Vitali Klitschko-Kickboxing and Amateur Boxing career

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Reportedly Vitali Klitschko became kickboxer in 1985 and complied a record of 34-2 (22 ko's)
Not too many of his Kickboxing or amateur boxing matches appear to have been video-taped (except maybe by his opponents)
It isnt clear what year this match was but one source indicates early 1990,when Vitali Klitschko was still only 19 years old.
and he is listed here at just 6 ft 5" and only weighs 205 lbs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBIKXIJOsXg

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Here he is getting knocked out by Pele Reid

https://youtu.be/9n7zExsuCRU

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That bout was in 1992.
man,that was one freakely timed back- kick
,a spinning back-kick with all of Reid's weight behind it and his side of foot and heel landing straight on the
right mandibliblur region of Vitali Klitschko's jaw .
It didnt look like he didn't even saw it coming.
perhaps it was due to the cumbersome head-gear ?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTYjTvwOC6M

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For the compleatist-here is another video-tape of this match,its of lesser quality but it does include the ring-walks and pretty cool introduction of "Dr. Iron-Fist).
(Vitali Klitschko at age 22 years )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRqv-BfiyT4

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there use to be a few more of Vitali Klitschko's kick-boxing matches on youtube,
but it appears like they were removed,but you can see some brief clips of some of them in this clip here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ1mSWTStKY

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Does anyone here have a listing of all of Vitali Klitschko's amateur boxing bouts ?
when did he have his first amateur boxing match?
I read somewhere where his amateur Boxing record was 195-15 ( 80 by KO ).
so it would seem his amteur boxing and kickboxing career overlapped at some point between 1985 and 1996.
( perhaps if his autobiography that was published in Germany in 2004 was translated into English,we
would have better information here concerning it)

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from 1995

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z9V-tBjGYY

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Here is Vitali Klitscho's professional Boxing debut on November.16.1996.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlVovLpolAo

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Does anyone here have a listing of all of Vitali Klitschko's amateur boxing bouts ?

I know one of his loses was a decision to Saleta who also started as a kickboxer (Vitali was only 17 years old at that time though).

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and here is Vitali Klitschko's second professional fight (just 2 weeks after his first professional fight).
check out the " Pile-Driving" right that Dr. IronFist lands at 0:31 seconds into the clip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojTH-SoNvH8

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I wonder how long he would have remained the champion in kick boxing.

Has any heavyweight champion in boxing also been the heavyweight champion in kick boxing?

Sort of makes you wonder if Vitali could have done MMA as well.

[gregor]

Has any heavyweight champion in boxing also been the heavyweight champion in kick boxing?

If you really stretch the rules... already mentioned Przemyslaw Saleta was kickboxing champion (real champion, though junior-heavyweight, not HW) as well as EBU boxing champion (this time real heavyweight... but as said, EBU champion )

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I wonder how long he would have remained the champion in kick boxing.

Has any heavyweight champion in boxing also been the heavyweight champion in kick boxing?

Sort of makes you wonder if Vitali could have done MMA as well.

So was Vitali Klitschko an amatuer kickboxer or a professional kickboxer at the same time he was fighting as an amateur boxer ?
I read somewhere where he won the World Kickboxing heavyweight title in Paris (France) in 1991.

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this is as good a place to post this I guess.I remember watching this live on TV back in May 1984.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txnew81D_fA

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Vitali Klitschko's third professional fight (just 3 weeks after his second professional fight).
check out that cool manuever he does at about 2:40 into the clip.He was such a great improvizer in the ring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGI-YfR83nw

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here is Dr. Iron Fists 4th professional fight against Mike "Nottex" Acklie. (January.25.1997)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh88uPzu-co

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Vitali Klitschko's 5th professional fight against Troy "Mr." Roberts (aka The White Iran Barkley).
I particularly like the part were Troy Roberts tells Klitschko to "C'mon on Fight !"
and Dr. Iron Fist obligeses him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLOlTEXcIHY

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Vitali Klitschko's 5th professional fight against Troy "Mr." Roberts (aka The White Iran Barkley).
I particularly like the part were Troy Roberts tells Klitschko to "C'mon on Fight !"
and Dr. Iron Fist obligeses him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLOlTEXcIHY

ha ha is that white barkley thing made up ? I hope not !

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Vitali Klitschko's 6th professional fight (March.8.1997) against
Calvin "Im Gonna Git you Sucka" Jones
( up until he meets a Sledge-Hammer right from Dr. Iron Fist at 2;17 anyway).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NfsdsiP94o

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V.K's 7th professional fight here. (one of his better early performances IMOP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQagaD7KFo

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8TH PRO FIGHT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpQ5nEcgx8A

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9th professional fight against Jimmy "da Pizza Delivery Guy" Haynes (June.14.1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM0tOYu0NRs

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Vitali Klitschko's 10th professional fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PyEXC36UTQ

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Vitali Klitschko's 12th professional fight.