Vitali Klitschko will be 41 before he fights again - should he retire?

**Spray_resistant** · 02-20-2012, 02:17 PM

Maybe one last good bye fight against someone he will probably ko.

**BKM-2010** · 02-20-2012, 02:17 PM

It's hard to say how many other heavyweights would do as well as Chisora did against him, and he only won like a round or two at best. I also think his injury was one of the reasons his performance wasn't as good.

I think Vitali still has about 3 to 4 good ones left in him.

**4Corners** · 02-20-2012, 02:21 PM

I say he still has a few more fights left.

Fight Povetkin, Boytsov, maybe Haye, and than one of the other guys that could progress into something good (Scott, Perez, Mitchell, Fury). And then call it a career.

**crold1** · 02-20-2012, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by Freedom.

The years are catching up with Vitali. He's still very good, but he didn't seem to have the stamina in yesterday's fight he had for example against Arreola and Briggs.

Should Vitali retire?

He got hit more, especially to the body. When your opponent tries, and lands 241 lb. body blows consistently, it can affect stamina. Vitali fought well Saturday. No need to retire unless he just doesn't feel like training anymore.

**Slyboots** · 02-20-2012, 02:25 PM

Hard to say. I think Vitali really hurt his left shoulder in that fight so it's hard to judge how he would perform in the future or if that injury will sustain.

**TheKza** · 02-20-2012, 02:27 PM

He should retire, unless his next fight is against Haye.

**The MiZ** · 02-20-2012, 02:29 PM

i want him ko'd or cut to pieces again. vitali, fight haye, you scared of his 'bombs' and haymakers.

**ts33** · 02-20-2012, 02:31 PM

I think he should have one more farewell fight, and then retire.

I hate to say it, but time is catching up. I don't really see Chisora as that much better than Arreola, and Vitali boxed beautifully (even if it looks a bit awkward sometimes) and kept changing angles so Arreola could barely ever land cleanly against him. Against Chisora i didn't see as much of that tricky movement.

Ultimately it's down to Vitali off course, if he just had a bad night (by his own very high standards, he still clearly won) or that arm injury was worse than we know than he may well continue for a while yet.

What do you think Freedom? How much of a chance would someone like Haye have against Vitali now?

**Alonzo Harris** · 02-20-2012, 02:31 PM

He should spark Haye, then cruise off into the sunset.

Vitali Klitschko will be 41 before he fights again - should he retire?