will vitali make the HOF

[Dave Rado]

Sorry, I was never impressed by the amped-up midget. He fought fighters far worse than the people who get called bums today and got heaps of praise for knocking them over.

Four years after being knocked over and utterly destroyed by Tyson, one of those "bums", as you call them, Larry Holmes, beat Ray Mercer, who went on to give a prime Lewis all the trouble he could handle.

Another of those "bums" had just beaten Holmes.

Another had recently won an Olympic Gold.

Bruno, Tubbs and Thomas would also be top 10 ranked fighters if they were fighting today.

And he won all his fights during those four years in extremely exciting style and showed superb and under-rated skills in doing so.

[Dave Rado]

I'm being as "fair" as all the people who constantly go back in the past to say this fighter or that fighter could wallop the Klitschkos, because they can't find anyone now to do the job.

Are you seriously claiming that two wrongs make a right????

I'm not interested in what Marciano would look like if he was born in Vitali's era or vice-versa. I'm talking straight-up comparison, fighter to fighter.

Which as I've already pointed out is completely meaningless. Jesse Owens, on that basis, wouldn't even be able to win a University race today, never mind an Olympics. But he is universally rated higher than any of today's runners, with the arguable exception of Bolt.

[EdMon917]

Of course he will. Both brothers will

[Mr. Philadel]

Big Vit is a sure shot!!!!!

[Joeyzagz]

Tyson is ridiculously overrated.

Vitali easily destroys him, his style is all wrong for Tyson.

Tyson is Vitali's worst nightmare.

Tyson had the defensive speed of Chris Byrd combined with the power of Lennox Lewis. Vitali would get mauled.

[Pirao]

Both Klitschkos will be in the HOF, for sure.

[gayfish]

What did he contribute exactly? He bit off a mans ear off on live television and was the symbol of **** and thuggery.

youngest heavyweight champion. thats what.