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By Jake Donovan - Watch out, Wladimir Klitschko. That vibration you feel is older brother Vitali speeding like a bullet to the top of the heavyweight mountain.
It’s become widely accepted that the boxing world may be forced to contend with a two-headed heavyweight monster for quite some time. Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are widely regarded as the best two heavyweights on the planet, but have long ago vowed to never face one another in the ring.
With that in mind, all that could be done for Vitali to gain ground on his baby brother was to make a major statement in his mandatory title defense against Juan Carlos Gomez.
Vitali delivered that message loud and clear, systematically breaking down the former cruiserweight king, scoring three knockdowns en route to a 9th round stoppage Saturday in Stuttgart, Germany. [details]
It’s become widely accepted that the boxing world may be forced to contend with a two-headed heavyweight monster for quite some time. Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are widely regarded as the best two heavyweights on the planet, but have long ago vowed to never face one another in the ring.
With that in mind, all that could be done for Vitali to gain ground on his baby brother was to make a major statement in his mandatory title defense against Juan Carlos Gomez.
Vitali delivered that message loud and clear, systematically breaking down the former cruiserweight king, scoring three knockdowns en route to a 9th round stoppage Saturday in Stuttgart, Germany. [details]
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