Originally posted by jabsRstiff
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Vitali: the myth
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He is only 15 ?
Oh, I thought he was just a dumb midget. I won't even acknowledge him now that I know he's a child. That's not very cool of me to be getting into it with him.
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wow i read all 6 of these pages and now manny P has offically dethroned bozo as the king of vitali haters, bozo and mike tyson jr need to duke it out for the number 1 spot while deigo is in 3rd spot atm
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Originally posted by KimmyBecause is career was cut short in his prime, Klitscko might evolve into a myth. The fact is he only lost two fights and they were on injuries and he was winning both fights on the score cards.
Also, if Don King does manage to establish one dominant champion, wouldn't there always be the wuestion of 'what would have happend if Kitscko was around?'
It is possible Vitali might make a comeback one day and partially answer these questions however for the time being he remains a 'what if'.
My question is, do you think this myth gains more credit over time. In few years Klitscko might be regarded in a higher manner simply because he retired champion at his peak.
He most certianly will not gain more credit if he never fights again.
The following facts speak for themselves:
He was never a true champion, he was a title holder.
He made one defense of the WBC title against a fringe contender in Danny Williams. He made 2 defenses of the WBO title against Ed Mahone (Bum) and Obed Sullivan (Fringe contender).
He retired having lost the two biggest fights of his career, and outside of those losses, the high point on his resume was 3 or 4 wins against meidocre top ten opposition. Larry Donald and Kirk Johnson were the best opponents he defeated.
Having a high KO% and never being knocked down doesn't mean a whole lot when a high % of his fights came against club fighters in Germany.
You can count the number of actual top ten opponents he fought on your hands.
He did little to nothing to be remembered for in the long run.
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