSE GUARANTEED & ALL OF YOU KNOW IT.

[Boxingwizard]

Vitali can't put the snap in his punches like he used to because of his age and his body prevents him from doing that. Vitali was a mean puncher back in his prime, obviously not now. He still hits hard.

Wladimir Klitschko knocked out Eddie Chambers. If Vitali fought Eddie Chambers, I don't think he would be able to knock out Chambers, and I think he would lose.

[BennyST]

That's subjective. Regardless, I wasn't saying he wasn't a hard puncher. What I was saying was that he isn't known as some sort of knockout artist. He's a solid puncher and that's fine.

He most certainly is a knockout artist. Highest knockout % in heavyweight boxing history. Only heavyweight to knockout his first 27 opponents. If that's NOT a knockout artist... i don't know what is. He's more than just a solid puncher. I think you're vastly underestimating his power credentials. He's such a great boxer that he doesn't rely solely on his power & is not a one dimensional slugger. Trust me..there is no one in boxing history that has done more damage to his opponents than he has. All the numbers bare this out...his size..skills & strength is just secondary.

Don't you just love morons that don't read or even try to understand what is being said?

[AndrewDobson]

theres only one he cant knock out

[jimmy1569]

Don't you just love morons that don't read or even try to understand what is being said?

I read everything you said jackoff... all i had to read was Vitali is NOT a knockout artist..to know where you're head is at..solid puncher...his opponents wish he was 'just' a solid puncher.. Get out of here with that rubbish.