Wladimir Klitschko’s decision win over Bryant Jennings this past Saturday marked the 18th successful defense of a world title Klitschko won from Chris Byrd nine years ago, in April 2006.
That brings him even closer to the 25 defenses that heavyweight great Joe Louis made during his reign — though Klitschko’s time as lineal champion has only been since his 2009 win over Ruslan Chagaev and has included 11 victories since.
People keep asking Klitschko about aiming for Louis’s record. Klitschko says that the record isn’t something he’s going after right now and is reverential of Louis and others who came before Klitschko’s generation of big men.
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That brings him even closer to the 25 defenses that heavyweight great Joe Louis made during his reign — though Klitschko’s time as lineal champion has only been since his 2009 win over Ruslan Chagaev and has included 11 victories since.
People keep asking Klitschko about aiming for Louis’s record. Klitschko says that the record isn’t something he’s going after right now and is reverential of Louis and others who came before Klitschko’s generation of big men.
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