How would vitali fair in this "new age" heavyweight scene

**LacedUp** · 05-01-2017, 07:19 AM

He would be one of the best, but could also lose to a few people.

**O Prophet** · 05-01-2017, 07:21 AM

Vitali would have whooped everyone's ass with the exception of maybe AJ. AJ and Vitali would be fighting for the heavyweight championship and it would be an absolute war.

**LacedUp** · 05-01-2017, 07:25 AM

Originally posted by O Prophet

Vitali would have whooped everyone's ass with the exception of maybe AJ. AJ and Vitali would be fighting for the heavyweight championship and it would be an absolute war.

hmm.. I don't think so.

**stephenmc** · 05-01-2017, 07:32 AM

Like vitali isn't just a 1-2 puncher, he would double the jab,lead with his right hand and also attack the body...and would just throw more punches and come forward a bit more than wlad

**kiDynamite92** · 05-01-2017, 07:55 AM

He'd beat everyone except Fury.

**Robbie Barrett** · 05-01-2017, 08:03 AM

He'd beat them all. Joshua would gas and Vitali wouldn't let him recover like Wlad did, he'd pound him into submission.

**Uncle Rodge** · 05-01-2017, 08:05 AM

Chin / punch / determination makes him a problem in any era imo.

The man is a beast.

**soul_survivor** · 05-01-2017, 08:40 AM

Originally posted by stephenmc

So after watching wlad "struggle" so to speak against the fury and Joshua, after each of those fight I've been thinking, hmm maybe if vitali was still around how would he get on against Joshua, fury, wilder and the new "big" heavies....

Do you think if vitali kept fighting like wlad that he would struggle against these opponents taking age slightly out of the equation?

That's a key point. Vitali would be in his mid 40 now right?

I'm not sure if he'd have the fitness to fight Fury the night Fury beat Wlad. Vitali would be similarly worked over. I feel he'd beat guys who come straight to fight, so AJ, Wilder...they'd be stopped.

**M Bison** · 05-01-2017, 09:05 AM

Originally posted by stephenmc

So after watching wlad "struggle" so to speak against the fury and Joshua, after each of those fight I've been thinking, hmm maybe if vitali was still around how would he get on against Joshua, fury, wilder and the new "big" heavies....

Do you think if vitali kept fighting like wlad that he would struggle against these opponents taking age slightly out of the equation?

If he was still in his so to speak prime and not in his 40's I'd say he would beat every one of them, but we thought that with Lewis and Byrd fight but he got injured and had to retire on the stool but anyone can get injured and the same applies to them as well.

Boxing wise he would beat a lot of these guys right now, his style is too awkward for most of these people.

How would vitali fair in this "new age" heavyweight scene