Wladimir Klitschko vs Vitali Klitschko - Boxing Dream Fight

Who would win between prime Wladimir Klitschko and prime Vitali Klitschko?

This is an attempt to answer that question while providing a quick look back at some of the tremendous achievements of both Klitschko Brothers and how they achieved their brotherly dream of simultaneously holding every major heavyweight world championship.

This episode of Rummy's Corner was written, narrated, and produced by Geoffrey Ciani (aka - Rummy).

Wladimir Klitschko vs Vitali Klitschko - Boxing Dream Fight Documentary

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[bobsapp]

Vitali has one of the highest KO ratios in boxing history (92%), was never knocked down in a fight and was never behind on the judges scorecards after 2 rounds. He came back after almost 4 years out the ring at age 37 to make an easy night's work of WBC champ Samuel Peter (who had given Wlad problems). The only losses he ever had were due to serious injuries, and he was ahead on all scorecards against both Lewis and Byrd. Vitali is one of the most underrated boxers of modern times.

[jroggs]

Rummy forgot the most important factor: they're brothers, and Vitali is the older one. I have Vitali defeating Wladimir by 7th round stoppage, but Vitali losing to Mama Klitschko directly afterwards by first round knockout.

[javman]

Very good breakdown. I believe prime Vitali would hold his own against any HW in boxing history. He was tough as anyone and very underrated. His only real weakness was injuries.

[tonyb]

Psychology plays an enormous part in elite sport. I don't think that Wlad would ever have truly believed he could beat his big brother.

[ungarr]

Vitali defended his title against 7 top ten ranked contenders, 3 inside the top 3.

Wladimar beat 23 different men in world title fights (breaking Joe Louis record), he beat 10 current or former world champions & 12 undefeated fighters with 10 fight or more.

Both resumes stack up against the best from any era but the debate rages on who was the best of their era.

[dlowe]

You made a great case for Wlad until you said a few scary moments along the way. Wladimir rarely responded well in scary moments and Vitali relished in those moments whether on the delivering or receiving end. I simply don't think Wlad would have survived vs Vitali once he found himself in trouble which likely would have been inevitable. Great vid on two great champions. 💯

[TheCondescendingRedditor]

Wladimir was very good and reigned for a very long time but Vitali was just different. Dude could stop any HW in any time period.

[matthewcb]

Can't agree with you on this one, Rummy. Vitali had an inner core that Wlad didn't and would be simply too much for Wlad. And for all Steward's talents, he couldn't train Wlad's chin.

[danielturner]

I still believe Vitali's toughness would win the day. Sure Vitali was awkward and didn't have as much snap in his shots. He continued to throw a variety of punches throughout his career. Where as Steward in fine tuning Wladimir, and to keep his questionable chin protected, Wladimir became a three punch fighter. Jab, Straight, Left Hook. I think Vitali's great judgement of distance, granite chin, and awkward but vaired punch arsenal would win the day.

[wowisowns]

If Rummy says Wlad wins then it's clear Vitali wins

[anonym]

I love how the Klitschko Era is labelled as "the weakest ever" simply because his opponents weren't big names in the English-speaking world. While US had to watch a dreadful fat man dance between Hasim Rahman and James Toney, Eastern Europe enjoyed action-packed fights of guys like Alexander Povetkin, Ruslan Chagaev, Alexander Dimitrenko or Vladimir Virchis, very talented guys that were labelled by the US and UK as nobodies. Just because you don't know a boxer doesn't mean he's shit.

[shropsiberian]

Vitali by late stoppage. He was made of iron & only ever got stopped because of a shoulder injury or severe cuts. He never got dropped.

Wladimir couldn't take a decent punch, which is why he developed the style that he did, to air caution & protect himself whilst wearing his opponent down.

But Vitali would've been too tough for Wladimir.

[cochiseholland]

They are brothers, if they fight, momma wins. Hopping in the ring with her own belt for both of them

[koolkever]

Only problem with your take to me is when wlad fought someone bigger than him (fury) he didn’t adjust. Vitali was just a straight monster

[ironfist]

A lot of people underestimate the heart Wladimir showed in his career, and the easiest way to disprove this belief is to look at his final fight against the skilled and hard punching heavyweight who currently has the deepest resume in the division. He proved his heart by becoming one of the best HWs ever when everyone wrote him off. Tremendous punching power too.

With that being said, Vitali does have an edge in punch resistance and has underrated punching power - he knew how to time and place his punches without loading up too much very well. Dillian Whyte and Shannon Briggs had a discussion about him and both said that his punches hurt a lot even when it seemed he wasn't trying too much. He has a very high KO percentage and was never dropped, all against 240 plus lbs heavyweights. One of the very few heavyweight champions who could fight very while backing up..

Both brothers very good defensively, and contrary to popular belief, they had pretty good head movement when they had to display this skill. Check Vitali vs Danny Williams leaning back and slipping multiple punches.

It's a 55/45 fight in favour of Wladimir, i'm in the minority too. Huge fan of both.

[blackholesupersloth]

I think you're wrong on this one Rummy.
Vitali was a more formidable opponent.

[FCPlerever]

Vitali has won 45 of 47 fights and 41 of them by knockout. In the two defeats by injury he was ahead on the scorcards. That and the fact that Vitali was never on the ground during a fight makes him one of the best heavyweights for me and I wish his body had given him a bigger career.
In addition, like his brother, he was always a fair sportsman.

[BradAaronTaylor]

Yess! I've thought about this dream super-fight many a time.

I got Vit. Wlad's prob the better athlete, but Vit was a real-life Drago. Tough af!

[jonathanhart]

Vitali for me, his loss against lennox, showed me will, heart and balls

[briansarah]

Vitali vs Lewis was on its way to being the greatest fight of all time