Posts tagged Vitali Klitschko
Chisora and Haye Brawl At Press Conference, Vitali Giggles
by Trey Pollard
German police have arrested British heavyweight Dereck Chisora and are searching for his countryman, former heavyweight champ David Haye, after the two clashed at a bloody press conference following Chisora’s bout with Vitali Klitschko in Munich on Saturday night.
Haye slammed a bottle across Chisora’s face and wielded a camera tripod as a weapon during the melee, which left Chisora and Haye’s manager Adam Booth bleeding from the head, saw Chisora shouting death threats at Haye, and threw the British Heavyweight division into crisis.
That’s not the lede most would have expected after Chisora gave Klitschko his toughest test in a decade during a 12-round points loss. But after Chisora’s extra-curriculars pushed this fight weekend to the brink of chaotic instability, it’s not a huge surprise.
Vitali Klitschko Backpedals to Decision over Chisora
Vitali Klitschko receives a slap from Dereck Chisora at yesterday’s weigh-in
by Trey Pollard
It makes sense that Vitali Klitschko wants to run for office, because he fights like a politician. He’s never flashy, but mechanical; never spontaneous, but methodical; never bold or creative, but measured. He is risk averse, picks battles he’s favored to win, and responds when challenged with stoic control and discipline, plodding forward like an assembly line.
There’s a reason those milquetoast characteristics are so favored by politicians and by Klitschko (44-2): they work. By being again – quite frankly – boring but effective, Klitschko managed to win a steadfast decision Saturday afternoon over his aggressive but unpolished opponent, Dereck Chisora (15-3).
Dereck Chisora slaps Vitali Klitschko at weigh-in. Fight is today at 4:30 EST on EPIX.
Weekend Preview: Klitschko-Adamek, Ringside at Gamboa
Heavyweight may be the only division that matters to casual fans, but we know Cuban featherweight phenom Yuriorkis Gamboa has earned top billing on any evening he enters the ring. That’s why we’re happy to inform you our esteemed editor will be ringside when Gamboa takes on veteran Daniel Ponce de Leon Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. An underwhelming undercard features Luis Cruz, Wale “Lucky Boy” Omotoso and Terrance Crawford.
Gamboa is the overwhelming favorite to win but de Leon looked great losing a controversial decision to Adrien Broner in March and has more than enough tohold his own. The Cuban has always possessed a combination of vulnerability and dominance that make his fights among the most riveting in the sport. A number of intriguing opportunities await Gamboa but he seems perpetually on the verge of losing his unblemished record. We’re picking him to win this weekend and hopefully set up a long-awaited showdown with JuanMa.
HBO will broadcast the Gamboa fight after a replay of Vitali Klitschko vs Tomasz Adamek, which will take place Saturday afternoon in Wroclaw, Poland. We respect Adamek and his ability to pack the Prudential Center in Newark with Polish fans, but the man is basically a puffed-up cruiserweight fighting one of the toughest big men of all-time. Were he fighting little bro Wladimir we may have given the Pole a puncher’s chance, but Dr. Ironfist is a bridge too far.
