Unlike early in his career, Klitschko didn't crash and burn in spectacular fashion by getting knocked out or succumbing to exhaustion.
The fight has already broken records at Wembley Stadium, and a big performance from Klitschko would, in fact, probably solidify his legacy - not that it really needs a lot more added to it, but it would be a big addition. You've got a big guy, heavyweight with a name that's easy to pronounce and speaks English well.
If you were to ask a casual fan, they would not be able to recognize more then 2-3 names on that list. That put Klitschko into a 17-month layoff, which he said turned out to be good for him.
Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko's heavyweight championship fight could be a record-breaking bout, with it expected to smash United Kingdom pay-per-view records by generating a whopping £50 million in total revenue.
"The respect will go out the window", said the 27-year-old, who also fights to win the WBA title last held by Tyson Fury.
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"With Klitschko, he feels like he's dedicated himself back to the sport and that's why he says he's obsessed". It's more of a range-finder, whereas Wlad has got a much stronger jab than him. An era that has always been stagnated by the almost decade reign by Klitschko. It's nearly demanded. If this kid beats Klitschko it's like the only fight he can have is me, because it's been so demanded.
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"I would love to scrap with both of them but particularly Joshua", he exclusively told Sky Sports.
Take a look at the gallery above to see what the champion and challenger have been saying about each other in the long fight build-up. Most expected Fury to succumb by early knockout. "He lost to Fury and can't believe he lost such a disgusting fight against someone who was awful in the build-up". It would also be false to say that he never again faced another unsafe puncher after getting up off the canvas three times to outlast Sam Peter in 2005. "I've never seen my brother so focused during preparations", said Vitali to skysports.com.
Of course, Klitschko's years of experience and a simple technique that doesn't rely on reflexes and speed makes him risky unless proven otherwise, and we know so little about how Joshua will do on such a grand stage. And maybe we can make a mega-unification bout. Joshua is athletic enough to not be pinned down in one place for Klitschko to get into a rhythm and hits hard and fast enough where he can catch him with a shot that could send him on the retreat. Also, his height and reach disadvantage against Fury proved to be costly because he usually likes to be an outside-fighter, keeping opponents at distance.
The two heavyweight boxers will weigh-in at Wembley Arena, ahead of the bout at the stadium on Saturday. Lots have decried Klitschko for his sensible strategies.
This has been a repeated occurrence with Klitschko but has often been covered up by how deft he is at clinching his opponents after one punch. With the huge crowd cheering him on he has every chance of winning this fight.
Wladimir tried to move all night long against Puritty, and he ran out of gas in the 10th and was stopped in the 11th more from exhaustion than anything. "I definitely saw weaknesses; I'm not going to reveal that right here, you know".
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