QUITALI KLITSCHKO OFFICIALLY QUITS BOXING!
Los Angeles, CA-After Vitali Klitschko postponed the fourth scheduled meeting with Hasim Rahman, people, even those fans that before, would have followed him through a minefield, they were even doubting the intestinal fortitude of the Ukraine native. But after knee surgery Tuesday, and Vitalis subsequent retirement, those suspicions that he was faking, they have finally been put to rest.
ARUM TAKES THE BULLET HERE, Having always wanted, and yet rarely promoting a heavyweight champion, Top Ranks Bob Arum, he won the purse bid for Vitali-Rahman IV. With Klitschko out, so is Arums promotional quest for the WBC heavyweight title. Unless, he wants to go do business with Don King.
CASINOS WERE BACKING THE FIGHT!
Being a heavyweight title fight, and one involving a favored Klitschko, this had the Las Vegas casinos buying blocks of tickets. Fans on the other hand, most were not inclined to pop for this Pay Per View event, and were awaiting the HBO replay a week later.
KLITSCHKO LEGACY, ONE OF BIG BREASTS!
OK, lets examine the recent career of Vitali. All of this hype, it really began when as a last minute sub, Klitschko acquitted himself well against an aging, unmotivated, and under trained Lennox Lewis-. His subsequent rise to heavyweight champion, was based on losing to Lewis, and then beating Kirk Johnson, Corrie Sanders, and Danny Williams. This trio of most recent opponents, they entered the squared circle with breasts that rivaled Dolly Parton.
WHAT IS THE KLITSCHKO CLAIM TO GREATNESS?
When you look at the high point of Vitali Klitschkos career, it was his losing to Lennox Lewis. The low point, undoubtedly when, while leading big on the scorecards, Vitali quit against Chris Byrd. Other than fighting four men with big breasts, and losing to one, what is Vitali Klitschkos claim to fame anyway?
Pedro Fernandez