PRE-FIGHT
Wladimir (53-3, 47 KOs) and Vitali (37-2, 36) stare impassively at each other throughout referee Eddie Cotton's instructions. When he orders them to touch gloves, they simultaneously say, "I must break you."
"Hey, I was supposed to say that!" complains Wladimir.
"I'm older, so I should get the cool line," sneers the 6-foot, 7 1/2-inch Vitali, who weighed in at an even 250. "Just like I got the sweet nickname 'Dr. Ironfist,' and you got 'Dr. Steelhammer.'"
"Yah, you will break me," says Wladimir, an inch shorter and nearly 10 pounds lighter at 240 1/4, than his brother, as he turns and walks to his corner. "That one is funny."
"We will see who is not laughing now," says Vitali.