What If ? Vitali Klitschko vrs Hasim Rahman (Nov.12.2005)

[Caractacus]

[DrDuke]

Vitali would have dominated Rahman to the stoppage.

[jamamb]

well around this time rahman drew with toney and got stopped by maskaev, id think vitali wouldve probably won a decision

rahman was at his best a few years earlier i think, not only the lewis ko but totally clowning tua and also showing some grit to ko the cult like figure sanders. i think rahman while no great shakes is a bit underrated tbh. good power in that right hand and a pretty stiff jab

on the other hand vitalis one of the most overrated in years

[sweetviolenturge]

I think Vitali schools Rahman en route to a KO or stoppage in about eight rounds.

[Boxing Writer]

well around this time rahman drew with toney and got stopped by maskaev, id think vitali wouldve probably won a decision

rahman was at his best a few years earlier i think, not only the lewis ko but totally clowning tua and also showing some grit to ko the cult like figure sanders. i think rahman while no great shakes is a bit underrated tbh. good power in that right hand and a pretty stiff jab

on the other hand vitalis one of the most overrated in years

The probleem with Rahman was that he was very basic, slow and predictable. Even that big right hand that knocked out Lennox Lewis - Lewis saw it very well (just wasn't able to avoid it). That's why 40-years-old Holyfield kicked his ass. I believe thare weren't a single piont of both men's life when Rahman would stand a chance of beating Holyfield. If old, washed up Holyfield beat prime Rahman, so would a younger version do but even easier. And at 40 (against Povetkin) Rahman looked like 70-years-old man - he could barely move. Holyfield looked much better at 46-48. As for Vitali, I think he would stop Rahmn in 8-10 rounds.

[SenorPipino]

Klitschko by KO before 9.

Just a class or 2 above Rahman.