Wladimir Klitschko: record, next fight and profile →
Former heavyweight titlists Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko have no plans on ducking from possibly the largest military conflict on European soil since the end of World War II.
According to numerous reports, former unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko enlisted in Ukraine's reserve army in Kiev on Wednesday. He told reporters that his love for his country compelled him to defend it against a potential invasion by Russia.
Former unified world champion Wladimir Klitschko believes his former foe, Anthony Joshua, can bounce back strong from the jaws of defeat. In the final bout of his career, in 2017, Klitschko was stopped in the eleventh round of a 'Fight of The Year' scrap with Joshua.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Sports arguments. They're the topic of a million bar bets and the fodder for just as many afternoon drive-time radio shows. LeBron or Jordan. Brady or Manning. Gretzky or Orr. And so on. Turns out boxing is no different. The internet is chock full of lists espousing their authors as a definitive source for both modern and historic pound-for-pound collections.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is questioning the top level status of WBC world champion Tyson Fury. Last month, Whyte avenged a brutal knockout loss from last August when he stopped Alexander Povetkin in four rounds. The victory gave him the WBC's interim-world title, which places him in a very good position for a potential world title shot in the future.
Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew explained why he's more impressed with Anthony Joshua's victory over Wladimir Klitschko than what Fury had accomplished against the Ukrainian fighter two years earlier.
Johnathon Banks, who trained former unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko for the final few years of his career, believes Anthony Joshua will not have success if he applies his recent fighting style in a battle with Tyson Fury.
An undefeated pound-for-pound megastar. A dominating and record-setting longtime heavyweight champion. And an unbeaten two-division world champion. All three are going to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Floyd Mayweather, Wladimir Klitschko and Andre Ward, three of the most dominating fighters of their era, were elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility in balloting results announced on Tuesday.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua revealed that he spoke to Wladimir Klitschko a few weeks ago, in order to obtain some information about once-beaten Kubrat Pulev. That sole defeat, was back in 2014, when Pulev was stopped by then unified champion Klitschko.
By Corey Erdman - In the summer of 2014, Anthony Joshua was still a young professional, having just defeated Matt Skelton to improve his record to 7-0. The world he’d entered in the paid ranks after conquering the amateur world and capturing Olympic gold was ruled by Wladimir Klitschko, who was deep into his second run as heavyweight champion, approaching all-time ti...