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Facts, although I'll concede that Mercer and Briggs put some hands on ole boy too, but not to the extent of Vitali
Only reason I even brought up Bryd name, because everyone always says he was winning the fight like it was some wash, but the reality was that shyt was competitive too. Vitali was missing every other punch and the shots he did land Bryd ate them shyts and kept it moving until he made him quit.
Vitali was legit rocking and hurting Lennox tho. Lewis won about the same amount of rds Bryd did in a shorter fight while getting hit and hurt more.
He damn near lost the microphone wrestling match with Merchant afterwards
True.
Only seen Vitali struggle with 3 fighters.....Bryd, Lewis, and Chisora. He definitely was beating the shyt outta LL, but that wasn't happening against the other two.
Sanders put some hands on him early too, but he ended up beating Corrie ass once dude gassed a lil so I left his name from the list.
but yeah bro you right, Vitali beat the shyt outta 90% of his opponents and only less than a handful were able to win rds off of him.
Shiiieeet, Castillo won more rounds from Floyd in 2 fights than the majority of Vitali's opps combined.
man either the wbc just fukked yildirim or he is facing the winner of this fight next
Canelo Alvarez vs. Callum Smith - Vacant WBC Title Now at Stake
By Random Hits
Published On Fri Dec 11, 2020, 03:11 PM EST
Matchroom and Canelo Promotions have announced that the WBC World Super-Middleweight title will be on the line when Canelo Alvarez and Callum Smith clash at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday December 19, live on DAZN in 200+ countries and territories worldwide and on TV Azteca in Mexico.
Canelo (53-1-2 36 KOs) once again reaches for greatness as he challenges the WBA Super, Ring Magazine and world number one rated Super-Middleweight Smith (27-0 19 KOs) in Texas, and the addition of the WBC title adds more greatness and glamour to an already monstrous fight.
Both men have won WBC straps before, with Canelo winning belts at Super-Welterweight and Middleweight and Smith landing the WBC Diamond belt at 168lbs, and the winner on December 19 will be ordered to face WBC #2 ranked Avni Yildrim within 90 days.
“The WBC is extremely proud to have such tremendous fight for the vacant WBC Super-Middleweight title,” said WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman. “Canelo and Callum will give the world a superb closing of a difficult year and will make fans from around the world celebrate with much entertainment and enjoyment. I would like to personally praise Avni Yildirim for his exemplary collaboration to make this a reality.”
“I am delighted that the winner of this fight will be crowned the WBC World champion at 168lbs,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “Canelo Alvarez is the pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet, and Callum Smith is the number one Super-Middleweight on the planet – so it is fitting for the winner to proudly wear the green and gold belt on December 19."
Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
Dog you see it now. I thought about it when I saw that tweet and it threw me. We can maybe count the rounds Vitali had trouble in on two hands. That shyt isn't regular. Wlad wound up with the #1 spot in the division and is ultimately who most people are talking about when they talk about the Klitschko's. But Vitali is a real scary fighter when you really take in his career. Hypothetical matchups with ATGs v Vitali get reeaaal spooky when you start thinking about it.True.
Only seen Vitali struggle with 3 fighters.....Bryd, Lewis, and Chisora. He definitely was beating the shyt outta LL, but that wasn't happening against the other two.
Sanders put some hands on him early too, but he ended up beating Corrie ass once dude gassed a lil so I left his name from the list.
but yeah bro you right, Vitali beat the shyt outta 90% of his opponents and only less than a handful were able to win rds off of him.
Shiiieeet, Castillo won more rounds from Floyd in 2 fights than the majority of Vitali's opps combined.
Rodriguez-Gaballo To Headline Showtime's 12/19 Card; Gary Antonio Russell-Payano Added
By Keith Idec
Published On Fri Dec 11, 2020, 02:30 PM EST
Emmanuel Rodriguez will face a Filipino fighter December 19 after all.
Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime announced Friday that Puerto Rico’s Rodriguez and the Philippines’ Reymart Gaballo will square off in the main event of the network’s tripleheader a week from Saturday night. The WBC has agreed to sanction the 12-round, 118-pound battle between Rodriguez (19-1, 12 KOs) and Gaballo (23-0, 20 KOs) as a fight for its interim bantamweight world championship at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Gaballo replaced Nonito Donaire as Rodriguez’s opponent because “The Filipino Flash” tested positive for COVID-19 recently. BoxingScene.com first reported Wednesday that Donaire’s diagnosis forced him to withdraw from his fight versus Rodriguez and that Gaballo was in line to replace him.
Gaballo is ranked 26th in the WBC’s most recent ratings. Though contenders usually must be ranked within the top 15 to fight for a world title, the WBC has granted Gaballo an exception, presumably because he is an undefeated, formidable replacement for Donaire, particularly on such short notice.
The 24-year-old Gaballo also is the WBA’s number one contender for its “super” bantamweight champion, Japan’s Naoya Inoue (20-0, 17 KOs).
The left-handed Gaballo was supposed to face Chile’s Jose Velasquez (28-6-2, 19 KOs) in the opener of Showtime’s tripleheader December 19. A 10-round bout between bantamweight prospect Gary Antonio Russell (17-0, 12 KOs), of Capitol Heights, Maryland, and Dominican contender Juan Carlos Payano (21-4, 9 KOs), former WBA 118-pound champion, now will open Showtime’s telecast.
The second fight of Showtime’s three-bout broadcast remains the same – Philadelphia-based welterweight Jaron Ennis (26-0, 24 KOs) against South Africa’s Chris van Heerden (28-2-1, 12 KOs) in a 10-rounder. Ennis initially was scheduled to oppose Puerto Rican veteran Thomas Dulorme, but van Heerden replaced Dulorme (25-4-1, 16 KOs) last week, once Dulorme tested positive for COVID-19.
Rodriguez replaced Nordine Oubaali, Donaire’s original opponent, last month because the undefeated French southpaw contracted COVID-19 and was forced to temporarily stop training.
Las Vegas’ Donaire (40-6, 26 KOs), who is the mandatory challenger for Oubaali’s WBC 118-pound championship, and Rodriguez were supposed to fight for the WBC bantamweight championship for which Rodriguez and Gaballo now will compete. The WBC designated Oubaali its champion in recess once he pulled out of the Donaire fight and ordered Oubaali to either make an optional title defense by February or face the Donaire-Rodriguez winner in his next fight.
If Oubaali would’ve beaten an optional opponent by the WBC’s February deadline, he would’ve had to face the Donaire-Rodriguez winner in his following fight to fulfill his mandatory obligation. Rodriguez, a former IBF bantamweight champ, is the WBC’s fourth-ranked bantamweight, three spots beneath the number one-rated Donaire.
Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twi
thats what im talking about... the younger gary russell is about to be make an example out of payano..finally PBC is showcasing him
Facts, thats real shyt. Lemme see, I felt he beat Chisora 115-113, Bryd won like 2 or 3 rds and LL won like 2 rds (some had it even) So yeah that's like 10 rds. Give Sanders 1 rd and thats like 11 rds he lost in damn near 50 fights.
Guys like Frazier, Joe Louis, Holyfield, etc..... I'd pick all of them to dog walk Wlad, but I'm not sure they do that to his big bro.
yeah the only real flaw in vitali was that he was injury prone..wild ass injuries in contrast to his brother who i dont think was even injured even for a brief amount of time
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Dallas' 4 Eva
Superstar
Vitali honestly is a 50-50 fight for any heavyweight that ever laced them up for the simple fact he was as tough as a $2 steak. Was he ever even seriously hurt by anyone, I remember watching him fight thinking the guys chin was made of steel.
i think the only fighter to hurt him was sanders...sanders cracked his ass early and had him wobblin a little
Dallas' 4 Eva
Superstar
Sanders could punch too, dude was built like an F250.
man it only seems like yesterday when theophane nearly beat danny garcia...now hes losing to very faded fighters decisively..he needs to hang it up
sanders could punch AND had fast hands..if only he cared about boxing like he did with golf plus stayed in shape and stop fighting infrequently
Would not argue against that. I think The President is the only heavy I would favor over him.
Never seen Vitali seriously hurt. You'll see punches bother him or rock him real quick, but no Cotto/Chop Chop shyt ever.
LL rocked him with those uppercuts.
Sanders buzzed him good early.
Bryd put him to the ropes
Chisora hurt his feelings and bytched up his lil bro during the promotion.
Imagine this list being the worst things that could be said about your chin and toughness.
