With a stone look and the hood tense on the head Klichko Vladimir sat on a ring in one of halls in a subsoil of Wembley stadium and looked how the favourite of local public came into a hall. Its emergence was declared by the famous judge-informant Baffer Michael (Michael Buffer), and about one thousand fans violently welcomed it. Under their shouts Joshua Anthony also came to a ring that together with Klichko Vladimir to carry out open training.
the 27-year-old world champion in heavy weight, according to IBF, made couple of warm-up jumps then quickly put on gloves and struck couple of powerful direct strokes to "paws" which were held by his trainer Rob Makkrekken. Klichko Vladimir very clearly showed that it does not make on him the slightest impression. the 41-year-old Ukrainian who on Saturday evening should battle about Joshua Anthony, let know even earlier that in this fight the winner will be only one: he.
Klichko Vladimir came to a ring approximately for an hour before the rival. As the public began to whistle with all the heart to a giant of 1,98 m in height, he suddenly took a microphone and told with a call: "You, of course, are not glad to see me, but I nevertheless am glad to be here. I will enjoy". And he really enjoyed it.
Generally, similar open trainings before big fights are for boxers not most pleasant "obyazalovka", but Klichko Vladimir stretched it to the maximum and really derived from it pleasure. Show began on warm-up when the Ukrainian let to all present know that nothing can discompose it.
Meanwhile, his elder brother Vitaly, standing near a ring, with might and main gave interview, predicting an opposition outcome: "This fight will last at most to the tenth round" — he told our edition. "I seldom saw Klichko Vladimir more prepared, than now. He will send Joshua Anthony to a knockout". Klichko Vladimir declared: "I need that now is at Joshua Anthony — a title. I am obsessed with it". And right there added philosophically: "Obsession — is an extreme form of love". Love to, clear business.
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Long ago already did not show such tendency to attack. About value of the forthcoming fight in the face of 90 thousand audience on tribunes of "Wembley" for all its team told even a dresscode. "Defeat — not option" — was written by large letters on the most Klichko Vladimir and his companions. "At Klichko Vladimir will not be the second chance" — 45-year-old Vitaly told. "He knows that its future in many respects depends on it".
in recent days Klichko Vladimir repeatedly emphasized that quite comfortably feels as the applicant for a title. According to him, he feels only inflow of energy and additional motivation. And still the boxer admitted that very much became angry on itself, having lost in November, 2015 to Tayson Luke Fury (Tyson Fury).
his promoter Leffler Tom (Tom Loeffler) perceives
long — 17-month-old — a pause after loss of a champion belt with the mixed feelings: "At a certain age such break goes on advantage, but Klichko Vladimir was not against and a match revenge about Tayson Luke Fury. And now it should return itself a title in fight about Joshua Anthony".
If fight will drag on on all 12 rounds, at Joshua Anthony there can be peculiar "an advantage of the field". "Never you know, what marks will be put down by judges" — Leffler Tom told. "But I hope that they remain impartial". Klichko Vladimir told at a press conference in a large television complex in the West London: "Unambiguous estimates — it is always better. Though Joshua Anthony say that it "pancher", "pancher" — it I".
the German ex-world champion Sven Ottke (Sven Ottke) training Nina Maynke (Nina Meinke) from Berlin to whom it is necessary "razogrevochny" fight before the main duel with Klichko Vladimir, does not see the obvious favourite. "In heavy weight can occur anything" — he told in interview to our edition. According to him, Ottke hopes that Klichko Vladimir about certain "self-cleaning" after defeat from Tayson Luke Fury was not an empty phrase. "Klichko Vladimir should improve the achievements. If it now shows the same boxing as then against Tayson Luke Fury, to it "will tear ears". However "still it after bad results always came back and only was stronger".