JaxvidA tad harse on Vitali?
He gets bitch slapped at the weigh in, his brother gets spit in the face in the ring, and what is his response? A 12 round snoozer of a fight even before he hurt his hand. 12 rounds of sparring with a guy that is half his size and half his skill level. This is typical Kilitschko and it is confounding. It is one thing to be a machine and another to lack emotion. If ever there was a time to lay an ass whipping on someone this was it. But no, more of the same.
Look I like these guys because they are white and they win. Other then that it disappointing to me watching them fight. A fight should be an emotional event, not a scripted dance. I have said this before, I understand why so many fight fans don't like the K-bros. Too unemotional. It's nice that they win and get very rich but boxing is supposed to have some entertainment value.
Note that this is MY opinion and if you like to see a Klitschko hover around a safe distance away and throw long jabs while waiting to deliver an occasional right--great--you get what you want each time.
Your last post underscores my assertion of being a tad harsh or not really knowing what the sweet science is all about. There has never been a big man the size of Vitali, who has the athletism or ring movement he has. Never. Yes, Ali had it when he was young up till he was 30 years old, but he was much smaller.
Chimpsora, though a detestable border line human, is a good rugged fighter with an iron chin. This can not be disputed. He beat the 4th best heavyweight in Hellinius several months ago with relative ease.
Vitali, pretty much toyed with him, fighting with one arm. Like I stated previously, if his left arm was tip top, we would have witnessed another Shannon Briggs unreal beat down. Finally, Vitali is over 40 yrs old. I have boxed. Its takes supreme condition and athletism to beat a good fighter grinding on you for 12 rounds.
Like Dan Raphael stated, Vitali is one of the greatest heavyweight fighters bar none of all time. This courageous effort only enhances his legacy.