Vitali out until 2014 with hand injury, may fight early next year.

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  1. Danebrogen

    Danebrogen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dwarf then?
     
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    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Vitali has become so smug it seems. He just dosent want to fight Stiverne. I guess he'd rather have some journeyman elevated by the WBC and win easy. The funny thing is that Vitali will complain there are not good challengers anymore!
     
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    In many ways this is true. It's like they dont care how they are perceived as long as they can fight nobodies and make money with it in Europe. They can fight the Mormecks and Sosnowski's of the world in Germany forever and people will pay pay pay. It's wrong.
     
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    Klitschko vs Chisora Results: Vitali Klitschko Wins Hard-Earned Decision in Munich

    By Scott Christ @scottchristBLH on Feb 18 2012, 6:30p

    Vitali Klitschko won a hard-fought battle today in Munich, Germany, successfully defending his WBC heavyweight title in a tense, big atmosphere fight against Dereck Chisora, who gave the 40-year-old Klitschko his toughest test in years....
     
  6. 11player

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    Postponing purse bids when the reason is an injury, very strange, sounds like there is more to it.

    Crook Sillyman has damaged Stiverne's career for too long already, it's about time they give him the belt and name Vitali emeritus champion if he wishes so.

    IMO, WBC will give Stiverne an interim title oportunity, at best.
     
  7. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Vitali is already Emeritus Champion hence why they won't strip him.
     
  8. jisi

    jisi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And therefore I do not understand Vitali´s behavior. It is not a behavior of honor.

    He could give up the WBC Belt and still can fight for the WBC again if he wants to in 2014 whenever he wants.

    But to sit on the belt over a year and now fight his mandatory is not good sportsmanship.
     
  9. SimplyTheBest

    SimplyTheBest Heavyweight Destroyer Full Member

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    No, Wlad just faked injuries to screw Chisora out of a fight because he decided he didn't want to fight him, not once but twice, in order to make more money fighting Haye.
     
  10. jisi

    jisi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not true and Chisora was a voluntary defence. He did not have to fight him.

    Vitali can give up the belt and fight for the WBC belt whenever he wants.
    His behavior is bad very bad sportsmanship.

    Same **** again like in 2004. More worse because he is Emeritus Champ.
     
  11. Son of Gaul

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    Adamek was his last mandatory defense.
     
  12. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Ward was Emeritus Champion. Its a meaningless, made up title.
     
  13. SimplyTheBest

    SimplyTheBest Heavyweight Destroyer Full Member

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    Wlad DID have to fight him. That's what a signed contract means :patsch If he didn't want to fight Chisora, he should have never offered the fight and pretend he was going to give Chisora the shot.

    Truth is, Wlad played around with a young contenders career for his own personal gain, some sportsmen he is.
     
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    damian38 BigDramaShow Full Member

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    CHEF said a while back that Povetkin is tailor-made for Wlad, and you keep claiming Wlad will pull out of the fight because it will take place in Russia :rofl:rofl

    btw, Wlad was deducted a point for leaning on Haye, he was also warned more than once vs Chagaev for leaning and holding so I don't know where you get your BS that Wlad never gets penalised for fouling
     
  15. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis sat on the belt for a year after the Tyson fight and then another 7 months after the Vitali fight. He is not the first to do such.

    He will fight Stiverne and then I think they will work something out with the WBC for Wlad to fight eventually for that belt. That should make you happy.