Should Vitali Klitschko retire now?

[Tiozzo]

Vitali HAS TO FIGHT HAYE.

They both have been very vocal about wanting the fight. Now it's time to make it happen.

Vitali is too old, Haye got this.

[ironmike2012]

If he's not going to fight Haye, who else is left? He should walk away so Wlad can become undisputed champ. Vitali would not be a champ right now if he had to fight Wlad, I think Vitali was better when they where younger, but right now Wlad wins, #2 Vitali should quit, if no Haye fight.

[Earl-Hickey]

He's earned the right to retire, but I'd like to see the Hayes fight, vitali would still be the favourite and would most likely win, he can choose to push it to the limit if he wishes

[BTL]

Don't want to see the haye fight, haye could win or it could be a classic one sided fight for vitali but like someone siad I hate seeing young fighter beat old great fighters cuz of age.

Vitali please retire.

[The Hammer]

I dont see whats wrong with that fight? Vitali is champion and Haye is a challenger and arguably #1 contender. If Vitali loses he loses. Its boxing I want to watch it. Be a great matchup

Vitali didnt see no harm in fighting a past prime Lennox Lewis who we can all agree looked as faded as ever plus being out of shape in that fight

Lewis was age 37, and less past it than age 41 Vitali is now.

[ADP02]

Don't you think David Haye has too much class to target a faded 41 year old?

Surely Haye will try for one of the undefeated young contenders or try for a rematch with Wlad who's younger than Vitali at age 36 and still very good.

Someone reading this post would think that you don't like Vitali's chances of beating Haye ... is this what you are saying?

[The Hammer]

David Haye is making Vitali retire

lololol

No.

Age is making him retire. It will get the best of ALL of us sooner or later.

[The Hammer]

Someone reading this post would think that you don't like Vitali's chances of beating Haye ... is this what you are saying?

I think in 2009 Haye had no chance of beating Vitali.

But now, yes, Haye has a very good chance of winning.

He was missing alot of shots he would usually make, and for a **** opponent Charr was still able to tag him at times in RD 3 & 4.

Yes.

[Earl-Hickey]

Charr was only able to tag vitali because vitali had no respect for charrs power and was trying to knock him out

[chloelloyd]

Don't you think David Haye has too much class to target a faded 41 year old?

Surely Haye will try for one of the undefeated young contenders or try for a rematch with Wlad who's younger than Vitali at age 36 and still very good.

David Haye got no class. None. He knows he got no class and he don't care. He is 100% going to target Vitali, and he will most likely get the fight. I would LIKE to see Vitali fight Haye because I honestly think this will cement Vitali's Place as a top 15-20 HW.

David Haye is someone who's name value lays in his skills and abilities rather then his resume. Let me briefly explain what that means.

Mike Tyson's victories over Razer Ruddock were universally praised by media and press, not because Ruddock had some sort of ATG Resume but because he was one of the most avoided punchers in the HW Division at the time. Razer had a relentless style and great punching power, his talents and abilities far surpass his resume.
The same goes for Golota-Lewis. Golota's resume might not be all that eye catching but his sheer abilities and talent made the Lewis win a good one.

The same now applies to David Haye. I don't really like David Haye, but even a hater must admit he's got a lot of talent. In fact, probably the 2nd most talented HW behind Wladimir in this era from a raw ability point of view. If an aging Vitali somehow KO David Haye (who is reaching his prime) it will be a massive massive win for his legacy.
If Haye beat Vitali , the only people who will talk **** about VK is the boxing forum nerds and trolls. Their opinions are 100% meaningless and by no ways affect VITALI'S overall legacy standings. So Vitali is in a win-win situation. Take the fight I say.

Now if Vitali have injuries and don't want to risk his health, I whole heartily agree to his decision in not taking the fight. But if he can still perform at maybe 60-70% of what a Prime VK could, I say do it.