By CompuBox

In April 2001, Hasim "The Rock" Rahman landed the right that rocked the boxing world. That thunderous punch not only flattened an under-prepared Lennox Lewis, it offered a career-defining moment and served as a justification for subsequent doors to be opened for him.

Rahman was summoned to challenge for another belt after IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin was injured in training but unfortunately for the Baltimore native a thoroughly prepared and motivated Wladimir Klitschko stood in the other corner. There would be no miracles for Rahman this past Saturday in Mannheim, Germany as "Dr. Steelhammer" methodically and purposefully dissected his challenger before putting him away 44 seconds into the seventh. With the victory, Klitschko raised his record to 52-3 (46 KO) while Rahman dropped to 45-7-2 (36 KO).

Klitschko’s strategic dominance and brutal efficiency – as well as Rahman’s struggles against them – was reflected in every phase of CompuBox’s numbers. First, the totals: Klitschko was 178 of 369 (48 percent) overall while Rahman was a mere 30 of 207 (14 percent). As expected, the Ukrainian ruled in jabs as he went 134 of 251 for an eye-popping 53 percent and Rahman was 15 of 151 (10 percent). Klitschko’s scintillating jab also allowed him to land 44 of his 118 power shots (37 percent) while limiting Rahman to 15 of 56 (27 percent).

The round-by-round figures only amplified the totals. Of a possible 21 categories available in the seven rounds of battle Klitschko out-performed Rahman in all but one – landed power in round two (6-3). In every other round and every other phase, the lopsided nature was shattering. Consider:

* Overall, Klitschko amassed 20 or more total connects in the six completed rounds and was well on his way to a seventh (12 of 18) when the fight was stopped. Rahman, on the other hand, never reached double-digits in any round, with his best being the fourth when he landed 9 of 44 blows. The fifth through the seventh alone saw Klitschko pile up a crushing 69-6 advantage in total connects, including a 28-1 bulge in the sixth.

* In jabs, Klitschko topped double-digits in every completed round – an impressive enough statistic on its own – but in rounds three through five he exceeded 20 jab connects, a very rare feat for most other boxers but a fairly routine one for Klitschko. Though Rahman had a three-inch arm length advantage, his lack of height and Klitschko’s educated jab prevented him from establishing his own jab. His high-water mark, both in terms of actual connects and percentage, was the fourth, which saw him land 5 of 32 (16 percent).

* Klitschko’s success with his jab-heavy offense (68 percent of his total punches) allowed him the luxury to pick his spots with power shots while limiting Rahman’s attempts. Only in the sixth did Klitschko land more than 10 power shots (14 of 41) while Rahman never landed more than six (round two).

* Not only was Klitschko effective, he was efficient. He never dropped below 40 percent in total connects in any round and topped 50 percent three times – the fourth (51 percent), fifth (51 percent) and the seventh (67 percent). In jabs, he surpassed 50 percent in every round and only the truncated seventh saw him exceed 70 percent (7 of 9, 78 percent). Rahman’s best percentages in total punches (20 percent) and power shots (40 percent) came in the second. Otherwise, his offense was stuck in mud.

With older brother Vitali Klitschko in firm possession of the WBC belt and Wladimir holding the IBF and WBO baubles, only WBA champ Nikolai Valuev stands in the way of total familial domination. Should be fall to either, the question would shift from "who is the world’s best heavyweight" to "who is the world’s best Klitschko?"