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Old 10-12-2008, 03:57 AM   #7
Syd Thrift
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Right, and while the Ukraine was part of the USSR Stalin essentially destroyed it. It used to have some of the best farmland in the world but after Stalin's destruction of the kulaks all that went away. Calling the Ukraine part of Russia is a little like calling Mexico part of Spain.

Anyway, worst possible outcome. Well, I'm glad the fight actually happened, so I guess not. Anyway, it's now clear that the Klitschko brothers are the class of the heavyweight division, and it's just as clear that the two will never, ever fight. To make matters worse, the more boring one holds the bigger alphabet titles. One wonders if Vitaly will fight again or if this was just a one-off (by design or otherwise). Aside from that, I feel like we're banking on David Haye or an improvement by Povetkin before this division becomes interesting again.
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