Is Wladimir Klitschko The Next One? (2003)By Scoop Malinowski
(This article was originally published in Boxing Digest in April 2003.)
Sullivan…Johnson…Dempsey…Louis…Marciano…Ali…Holmes…Tyson…Lewis. This is the linear line of boxing’s nine dominant heavyweight champions. The question now is who will be the next and tenth man to join this exclusive brotherhood? There are indications that suggest it could very well be Wladimir Klitschko.
“He’s the one,” [...]
A lot of people do not have great expectations for this Saturdays Vitali Klitschko WBC Heavyweight title defense against #1 contender Odlanier Solis. But I am intrigued by this match-up.
The general consensus is that Solis is just another fat heavyweight lining up for a handout payday from the kingpin.
But Solis is a different animal, [...]
It happens to most all of our boxing champions – the time comes when they are sacrificed, thrown to the lions. It’s the natural evolution of the ruthless world of boxing which is a jungle.
It happened to Sugar Ray Leonard against Terry Norris. It happened to Joe Louis against Rocky Marciano, Roberto Duran against William [...]
Floyd Mayweather is currently in Florida, “chilling with Don King,” according to his recent Tweet. What this probably means is that Mayweather is feeling the massive pressure from HBO and Golden Boy to fight Manny Pacquiao next and is looking for an escape. Of course, most astute ring observers know a showdown with Manny Pacquiao [...]
(This article was originally published at Tennisweek.com on June 20, 2006.)
“No two men can be half an hour together, but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other.” — Samuel Johnson
“To be the best in the world you have to get blood on your hands.” — Philip H. Anselmo
What is Roger Federer feeling now? [...]
Boxing is bestowed with one of the greatest miracles in the history of the sport – the Twin Towers of the Heavyweight Throne, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko reigning together as the kings of the sport.
Never in the history of boxing could this scenario have ever been imagined by anyone. Two brothers rising from Ukraine to [...]
Status: WBC Heavyweight Champion.
Ht: 6-7 Wt: 250
DOB: July 19, 1971 IN: Belovodsk, Soviet Union
Nicknames: Dr. Iron Fist, Iron Chin.
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Chess, wakeboarding, kitesurfing, jet skiing, scuba diving, table tennis.”
Childhood Dream: “Spaceman or astronaut or do karate like Bruce Lee [smiles].”
Age Started Boxing: “13.”
First Boxing Memory: “Losing my first fight.”
Boxing Inspiration: “To make history in [...]
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