Recently heavyweight title fights haven’t been what they used to be, especially when you hear the name “Klitschko”. We were distinctly unimpressed with his fight against Thompson, and his seeming inability to commit or finish his opponent. However Vitali was always the better fighter and has 34 knockouts from 35 wins, and if he beats Peter tonight both he and Wladimir will be world champions at the same time (something they apparently promised their mother many years ago).
This is Vitali’s first return to the ring after he retired years ago due to ligament trouble, and although he leads a healthy lifestyle when not training, 4 years is a very long time! I’m sure Dr Ironfist will feel confident though as Wladimir outboxed Peter about 3 years ago, although from what I remember Wladimir hit the deck a few times and seemed to be constantly on the back foot during the fight.
Anyone that has dismissed the Nigerian Nightmare should watch his fight with Jeremy Williams. In this fight Jeremy was outboxing Peter only to be caught with a blind shot that knocked him out cold for minutes and ended his career. He may not dance around the ring like Muhammad Ali but at 253lbs he does posses some serious punching power!
Recent press conferences have been interesting as Vitali made jokes that didn’t amuse Peter at all, at one point this resulted in Peter snatching his title belt away from Vitali. During the weigh-in Peter also broke the stare down first, possibly confirming Vitali’s claims that as the big night approaches he is getting more and more nervous or anxious about the fight.
The safe bet would be to say that Vitali wins on a points decision, but this is boxing and it only takes one punch to turn a fight…
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