Why Wont The Klitschkos Fight Holyfield?

[Canelo Phresh]

Looking past the "hes old as hell argument" he still fights at a higher level than any of the bums that the Klits have fought lately. I know thats sad about our generation and secondly, Its most likely that Evander takes some kind of PED or steroid but, havent one of the klits taken PED's before and if there is some major reason that the fight has never happened that Im unaware of please let me know.

[Vadrigar.]

He used them to help a leg injury:

Vitali Klitschko, who defends his World Boxing Council heavyweight title against Britain's Danny Williams in Las Vegas on Dec 11, has admitted to having used steroids earlier in his career.

He tested positive for a banned substance in 1996 when still an amateur and was instantly thrown off the Ukrainian boxing team for the Atlanta Olympics.

Klitschko had planned to box at super-heavyweight while his younger brother, Wladimir, was entered to compete at the 201lb heavyweight limit.

Wladimir, who was struggling to make his weight, took over the super-heavyweight slot and went on to win the gold medal.

"Their dream was to go to the Olympics and win gold medals together," said Vitali Klitschko's spokesman, Bernd Boente.

The drugs admission is made in Vitali's autobiography, which has just been released and so far is available only in German. In it, Klitschko reveals that he turned to steroids after aggravating an old leg injury he had sustained in a kick-boxing tournament.

"He went to a normal Ukrainian doctor who gave him something that would heal it, but he didn't check the doping list," Boente said.

Klitschko admits that it was a steroid - and shortly afterwards the substance showed up in a routine drug test.

"They are not keeping this a secret," Boente said. "You have to remember this was the Ukraine of eight or nine years ago. Things are very different now.

"At first he was totally angry. He couldn't believe it."

In his eight-year professional career, Klitschko has been tested routinely for banned substances, including steroids, and has always been clean.

Tests for steroids are normal in Germany, where he had the majority of his contests during his rise to the championship.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...oid-abuse.html

[Canelo Phresh]

He used them to help a leg injury:



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...oid-abuse.html

any idea on why he didnt fight holyfield?

[Mr. Mandingo]

Holyfield is a nice guy. And Wlad doesnt like the idea of killing a nice guy in the ring.

[Canelo Phresh]

Holyfield is a nice guy. And Wlad doesnt like the idea of killing a nice guy in the ring.

if the man wants to fight and still performs at an elite level considering, the recent opposition faced they dont have many compelling options

[bojangles1987]

Dude, that's just a terrible idea. Why WOULD the Klitschkos fight Holyfield? He's not a top contender, he can barely compete with the fringe bums, and if he fought Wlad or Vitali he would get permanent brain damage.

[Pogue69]

The Klits are in a classic "no-win" situation.

If they destroy Holyfield...big deal, they were supposed to.

If they struggle to win...they are not that good

If Holyfield actually wins...they were over-rated and never that good in the first place

[Pirao]

Are you ******? Holyfield got schooled by Ibragimov recently.

A better thread title would be "why won't the Klitschko haters stop trolling?"

[TheMagicMan]

Holyfield's name in a fight doesnt bring about excitement, it brings about "what the hell...he's still alive?"


If Holyfield really wanted a shot he'd be more active and would have done more than win 7 fights in the last 12 years ...Right there...all the reason not to fight holyfield.

Win more than 7 fights in 12 years and then get back to us Holyfied.

[Darkstar]

I wish Holyfield was 10 years younger, so Vitali could TKO him. Now doesnt mean much, but I wouldnt mind to see it.