Chronological list of Vitali Klitschko�s �Ducks?/h1>

[Mr. David]

YOU ask, "Who wrote this"?? It's obvious who wrote it, it was Don King Productions, sneaking in as DKP (at the top of the article) Needless to say the whole piece of crap is mainly a lie relying on heavily distorted propaganda. For several reasons. First, Klitschko's people thought he'd got a thigh injury because he'd been jogging when he felt the pain. Second, when it didn't heal in the time that pulled muscles usually do, they had a CT Scan, which showed that it was really a spinal bone spur overgrowth, which pinched the sciatic nerve running to the thigh. He needed, and had surgery. Third, this wasn't an INJURY, but a naturally occurring body happening which millions of non fighters get all the time. Fourth, Larry Merchant confirmed all this with the operating surgeon. Fifth, none of the dates after the April postponment was signed, sealed and delivered, as they were depending on arena availability, TV and many other things falling into place etc. No contracts for these dates were signed, nor arenas booked, nor tickets and advertising issued. the dates were all "suggested", and speculative. When Klitscko finally recovered fronm the surgery and his people were able to fix a definite date and venue in September, King came up with the "interim" thing, which increased his personal "cut". Klitschko protested the Rahman-Barrett fight for 2 reasons, one being that an "interim" Champ could get up to 45% of the purse, instead of the normal challengers 25%. Second, Rahman-Klitschko was to take place at the end of September, and Klitschko was concerned that if Rahman fought Barrett 6 weeks before, he wouldn't turn up for his September fight with Klitschko. To this latter, I HEARD Don King, AND Rahman both say that even having fought Barrett in August, Rahman would be willing, able and ready for the September fight, that there was a 6 week space. Neither Rahman nor King ever mentioned the September fight again. As for the final injury (the only REAL injury that Klitschko suffered in all this) which caused Klitschko to retire, it occurred because the legs of Klitschko and his "prelim" sparring partner became entangled and they both fell. It was well authenticated, and medically discussed in many publications that he'd cleanly snapped the interior (behind the kneecap) central cartilage connection joining his upper and lower leg together. it was a very serious injury requiring complicated surgery, with NO guarantee that he'd ever be able to fight again. In fact several doctors are on record, as I recall, who said that it was unlikely that he'd be able to fight again. So.......King is his usual, lying, bombastic self, asserting that Klitschko was knocked down (when it's WELL KNOWN that he's NEVER been knocked off his feet) etc. etc. The reason (which mystifies King so much) that the WBC made Klitschko their Champion Emeritus, was for the reason the WBC said, which anyone can look up and read. They appreciated his dignity and honour which prevented him from strapping on a brace, hobbling in for a round or so and then retiring, whilst taking an $8 mill purse, and cheating the fight fans. THEY APPRECIATED IT.........And King is his usual lying self.

Edgar, I see you've surfaced again. Almost every single time I've written an article that mentions Vitali Klitschko's injuries, I've received an e-mail from you. And again you've gotten next to everything wrong, though you were right that this article here was actually a Don King Productions press release. A repetition, since you've sadly made it necessary, of what I posted last time you attempted this:

http://jeetwin24.com/forums/sh...=123947&page=5

First, for what it's worth, if you Google, in quote marks, "Vitali Klitschko" and "sciatic nerve," the only matches that even pair the two of them together had been message board entries from you, Edgar, making said claims.

Once again, a point-by-point chronicle of Klitschko's injuries. I'm still waiting to see your sources, Edgar.

My articles found on Lexis-Nexis (emphases mine).

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada)
March 14, 2005 Monday FINAL EDITION
Injured Klitschko postpones title fight

Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has postponed his April 30 WBC title defense against Hasim Rahman after pulling a muscle in his left leg Friday.
The fight hasn't been rescheduled, but the managing director of Klitschko's K2 Promotions, Tom Loeffler, said he is hopeful it will be sometime in June.
Klitschko was hurt while jogging in Kiev, Ukraine, Loeffler said. A doctor on Saturday told him the injury, while not serious, would require two to three weeks to heal.
A recovery time of three weeks would have left Klitschko just a month of preparation time before the fight and he didn't think that was enough.
'We're talking about June, but that's going to depend a lot upon HBO's schedule and the availability of Madison Square Garden,' Loeffler said.
Two major fight cards already are scheduled for the New York area in June. Miguel Cotto will defend his WBO 140-pound title against an undecided opponent June 11 at Madison Square Garden and Las Vegan Floyd Mayweather will challenge WBC super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti on June 25 in Atlantic City.
Rahman, of Las Vegas, had just agreed to terms last week after a long and often contentious negotiations. His business manager, Steve Nelson, said Rahman will stay in the gym and continue to prepare, though he wants the fight as soon as possible.
The Rahman camp has no evidence Klitschko is faking the injury, Nelson said.
'Anything is possible in boxing, but I have no reason to believe he's faking, so we'll take him at his word,' Nelson said. 'But we're next, no matter what, unless he wants to give up that belt because Rock is the mandatory (challenger).'

Herald News (Passaic County, NJ)
April 19, 2005 Tuesday
All Editions
Klitschko injured; bout again moved

Vitali Klitschko will have back surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles, a setback that has again postponed the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion's mandatory match against Hasim Rahman, this time indefinitely.
The thrice-postponed title fight could finally be staged by September if Klitschko heals correctly from the minor procedure to correct a nerve problem that has hindered his recovery from a pulled upper thigh muscle. Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) versus Rahman (40-5-1, 33 KOs) was supposed to take place on April 30 at Madison Square Garden, but the huge Ukrainian champion sustained the thigh injury while jogging in his native Kiev on March 11. That postponed the bout to June 18, but the date was switched again to July 23 because Klitschko was healing slowly.
Baltimore's Rahman might meet Hackensack heavyweight Monte Barrett (31-3, 17 KOs) on July 23 for the WBC interim championship. The winner would then encounter Klitschko whenever he is healthy. If Barrett instead opts to challenge International Boxing Federation champ Chris Byrd (38-2-1, 20 KOs), for whom he is the mandatory challenger, Rahman, a former undisputed champ, could fight the WBC's next available contender for its interim title.
Klitschko's injury isn't considered career threatening, but it is troublesome enough to prevent him from traveling to his younger brother's fight on Saturday night in Dortmund, Germany. The Klitschkos always work each other's corner, but Vitali Klitschko decided that a long plane ride could cause considerable discomfort, so instead he'll have surgery Wednesday and recover at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Klitschko brothers were bred in Germany, where they're both very popular, but moved to the United States a few years ago.
Wladimir Klitschko (43-3, 39 KOs), once thought to be the heir apparent to Lennox Lewis' heavyweight throne, will try to continue rebuilding his reputation against Cuba's Eliseo Castillo (18-0-1, 14 KOs) in an HBO bout on Saturday. The younger Klitschko has been knocked out twice since his last noteworthy win, a 10th-round technical knockout of former West Paterson resident Jameel McCline (31-4-3, 19 KOs) on Dec. 7, 2002, in Las Vegas. Vitali Klitschko has since proven to be the better of the Klitschko brothers.
His blood-filled, courageous challenge of Lewis won him American acclaim nearly two years ago and the 33-year-old fighter has since won the WBC belt Lewis vacated when he retired last year.

Take note. That's three delays. King's July 23 date ended up being an August date. At the time, Klitschko mentioned coming back and defending against Calvin Brock -- I was on the conference call -- but there it was an uproar and it never came about.

As for the change from September to November, the WBC and other parties involved wanted to give time for the winner of Rahman-Barrett to heal in case of a cut caused during their fight.

Rahman out-bored Barrett, and soon afterward:

Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
August 18, 2005 Thursday
SECOND LINE: Sports briefs, TV listings, and upcoming schedules

BOXING
Klitschko-Rahman fight set
Vitali Klitschko will defend his heavyweight title against former champion Hasim Rahman in Las Vegas, most likely Nov. 12. Promoter Bob Arum said he won the rights to the WBC title fight with a purse bid of $12 million, beating out bids by rival Don King and K2 Promotions. Rahman won the right to meet Klitschko by beating Monte Barrett by decision Saturday in Chicago. Klitschko, who had back surgery in April, has not fought since stopping Danny Williams last December. It will be the first heavyweight title fight promoted by Arum since George Foreman beat Axel Schulz in 1995.

That bout was going to be delayed again because of the knee injury, but then Klitschko retired.

[Mr. David]

These writers did not go off of hearsay. Edgar, you've once again put together an intriguing narrative, but it is, as always, without basis. This is the second time that I've had to post this information, though I've had multiple other exchanges with you. I've been respectful in the past, but I cannot sit by and let you go on with this misinformation again.

[neils7147933]

These writers did not go off of hearsay. Edgar, you've once again put together an intriguing narrative, but it is, as always, without basis. This is the second time that I've had to post this information, though I've had multiple other exchanges with you. I've been respectful in the past, but I cannot sit by and let you go on with this misinformation again.

Ban.

This.

Fool.

Named.

Edgar.

Seriously, why allow someone insulting the writers of the site to post on the site? If he thinks the news is skewed, let him post somewhere where he believes all is objective...

[!!Captain]

What was the point of repeating the obvious information?

Vitali must retire for good, he can't take it anymore.

And for those, who think that he was scared of Rahman, re-watch Rahman vs. Maskaev II, maybe that'll give you a refreshing look at Rahman.

[Super_Lightweight]

Only a dip****-for-brains would actually believe Vitali pulled out due to fear, especially when he took on Lewis at short notice, and knocked the **** out of most heavyweights he faced.

Vitali at his best was better than Wladimir because he was tougher and less chinny.

[Leo Pradun]

it all seems like Vitali was scared over and over again, but we will never know what was going on in his head. he can redeem himself if he actually makes it to the peter fight

[DiegoFuego]

I'll never understand why he feared Rahman so much. Nobody was picking Rahman to win.

[AintGottaClue]

if for one second any of u clowns would think rahman,peter,mccline,brock would beat vitali your fools, he'd batter then pillar to post and floor them multiple times

[DiegoFuego]

if for one second any of u clowns would think rahman,peter,mccline,brock would beat vitali your fools, he'd batter then pillar to post and floor them multiple times

Apparently Vitali didn't agree. I don't think anyone doubts Vitali would win, but he must be mentally weak to run from Rahman that long.

[Live Dog]

How do you say "chicken ****" in Russian?