Comments Thread For: V. Klitschko Steps Back, Now WBC Champion Emeritus

[Jewish-Reptile]

really cant blame him on that one tho. haye is more well known. haye is more dangerous than pulev anyway,,,so I wouldnt call it a cowardly duck. he turned down a tough fight for an even tougher fight imo

Dude I ain't naive,and I certainly ain't a fool.money talks right.but you cant say he's ducking me etc,when you BLATANTLY ducked a final box off which would have given you a mandatory shot.Fury would not have beat Pulev,the guy is an immovable object and frankly Kalle got it spot on when he said GGG and Kubrat are the most avoided men last year.no one wanted a part of Pulev for love or money.I'm expecting Thompson v Fury personally,an old over rated dude who clearly has stamina issues,that's about Fury's level.

[kej718]

They should have a HW tournament consist of-
#1. Bermane Stiverne (Canada) vs #4. Bryant Jennings (US)

#2. Chris Arreola (US) vs #3. Deontay Wilder (US)

#5. Mike Perez (Cuba/Ireland) vs #8. Tyson Fury (GB)

#6. Derek Chisora (GB) EBU vs #7. Manuel Charr (Lebanon/Syria)

I love this idea because it would help bring back a lot of attention the the heavy weight division, but if i'm the #1 or #2 guy I'm going straight for the title

[Jewish-Reptile]

I love this idea because it would help bring back a lot of attention the the heavy weight division, but if i'm the #1 or #2 guy I'm going straight for the title

Give the title to Stiverne,have Arreola face Wilder to give him time to,clear his litigation with King,he then has his first mandatory from the winner.the other five guys are some solid defences down the line.out of all of them Arreola and Perez impress me most.

[dlee020420]

Good riddance

[Someone88]

Respect to Vitali for doing this, he's one of the greatest heavyweight Boxers there has been. He'll be successful either way.

[joe strong]

I don't buy that,no chance,30M !! C'mon

Haye makes 3-5 tops from Sky ppv,who else other than the Brits pay to watch that guy.

Fury is ******ed anyway,his family and his genetics are the result of years of interbreeding amongst each other.I dread to imagine what that guy would score in an IQ test.the guy is an imbecile,he don't need no test to prove that.

I'm not sure where I rate him in the grand scheme of things,Arreola would knock him and Wilder out.Stiverne is involved in litigation right ? Surely Wilder vs Arreola will be ordered and hopefully Stiverne will be enforced as a mandatory as soon as his business with King is finalised.

I don't know if you're a Fury fan dude,but I don't like him,his skills are vastly overrated,and he hasn't fought a legit heavy,like Wilder he really hasn't been tested at world level.Neither excite me.they both talk too much.

both wlad & haye went 50\50... 30 million each & only haye brought the PPV money. just what I read. it was the top 10 paydays of the last 10 years... delahoya was tops at 56 million against mayweather. only odh, mayweather, haye, wlad had paydays of over 30 million once all money was paid out... I think pacmans biggest pay was in the 20 millions, cotto got over 10, etc... I like fury. he beat chisora, Cunningham & kingpin (who toyed with leapai for 9 rounds & KO'd him when he felt like it). he beat a few other solid journeymen as well. he's the real deal but is he world title material? that's yet to be seen. he is in range of the big boys & he wanted haye. to me haye is the tougher fight because of his speed & ko power in both hands. pulev doesn't have one punch KO power & that already has been proven. he's big & mean. he has a great arsenal & solid chin but if you can't KO a guy with one punch you have to lay a beating on a guy & if you are trailing on the cards it's tough to comeback... haye can lay a guy out at anytime& that makes him more dangerous then almost any HW out there.

[BostonGuy]

Let's hope the WBC gets its act together quickly and orders a fight between Stiverne and the number 2 contender for the interim championship. Actually, would it be for the interim or full championship belt?

[Tobi.G]

Hell yeah!!! Finally wo got rid of him!
But there is still one Klitard left!
Im sure he will be a much better politican than he was a boxer and make the Ukraine a better place.

[yoz]

FACTS about Vitali Klitschko

- WBC Heavyweight Champion Emeritus

- All Time Great and Hall Of Famer

- Has never truly lost

- There is/was no blueprint to beat him

- He is/was unbeatable

- He is/was the most dominant fighter of all time

- He has dominated every opponent he has ever faced

- 47 have tried and 47 have been dominated

- Has never been behind on the scorecards at the end of a fight

- Has never been knocked down

- He is/was the most intimidating HW of all time

- Greatest heavyweight champ KO% of all time

- Only man ever to be world heavyweight champ in boxing and kickboxing

[Ravens Fan]

Good luck to Vitali in what ever he does with the rest of his life! And I truly hope he retires and stays retired.