Wlad want to fight 30 more fights...?

LARRY MERCHANT'S POST-FIGHT INTERVIEWS Larry Merchant interviewed Wladimir Klitschko, Chris Byrd and Emanuel Steward directly after the 12-Round heavyweight title fight. HBO Commentator Larry Merchant Discuss Email to a Friend April 22, 2006 MERCHANT: Emanuel you, saw how easily he handled Byrd in their first fight. Did you have concerns coming into the fight. And how did you plan to deal with him this time? STEWARD: I know Byrd was trying to be more aggressive in the beginning. The trick was to keep his left hand in an extended position instead of bringing it back. Byrd, spent most of the fight trying to get out of the way of the left extended arm, he never caught a right hand. MERCHANT: Did you think that in the last fight people thought you dragged Wladimir across the finish line. Was it more Wladimir tonight? Because the it looked that way. STEWARD: Yeah, it was Wladimir on his own. You have got to remember the last two fights were undefeated fighters. So people know he is the best heavyweight out there. MERCHANT: Who do you think he should fight next? Wladimir at 30. Can he become the champion that he was? STEWARD: He told me he wants to fight 29 fights -- wants to unify the title because he really wants to fight another champion. If not, there has been talk about him fighting, another one for a best fight. ------------------------------------------------------------ I suppose he plans to retire at 40, fighting 3 fights a year... This means that he will have about 90 fights in total when he retires... Currently, he has 49 fights on his record.