Wladimir Klitschko to fight tonight
Klitschko hopes to bounce back against Williamson
October 2, 2004
LAS VEGAS (Ticker) - After being knocked out twice in the last 18 months, Wladimir Klitschko hopes to defuse the theory that he is merely a media myth.
That must start Saturday night, when Klitschko faces DaVarryl Williamson in the featured heavyweight fight on a card also boasting two title bouts at the new outdoor Amphitheatre at Caesars Palace.
It wasn't long ago that the younger Wladimir was being hailed as the better of the two Klitschko brothers. Now older brother Vitali holds the WBC title while Wladimir's stock has fallen.
The fall started in March 2003 when Wladimir Klitschko (42-3, 39 KOs) was knocked out by Corrie Sanders. Then on April 10, Klitschko was knocked out in the fifth round by Lamon Brewster in a fight for the vacant WBO title.
"I think enough time has passed, almost six months," Klitschko said. "It was not easy for me to handle getting upset in April. It is in the past.
"I think this fight with DaVarryl Williamson is going to be very, very interesting because everyone is wondering which one of us will survive. I am focused and looking forward to it."
Williamson (20-2, 17 KOs) is hoping to rebound as well after being knocked out in the first round by Joe Mesi in September 2003.
"To beat the former WBO champion, the former 1996 super heavyweight Olympic gold medalist, would be huge," Williamson said. "This is the biggest fight I've had in my career. This is definitely my biggest test to date."
Before his chin and stamina was exposed by Sanders and Brewster, the 6-7 Klitschko was touted by many as the heir apparent to Lennox Lewis. Both are trained by Emmanuel Steward.
Maybe the most anticipated fight on the card is the rematch of a 2001 slugfest between IBF junior middleweight champion Verno Phillips (38-9-1, 20 KOs) and Kassim Ouma (19-1-1, 13 KOs). Ouma won the first showdown by unanimous decision.
In the first fight of the night, Syd Vanderpool (35-2, 23 KOs) will face Jeff Lacy (16-0, 13 KOs) for the vacant IBF super middleweight title.
Four years ago, Vanderpool beat Glen Johnson, earning a shot against Bernard Hopkins for the middlewight title. Johnson recently knocked out Roy Jones Jr.
The fights will be televised by Showtime.
white lightning
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(10/2/04 5:27 pm)
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Vladimir reminds me a little bit of Tommy Morrison. I loved
Morrison back in his prime because he just knocked almost
everyone out within the first 5 rounds.He was the white
version of Tyson but not as bad of a thug.Morrison's Uncle
is the great John Wayne. The problem with Morrison was that
he got tired quickly and had no chin.Some of his fights that
he won,he got off the mat and came back to knock the other
guy out.Vladimir is very strong and a good fighter but he lacks
a chin.I think Vitaliy is the better and smarter of the two and
thats why he is the Heavyweight Champion. If Vladimir wants
to win tonight,he needs to lead with his jab more and fight a
smart fight.He needs to pick the times to go all out.He needs
to pace himself and keep his hands up.I hope he can win
tonight because seeing 2 white guys that are brothers dominate boxing is very nice to see.Good luck to him tonight.
white lightning
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Posts: 284
(10/3/04 12:15 am)
Reply re:klitschko
Well he won the fight tonight to improve his record to 43 wins
and 3 losses. It was a ugly fight.He won 4 out of the 5 rounds
but the fight was stopped due to cuts caused by a unintentional but. Klitschko looked similar to the other fights
and was tired & cut. The bottom line though is that he won
on the score cards and a win is a win. I still say that his
older brother Vitaliy is night & day a better fighter. Vitaliy
is smarter,quicker, and craftier. I don't see him losing the
belt for several years and I think that he can possibly win
all 3 belts.
bjcash
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Posts: 87
(10/3/04 11:19 am)
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Klitschko endures more misery in win over Williamson
October 3, 2004
LAS VEGAS (Ticker) - Wladimir Klitschko may have gotten back in the win column but he left with even more questions.
Klitschko suffered yet another bloody cut - caused by a head butt in the fifth round - and when they went to the scorecards, the lumbering Ukranian was awarded a split technical decision over DaVarryl Williamson.
In the featured attraction on a loaded card, Klitschko looked good early but was dropped by Williamson in the fourth. Klitschko regrouped and battled back in the latter half of the fourth and was winning the fifth when the two fighters crashed heads.
Klitschko returned to his corner with a nasty cut across the bridge of his nose. After a brief examination by the ringside physician, the fight was halted and turned over to the judges' cards through five rounds.
Chuck Giampa and Jerry Roth saw the fight the same, 49-46, in favor of Klitschko. Judge David Tucker had it 48-47 for Williamson.
Klitschko, who was coming off a pair of knockout losses, improved to 43-3. But he continues to struggle in the spotlight, battling fatigue and blood issues.
"He is a tough fighter," Klitschko said. "It was not easy to fight him. It definitely was a head butt but I wanted to continue. I feel I was winning the fight. I was winning every round."
Klitschko's trainer Emmanuel Steward thought Williamson's style hurt his fighter.
"It was a good fight," Steward said. "It is hard to fight a guy who is always running backward. Even on the knockdown, it was more a case of him being off-balance."
Williamson, who fell to 20-3, thought the premature stoppage killed his chances.
"I felt I was ahead but I thought it was close," Williamson said. "My fighting style is based on conditioning, so therefore everything was going according to my plans. This is unfinished business."
Heavyweight boxer Andrew Golata talks to press after announcing his fight with WBA Champion John Ruiz in New York, October 2, 2004. Golata will fight a twelve round championship bout with Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in New York November 13, 2004
Hatton knocks out American Stewart in five
October 1, 2004
MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Unbeaten Ricky Hatton knocked out Mike Stewart in the fifth round Friday to retain his World Boxing Union light-welterweight title for the 15th time and set up a shot at the more prestigious IBF championship.
Hatton, who has won all 37 of his fights, floored the American with a right hand to the body in the opening round and then dropped him with a right to the chin.
Stewart, who had never been stopped before, took more punishment to the head and body in the next few rounds before being floored for the third and final time with a left hook three seconds from the end of the fifth round.
Stewart lost for the fifth time in 41 fights.
``I got him on the deck twice in the first round and he came back at me,'' Hatton said. ``It was incredibly courageous. But he was soaking up punches and I was opening him up.''
Hatton next should get a chance to fight for the IBF title. Kostya Tszyu and Sharmba Mitchell will meet Nov. 6 for the IF championship, and Hatton could meet the winner.
Klitschko hopes to bounce back against Williamson
October 2, 2004
LAS VEGAS (Ticker) - After being knocked out twice in the last 18 months, Wladimir Klitschko hopes to defuse the theory that he is merely a media myth.
That must start Saturday night, when Klitschko faces DaVarryl Williamson in the featured heavyweight fight on a card also boasting two title bouts at the new outdoor Amphitheatre at Caesars Palace.
It wasn't long ago that the younger Wladimir was being hailed as the better of the two Klitschko brothers. Now older brother Vitali holds the WBC title while Wladimir's stock has fallen.
The fall started in March 2003 when Wladimir Klitschko (42-3, 39 KOs) was knocked out by Corrie Sanders. Then on April 10, Klitschko was knocked out in the fifth round by Lamon Brewster in a fight for the vacant WBO title.
"I think enough time has passed, almost six months," Klitschko said. "It was not easy for me to handle getting upset in April. It is in the past.
"I think this fight with DaVarryl Williamson is going to be very, very interesting because everyone is wondering which one of us will survive. I am focused and looking forward to it."
Williamson (20-2, 17 KOs) is hoping to rebound as well after being knocked out in the first round by Joe Mesi in September 2003.
"To beat the former WBO champion, the former 1996 super heavyweight Olympic gold medalist, would be huge," Williamson said. "This is the biggest fight I've had in my career. This is definitely my biggest test to date."
Before his chin and stamina was exposed by Sanders and Brewster, the 6-7 Klitschko was touted by many as the heir apparent to Lennox Lewis. Both are trained by Emmanuel Steward.
Maybe the most anticipated fight on the card is the rematch of a 2001 slugfest between IBF junior middleweight champion Verno Phillips (38-9-1, 20 KOs) and Kassim Ouma (19-1-1, 13 KOs). Ouma won the first showdown by unanimous decision.
In the first fight of the night, Syd Vanderpool (35-2, 23 KOs) will face Jeff Lacy (16-0, 13 KOs) for the vacant IBF super middleweight title.
Four years ago, Vanderpool beat Glen Johnson, earning a shot against Bernard Hopkins for the middlewight title. Johnson recently knocked out Roy Jones Jr.
The fights will be televised by Showtime.
white lightning
Registered User
Posts: 279
(10/2/04 5:27 pm)
Reply re:vladimir
Vladimir reminds me a little bit of Tommy Morrison. I loved
Morrison back in his prime because he just knocked almost
everyone out within the first 5 rounds.He was the white
version of Tyson but not as bad of a thug.Morrison's Uncle
is the great John Wayne. The problem with Morrison was that
he got tired quickly and had no chin.Some of his fights that
he won,he got off the mat and came back to knock the other
guy out.Vladimir is very strong and a good fighter but he lacks
a chin.I think Vitaliy is the better and smarter of the two and
thats why he is the Heavyweight Champion. If Vladimir wants
to win tonight,he needs to lead with his jab more and fight a
smart fight.He needs to pick the times to go all out.He needs
to pace himself and keep his hands up.I hope he can win
tonight because seeing 2 white guys that are brothers dominate boxing is very nice to see.Good luck to him tonight.
white lightning
Registered User
Posts: 284
(10/3/04 12:15 am)
Reply re:klitschko
Well he won the fight tonight to improve his record to 43 wins
and 3 losses. It was a ugly fight.He won 4 out of the 5 rounds
but the fight was stopped due to cuts caused by a unintentional but. Klitschko looked similar to the other fights
and was tired & cut. The bottom line though is that he won
on the score cards and a win is a win. I still say that his
older brother Vitaliy is night & day a better fighter. Vitaliy
is smarter,quicker, and craftier. I don't see him losing the
belt for several years and I think that he can possibly win
all 3 belts.
bjcash
Registered User
Posts: 87
(10/3/04 11:19 am)
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Klitschko endures more misery in win over Williamson
October 3, 2004
LAS VEGAS (Ticker) - Wladimir Klitschko may have gotten back in the win column but he left with even more questions.
Klitschko suffered yet another bloody cut - caused by a head butt in the fifth round - and when they went to the scorecards, the lumbering Ukranian was awarded a split technical decision over DaVarryl Williamson.
In the featured attraction on a loaded card, Klitschko looked good early but was dropped by Williamson in the fourth. Klitschko regrouped and battled back in the latter half of the fourth and was winning the fifth when the two fighters crashed heads.
Klitschko returned to his corner with a nasty cut across the bridge of his nose. After a brief examination by the ringside physician, the fight was halted and turned over to the judges' cards through five rounds.
Chuck Giampa and Jerry Roth saw the fight the same, 49-46, in favor of Klitschko. Judge David Tucker had it 48-47 for Williamson.
Klitschko, who was coming off a pair of knockout losses, improved to 43-3. But he continues to struggle in the spotlight, battling fatigue and blood issues.
"He is a tough fighter," Klitschko said. "It was not easy to fight him. It definitely was a head butt but I wanted to continue. I feel I was winning the fight. I was winning every round."
Klitschko's trainer Emmanuel Steward thought Williamson's style hurt his fighter.
"It was a good fight," Steward said. "It is hard to fight a guy who is always running backward. Even on the knockdown, it was more a case of him being off-balance."
Williamson, who fell to 20-3, thought the premature stoppage killed his chances.
"I felt I was ahead but I thought it was close," Williamson said. "My fighting style is based on conditioning, so therefore everything was going according to my plans. This is unfinished business."
Heavyweight boxer Andrew Golata talks to press after announcing his fight with WBA Champion John Ruiz in New York, October 2, 2004. Golata will fight a twelve round championship bout with Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in New York November 13, 2004
Hatton knocks out American Stewart in five
October 1, 2004
MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Unbeaten Ricky Hatton knocked out Mike Stewart in the fifth round Friday to retain his World Boxing Union light-welterweight title for the 15th time and set up a shot at the more prestigious IBF championship.
Hatton, who has won all 37 of his fights, floored the American with a right hand to the body in the opening round and then dropped him with a right to the chin.
Stewart, who had never been stopped before, took more punishment to the head and body in the next few rounds before being floored for the third and final time with a left hook three seconds from the end of the fifth round.
Stewart lost for the fifth time in 41 fights.
``I got him on the deck twice in the first round and he came back at me,'' Hatton said. ``It was incredibly courageous. But he was soaking up punches and I was opening him up.''
Hatton next should get a chance to fight for the IBF title. Kostya Tszyu and Sharmba Mitchell will meet Nov. 6 for the IF championship, and Hatton could meet the winner.
