Comments Thread For: Wladimir Klitschko Injured, Chisora is Postponed

[Pirao]

I wanted to see Wlad fight as soon as possible, this sucks

[BillyBoxing]

He won't because his boyfriend will be with me.

You gay as well,cool!
I was wondering with Wazza if Amir shaves his ass or not.

[myau1]

Anyone think Wlad pulled out so he could make a fight with Haye? I've heard those whispers though I don't believe them. Haye only fights twice a year and likes 6 to 9 months off at a time plus he wants no part of either brother. Stranger things have happened though.

[Trigg]

Probably pulled a back muscle while Hayden was butt****ing him with a strap on last night!

I'm literally in tears here LOL

Wlad probably was too come to think of it

Seriously though, i was looking forward to Wlad battering Chisora

[Pirao]

Anyone think Wlad pulled out so he could make a fight with Haye? I've heard those whispers though I don't believe them. Haye only fights twice a year and likes 6 to 9 months off at a time plus he wants no part of either brother. Stranger things have happened though.

If that's what happened it would be great, but I doubt Haye has grown some balls all of a sudden.

[Horus]

BoxingScene.com was advised by promoter Frank Warren that WBO/IBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has suffered a back injury and withdrew from Saturday's fight with unbeaten British champion Dereck Chisora.

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Back Injury Huh?
I wonder if it was the same kind of Back injury David Haye got last year?

WLAD at least be orginal with your fake injuries!

[paulf]

Typical Haye move.

Just kidding. Get well soon champ! I was looking forward to this guy getting destroyed.

[paulf]

Anyone think Wlad pulled out so he could make a fight with Haye? I've heard those whispers though I don't believe them. Haye only fights twice a year and likes 6 to 9 months off at a time plus he wants no part of either brother. Stranger things have happened though.

Nah, there would be no reason to cancel this fight. They still haven't signed contracts, Haye needs a full 8week camp, and they need at least three months to promote it.

[The Hammer]

Full story:

Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko suffered a torn abdominal muscle on Wednesday, forcing him withdraw from his title defense against England's Dereck Chisora four days before the fight.

Klitschko was due to make his 10th title defense against the little-known Chisora at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, on Saturday -- a fight due to be carried by ESPN in the United States.

However, during his final workout hitting the pads with trainer Emanuel Steward, Klitschko suffered the injury, manager Bernd Boente told ESPN.com.

"He was hitting the mitts and it just happened," Boente said. "The fight is canceled. The pain is extreme. He couldn't even sit in the car on the way to the hospital." Klitschko (55-3, 49 KOs) had gone through a public workout earlier in the day, although they are light and just for show. However, Boente said a couple of hours later, he was working with Steward for real when he felt a sudden pain.

Boente said Klitschko, 34, underwent a CT scan and was diagnosed with a 2-inch tear on the left side of his abdominal muscle near the bottom of his rib cage.

"The doctor said he needs four to six weeks to heal," Boente said. "Wladimir has never had to cancel a fight before. He is totally upset. He had a great training camp in the Austrian mountains. He was in fantastic shape and he's very, very upset and very sad. And not only for him but for all the people who bought tickets to the sold-out arena. We were all looking forward to the fight. We are sorry for the fans and for our TV partners. What can you do?"

"The abdominal muscle is injured and therefore Wladimir Klitschko will not be able to fight on Saturday," Dr. Sven Roessing, an orthopedic specialist at University Hospital in Mannheim, said in a statement released by Klitschko's K2 Promotions.

Boente said the entire card, which also was to feature cruiserweight contender Ola Afolabi and middleweight contender Andy Lee, has been called off.

Boente said he was not sure if the fight with Chisora (14-0, 9 KOs) would be rescheduled. "We don't know. This just happened," Boente said. "We have to check all the options."

[Patty Tanager]

Pretty embarrassing.

2 inch tear working the mitts?, hmmm...