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I think people saying vitali would win head to head are basing it on pretty thin evidence. Wilder looks great against Duds too, does that mean if he grabs a paper title and beats another 20 by knockouts that he's got better stats than wlad and would be favored over him head to head?
I think the most telling contests to judge Vitali are
lewis
byrd
Sanders
Peter
Against sanders and peter he indeed did a better job than wlad but in wlads defence you could argue that these were pretty much the best versions of vitali while wlad was not the polished article he is now when he fought them.
against Lewis he put up a sterling effort against an aging atg ... he was pushed as far as he can go showed good chin and heart
Against byrd many of his weakness were pointed out, slick boxer with good movement will make him miss and frustrate him. If Byrd had a big punch... Wlad on the other hand dominated byrd easily.
I think a slick boxer that can move well and make him miss would be a nightmare for vits ... take ali as an example ... it would be very like the Terrell fight, vits unable to land anything- ali potshoting and landing almost at will for a lopsided UD (or tko if vits cuts up) ... in a modern sense haye would be a bad match up for vits .. slick, good movement can make vits miss and has the power to hurt. Wlad on the other hand would do better against the slicker guys.
Come forward, plodding big punchers with rough enough technique are generally easy meat for vits ... but can pose dangers for at least the early Wlad (not so much anymore) slick, quick, well schooled guys will give vits all sorts of problems as he has a natural style relying on reflexes as opposed to a well schooled technique which would help neutralize such things...
Wlad himself is kinda slick these days and is probably the heavyweight with the best technique out there right now. His jab would cause vits big problems and a well timed big right for him could put anybody out so while people talking about wlad's chin etc have a point but don't think wlad can't take out vits too.
Prime Vits decimates the early era Wlad no doubt but I think the wlad of the last few years probably gets the better of prime Vits due to him having perfected his technique.
I think the most telling contests to judge Vitali are
lewis
byrd
Sanders
Peter
Against sanders and peter he indeed did a better job than wlad but in wlads defence you could argue that these were pretty much the best versions of vitali while wlad was not the polished article he is now when he fought them.
against Lewis he put up a sterling effort against an aging atg ... he was pushed as far as he can go showed good chin and heart
Against byrd many of his weakness were pointed out, slick boxer with good movement will make him miss and frustrate him. If Byrd had a big punch... Wlad on the other hand dominated byrd easily.
I think a slick boxer that can move well and make him miss would be a nightmare for vits ... take ali as an example ... it would be very like the Terrell fight, vits unable to land anything- ali potshoting and landing almost at will for a lopsided UD (or tko if vits cuts up) ... in a modern sense haye would be a bad match up for vits .. slick, good movement can make vits miss and has the power to hurt. Wlad on the other hand would do better against the slicker guys.
Come forward, plodding big punchers with rough enough technique are generally easy meat for vits ... but can pose dangers for at least the early Wlad (not so much anymore) slick, quick, well schooled guys will give vits all sorts of problems as he has a natural style relying on reflexes as opposed to a well schooled technique which would help neutralize such things...
Wlad himself is kinda slick these days and is probably the heavyweight with the best technique out there right now. His jab would cause vits big problems and a well timed big right for him could put anybody out so while people talking about wlad's chin etc have a point but don't think wlad can't take out vits too.
Prime Vits decimates the early era Wlad no doubt but I think the wlad of the last few years probably gets the better of prime Vits due to him having perfected his technique.
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