By Jonathan Watkins: While headlines are flooded with the embarrassing brawl that ensued during last night’s press conference, true fans of the noble art should instead be turning their attention to the victor in the ring and not the childishness outside it.

Vitali Klitschko may have trudged towards his latest win, but acting as a bystander in the trash-talking and retaining his heavyweight title and his dignity, he has proved once again to be a true champion and a suitable ambassador for the infamous division.
It has been universally voiced that compared to past greats, he is but a shadow, and last night’s performance may have provided further evidence for this. However, despite the calibres of fighters in his generation being significantly less talented than in past decades, he can only face the fighters that are currently active and when he does, he wins.

His legacy may be called into question in years to come, but currently he stands a class apart from any potential challengers, in both boxing and attitude.

Considering the combined victories of both of last night’s scrapping individuals still do not equal the titleholder’s tally, let’s focus the attention back to the ring. This is where the real battles take place, and where it really takes guts to throw a punch.

Vitali is still Champion and while others have been relying on their mouth to earn a shot at the belt, the Ukrainian has been doing his talking in the ring for years. As is the case with his brother, they are by no means the complete package and have come upon hurdles during many of their fights, but the fact is they have overcome them and hold the belts.

Refraining from controversial comments and disgraced antics others are using in order to earn bouts, surely this is the face of heavyweight boxing the world should see. The post-bout scuffle will undoubtedly earn the participants a great deal of publicity should they arrange a fight. This seems a sad fact in the formerly great division that now only boasts two legitimate and deserving fighters.