"This is the day of days in my sporting career," said new IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko after his seven round destruction of Chris Byrd Saturday night in Mannheim, Germany. "I am very proud.....the Klitschko Brothers made it again! It doesn't matter if it's one of us or both of us." After 37 months between world champion reigns, Klitschko said he wants to "defend my title and much better, get another one. Let's go for some other belts!" Wladimir's trainer Emanuel Steward said afterward that Klitschko now stands alone at the top of the heavyweight division. "I don't see anyone on the hozizon, even in the amateurs, that's going to beat him," stated Manny. "He can hold this title until he retires."
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"I'm disappointed, for sure," said Chris Byrd after the fight. "But, I've still got a lot of boxing in me, I think.....He's 241 pounds of muscle and I'm 212 pounds of bulked-up muscle, not even real muscle. I felt I could go in there and push him around [but] it didn't work out for me
Who among the beltholders would be brave enough to face Klitschko? It is an almost certain loss for along with a diminished marketability.
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