Klitschko suffered an arm injury last August, causing him to postpone his fight against the 33-year-old Pulev.
Wladimir Klitschko resumes training for Kubrat Pulev fight
Klitschko vs. Pulev
Wladimir Klitschko almost ready to restart training camp
By Allan Fox: The injured IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 52 KOs) is close to being ready to restart his training camp for his rescheduled November 15th title defense against #1 IBF Kubrat Pulev (21-0, 11 KOs) at the O2 World Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany.
Wladimir, 38, suffered a tear in his left biceps during training camp for his previously scheduled fight against Pulev on September 6th.
According to Klitschko’s manager Bernd Boente, Wladimir will be ready to start training again in a couple of weeks for the Pulev fight. Depending on what Pulev brings to the table, this could be one of Wladimir’s toughest title defenses in many years since his stoppage win over a prime Tony Thompson in 2008.
Wladimir Klitschko – Kubrat Pulev fight to take place on 11/15 in Hamburg, Germany
By Scott Gilfoid: Kubrat Pulev (20-0, 11 KOs) will be getting his shot against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 52 KOs) on November 15th, provided that Wladimir’s torn left biceps injury is healed by then. Wladimir hurt his arm while sparring with one of his 15 sparring partners a week ago.
The Wladimir-Pulev fight will be staged at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany. They were set to fight on September 6th, but Wladimir’s arm injury wiped that fight date out.
Klitschko suffers biceps tear, fight with Pulev to be postponed
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 52 KOs) suffered a partial tear in his left biceps last Friday while sparring. The injury will require for the 38-year-old Wladimir to rest for 4 weeks without sparring.
This means his scheduled title defense against IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev (20-0, 11 KOs) will be pushed back to November possibly later depending on how well the injury heals. Luckily for Wladimir, the injury won’t require surgery.
Banks impressed with Wladimir’s training for Pulev fight
By Allan Fox: Johnathon Banks, the trainer for IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 52 KOs), likes what he sees from Wladimir in his training camp as he gets ready for his September 6th title defense against his unbeaten IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev (20-0, 11 KOs) at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Wladimir has 15 sparring partners in his training camp in beautiful Going, Austria. British heavyweight Anthony Joshua and American journeyman Kevin Johnson are two of the sparring partners that Wladimir has to help him get ready for the 6’4 ½” Pulev.
Wladimir doesn’t have anyone that fights exactly like Pulev, but with Wladimir’s trainer having them imitate Pulev’s fighting style, they’re going the best they can to impersonate him. Wladimir is sparring as much as 14 rounds of continuous sparring with different sparring partners.
Wladimir Klitschko: Destined for greatness?
By Greg Harris: Over the past decade, there has been only one name worth mentioning when speaking about the heavyweight division. that name is, Klitschko. Whether speaking about Wladimir, or his older brother Vitali, you were speaking about the best two heavyweights in the division.
Some have stated that their talents exceed far beyond any other heavyweight in the division. Others have stated that their lack of quality opposition, and robotic boxing style has turned fight fans off from the once glamorous heavyweight division. But with the retirement of Vitali Klitschko, the surge of new, fresh, up and coming heavyweight prospects, and the reemergence of older veterans, could this be the breakout moment for Wladimir Klitschko?
Anthony Joshua working with Wladimir Klitschko in Austria
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Anthony Joshua (7-0, 7 KOs) is working as a sparring partner IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in Going, Austria.
The 6’6” Joshua is playing the part of Kubrat Pulev to get Wladimir prepared for his defense against Pulev on September 6th at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Joshua will be at the Klitschko camp for 10 days of sparring.
Pulev isn’t in the same class as Wladimir, says Dimitrenko
By Allan Fox: Alexander Dimitrenko thinks that #1 IBF, #6 WBO Kubrat Pulev (20-0, 11 KO’s) is stepping out of his lane in challenging IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 52 KO’s) in their fight scheduled for September 6th at the O2 World Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany.
Dimitrenko, who was stopped by Pulev in the 11th round in a competitive fight in May of 2012, thinks that Wladimir is just a step too far for the 6’4 1/2” Pulev, and he sees him going down to defeat in this fight.
“I respect Kubrat, but it just is not the class of Klitschko,” Dimitrenko said to Russian news agency ITAR-TASS. “As for our fight, he knocked me out because of an injury I received.”
It would seem that Pulev is going to have some problems against Wladimir unless he can show some improvement over the way he’s performed in his previous fights.
Kubrat Pulev bellyaching about wanting exra drug testing for Klitschko fight
Wladimir Klitschko faces Kubrat Pulev in easy title defense on September 6th
By Anthony Mason: Wladimir Klitschko will be fighting Kubrat Pulev in a few months time. Once again, Klitschko is able to pad up his title defenses against a weak heavyweight. Pulev may very well be the best option available, but that doesn’t change the fact that it is a weak option. As always with Klitschko, he is the beneficiary of a watered down era where he can accumulate meaningless and worthless title defenses against weak competition.
Unlike Joe Louis, who actually fought in a legitimate heavyweight era, Wladimir’s competition epitomizes a Bum of the Month club. At least when Joe Louis lost, he was losing to the likes of Max Schmeling, Ezzard Charles, and Rocky Marciano. Who did Wladimir lose to? Three D-level boxers in Corrie Sanders, Ross Purrity, and Lamon Brewster.