Comments Thread For: Team Stiverne Frustrated With Klitschko Postponements

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OTTAWA, Canada -- When heavyweight contender Bermane "B. Ware" Stiverne (21-1, 20 KOs) upset Chris Arreola (35-3, 30 KOs) on HBO this past April 27, in a title elimination bout, it set-up the dangerous Canadian for a super fight versus future Hall of Famer and long-time World Boxing Council (WBC) World Heavyweight Champion, Vitali Klitschko (45-2, 41 KOs).

Stiverne completely dominated former world title challenger Arreola, dropping him in the third round, en route to a unanimous 12-round decision (118-109, 117-110, 117-110) for the vacant WBC Silver title.

A purse bid was set and postponed, reset and re-postponed. Finally, July 22 was supposed to be the final purse bid date when, surprisingly, the WBC once again granted another extension requested by the Team Klitschko, forcing the mandatory challenger to wait once again for his world title shot that he has now earned twice by winning a pair "title elimination" bouts. WBO No. 1 contender Stiverne, who is also rated No. 10 in the world by The Ring Magazine, had knocked out Ray Austin in the 10th round of their WBC heavyweight title eliminator on June 25, 2011.
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[paulf]

Vitali should retire or fight. It's unfair to the contenders who are waiting for their chance.

[beez721]

Vitali should retire or fight. It's unfair to the contenders who are waiting for their chance.

dont understand why he doesnt. he gains nothing from beat a guy like stiverne and he obviously doesnt need the money. he should get out now. hes clearly past it

[Hayehammer]

Vitali should retire or fight. It's unfair to the contenders who are waiting for their chance.

This......

[Public_Enemy]

It's time for Vitali to retire. I was hoping for a few more fights but its obvious that his body can't handle it anymore. Other guys deserve a shot at the title.

[Dr.Eisenfaust]

I doubt, and this is a pure speculation, that Don King might be the problem for the Klitschko team.

Or, Vitali Klitschko's body can't follow anymore.

[andrewa1]

I'm a big Vitali fan, but this is nuts. He needs to retire or fight. Now, I'm usually loath to talk about behind the scenes stuff when we don't have all the info, and we are talking about dealing with uber unreasonable Don King, but still, he's kept us waiting for far too long. Fight or retire.

[South Pawn]

vitili is no dummy

Anyone who saw the Arreola fight knows Stiverne is a guy capable of ending the Klitchko era on a sour note.

[SouthPawHitman]

I hope Vitali retires right now. I don't want to see A 41 year old Vitali possibly lose to a guy he would have smashed a few years ago.

[richardt]

Anyone who saw the Arreola fight knows Stiverne is a guy capable of ending the Klitchko era on a sour note.

Not even CLOSE! Stiverne is a counter-puncher who fights off the ropes. Vitali would hammer him with the jab, right hand and be out of reach for Stivern's counter punches. BAD style matchup for Stivern who would lose every round to a decision or get stopped late.