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By Keith Idec - Lamon Brewster befriended many German people the last time he traveled there to fight one of their adopted heavyweights. Brewster battered Luan Krasniqi during that September 2005 title fight, dropping the Kosovo native twice before being declared a ninth-round technical knockout winner. That isn’t the championship match that’ll preoccupy the minds of German fight fans as they fill Cologne Arena Saturday night, though. Much like American boxing enthusiasts, they’re wondering how much of Brewster was left in a Cleveland ring 15 months ago, the night he lost the World Boxing Organization title and vision in his left eye during an award-worthy brawl with Sergei Liakhovich.
Wladimir Klitschko (48-3, 43 KOs) is the Germany resident most eager to learn about a rebuilt Brewster (33-3, 29 KOs), who hasn’t fought since Liahkovich halted his nine-fight, 5½-year winning streak. His older brother, Vitali, avenged Klitschko’s first two professional defeats, but the huge Ukrainian power puncher decided it was his responsibility to even the score against the only opponent other than Ross Puritty and Corrie Sanders to beat him since he turned pro 10½ years ago. [details]
Wladimir Klitschko (48-3, 43 KOs) is the Germany resident most eager to learn about a rebuilt Brewster (33-3, 29 KOs), who hasn’t fought since Liahkovich halted his nine-fight, 5½-year winning streak. His older brother, Vitali, avenged Klitschko’s first two professional defeats, but the huge Ukrainian power puncher decided it was his responsibility to even the score against the only opponent other than Ross Puritty and Corrie Sanders to beat him since he turned pro 10½ years ago. [details]
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