Vitali Klitschko's Great 5: The Champion's Return After 'Retirement'

Vitali Klitschko's Great 5: The Champion's Return After 'Retirement'

The Klitschko brothers have a special character. True fighters in and out of the ring. The evidence for this is abundant. One of the brightest we get from Vitali in 2008. Almost 4 years before that, the older of the two recorded his third consecutive victory after his defeat by Lennox Lewis. This earned him a new world heavyweight title and renewed fame as one of the greatest in history.

A surprise is coming. At the age of 34, he announced his retirement from the professional ring. The reason was a leg injury 9 days before his meeting with Hasil Rahman. Recovery from surgery is expected to take at least a year. In order to protect his health, Vitaly stopped playing sports.

But boxing is his passion, and in the ring he is made to be a champion. For this reason, in 2008, the great Klitschko is back in the game. He gets a chance to fight again for the vacated title. Rival is Samuel Peter. Against the Nigerian nightmare, everyone is wondering how the Ukrainian will look at the age of 37, after a serious injury and almost 4 years out of the sport.

In 2005, Peter survived 12 rounds against Wladimir Klitschko to lose on points. It is clear to everyone that the African is a tough opponent. Especially for a potentially ill-prepared boxer. But Vitaly is at such a high level that Peter looks like the guy in bad shape.

From the start of the match, Samuel looks helpless. The fire in his punches is gone. The Nigerian can't even come close to the Ukrainian master of the ring. The end looks close from the opening rounds. And it arrives in the 8th round. The Nigerian Nightmare corner is throwing in the towel. In one night, Vitali turned from a pensioner into a 3-time heavyweight boxing world champion.

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