Mormeck: The referee ended the fight too soon; he should have stopped Wladimir from pushing me down

Image: Mormeck: The referee ended the fight too soon; he should have stopped Wladimir from pushing me downBy William Mackay: You got to feel sorry for Jean Marc Mormeck (36-5, 22 KO’s) today after his 4th round TKO loss to IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50 KO’s) last night at the ESPRIT arena, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Mormeck, 39, did the best he could but he was nearly helpless to get his offense started due to the constant clinching from Wladimir. The referee gave Wladimir warnings for his holding but never took away points, which I feel he should have.

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Wladimir beats Mormeck in huge mismatch, but fails to impress

Image: Wladimir beats Mormeck in huge mismatch, but fails to impressBy William Mackay: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50 KO’s) did a great job of trying to sell a badly overmatched former cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck (36-5, 22 KO’s) as a worthy opponent for him last night, even going so far as to say he’s Tyson-like despite evidence showing that he was the farthest thing from Tyson you could possibly get.

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Wladimir did what he had to do

Image: Wladimir did what he had to doBy John F. McKenna (McJack): (Super) WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO and The Ring heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50 KO’s) did what he was supposed to when he KO’d French challenger former cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck (36-5, 22 KO’s) in the 4th round. The pair fought at the ESPRIT arena in Dusseldorf, Germany on Saturday night and there were no surprises.

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Mormeck freezes under the pressure from Wladimir

Image: Mormeck freezes under the pressure from WladimirBy Eric Thomaas: 39-year-old Jean Marc Mormeck (36-5, 22 KO’s seemed frozen by the moment tonight in facing IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50 KO’s) in front of 50,000 fans in the ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Mormeck never did get his offense un-tracked in losing by a 4th round TKO defeat in one of the worst mismatches for Wladimir since his 2nd round TKO win over Ray Austin in March 2007.

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Wladimir stops Mormeck in the 4th round!

Image: Wladimir stops Mormeck in the 4th round!By Allan Fox: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50 KO’s) made it look easy in beating former cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck (36-5, 22 KO’s) by a 4th round TKO win on Saturday night in front of 50,000+ fans at the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany. Wladimir knocked Mormeck down times in the fight, once in the 2nd and the final time in the 4th. The fight was halted in the 4th when Wladimir connected with a big left-right combination that put Mormeck down for the count.

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Can Mormeck live up to the hype that Wladimir has given him?

Image: Can Mormeck live up to the hype that Wladimir has given him?By Allan Fox: For weeks now, IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has been one of Jean Marc Mormeck’s biggest supporters, raining compliments down upon his head constantly, describing him as “Dangerous” and similar to Mike Tyson with his style of fighting. After all that praise, little of it has stuck with the boxing public unfortunately for Wladimir, as they still see this fight as a huge mismatch. But it does sort of put Mormeck in a situation where there is some pressure on him now to try and live up to all the compliments that Wladimir has poured over his head.

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Wladimir trying to join 50 KO club tonight with win over Mormeck

Image: Wladimir trying to join 50 KO club tonight with win over MormeckBy Jim Dower: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) will be trying to join big sluggers like Joe Louis, George Foreman, Archie Moore and Jack Dempsey to get to the magical career 50 knockout club tonight in his fight against Jean Marc Mormeck at the ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. In looking at the records of those great fighters, Wladmir is close to catching up to Dempsey and Louis but will likely never achieve the amount of KOs that big George Foreman accomplished during his long career.

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Wladimir will have to win impressively tonight against Mormeck or face withering criticism

Image: Wladimir will have to win impressively tonight against Mormeck or face withering criticismBy Allan Fox: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) has put himself in a situation by facing the badly overmatched 39-year-old Jean Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22 KO’s) tonight to where Wladimir not only needs to beat him, but has to beat him badly or else boxing fans will heap tons of criticism on Wladimir. I’m sure he likely doesn’t care, as he’ll do well regardless in terms of making a lot of money for the fight.

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Klitschko-Mormeck to be shown on EPIX today

Image: Klitschko-Mormeck to be shown on EPIX todayby Jim Dower: If you’re interested in seeing the bout between IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and challenger Jean Marco Mormeck today, you can see it on EPIX.HD.com starting at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m PT. The fight will be streamed live from the Espirit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany. The fight can be seen as part of a free trail offer from EPIX. The catch is that you might need to sign up as soon as possible in order to see the fight, because if you wait until the fight is about to start you might not be able to register because it locks up sometimes.

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