Klitschko Bros. Pro Debuts 19 years ago today November 16, 1996 　 Wladimir Klitschko vs Fabian Meza [yt]-aZcYKyBSVQ[/yt] Vitali Klitschko vs Tony Bradham [yt]rlVovLpolAo[/yt] 　 　Klitscko Tidbits: Fought on same card: Seven Times Wladimir Klitschko 6 (6 ko) 1 (1 ko loss) Vitali Klitschko 7 (7 ko) 0 　 Common Opponents: Five Opponents Chris Byrd Sam Peter Ross Purrity Corrie Sanders Gilberto Williamson Wladimir Klitschko: 5 ( 5 ko) - 2 ( 2 ko loss) Chris Byrd TKO 7 / UD 12 2 (1 ko) - 0 Sam Peter UD 12 / KO 10 2 (1 ko) - 0 Ross Purrity L TKO 11 0 ( 0 ko) - 1 (1 ko loss) Corrie Sanders L KO 2 0 ( 0 ko) -1 ( 1 ko loss) Gilberto Williamson TKO 3 1 ( 1ko) - 0 　 Vitali Klitschko 4 ( 4 ko) - 1 (1 ko loss) Chris Byrd L RTD 9 0 ( 0 ko) - 1 ( 1ko loss) Sam Peter RTD 8 1 ( 1 ko) - 0 Ross Purrity TKO 11 1 ( 1 ko) - 0 Corrie Sanders TKO 8 1 ( 1 ko) - 0 Gilberto Williamson KO 6 1 ( 1 ko) - 0
Wlad was so aggressive back then, I have to remind myself that he was an aggressive beast (he still is, just a different kind nowadays) in his early days.
Yes which is why I mentioned it. Usually the early hype jobs fizzle out quickly. And the doubters were cheering Wlad's Purrity loss early on and wrote him off. Wlad deserves a lot of respect to come back so strongly from his string of bad losses.
