Vitali unlikely to ever face Solis again
March 21st, 2011
By Sean McDaniel: Although many boxing fans would like to see a rematch between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Kliotschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) and challenger Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 Ko’s) to help clear up the massive confusion over the ending of their fight last Saturday night in Cologne, Germany, it’s not likely that the 39-year-old Vitali will have time to ever fight Solis again.
With Vitali looking to retire soon once he and his brother capture all of the four heavyweight titles out there, it just doesn’t seem like Solis has a place in Vitali’s future plans. Vitali wants to fight again in June, and of course Solis will still be out at that time healing from the surgery that he’s scheduled for this Thursday to repair the torn cartilage, meniscus and anterior cruciate in his right knee. After Vitali fights in June, he plans on fighting in September against Tomasz Adamek. Long before that, the Klitschkos will likely have won all the heavyweight titles by beating WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. Even if Wladimir Klitschko, who is scheduled to fight Haye in June or July, loses to Haye. Vitali would then be fighting Haye to avenge the defeat. There wouldn’t be any time for Vitali to fight Solis, a much less important fight.
The best and perhaps chance that Solis has for a rematch is for Solis to get busy once his leg heals and try to knock off the best opponent he can get his hands on to try and make a case that he deserves a rematch. Solis can’t go back to fighting 2nd tier guys while calling out Vitali or Wladimir because that’s not going to make want to waste time fighting him because the fan interest won’t be there for a rematch. Solis has to make the fans want to see a Klitschko-Solis rematch and the only way he can do that is by knocking off some big names in the heavyweight division. Given Solis’ history of being matched against mediocre opponents, I can’t see him fighting anyone good enough for Vitali or Wladimir to take notice.
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Who would want to see that again????? You??? really….come on….don’t make yourself look an idiot
he got knocked down within a round. fair enough it was his knee that went, but the reason the knee went was because he was knocked down, it wouldnt have been a ten count but for f##ks sake, if he cant stay on his feet for the first round, what chance would he have had it carried on. nonsense. hes a bum and people should forget him for the time being. he may be a champ at a later date, but certainly not while vitali is around.
Öner’s chances of getting a rematch for his weak kneed fighter Solis are getting dimmer by the day. It seems Öner has little control over his mouth which has been emitting one incredible slur after the other at the Klitschko team and at Vitali including in particular his promoter Mr. Bönte.
Öner has a distinctive style which will easily make him the pariah of boxing.
Solis turned up like a sack of jelly, a big fat ham, a lard sandwich.
YES your body will let you down when you haven’t trained like a professional athelte and then you climb into the ring and try and mix it with a 6’7″ guy caked in muscle.
Solis deserves NO pity, he lost before he got in the ring.
if Solis wins one good fight after recovery I would bet he will give him another shot.But he has perhaps a fight in June witha good opponent and August he will obliterate adamek I think.Yes if he does and feels well ina year and presumably still champ.Yes he is that kind of guy,unless his manager screws things up.
Weak site.
Seriously.
Solis may have the healing powers of Dirrell in which case he will be ready to fight in june.
If you want to write an article about Klitschko, get his name right…
*facepalm
I wanna see a rematch….Solis was doing pretty good although it was only the first round…i actually had him winning before the knock out…and it seemed like it was going to be a good fight..rematch…good for heavyweight boxing…Solis is the few good fighters in that division any way
youtube.com/watch?v=R2LWg4Jbq38&feature=player_embedded#at=14
LISTEN.
Who would want to see a rematch?
There are other, more highly-ranked fighters for Vitali to fight. Solis only got this fight because of the crazy WBC rankings. (Does anyone really believe Solis and Austin were the #1 and #2 contenders in the world?)
Boytsov and Povetkin should have a shot before Solis gets another one. Maybe Solis could earn another shot by fighting one of them or Haye or Adamek.
Sometimes a title fight will end with an injury. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen the loser look relieved while the winner is angry the fight is over. When the Lewis-Vitali fight was stopped, Vitali wanted to continue. That kind of an attitude is what you need if you are to credibly claim you want another fight (not just another paycheque).
@Garreth – Vitali had far more problems with his bones, he cannot even go jogging anymore, has to swim for his cardio-training.
Vitali was pumped full of doping in his eastblock-years, that´s why he was not allowed to join the 96s Olympics. Obviously it was not that healthy, we know about the impact of anabolics on the body.
Some people are blind on one eye, Vitali had far more problems with injuries than Solis ever had.
His knees would of been fine if it was not for that sniper shot into his sponge bob head. BOTTOM LINE. And no reason for Vitali to fight Solis again, who knows Solis would collapse and turn into beach chair again.
F@*k Solis his knee never would have gave way if they hadn’t been carrying 17 1/2 stone on them, he’s let boxing fans down by not commin into the ring in shape so why should he get another chance.
I just wonder whether Solis would have been able to keep on fighting as good as he did in these 2 minutes they traded punches. I think he would have tired late in the fight and get an a.. whipping of his life.
It is too far off with such an injury,may as well kiss a rematch goodbye.He is not fit for a rematch.no one knows the recovery time associated with this injury.Could be a year of therapy.just don,t know.?Bitter sweet for Vitali too.He has alot of pride.most fighters do,except the ones who don,t think training is paramount.
Why should he Solis showed what he was made out of.
If the damage to his knee is what its said to be it’ll be at least two years before he’s back in championship form not to mention that with a bad knee he’ll never do serious road work again so he’ll be fighting at 260 – 280lbs. its over for this guy