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Vitali is a friend of former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik and the two have played, with Kramnik always winning. Klitschko has commented that "chess is similar to boxing. You need to develop a strategy, and you need to think two or three steps ahead about what your opponent is doing. You have to be smart.
Vitali Klitschko (born July 19, 1971, Belovodsk, Kirgiziya, U.S.S.R. [now Belovodskoye, Kyrgyzstan]) is a Ukrainian boxer and politician whose colossal size—6 feet 7 inches (2 metres) tall and over 240 pounds (109 kg)—helped propel him to great boxing success, including the World Boxing Council (WBC) world heavyweight title.
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Appearance. Wladimir (left) and Vitali (right) with every title in the heavyweight division, which they held from 2 July 2011 to 15 December 2013. Vitali Klitschko (born 19 July 1971) and Wladimir Klitschko (born 25 March 1976), known as the Klitschko Brothers, are Ukrainian former professional boxers. During their peak years between 2004 and ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Vitali Klitschko was only a year into his retirement from boxing when he was elected mayor of Ukrainian capital Kyiv in 2014. Eight years later, the former heavyweight champion found himself ...
Aug 25, 2022 · Mayor Vitali Klitschko was known as Dr. Ironfists when he dominated the boxing ranks. Now he leads Ukraine's capital city with an equally fierce determination in the battle against Russia.
Aug 23, 2024 · (Vitali’s patriotic back story is also succinctly traced: he became mayor in 2014 shortly after taking a lead at the Maidan uprising; “more than a fight” was a boxing commentator’s phrase for Klitschko’s motivation in the 2004 Danny Williams title bout, amid Ukraine’s Orange revolution against Russian control.)
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Sep 16, 2024 · Vitali Klitschko is backing Anthony Joshua to defeat Daniel Dubois and become a three-time world heavyweight champion. Klitschko is a legendary former champion, who held the WBC belt with distinction.
