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Klitschko Returns From Hospital
For Post Fight Comments; Cotto & Famoso Speak With Us Too
By William Trillo
As WBC Heavyweight Champ Vitali Klitschko
entered the room for the post fight press
conference, I couldn't help but think of the
story of the guy who beat the crap out of
somebody's hands, with his face! |
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With both hands
wrapped up in gauze, Klitschko, who just had
fought a few hours prior, and retained his belt,
addressed the media who were diligent enough to
wait until Vitali returned from the hospital
after getting some precautionary X-rays on the
hands that dealt out so much damage to the face
and head of the fallen foe, Danny Williams.
Williams also was rushed to the hospital and did
not attend the post fight press conference. The
injuries he received were much more severe and a
full CAT Scan was required to make sure the Brit
was in no risk of bigger problems!
As usual Vitali was more than happy to speak about his
victory telling the press, "I went to the hospital as a
precaution because both my hands were swollen, They are
taped now but the doctor said I will be fine and could
fight in a couple of months. Nothing is broken. This is
no big deal. I cannot say exactly when I hurt them, or
with what punch, but I first started to feel pain in the
hands in the second round, and felt more and more pain
in each round thereafter." |
As to the goings on in the ring itself Klitschko said,
"I feel good. I did not take a lot of punches in the
fight. Danny Williams did never hurt me. I tried to
finish him in the first round, but Danny Williams showed
a lot of heart and came back. I was very surprised at
how many punches he took."
In his closing statements The Champ revealed, "I am
happy with my performance, but fights, like life, are
all about learning and gaining experience. I hope the
fans enjoyed our fight tonight. I fight for the
audience. They are the ones who pay to watch me fight
and I hope they will want to watch me again. I am not
prepared to say who I will fight next, or when the fight
will be, or where. There are several possibilities, lots
of big names. We will see."
In closing Vitali revealed that he and his brother
Wladimir would be off to Germany and his home in the
Ukraine on Sunday! In his closing statement a happy
Champ promised, "The best is yet to come!"
Earlier in the main press room, both Carlos Hernandez
and WBO Champ Miguel Cotto addressed the huge crowd and
spoke about their night.
Hernandez told Pound4Pound, " I was fighting him and the
ref in there, the ref said he was going to take a point,
well don't say it do it! The guy was grinding his head
on the inside trying to cut me, he was trying to make
this cut deeper with his head! It was very frustrating
bit my corner calmed me down, because I was getting
upset! But I got the victory, and now it's bigger and
better things for 2005!"
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Miguel Cotto told
us that this performance should put him in that
"Big Fight" category that Kostya Tszyu spoke
about after his recent victory, and that all the
Champions in his division should take more
notice of him now! |
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