Boxing - At 41, Klitschko belatedly finds acclaim in defeat


  • Boxing
  • Sunday, 30 Apr 2017

Britain Boxing - Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko IBF, IBO & WBA Super World Heavyweight Title's - Wembley Stadium, London, England - 29/4/17 Wladimir Klitschko speaks to the fans after the fight Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge

LONDON (Reuters) - It never happened in the decade when the prosaic nature of his heavyweight domination quite underwhelmed boxing but, at the age of 41, Wladimir Klitschko belatedly earned proper appreciation for his greatness on Saturday.

How ironic, though, that it had to come in defeat.

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