Rocky Marciano vs. Today’s Heavyweights - Klitschko, Peter & Chagaev
May 9th, 2008 Tags: Ruslan Chagaev, Wladimir Klitschko, Samuel Peter, Rocky Marciano
By Erik Schmidt: I often wonder how would the great Rocky Marciano (49-0, 43 KOs) do against today’s heavyweights. It’s perhaps even more of a question now than ever due to the lack of talent and interest in the heavyweight division. It’s been a decade since the heavyweight division had a champion – Mike Tyson […]
Wladimir Klitschko Looking Scared Of Haye
May 2nd, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, David Haye
By Nate Anderson: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) recently came in contact with David Haye last weekend in London for the “Fight for Peace” press conference, which led to Haye calling out a somewhat startled looking Wladimir Klitschko, who looked like he wanted to shrink away and disappear into the woodwork rather […]
Haye vs. Klitschko: A Possible Fight In 2009?
April 25th, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, David Haye
By Michael Lieberman: According to Sky Sports, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) is in talks with cruiserweight champion David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs) for a fight that would likely take place later in the year. With a mandatory defense of his WBO title to take place in July against challenger Tony Thompson, […]
IBF Gives Klitschko The Exception To Fight Thompson
April 10th, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin, Tony Thompson
By Eric Thomas: In a move that comes to no surprise to me, the IBF has decided to give IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) an exception to bypass his IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs), in which case Klitschko will now be able to go ahead with his plans to […]
Klitschko vs. Thompson: Wladimir Hoping For July 12th Bout With Tony
April 9th, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, Tony Thompson
By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 Kos) is counting on the IBF giving him an exception so that he can bypass his IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin, who recently defeated both Chris Byrd and Eddie Chambers in the IBF’s elimination tournament to come out as Klitschko’s mandatory challenger. However, instead of […]
Klitschko Turns Down Offer From Povetkin
April 1st, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin
By Dan Ambrose: In the latest boxing news, IBF heavyweight champion Wladmir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) has reportedly turned down an offer of five million Euro to fight his #1 challenger for his IBF title Alexander Povetkin, according to Bild Zeitung, a German paper. If the story is indeed true, then it means Wladimir has […]
Klitschko-Haye: Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting For This Fight To Happen
March 28th, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, David Haye
By Nate Anderson: Much has been made of IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s comments made recently to the BBC Radio 5 Live, saying this about WBA/WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs): “He’s an exciting fighter so why not?…If he wants to bring excitement then I wish him best of luck. He better get […]
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson: What About Povetkin?
March 28th, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin, Tony Thompson
By Nate Anderson: With yesterday’s news of IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) to fight his #1 mandatory for his WBO crown, Tony Thompson (31-1, 19 KOs) next, where does that leave Klitschko’s number one mandatory for his IBF title, Alexander Povetkin? It seems to me that Povetkin just finished winning the right […]
Should Vitali Klitschko Step Aside And Let Wladimir Fight Peter?
March 11th, 2008 Tags: Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, Samuel Peter
By Eric Thomas: With new WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter’s (30-1, 23 KOs) recent 6th round TKO over Oleg Maskaev last Saturday night, Peter is now looking for his next opponent. He doesn’t have much choice in the matter from the looks of it, because the WBC have bestowed emeritus upon former heavyweight champion Vitali […]
Haye Wants A Piece Of Wladimir Klitschko
March 5th, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, Enzo Maccarinelli, David Haye
By Jim Slattengren: As WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion David Haye prepares for this Saturday’s bout against WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (28-1, 21 KOs) at the O2 Arena (Millenium Dome), Greenwich, in London, United Kingdom, Haye is making it clear that he not only wants to move up to to the heavyweight division after his match […]
Why Klitschko can still be the fighter the Heavyweight division needs
February 28th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko
By Nick Kelly: After Saturday’s rather lacklustre fight there was discussion as the whether Klitschko’s single handed victory merited a place within the top 10 or 15 of boxing’s pound for pound rankings.
Like his wins against Ray Austin and Lamon Brewster prior, Klitschko did not have to get out of first gear against Sultan Ibragimov. […]
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson?
February 27th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko, Tony Thompson
By Nick Adams: Now that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) has taken the WBO title from Sultan Ibragimov after last Saturday’s unanimous decision victory, Klitschko is looking at the prospect of having to defend the WBO title, almost immediately, against the number #1 challenger Tony Thompson (31-1, 19 KOs). For his part, […]
Was It A Waste Of Time For Klitschko To Fight Ibragimov?
February 27th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
By Nick Adams: I was one of the vocal minority who felt that IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) was wasting his time in taking a unification fight with WBO heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov (22-1-1, 17 KOs) last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. I thought nothing good could possibly […]
Klitschko Wins Boring Decision
February 24th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
By Eric Schmidt: IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) won a listless safety first 12-round unanimous decision over WBO champion Sultan Ibragimov (22-1-1, 17 KOs) tonight at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The bout was important in that Klitschko, 31, unified one of the titles, the WBO, which he took from Ibragimov in […]
Klitschko-Ibragimov Weigh-In: Wladimir 238, Sultan 219
February 21st, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) equaled the lowest weight of his career when he weighed in at 238 lbs at today’s weigh-in at New York’s Madison Square Garden for his unification bout with WBO heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs. In Wladimir’s last bout, against Lamon Brewster in July […]
Why Isn’t Wladimir Klitschko A More Popular Fighter?
February 21st, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko
By Manuel Perez: In the run up to IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s (49-3, 44 KOs) unification bout with WBO heavyweight title holder Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs) this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, I’ve noticed that has been almost zero fans interest in the fight for some reason. It seems especially bizarre in […]
Can Klitschko Rule The Heavyweight Division For The Next Decade?
February 20th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko
By Jim Dower: In a recent interview by trainer Emanuel Steward, he stated that he felt that IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) could fight until into his 40s due to the lack of quality competition in the heavyweight division. In an article in yahoo sports section, Steward said this about Klitschko:
“Now I […]
Klitschko Ibragimov Notes
February 20th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
Alexa Ray Joel To Perform National Anthem: If there’s one surname synonymous with New York and music, it’s “Joel”. So it’s fitting that on the biggest night in boxing in the sport’s Mecca, Madison Square Garden, rising star Alexa Ray Joel will sing the National Anthem before the world heavyweight title unification bout between WBO […]
Ibragimov vs. Klitschko: Sizing Up Sultan & Wladimir
February 18th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
By Jim Slattengren: This Saturday night, IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) will be attempting to unify the title when he goes up against WBO heavyweight champion Sultain Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs) in a 12-round bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. Not too many people are giving Ibragimov much of a […]
Ibragimov vs. Klitschko: Will A Win Over Sultan Bring Fame For Wladimir?
February 16th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
By Jim Dower: So far, IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) has failed to ignite the interest of the fans as a whole, many who see him as a fighter with a questionable chin, and a soft resume littered with mostly unknown fighters. That’s likely not to change come February 23rd, when Klitschko […]
