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Today's a sad day for loyal Klitschko fans. We watched Vitali climb the heavyweight ladder and reach the top. Although he didn't get a chance to unify the titles, his career was still a very successful one.
On his way to an impressive W35 L2 34KO record, Vitali retires having never lost consciousness or even been officially knocked down in a fight. If fact, out of all Vitali's 35 wins, only one man survived to the final bell. Even in his two losses he led on the score cards, only to be TKO'ed by injuries. Injuries that ultimately TKO'ed Vitali's career. He retires knowing that injuries proved a more formidable opponent than any boxer ever was.
Having said that, I've got a su****ion this may not be the last time we see him in the ring. The brothers have always said it's their shared dream to hold heavyweight titles at the same time. With Wladimir on the cusp of a title fight, It's hard to believe Vitali's retirement is truly legit. Due to his injury, Vitali was faced with only two choices, get stripped or retire. Retiring rather than getting stripped is respectful to the sport, and makes a comeback more dignified.
A true sign will be the actions of Wladimir from this point out. If Wlad retires, It's truly over.
Another good thing is the Anti-Vitali Boobs will begin to quiet. The closest most of them ever came to competing in any sport is the mentally challenged criticism championship for boobs.
Although IMO Vitali didn't accomplish enough to be called a great champion, he had some fights that I called great, some that gave him the right to be called a champion, some I will never forget.
Let the flaming begin.
On his way to an impressive W35 L2 34KO record, Vitali retires having never lost consciousness or even been officially knocked down in a fight. If fact, out of all Vitali's 35 wins, only one man survived to the final bell. Even in his two losses he led on the score cards, only to be TKO'ed by injuries. Injuries that ultimately TKO'ed Vitali's career. He retires knowing that injuries proved a more formidable opponent than any boxer ever was.
Having said that, I've got a su****ion this may not be the last time we see him in the ring. The brothers have always said it's their shared dream to hold heavyweight titles at the same time. With Wladimir on the cusp of a title fight, It's hard to believe Vitali's retirement is truly legit. Due to his injury, Vitali was faced with only two choices, get stripped or retire. Retiring rather than getting stripped is respectful to the sport, and makes a comeback more dignified.
A true sign will be the actions of Wladimir from this point out. If Wlad retires, It's truly over.
Another good thing is the Anti-Vitali Boobs will begin to quiet. The closest most of them ever came to competing in any sport is the mentally challenged criticism championship for boobs.
Although IMO Vitali didn't accomplish enough to be called a great champion, he had some fights that I called great, some that gave him the right to be called a champion, some I will never forget.
Let the flaming begin.
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