Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin - Revision history

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	*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123] It became the most popular TV program on Ukrainian television in 2013 in the 18+ demographic with 19.47 rating.[https://inter.ua/ru/news/inter-media-group-ukrepila-liderstvo-na-ukrainskom-televidenii-v-2013-godu][https://glavcom.ua/scotch/showbiz/segodnya-sostoitsya-masshtabnoe-teleshou-posvyashchennoe-boyu-aleksandra-usika--469015.html]		*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123] It became the most popular TV program on Ukrainian television in 2013 in the 18+ demographic with 19.47 rating.[https://inter.ua/ru/news/inter-media-group-ukrepila-liderstvo-na-ukrainskom-televidenii-v-2013-godu][https://glavcom.ua/scotch/showbiz/segodnya-sostoitsya-masshtabnoe-teleshou-posvyashchennoe-boyu-aleksandra-usika--469015.html]
	*The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 11.02 million viewers]] in Germany. It peaked at 12.30 million viewers, which was roughly 15% of the German population. If 15% of the fans in the U.S. watched the fight it would come out to 47 million viewers. [https://www.rtl.de/cms/klitschko-beschert-rtl-traumquote-1656781.html][https://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/10/klitschko-povetkin-drew-12-million-viewers-in-germany/?amp][https://www.zeit.de/news/2013-10/06/medien-quotenduell-boxen---klitschko-schlaegt-lanz-06113813]		*The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 11.02 million viewers]] in Germany. It peaked at 12.30 million viewers, which was roughly 15% of the German population. If 15% of the fans in the U.S. watched the fight it would come out to 47 million viewers. [https://www.rtl.de/cms/klitschko-beschert-rtl-traumquote-1656781.html][https://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/10/klitschko-povetkin-drew-12-million-viewers-in-germany/?amp][https://www.zeit.de/news/2013-10/06/medien-quotenduell-boxen---klitschko-schlaegt-lanz-06113813]
	*In Russia, the fight was watched by a total 23 million people~~. It drew bigger total viewership numbers than any football match of the Russia national team since December 2009~~.		*In Russia, the fight was watched by a total 23 million people.

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	'''Wladimir Klitschko's Title Reign Continues'''		'''Wladimir Klitschko's Title Reign Continues'''

	<small>by [[Dan Rafael]], October 5, 2013</small>		<small>by [[Dan Rafael]], ESPN, October 5, 2013</small>

	Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko's fights are not always easy to watch. In fact, sometimes, like on Saturday, they are messy and frustrating. But the champ sure is effective, and his historic title reign continued.		Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko's fights are not always easy to watch. In fact, sometimes, like on Saturday, they are messy and frustrating. But the champ sure is effective, and his historic title reign continued.

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	Povetkin, who earned a career-best $5,833,333, his 25 percent share of the massive $23,333,330 purse bid engineered by Russian businessman Andrey Ryabinsky, was exhausted when the round finally ended, and it looked like it was going to be a matter of whether he would finish the fight on his feet or get knocked out.		Povetkin, who earned a career-best $5,833,333, his 25 percent share of the massive $23,333,330 purse bid engineered by Russian businessman Andrey Ryabinsky, was exhausted when the round finally ended, and it looked like it was going to be a matter of whether he would finish the fight on his feet or get knocked out.

	[https://www.espn.com.au/boxing/story/_/id/9776234]		To Povetkin's credit, although he continued to take punishment -- his right eye was badly bruised and his left eye was cut -- he showed heart. But he was a badly beaten man. When Klitschko shoved him in the 11th, he went down in a pile on top of his lifeless legs and Pabon docked a meaningless point from Klitschko for the infraction. That deduction led to an even round and was all that kept Klitschko from a 12-0 shutout.

			Klitschko, whose 75 percent take of the purse bid was a career-high $17,499,997, has won virtually every round of his title reign as he continued to climb the historic ladder.

			Already with the second-longest title reign, Klitschko's 15 successful defenses are the third-most all time in the heavyweight division behind Larry Holmes (20) and Louis (25, boxing's all-time record for any division).

			The victory, his third since bringing on Johnathon Banks as his head trainer in the wake of the untimely death in October 2012 of Hall of Famer Emanuel Steward, was Klitschko's 22nd in a world title fight across two title reigns. That tied him with Muhammad Ali for second place in heavyweight history, trailing only Louis' 26 wins in championship fights.

			That is the kind of dominant champion Povetkin was up against as he finally faced Klitschko after their fight had twice before been called off (in 2008 and 2012) when Povetkin pulled out, giving up mandatory title shots and, at the time, career money.

			On Saturday, he finally made it to the ring in front of his home fans to face the dominant Klitschko. He paid a steep price with the beating he took.[https://www.espn.com.au/boxing/story/_/id/9776234]

	==Post-Fight Quotes==		==Post-Fight Quotes==

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 *Klitschko was pilloried by some members of the media and many boxing fans for his excessive clinching during the fight and even he admitted it wasn't his finest performance. Kubrat Pulev would pay the price for Wlad's bruised ego.
-:Referee Luis Pabon, who received heavy criticism for the way he handled Povetkin's fight last year with Marco Huck, allowed Klitschko to drape himself all over Povetkin after almost every punch. No warnings or point deductions for repeated infractions that made the fight almost unwatchable.
+'''Wladimir Klitschko's Title Reign Continues'''
-:The exciting moments came in the second and seventh rounds. In the second, Klitschko landed a fantastic left hook that dropped Povetkin for the first time in his life. In the seventh round, Klitschko nearly ended the fight with three more knockdowns. He used left hooks and right hands and took Povetkin's legs away from him, but Povetkin managed to survive the round on heart alone. As ugly as the fight was, it wasn't all Klitschko's fault. There were many times when Povetkin, even when Klitschko was leaning on him, had his hands free and didn't punch. That's on him, not Klitschko. If Pabon wasn't going to warn Klitschko for the constant learning and clinching, why would he stop doing what was so effective?
+<small>by [[Dan Rafael]], October 5, 2013</small>
-:Klitschko bruised Povetkin's right eye in the middle of the fight, cut his left eye late and was so obviously winning big that when Pabon finally took a point from Klitschko in the 11th round for shoving a weary Povetkin to the canvas, it meant nothing. The outcome was obvious: another easy Klitschko win against an overmatched opponent. [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/9785532/wladimir-klitschko-grinds-miguel-cotto-shines]
+Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko's fights are not always easy to watch. In fact, sometimes, like on Saturday, they are messy and frustrating. But the champ sure is effective, and his historic title reign continued.
 ==Post-Fight Quotes==

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	*The fight was broadcast to over 150 countries.[https://day.kyiv.ua/en/article/topic-day/klitschko-povetkin-collision-different-worlds][https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2013/10/05/6999386]		*The fight was broadcast to over 150 countries.[https://day.kyiv.ua/en/article/topic-day/klitschko-povetkin-collision-different-worlds][https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2013/10/05/6999386]
	*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123] It became the most popular TV program on Ukrainian television in 2013 in the 18+ demographic with 19.47 rating.[https://inter.ua/ru/news/inter-media-group-ukrepila-liderstvo-na-ukrainskom-televidenii-v-2013-godu][https://glavcom.ua/scotch/showbiz/segodnya-sostoitsya-masshtabnoe-teleshou-posvyashchennoe-boyu-aleksandra-usika--469015.html]		*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123] It became the most popular TV program on Ukrainian television in 2013 in the 18+ demographic with 19.47 rating.[https://inter.ua/ru/news/inter-media-group-ukrepila-liderstvo-na-ukrainskom-televidenii-v-2013-godu][https://glavcom.ua/scotch/showbiz/segodnya-sostoitsya-masshtabnoe-teleshou-posvyashchennoe-boyu-aleksandra-usika--469015.html]
	*The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 11.02 million viewers]] in Germany. It peaked at 12.30 million viewers, which was roughly 15% of the German population. If 15% of the fans in the U.S. watched the fight it would come out to 47 million viewers. [https://www.rtl.de/cms/klitschko-beschert-rtl-traumquote-1656781.html][https://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/10/klitschko-povetkin-drew-12-million-viewers-in-germany/?amp]		*The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 11.02 million viewers]] in Germany. It peaked at 12.30 million viewers, which was roughly 15% of the German population. If 15% of the fans in the U.S. watched the fight it would come out to 47 million viewers. [https://www.rtl.de/cms/klitschko-beschert-rtl-traumquote-1656781.html][https://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/10/klitschko-povetkin-drew-12-million-viewers-in-germany/?amp][https://www.zeit.de/news/2013-10/06/medien-quotenduell-boxen---klitschko-schlaegt-lanz-06113813]
	*In Russia, the fight was watched by a total 23 million people. It drew bigger total viewership numbers than any football match of the Russia national team since December 2009.		*In Russia, the fight was watched by a total 23 million people. It drew bigger total viewership numbers than any football match of the Russia national team since December 2009.

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	*The fight was broadcast to over 150 countries.[https://day.kyiv.ua/en/article/topic-day/klitschko-povetkin-collision-different-worlds][https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2013/10/05/6999386]		*The fight was broadcast to over 150 countries.[https://day.kyiv.ua/en/article/topic-day/klitschko-povetkin-collision-different-worlds][https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2013/10/05/6999386]
	*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123] It became the most popular TV program on Ukrainian television in 2013 in the 18+ demographic with 19.47 rating.[https://inter.ua/ru/news/inter-media-group-ukrepila-liderstvo-na-ukrainskom-televidenii-v-2013-godu][https://glavcom.ua/scotch/showbiz/segodnya-sostoitsya-masshtabnoe-teleshou-posvyashchennoe-boyu-aleksandra-usika--469015.html]		*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123] It became the most popular TV program on Ukrainian television in 2013 in the 18+ demographic with 19.47 rating.[https://inter.ua/ru/news/inter-media-group-ukrepila-liderstvo-na-ukrainskom-televidenii-v-2013-godu][https://glavcom.ua/scotch/showbiz/segodnya-sostoitsya-masshtabnoe-teleshou-posvyashchennoe-boyu-aleksandra-usika--469015.html]
	*The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 11.02 million viewers]] in Germany. It peaked at 12.30 million viewers, which was roughly 15% of the German population. If 15% of the fans in the U.S. watched the fight it would come out to 47 million viewers. [https://www.rtl.de/cms/klitschko-beschert-rtl-traumquote-1656781.html][https://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/10/klitschko-povetkin-drew-12-million-viewers-in-germany/?amp] It was the 10th most popular TV program on German television in 2013, only behind football matches.[https://www.wz.de/sport/fussball/champions-league/bayern-sieg-in-der-champions-league-der-tv-hit-2013_aid-29740801]		*The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 11.02 million viewers]] in Germany. It peaked at 12.30 million viewers, which was roughly 15% of the German population. If 15% of the fans in the U.S. watched the fight it would come out to 47 million viewers. [https://www.rtl.de/cms/klitschko-beschert-rtl-traumquote-1656781.html][https://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/10/klitschko-povetkin-drew-12-million-viewers-in-germany/?amp]
	*In Russia, the fight was watched by a total 23 million people. It drew bigger total viewership numbers than any football match of the Russia national team since December 2009.		*In Russia, the fight was watched by a total 23 million people. It drew bigger total viewership numbers than any football match of the Russia national team since December 2009.

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	*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123] It became the most popular TV program on Ukrainian television in 2013 in the 18+ demographic with 19.47 rating.[https://inter.ua/ru/news/inter-media-group-ukrepila-liderstvo-na-ukrainskom-televidenii-v-2013-godu][https://glavcom.ua/scotch/showbiz/segodnya-sostoitsya-masshtabnoe-teleshou-posvyashchennoe-boyu-aleksandra-usika--469015.html]		*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123] It became the most popular TV program on Ukrainian television in 2013 in the 18+ demographic with 19.47 rating.[https://inter.ua/ru/news/inter-media-group-ukrepila-liderstvo-na-ukrainskom-televidenii-v-2013-godu][https://glavcom.ua/scotch/showbiz/segodnya-sostoitsya-masshtabnoe-teleshou-posvyashchennoe-boyu-aleksandra-usika--469015.html]
	*The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 11.02 million viewers]] in Germany. It peaked at 12.30 million viewers, which was roughly 15% of the German population. If 15% of the fans in the U.S. watched the fight it would come out to 47 million viewers. [https://www.rtl.de/cms/klitschko-beschert-rtl-traumquote-1656781.html][https://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/10/klitschko-povetkin-drew-12-million-viewers-in-germany/?amp] It was the 10th most popular TV program on German television in 2013, only behind football matches.[https://www.wz.de/sport/fussball/champions-league/bayern-sieg-in-der-champions-league-der-tv-hit-2013_aid-29740801]		*The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 11.02 million viewers]] in Germany. It peaked at 12.30 million viewers, which was roughly 15% of the German population. If 15% of the fans in the U.S. watched the fight it would come out to 47 million viewers. [https://www.rtl.de/cms/klitschko-beschert-rtl-traumquote-1656781.html][https://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/10/klitschko-povetkin-drew-12-million-viewers-in-germany/?amp] It was the 10th most popular TV program on German television in 2013, only behind football matches.[https://www.wz.de/sport/fussball/champions-league/bayern-sieg-in-der-champions-league-der-tv-hit-2013_aid-29740801]
	*~~The~~ fight was watched by a total 23 million people ~~in Russia~~. It drew bigger total viewership numbers than any football match of the Russia national team since December 2009.		*In Russia, the fight was watched by a total 23 million people. It drew bigger total viewership numbers than any football match of the Russia national team since December 2009.

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	=== Viewership ===		=== Viewership ===
	*The fight was broadcast to over 150 countries.[https://day.kyiv.ua/en/article/topic-day/klitschko-povetkin-collision-different-worlds][https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2013/10/05/6999386]		*The fight was broadcast to over 150 countries.[https://day.kyiv.ua/en/article/topic-day/klitschko-povetkin-collision-different-worlds][https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2013/10/05/6999386]
			*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123] It became the most popular TV program on Ukrainian television in 2013 in the 18+ demographic with 19.47 rating.[https://inter.ua/ru/news/inter-media-group-ukrepila-liderstvo-na-ukrainskom-televidenii-v-2013-godu][https://glavcom.ua/scotch/showbiz/segodnya-sostoitsya-masshtabnoe-teleshou-posvyashchennoe-boyu-aleksandra-usika--469015.html]
	*The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 11.02 million viewers]] in Germany. It peaked at 12.30 million viewers, which was roughly 15% of the German population. If 15% of the fans in the U.S. watched the fight it would come out to 47 million viewers. [https://www.rtl.de/cms/klitschko-beschert-rtl-traumquote-1656781.html][https://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/10/klitschko-povetkin-drew-12-million-viewers-in-germany/?amp] It was the 10th most popular TV program on German television in 2013, only behind football matches.[https://www.wz.de/sport/fussball/champions-league/bayern-sieg-in-der-champions-league-der-tv-hit-2013_aid-29740801]		*The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 11.02 million viewers]] in Germany. It peaked at 12.30 million viewers, which was roughly 15% of the German population. If 15% of the fans in the U.S. watched the fight it would come out to 47 million viewers. [https://www.rtl.de/cms/klitschko-beschert-rtl-traumquote-1656781.html][https://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/10/klitschko-povetkin-drew-12-million-viewers-in-germany/?amp] It was the 10th most popular TV program on German television in 2013, only behind football matches.[https://www.wz.de/sport/fussball/champions-league/bayern-sieg-in-der-champions-league-der-tv-hit-2013_aid-29740801]
	*The fight was watched by a total 23 million people in Russia. It drew bigger total viewership numbers than any football match of the Russia national team since December 2009.		*The fight was watched by a total 23 million people in Russia. It drew bigger total viewership numbers than any football match of the Russia national team since December 2009.
	*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123]

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	\| WBO \|\| NR \|\| 10.02.2013 \|\| by 16.02.2013		\| WBO \|\| NR \|\| 10.02.2013 \|\| by 16.02.2013
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	\| Ring \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| Ring \|\| 2 \|\| 21.01.2013 \|\| 19.01-02.03.2013
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	\| colspan="4"\| * held WBA's secondary title<br>from 27.08.2011		\| colspan="4"\| * held WBA's secondary title<br>from 27.08.2011

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	*The fight was watched by a total 23 million people in Russia. It drew bigger total viewership numbers than any football match of the Russia national team since December 2009.		*The fight was watched by a total 23 million people in Russia. It drew bigger total viewership numbers than any football match of the Russia national team since December 2009.
	*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123]		*A total of 23 million people watched the fight in Ukraine.[https://sport.24tv.ua/kapitulyatsiya-rosiyskogo-vityazya-8-rokiv-tomu-moskvi-klichko_n1759123]
	**According to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Statistics_Service_of_Ukraine State Statistics Service of Ukraine], the country's total population as of January 1, 2013 was 45,372,692[https://ukrstat.gov.ua/druk/publicat/Arhiv_u/13/Arch_rpn_zb.htm][https://ukrstat.gov.ua/druk/publicat/Arhiv_u/13/Arch_nnas_zb.htm], meaning approximately 50-51% of people living in Ukraine saw the fight.

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