Vitali KlitschkoVitali Vladimirovich KlitschkoJuly 19, 1971 Belovodsk, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union, now Kyrgyzstan)
Nationality: UkraineUnique distinction: Klitschko is a three-time heavyweight world champion, and is the eighth longest reigning heavyweight champion of all time. He is the first professional boxing world champion to hold a Ph.D., Mayor of Kiev.
Height: 6 ft. 7½ in. (202 cm.)
Weight: 250 lbs. (113 кг)
Reach: 80 in (203 cm) Religion: Orthodox
Gender: MaleQuotes: 1. No expert can predict the heavyweight division. Every punch can make the decision.
2. Chess is similar to boxing. You need to develop a strategy, and you need to think two or three steps ahead about what your opponent is doing. You have to be smart. But what’s the difference between chess and boxing? In chess, nobody is an expert, but everybody plays. In boxing everybody is an expert, but nobody fights.
3. People power. It has no limits.
4. Boxing's given me the chance to travel around the world and open the door and the world is much brighter.
5. If you can believe it, you can achieve it.
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