Comments Thread For: Flawless at 40: Vitali Klitschko Continues To Batter Foes

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By Cliff Rold - In what might have been the finest performance of his career, at any age, 40-year old WBC Heavyweight beltholder Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO) of Kiev, Ukraine, laid a steady beating on 34-year old former two-division champion Tomasz Adamek (44-2, 28 KO) en route to a tenth round mercy stoppage at Stadion Miejski in Wroclaw, Poland.

Klitschko entered the contest weighing in at 243 lbs., his lowest weight since 1998. Adamek was a rock hard 216. The referee was Massimo Barrovecchio.

Fans hoping to see a more aesthetically pleasing encounter than July’s Wladimir Klitschko-David Haye contest got their wish, but it was also a less competitive encounter. Adamek, a heavy underdog coming in, battled gamely but was never remotely in the contest.

Klitschko had everything to do with it.

The titlist appeared to score his first knockdown of the night in the second round, but Barrovecchio deemed otherwise when a big right hand sent Adamek toppling towards the ropes. The strands kept him up but he managed to gut through the round clearly hurt. Adamek, giving up approximately six inches in height at 6’1 ˝, was struggling to jab his way inside on Klitschko early. [Click Here To Read More]

[PRBOXINGCOTTO]

Vitali is a beast haye should retire the same will happen to him

[The Hammer]

I hope Haye is next for Vitali.

[chiguy91]

I hope Haye is next for Vitali.

haha, that would be awesome to see, but i don't think haye would take it. and here in the states, i don't think hbo would buy it.

[mshap]

this so-called 'fight' was a farce since it was 1st announced -- when one of the contestants has absolutely no chance to win, it's pointless

[mshap]

to call out VK's performance 'flawless' is completely inaccurate -- what about his robotic, lumbering movements throughout? his inability to put away a guy half his size who had nothing for 10 rounds? -- his many misses? -- think what guys like Ali, Frazier, Holmes, and in his prime Lewis would have done against the VK we saw last night? -- please, at this point, VK is a very good all-around fighter whose man attribute is his size and lack of credible opposition -- hardly flawless!

[Jay Volcano]

I hope Haye is next for Vitali.

Haye should accept the challenge. It's not an shame, if you lose to both Klitschkos. Although, Haye's ego disagrees.

[boxingking500]

to call out VK's performance 'flawless' is completely inaccurate -- what about his robotic, lumbering movements throughout? his inability to put away a guy half his size who had nothing for 10 rounds? -- his many misses? -- think what guys like Ali, Frazier, Holmes, and in his prime Lewis would have done against the VK we saw last night? -- please, at this point, VK is a very good all-around fighter whose man attribute is his size and lack of credible opposition -- hardly flawless!

VK could of took adamek out in the second round.. he carried him the whole fight, any idiot, and klit-hater like yourself would see that..

[mshap]

VK could of took adamek out in the second round.. he carried him the whole fight, any idiot, and klit-hater like yourself would see that..

so now, idiots and Klit lovers like you will attribute any less than 'flawless' performance as deliberate? -- what about VK's pre-fight comments about wanting to KO Adamek?

[Jay Volcano]

I'm not a fan of Klitschkos, but saying things like the fight against Adamek was hardly flawless, it's just ******. Vitali was in complete control. You can say what you want about Klitschkos, but you can't deny their supremacy and efficiency. Where does this hatred come from ?