Vitali Klitschko boxing news
It’s still too soon to know for sure whether or not Tyson Fury will be able to fight as soon as February 22nd, the date of his scheduled and hugely anticipated return fight with Deontay Wilder.
One of the sturdiest chins in modern day heavyweight history, against one of the hardest-hitting pair of fists in modern day heavyweight history: Vitali Klitschko, the former two-time WBC heavyweight king, versus Deontay Wilder, the current holder of the coveted green belt.
Though he hung up his gloves and retired in 2012, the fire still burned inside Vitali Klitschko; in fact it probably still does.
Today, with both heavyweight greats happy and content in retirement, Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko are all smiles and full of mutual respect for one another.
Photo: World Boxing Council – The two Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vitali, have, together and individually, collected many awards and accolades over the years.
In terms of world heavyweight champions, only Rocky Marciano and Gene Tunney went out on top, as undefeated heavyweight kings (Tunney had lost a fight down at light-heavy, to the unimaginably tough Harry Greb, later avenging the defeat).
First it was widely reported how heavyweight legends Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko would meet up to box an exhibition in Kiev at The World Boxing Council convention later on this year, then it was confirmed by Lewis that, no, he would not be donning the gloves for an exhibition match.
To this day fight fans the world over debate what would have happened if heavyweight rivals Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko had boxed a rematch of their brutal and bloody six-round war of June 2003.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6VQd95NRMM
Fifteen years ago last month they met in Los Angeles in one of the most exciting, and bloody, heavyweight championship rumbles of recent years.
https://youtu.be/NNArA_9GhBc?t=4s
It was 15 long years ago this month (June 21) when heavyweight greats Lennox Lewis (established at the time of the fight as such) and Vitali Klitschko (who would go on to achieve greatness) met in what turned out to be a ferocious battle; one with everything – bombs landed from both sides, switching momentum, blood and guts and a nasty edge.