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good work from wlad... i didnt fight this figth boring at all... pianeta swung at him and wladimir was on the offensive most of the fight it seemed so hats off to him....
looks to me wladimir is just beating all sorts of opponents.. he is beating bigger guys like wach, tall guys like tony thompson(not bad at all) and the italian who showed up in good shape and tried to win, he is beating smaller fast guys like fast eddie and byrdy(who beat holyfield when he wasnt totally finished!), stocky powerhouses like big sam peter, ex cruiserweights with ko power like haye... and if he beats povetkin(i would be amazed if he didnt) then he beats a fellow who has skills and a very impressive amateur career...he's just beating all forms of opponents just now so hats off to wlad
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Francesco Pianeta in 6th to defend belts - ESPN
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MANNHEIM, Germany -- Wladimir Klitschko stopped Francesco Pianeta in the sixth round Saturday night to retain the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles.
The Ukrainian was never troubled by Pianeta, finishing off the previously unbeaten Italian southpaw with a right-left combination. Pianeta stayed down before attempting to continue, but there was no point in delaying the inevitable and referee Ernie Sharif ended the bout 2:52 into the round.
"Francesco tried. He has a fighting heart," Klitschko said. "He's a positive example in boxing. I'm sure he's learned a lot and that he has a great future ahead of him."
Klitschko rocked Pianeta inside the first 30 seconds, knocked him to the canvas with a straight right down the middle in the fourth, and again with a left blow in the fifth.
The 37-year-old Klitschko improved to 60-3 after his 52nd knockout, while Pianeta dropped to 28-1-1.
"I'm very disappointed and sad," said Pianeta, a cancer survivor who lives in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. "I can't say anything. It wasn't my day. He's the world champion. It wasn't enough. That was rubbish today."
The fighters worked together briefly last year and Klitschko tried to be kind to his former sparring partner.
"Francesco wasn't easy to box," Klitschko said. "He punched with the hardest punches I've ever felt. Luckily, they didn't hit me."
Vitali Klitschko, who holds the WBC belt, said he had no worries ahead of his younger brother's 23rd championship bout.
"My brother was very strong," Vitali Klitschko said. "Francesco has a big heart. You have to pay him respect."
Next up for the younger Klitschko is a likely bout with mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin of Russia, the "regular" WBA champion after Klitschko was elevated to "super champion" status.
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That would be nice.
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if chisora is on form then that is a very big step up for wilder... i wonder if he will beat old del boy... why would warren try to make this fight.... maybe he is cashing out on chisora ..
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Manuel Charr's sisters are suffering in the Syrian civil war.
Manuel Charr Aims To Find Peace in David Haye Battle - Boxing News
Wladimir Klitschko says Alexander Povetkin will be a very difficult opponent.
http://www.allboxing.ru/archives/2013-05-06_15_08.html
Kevin Johnson - Solomon Haumono video:
Kevin Johnson wraca na zwycięski tor
Povetkin is a heavy betting favorite over Wawrzyk:
Bukmacherzy nie wierzą w Wawrzyka
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Yeah... just saw this on another thread. This is what kills any interest that may rise in the heavyweight ranks. Where does Schaefer get off dissing the record of a legitimate heavyweight? He should be chomping at the bit to get his man more rounds and better fights. His rhetoric regarding the Furys, the Prices, or the Mitchells.... is nothing but that. Rhetoric. He'll find some other excuse to blow off the offers when those names become available. What a dope.
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Freedom
Yeah... just saw this on another thread. This is what kills any interest that may rise in the heavyweight ranks. Where does Schaefer get off dissing the record of a legitimate heavyweight? He should be chomping at the bit to get his man more rounds and better fights. His rhetoric regarding the Furys, the Prices, or the Mitchells.... is nothing but that. Rhetoric. He'll find some other excuse to blow off the offers when those names become available. What a dope.
Exactly mate. I like Wilder, but it is time to stop with the bums and start feeding him some gatekeepers. He needs to learn to manage stamina. Testing him against guys who on paper should take him rounds will give him the oppertunity to test some new skills. If he gives him Matt Greer next we should all change the channel.
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