Klitschko has only defended the HW title TWICE....

Yeah, yeah, Purrity also say he dont know why Wlad never wanted rematch .....
But its a fact:
[url]http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pr217002.htm[/url]
This is great interview with Wlad, and he talk about Povetkin fight, about the clinches there, the referee and why he lose to Sanders and Brewster and how he get up from such devastated loses.
[url]http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2013/10/15/fo_1forum/d6954_6.htm[/url]

 

Maybe, maybe not. He should have tried to get him in 2004 or lure him out of his brief retirement in 2005. The fact he didnt says a lot.

 

Sanders retired after he lose to Vitali. Before talk get the facts ....

 

Apparently, Wlad considered a Sanders rematch in 2007. When (gasp) Sanders was out of retirement. But Sanders lost to a nobody roughly 3 months after this article was published and retired again. Chageav/Sultan would be called off, and Wlad would step in and face Sultan instead.

corrie sanders09.07.07 - By Jeff Bastasini: According to the latest boxing news, IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is considering a possible rematch with South African heavyweight Corrie Sanders (42-3, 31 KOs) for his next bout. Wladimir previously lost to Sanders, 41, by 2nd round TKO in March 2003, a bout which saw Wladimir knocked down four times before the referee finally halted the one-sided destruction in the 2nd.

Wladimir, however, was never able to land a rematch with the hard-punching Sanders, who ultimately was defeated by Wladimir's brother, Vitali, in a "revenge of the brother" scenario in April 2004.

The loss, though, has been a constant irritant for Wladimir Klitschko over the years, and something that fans have pointed to when they've summed up Wladimir's ability to take a punch. More than that, the lack of a rematch has also been a wonder to many of Wladimir's fans, whom have thought that he had little desire to take on Sander's again due to how easily he had thrashed Wladimir the first time out.

Sanders retired from boxing in late 2004, and stayed away until recently making a comeback in November 2006. Since then, he's had two bouts, stopping Colin Wilson in two rounds in November 2006, and winning a 10-round decision over Daniel Bispo in May 2007, a bout in which Sanders injured his left hand in the first round, making it necessary to fight one-handed for the remaining nine rounds. Despite packing on a little weight during his time off, the southpaw Sanders still reportedly has fast hands and punches incredibly hard.

Wladimir, 31, since stopping Lamon Brewster in the 6th round of their rematch on Saturday, July 7th, there's been talk of Wladimir taking on the winner of the heavyweight unification match between WBO heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov and WBA heavyweight title holder Ruslan Chagaev, which takes place in October 2007. Before any potential bout with either of them, Wladimir still has time to get in one more bout before then, and this is where a bout with Sanders possibly comes in to play.

At this time, there's not a lot of appealing options for opponents for Wladimir, since most of the heavyweights challengers are either old, such as Evander Holyfield and Oliver McCall, not well known or just plain damaged goods. In that case, Corrie Sanders appears the best of a poor selection. He still amounts to a substantial risk due to his 6'4" size, power, southpaw stance and quickness, so Wladimir will have to factor in the danger that a bout like this could present for him. In one aspect, Wladimir could revenge his most painful defeat, but on the other hand, there's always the risk that he could be knocked out once again. Their first fight wasn't remotely competitive and it appeared that Sanders was just a better fighter than Wladimir, much in the same way that George Foreman was able to dominate Joe Frazier each time. ​

 

-Why 2004? Wlad fought one fight after Vitali/Sanders, and got severe gashes that kept him out of the ring for 6 months.

-The fact that Wlad didn't make a move on a retired 39 year old that beat him two years previously and went after the youthful unbeaten Peter for the IBF title says a lot.

 

Really? Is that why he fought 8 months later? Before you talk you should check your facts.

 

Why not Sanders instead of Williamson? Its not like TOS was a big name nor did he hold a win over Wlad. Its also not like he was a top ten ranked fighter unlike Sanders who still was. Riddle me that.

 

That was a comeback fight. He retired twice.

He retired 3 days after the Vitali fight..than came back to fight a nobody in Austria and retire again. Those are the facts.

Mayor of L.A. James K. Hahn was so delighted with Vitali that he officially proclaimed the date of his win "Vitali Klitschko Day." Three days after his defeat, on 27-Apr-2004, Corrie Sanders announced his retirement from boxing

 

Sanders retired after the Vitali fight and said he wouldn't come back for a million dollars. Riddle me that. He returned to the ring at the end of the year for one fight, well after Wlad and TOS was announced and had been fought. I guess Wlad should always have a spot open incase Sanders changes his mind or something...yeah. Just to prove he isn't scared. You've been fact checked to death, do you wish to continue?

Sanders duly announced his retirement, claiming that not even the offer of $1 million would tempt him back into the ring.

[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9590600/Corrie-Sanders.html[/url]

Sanders did not remain in retirement for long, returning to the ring in December 2004 to stop Russia’s Alexey Varakin in two rounds

 

Wlad was inactive for 8 months between Haye and Mormeck. Was he retired? Im sorry if I dont take a boxers retirement notice literally. Ive seen it to many times. Do you need me to name the numerous examples? Fact is he was back in the ring 8 months later. Nothing changes that just like nothing changes the fact Wlad never pursued a rematch. Live with it! 😄

 

Did Wlad say he was retired and wouldn't come back for a million dollars? No. Bad ****ogy.

I can live just fine with the fact Wlad decided not to pursue and wait on a retired fighter and sought after the best active ones instead.

 

And how many fighters say they are retired only to come back a short while later.

And its ok, i can live with the FACT Wlad never sought a rematch against the fighter who destroyed him. Guess he had nothing to prove, did he? Kind of like Vits never seeking the Byrd rematch. Lmao!

 

And many actually stayed retired. It's not an active fighters obligation to waste his time calling a retiree's bluff. Certainly didn't work for his brother.

No, not a fact. Wlad did seek the rematch, at least twice on record when Sanders was not officially retired. The fact is he never got it and for reasons that don't appear to be his fault.

Can't satisify everybody. Especially if they believe he is obligated to drag retirees into the ring to prove himself. Or in your case, go one step further and prioritize retirees over undeated fighters in major title eliminators.

 

Wlad became lineal when he, the #1 HW, beat the #2 HW, Chagaev, back in 2009.

Here is the lineal HW championship from back in the Holmes years:

Wlad (#1) beats Chagaev (#2), establishing a new lineage left when Lewis retired. Lewis beat Briggs, who beat Foreman, who beat Moorer, who beat Holyfield, Who beat Bowe, who beat Holyfield, who beat Douglas, who beat Tyson, who beat Spinks, who beat Holmes, who beat Ali.