Word is Vitali got dropped twice in sparring and...

**enadeus** · 11-07-2005, 01:07 AM

Originally posted by ChrististheAnswer2

just looked bad, apparently according to the rumour he was getting dominated by his sparring partners.

You can check out the rumour at ********** in their interview with Hasim Rahman.

Very interesintg news indeed!

Who was he sparring?

**Manny_P** · 11-07-2005, 01:07 AM

Originally posted by enadeus

Who was he sparring?

James Toney.

**ChrististheAnswer2** · 11-07-2005, 01:08 AM

Originally posted by enadeus

Who was he sparring?

I don't know, but the guy or guys must have power.

**enadeus** · 11-07-2005, 01:10 AM

Originally posted by ChrististheAnswer2

I don't know, but the guy or guys must have power.

Thats weird because he's officially only been knocked down once in his career, and that was when he was kickboxing, as far as I know.

**ChrististheAnswer2** · 11-07-2005, 01:10 AM

This site also reports this rumor as well news.sport-express.ru/online

**Bozo_no no** · 11-07-2005, 01:11 AM

GL: There were rumblings that he wasn't doing too well and was getting dropped in sparring. Do you believe that to be true and do you believe it had something to do with him not moving forward with this fight?

HR: "Definitely. I don't know what you heard, but I heard he got knocked out in the gym. You can't get concussions when you're getting in the ring with one of the best punchers at heavyweight.

"I heard Travis Walker knocked him out and I'll have to get back to you with the other name. These guys might be good prospects or whatever, but they shouldn't be knocking out the heavyweight champion of the world in the gym."

**ChrististheAnswer2** · 11-07-2005, 01:11 AM

Originally posted by enadeus

Thats weird because he's officially only been knocked down once in his career, and that was when he was kickboxing, as far as I know.

Yeah but were talkin about sparring here, he could have been knocked down in sparring before, who knows?

**enadeus** · 11-07-2005, 01:13 AM

Originally posted by ChrististheAnswer2

This site also reports this rumor as well news.sport-express.ru/online

You can read in Russian, or did you get the page translated?

**oldgringo** · 11-07-2005, 01:14 AM

I can't see how dude ate complete bombs from Lennox Lewis and stood up but gets KD'ed by no name magees in sparring...

Word is Vitali got dropped twice in sparring and...