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7_1ecb.xml_16 | train | ent | 7_1ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) blasted a sluggish Hasim Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) in Mannheim , Germany on Saturday night to retain the IBF , WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles . | 19 | 22 | 89 | 110 | in Mannheim , Germany | LOC17205813074379238 | Mannheim | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'blast', 'sluggish', 'hasim', 'rahman', '45-7-2', '36', 'kos', 'mannheim', 'germany', 'saturday', 'night', 'retain', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'ibo', 'world', 'heavyweight', 'title'] | Wladimir Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) blasted a sluggish Hasim Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) <m> in Mannheim , Germany </m> on Saturday night to retain the IBF , WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles . | Wladimir Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) blasted a sluggish Hasim Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) <m> in Mannheim , Germany </m> on Saturday night to retain the IBF , WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles .
After flooring Rahman in the sixth round with a left-right combo Klitschko wasted little time wrapping it up in the seventh with a big left-right-left series that led to the referee stepping in and stopping the fight at the 2:15 mark .
Rahman , a former heavyweight champion who shocked the world when he floored Lennox Lewis in 2001 for the title , showed absolutely no signs of life against Kiltschko on Saturday .
The final numbers showed Klitschko landing 178 of 369 punches thrown while Rahman connected on just 30 of 207 punches thrown . |
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After flooring Rahman in the sixth round with a left-right combo Klitschko wasted little time wrapping it up in the seventh with a big left-right-left series that led to the referee stepping in and stopping the fight at the 2:15 mark .
Rahman , a former heavyweight champion who shocked the world when he floored Lennox Lewis in 2001 for the title , showed absolutely no signs of life against Kiltschko on Saturday .
The final numbers showed Klitschko landing 178 of 369 punches thrown while Rahman connected on just 30 of 207 punches thrown . |
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After flooring Rahman in the sixth round with a left-right combo Klitschko wasted little time wrapping it up in the seventh with a big left-right-left series that led to the referee stepping in and stopping the fight at the 2:15 mark .
Rahman , a former heavyweight champion who shocked the world when he floored Lennox Lewis in 2001 for the title , showed absolutely no signs of life against Kiltschko on Saturday .
The final numbers showed Klitschko landing 178 of 369 punches thrown while Rahman connected on just 30 of 207 punches thrown . |
7_1ecb.xml_14 | train | evt | 7_1ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) blasted a sluggish Hasim Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) in Mannheim , Germany on Saturday night to retain the IBF , WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles . | 8 | 8 | 37 | 44 | blasted | ACT16877327968996780 | blast | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'blast', 'sluggish', 'hasim', 'rahman', '45-7-2', '36', 'kos', 'mannheim', 'germany', 'saturday', 'night', 'retain', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'ibo', 'world', 'heavyweight', 'title'] | Wladimir Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) <m> blasted </m> a sluggish Hasim Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) in Mannheim , Germany on Saturday night to retain the IBF , WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles . | Wladimir Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) <m> blasted </m> a sluggish Hasim Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) in Mannheim , Germany on Saturday night to retain the IBF , WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles .
After flooring Rahman in the sixth round with a left-right combo Klitschko wasted little time wrapping it up in the seventh with a big left-right-left series that led to the referee stepping in and stopping the fight at the 2:15 mark .
Rahman , a former heavyweight champion who shocked the world when he floored Lennox Lewis in 2001 for the title , showed absolutely no signs of life against Kiltschko on Saturday .
The final numbers showed Klitschko landing 178 of 369 punches thrown while Rahman connected on just 30 of 207 punches thrown . |
7_1ecb.xml_15 | train | evt | 7_1ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) blasted a sluggish Hasim Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) in Mannheim , Germany on Saturday night to retain the IBF , WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles . | 27 | 27 | 132 | 138 | retain | ACT17205940907889930 | retain | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'blast', 'sluggish', 'hasim', 'rahman', '45-7-2', '36', 'kos', 'mannheim', 'germany', 'saturday', 'night', 'retain', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'ibo', 'world', 'heavyweight', 'title'] | Wladimir Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) blasted a sluggish Hasim Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) in Mannheim , Germany on Saturday night to <m> retain </m> the IBF , WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles . | Wladimir Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) blasted a sluggish Hasim Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) in Mannheim , Germany on Saturday night to <m> retain </m> the IBF , WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles .
After flooring Rahman in the sixth round with a left-right combo Klitschko wasted little time wrapping it up in the seventh with a big left-right-left series that led to the referee stepping in and stopping the fight at the 2:15 mark .
Rahman , a former heavyweight champion who shocked the world when he floored Lennox Lewis in 2001 for the title , showed absolutely no signs of life against Kiltschko on Saturday .
The final numbers showed Klitschko landing 178 of 369 punches thrown while Rahman connected on just 30 of 207 punches thrown . |
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<m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops <m> Tony Thompson </m> in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
7_10ecbplus.xml_3 | train | ent | 7_10ecbplus.xml | 2 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | Wladimir Klitschko | HUM16795316441130196 | Klitschko | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday', 'night'] | <m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | http : / / www . vancouverdesi . com / sports / wladimir - klitschko - stops - tony - thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - titles / 208622 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
<m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
7_10ecbplus.xml_4 | train | ent | 7_10ecbplus.xml | 2 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | 3 | 4 | 27 | 40 | Tony Thompson | HUM16795330213935258 | Thompson | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped <m> Tony Thompson </m> in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | http : / / www . vancouverdesi . com / sports / wladimir - klitschko - stops - tony - thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - titles / 208622 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko stopped <m> Tony Thompson </m> in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight <m> titles </m>
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
7_10ecbplus.xml_15 | train | ent | 7_10ecbplus.xml | 2 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | 19 | 19 | 110 | 115 | belts | NON16795409896688499 | belt | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title <m> belts </m> Saturday night . | http : / / www . vancouverdesi . com / sports / wladimir - klitschko - stops - tony - thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - titles / 208622 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title <m> belts </m> Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
7_10ecbplus.xml_14 | train | ent | 7_10ecbplus.xml | 2 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | 20 | 21 | 116 | 130 | Saturday night | TIM16796130312435629 | Saturday | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts <m> Saturday night </m> . | http : / / www . vancouverdesi . com / sports / wladimir - klitschko - stops - tony - thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - titles / 208622 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts <m> Saturday night </m> .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to <m> retain </m> world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
7_10ecbplus.xml_11 | train | evt | 7_10ecbplus.xml | 1 | Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles | 7 | 7 | 46 | 51 | round | ACT16870074166913094 | round | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', '6th', 'round', 'retain', 'world', 'heavyweight', 'title'] | Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th <m> round </m> to retain world heavyweight titles | http : / / www . vancouverdesi . com / sports / wladimir - klitschko - stops - tony - thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - titles / 208622 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th <m> round </m> to retain world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
7_10ecbplus.xml_12 | train | evt | 7_10ecbplus.xml | 2 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | 8 | 8 | 54 | 59 | round | ACT16870074166913094 | round | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth <m> round </m> to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | http : / / www . vancouverdesi . com / sports / wladimir - klitschko - stops - tony - thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - titles / 208622 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth <m> round </m> to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
7_10ecbplus.xml_13 | train | evt | 7_10ecbplus.xml | 2 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | 10 | 10 | 63 | 69 | retain | ACT16870146528647014 | retain | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to <m> retain </m> his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | http : / / www . vancouverdesi . com / sports / wladimir - klitschko - stops - tony - thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - titles / 208622 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to <m> retain </m> his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko <m> stops </m> Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
7_10ecbplus.xml_8 | train | evt | 7_10ecbplus.xml | 2 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | 2 | 2 | 19 | 26 | stopped | ACT16869980928391781 | stop | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko <m> stopped </m> Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | http : / / www . vancouverdesi . com / sports / wladimir - klitschko - stops - tony - thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - titles / 208622 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko <m> stopped </m> Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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<m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
7_11ecbplus.xml_2 | train | ent | 7_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night . | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | Wladimir Klitschko | HUM16795316441130196 | Klitschko | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'comfortable', 'hold', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'saturday', 'night'] | <m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night . | http : / / www . pba - online . net / boxing / Wladimir - Klitschko - stops - Tony - Thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - belts / 11614 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
<m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops <m> Tony Thompson </m> in 6th round to retain world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
7_11ecbplus.xml_5 | train | ent | 7_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night . | 3 | 4 | 27 | 40 | Tony Thompson | HUM16795330213935258 | Thompson | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'comfortable', 'hold', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped <m> Tony Thompson </m> in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night . | http : / / www . pba - online . net / boxing / Wladimir - Klitschko - stops - Tony - Thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - belts / 11614 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped <m> Tony Thompson </m> in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight <m> belts </m>
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight <m> titles </m> Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
7_11ecbplus.xml_34 | train | ent | 7_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night . | 23 | 24 | 131 | 145 | Saturday night | TIM16796130312435629 | Saturday | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'comfortable', 'hold', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles <m> Saturday night </m> . | http : / / www . pba - online . net / boxing / Wladimir - Klitschko - stops - Tony - Thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - belts / 11614 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles <m> Saturday night </m> .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
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Wladimir Klitschko <m> stops </m> Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
7_11ecbplus.xml_15 | train | evt | 7_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night . | 2 | 2 | 19 | 26 | stopped | ACT16869980928391781 | stop | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'comfortable', 'hold', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko <m> stopped </m> Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night . | http : / / www . pba - online . net / boxing / Wladimir - Klitschko - stops - Tony - Thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - belts / 11614 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko <m> stopped </m> Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
7_11ecbplus.xml_16 | train | evt | 7_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night . | 8 | 8 | 54 | 59 | round | ACT16870074166913094 | round | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'comfortable', 'hold', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth <m> round </m> to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night . | http : / / www . pba - online . net / boxing / Wladimir - Klitschko - stops - Tony - Thompson - in - 6th - round - to - retain - world - heavyweight - belts / 11614 /
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth <m> round </m> to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th <m> round </m> to retain world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to <m> retain </m> world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight belts
July 08 , 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to <m> keep a comfortable hold on </m> his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " Klitschko said .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round . |
7_3ecb.xml_4 | train | ent | 7_3ecb.xml | 0 | Heavyweight Champion , Wladimir Klitschko , 53-3 , 47 KO 's , easily dismantled former 2-Time Heavyweight Champion , Hasim Rahman , 45-7-2 , 36 KO 's , in the seventh round . | 3 | 4 | 23 | 41 | Wladimir Klitschko | HUM16795316441130196 | Klitschko | ['heavyweight', 'champion', 'wladimir', 'klitschko', '53-3', '47', 'ko', 'easily', 'dismantle', '2-time', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'hasim', 'rahman', '45-7-2', '36', 'ko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Heavyweight Champion , <m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> , 53-3 , 47 KO 's , easily dismantled former 2-Time Heavyweight Champion , Hasim Rahman , 45-7-2 , 36 KO 's , in the seventh round . | Heavyweight Champion , <m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> , 53-3 , 47 KO 's , easily dismantled former 2-Time Heavyweight Champion , Hasim Rahman , 45-7-2 , 36 KO 's , in the seventh round .
Rahman never gave himself a chance , standing on the outside and not ever getting any aggression going .
Two things were very apparent in this fight .
One , Rahman has nothing left , and two , Wlad is as good as he 's ever been .
Throw out the fact that `` The Rock '' is n't what he once was .
Nobody has ever dominated him this way , and really neutralized him from the start of the fight .
Klitschko used his great jab and distance fighting to stay out of harm 's way and it 's hard to think of any heavyweight outside of David Haye giving him any run for his money .
Chris Arreola has been named and hyped incredibly but would probably give an effort before being stopped in a round or two .
Alexander Povetkin might want to rethink his title shot because there does n't seem to be a way for him to overcome all of the advantages that the champion has .
The weak heavyweight division does n't seem to have much to offer the champion .
The two interesting fights that are out there for Wlad are a showdown with WBA Champion , Nikolay Valuev or a bout with David Haye .
Former Heavyweight Champion , Riddick Bowe , 43-1 , 33 KO 's , returned to the ring with an eight round decision win over Gene Pukall , 14-13-2 , 12 KO 's .
In 2005 , Bowe barely escaped with a decision over Billy Zumbrun and all the signs were there that he should never step into the ring again .
When he beat and reportedly stabbed his wife , Bowe cited brain injury from boxing blows as the reason for his bad behavior , but now that brain damage has disappeared apparently and he is back in the ring and on the road to real injury should he face somebody that can fight a tad .
The only defeat on Bowe 's record was a loss to Evander Holyfield in 1993 , but it can be argued that he was well on his way to losing both fights with Andrew Golota in 1996 before the `` Foul Pole '' got himself disqualified with frequent and impressive low blows .
It was the only time that I have ever seen a three punch combo downstairs and was probably the first for Bowe .
It can even be argued that Bowe lost to Zumbrun .
The fact is that he should n't be in the ring at all but this is boxing and I 'm sure that the former champion needs the money and that is why he is risking his life . |
7_3ecb.xml_5 | train | ent | 7_3ecb.xml | 0 | Heavyweight Champion , Wladimir Klitschko , 53-3 , 47 KO 's , easily dismantled former 2-Time Heavyweight Champion , Hasim Rahman , 45-7-2 , 36 KO 's , in the seventh round . | 19 | 20 | 117 | 129 | Hasim Rahman | HUM16877278096136426 | Rahman | ['heavyweight', 'champion', 'wladimir', 'klitschko', '53-3', '47', 'ko', 'easily', 'dismantle', '2-time', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'hasim', 'rahman', '45-7-2', '36', 'ko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Heavyweight Champion , Wladimir Klitschko , 53-3 , 47 KO 's , easily dismantled former 2-Time Heavyweight Champion , <m> Hasim Rahman </m> , 45-7-2 , 36 KO 's , in the seventh round . | Heavyweight Champion , Wladimir Klitschko , 53-3 , 47 KO 's , easily dismantled former 2-Time Heavyweight Champion , <m> Hasim Rahman </m> , 45-7-2 , 36 KO 's , in the seventh round .
Rahman never gave himself a chance , standing on the outside and not ever getting any aggression going .
Two things were very apparent in this fight .
One , Rahman has nothing left , and two , Wlad is as good as he 's ever been .
Throw out the fact that `` The Rock '' is n't what he once was .
Nobody has ever dominated him this way , and really neutralized him from the start of the fight .
Klitschko used his great jab and distance fighting to stay out of harm 's way and it 's hard to think of any heavyweight outside of David Haye giving him any run for his money .
Chris Arreola has been named and hyped incredibly but would probably give an effort before being stopped in a round or two .
Alexander Povetkin might want to rethink his title shot because there does n't seem to be a way for him to overcome all of the advantages that the champion has .
The weak heavyweight division does n't seem to have much to offer the champion .
The two interesting fights that are out there for Wlad are a showdown with WBA Champion , Nikolay Valuev or a bout with David Haye .
Former Heavyweight Champion , Riddick Bowe , 43-1 , 33 KO 's , returned to the ring with an eight round decision win over Gene Pukall , 14-13-2 , 12 KO 's .
In 2005 , Bowe barely escaped with a decision over Billy Zumbrun and all the signs were there that he should never step into the ring again .
When he beat and reportedly stabbed his wife , Bowe cited brain injury from boxing blows as the reason for his bad behavior , but now that brain damage has disappeared apparently and he is back in the ring and on the road to real injury should he face somebody that can fight a tad .
The only defeat on Bowe 's record was a loss to Evander Holyfield in 1993 , but it can be argued that he was well on his way to losing both fights with Andrew Golota in 1996 before the `` Foul Pole '' got himself disqualified with frequent and impressive low blows .
It was the only time that I have ever seen a three punch combo downstairs and was probably the first for Bowe .
It can even be argued that Bowe lost to Zumbrun .
The fact is that he should n't be in the ring at all but this is boxing and I 'm sure that the former champion needs the money and that is why he is risking his life . |
7_3ecb.xml_6 | train | evt | 7_3ecb.xml | 0 | Heavyweight Champion , Wladimir Klitschko , 53-3 , 47 KO 's , easily dismantled former 2-Time Heavyweight Champion , Hasim Rahman , 45-7-2 , 36 KO 's , in the seventh round . | 13 | 13 | 69 | 79 | dismantled | ACT16877327968996780 | dismantle | ['heavyweight', 'champion', 'wladimir', 'klitschko', '53-3', '47', 'ko', 'easily', 'dismantle', '2-time', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'hasim', 'rahman', '45-7-2', '36', 'ko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Heavyweight Champion , Wladimir Klitschko , 53-3 , 47 KO 's , easily <m> dismantled </m> former 2-Time Heavyweight Champion , Hasim Rahman , 45-7-2 , 36 KO 's , in the seventh round . | Heavyweight Champion , Wladimir Klitschko , 53-3 , 47 KO 's , easily <m> dismantled </m> former 2-Time Heavyweight Champion , Hasim Rahman , 45-7-2 , 36 KO 's , in the seventh round .
Rahman never gave himself a chance , standing on the outside and not ever getting any aggression going .
Two things were very apparent in this fight .
One , Rahman has nothing left , and two , Wlad is as good as he 's ever been .
Throw out the fact that `` The Rock '' is n't what he once was .
Nobody has ever dominated him this way , and really neutralized him from the start of the fight .
Klitschko used his great jab and distance fighting to stay out of harm 's way and it 's hard to think of any heavyweight outside of David Haye giving him any run for his money .
Chris Arreola has been named and hyped incredibly but would probably give an effort before being stopped in a round or two .
Alexander Povetkin might want to rethink his title shot because there does n't seem to be a way for him to overcome all of the advantages that the champion has .
The weak heavyweight division does n't seem to have much to offer the champion .
The two interesting fights that are out there for Wlad are a showdown with WBA Champion , Nikolay Valuev or a bout with David Haye .
Former Heavyweight Champion , Riddick Bowe , 43-1 , 33 KO 's , returned to the ring with an eight round decision win over Gene Pukall , 14-13-2 , 12 KO 's .
In 2005 , Bowe barely escaped with a decision over Billy Zumbrun and all the signs were there that he should never step into the ring again .
When he beat and reportedly stabbed his wife , Bowe cited brain injury from boxing blows as the reason for his bad behavior , but now that brain damage has disappeared apparently and he is back in the ring and on the road to real injury should he face somebody that can fight a tad .
The only defeat on Bowe 's record was a loss to Evander Holyfield in 1993 , but it can be argued that he was well on his way to losing both fights with Andrew Golota in 1996 before the `` Foul Pole '' got himself disqualified with frequent and impressive low blows .
It was the only time that I have ever seen a three punch combo downstairs and was probably the first for Bowe .
It can even be argued that Bowe lost to Zumbrun .
The fact is that he should n't be in the ring at all but this is boxing and I 'm sure that the former champion needs the money and that is why he is risking his life . |
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Rahman never gave himself a chance , standing on the outside and not ever getting any aggression going .
Two things were very apparent in this fight .
One , Rahman has nothing left , and two , Wlad is as good as he 's ever been .
Throw out the fact that `` The Rock '' is n't what he once was .
Nobody has ever dominated him this way , and really neutralized him from the start of the fight .
Klitschko used his great jab and distance fighting to stay out of harm 's way and it 's hard to think of any heavyweight outside of David Haye giving him any run for his money .
Chris Arreola has been named and hyped incredibly but would probably give an effort before being stopped in a round or two .
Alexander Povetkin might want to rethink his title shot because there does n't seem to be a way for him to overcome all of the advantages that the champion has .
The weak heavyweight division does n't seem to have much to offer the champion .
The two interesting fights that are out there for Wlad are a showdown with WBA Champion , Nikolay Valuev or a bout with David Haye .
Former Heavyweight Champion , Riddick Bowe , 43-1 , 33 KO 's , returned to the ring with an eight round decision win over Gene Pukall , 14-13-2 , 12 KO 's .
In 2005 , Bowe barely escaped with a decision over Billy Zumbrun and all the signs were there that he should never step into the ring again .
When he beat and reportedly stabbed his wife , Bowe cited brain injury from boxing blows as the reason for his bad behavior , but now that brain damage has disappeared apparently and he is back in the ring and on the road to real injury should he face somebody that can fight a tad .
The only defeat on Bowe 's record was a loss to Evander Holyfield in 1993 , but it can be argued that he was well on his way to losing both fights with Andrew Golota in 1996 before the `` Foul Pole '' got himself disqualified with frequent and impressive low blows .
It was the only time that I have ever seen a three punch combo downstairs and was probably the first for Bowe .
It can even be argued that Bowe lost to Zumbrun .
The fact is that he should n't be in the ring at all but this is boxing and I 'm sure that the former champion needs the money and that is why he is risking his life . |
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<m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> retains titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
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Wladimir Klitschko retains titles stopping <m> Thompson </m> in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
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Wladimir Klitschko retains titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
<m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
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Wladimir Klitschko retains titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped <m> Tony Thompson </m> in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
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Wladimir Klitschko retains titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title <m> belts </m> on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
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Wladimir Klitschko retains <m> titles </m> stopping Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
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Wladimir Klitschko retains titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts <m> on Saturday </m> .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
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Wladimir Klitschko <m> retains </m> titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
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Wladimir Klitschko retains titles <m> stopping </m> Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
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Wladimir Klitschko retains titles stopping Thompson in six <m> rounds </m>
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
7_2ecbplus.xml_19 | train | evt | 7_2ecbplus.xml | 4 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday . | 2 | 2 | 19 | 26 | stopped | ACT16869980928391781 | stop | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday'] | Wladimir Klitschko <m> stopped </m> Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday . | http : / / www . dailymail . co . uk / sport / boxing / article - 2170324 / Wladimir - Klitschko - retains - titles - stopping - Tony - Thompson - rounds . html
Wladimir Klitschko retains titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko <m> stopped </m> Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
7_2ecbplus.xml_20 | train | evt | 7_2ecbplus.xml | 4 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday . | 8 | 8 | 54 | 59 | round | ACT16870074166913094 | round | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth <m> round </m> to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday . | http : / / www . dailymail . co . uk / sport / boxing / article - 2170324 / Wladimir - Klitschko - retains - titles - stopping - Tony - Thompson - rounds . html
Wladimir Klitschko retains titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth <m> round </m> to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
7_2ecbplus.xml_21 | train | evt | 7_2ecbplus.xml | 4 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday . | 10 | 10 | 63 | 69 | retain | ACT16870146528647014 | retain | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to <m> retain </m> his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday . | http : / / www . dailymail . co . uk / sport / boxing / article - 2170324 / Wladimir - Klitschko - retains - titles - stopping - Tony - Thompson - rounds . html
Wladimir Klitschko retains titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to <m> retain </m> his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) . |
7_9ecb.xml_18 | train | ent | 7_9ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | 4 | 4 | 32 | 35 | WBO | HUM17205871056692833 | WBO | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'defend', 'his', 'wbo', 'ibf', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'germany', 'today', 'lopsided', 'victory', 'american', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'win', 'tko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Wladimir Klitschko defended his <m> WBO </m> and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | Wladimir Klitschko defended his <m> WBO </m> and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round .
Klitschko dominated the early rounds , repeatedly landing hard jabs that Rahman just could n't answer .
In the third round Klitschko so thoroughly dominated that I scored it a 10-8 round even though Rahman never went down .
Klitschko eventually wore Rahman down enough to knock him to the canvas in the sixth round -- a round in which Rahman did n't land a clean punch at all .
Early in the seventh , Klitschko staggered Rahman , and the ref mercifully stopped it .
Klitschko and his brother Vitali are generally recognized as the two best heavyweights in the world , and although they 'll never fight each other , I hope they 'll start fighting better opposition than Rahman , who is well past his prime and appeared to be out of shape .
Mismatches like this one do n't do much to advance heavyweight boxing .
Klitschko improved his record to 52-3 and is now on a 10-fight winning streak .
Rahman fell to 45-7-2 and is now 10-5-2 with one no contest since knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 . |
7_9ecb.xml_19 | train | ent | 7_9ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | 6 | 6 | 40 | 43 | IBF | HUM16796723158511251 | IBF | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'defend', 'his', 'wbo', 'ibf', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'germany', 'today', 'lopsided', 'victory', 'american', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'win', 'tko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and <m> IBF </m> heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and <m> IBF </m> heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round .
Klitschko dominated the early rounds , repeatedly landing hard jabs that Rahman just could n't answer .
In the third round Klitschko so thoroughly dominated that I scored it a 10-8 round even though Rahman never went down .
Klitschko eventually wore Rahman down enough to knock him to the canvas in the sixth round -- a round in which Rahman did n't land a clean punch at all .
Early in the seventh , Klitschko staggered Rahman , and the ref mercifully stopped it .
Klitschko and his brother Vitali are generally recognized as the two best heavyweights in the world , and although they 'll never fight each other , I hope they 'll start fighting better opposition than Rahman , who is well past his prime and appeared to be out of shape .
Mismatches like this one do n't do much to advance heavyweight boxing .
Klitschko improved his record to 52-3 and is now on a 10-fight winning streak .
Rahman fell to 45-7-2 and is now 10-5-2 with one no contest since knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 . |
7_9ecb.xml_13 | train | ent | 7_9ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | Wladimir Klitschko | HUM16795316441130196 | Klitschko | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'defend', 'his', 'wbo', 'ibf', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'germany', 'today', 'lopsided', 'victory', 'american', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'win', 'tko', 'seventh', 'round'] | <m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | <m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round .
Klitschko dominated the early rounds , repeatedly landing hard jabs that Rahman just could n't answer .
In the third round Klitschko so thoroughly dominated that I scored it a 10-8 round even though Rahman never went down .
Klitschko eventually wore Rahman down enough to knock him to the canvas in the sixth round -- a round in which Rahman did n't land a clean punch at all .
Early in the seventh , Klitschko staggered Rahman , and the ref mercifully stopped it .
Klitschko and his brother Vitali are generally recognized as the two best heavyweights in the world , and although they 'll never fight each other , I hope they 'll start fighting better opposition than Rahman , who is well past his prime and appeared to be out of shape .
Mismatches like this one do n't do much to advance heavyweight boxing .
Klitschko improved his record to 52-3 and is now on a 10-fight winning streak .
Rahman fell to 45-7-2 and is now 10-5-2 with one no contest since knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 . |
7_9ecb.xml_14 | train | ent | 7_9ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | 19 | 20 | 122 | 134 | Hasim Rahman | HUM16877278096136426 | Rahman | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'defend', 'his', 'wbo', 'ibf', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'germany', 'today', 'lopsided', 'victory', 'american', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'win', 'tko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American <m> Hasim Rahman </m> , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American <m> Hasim Rahman </m> , winning by TKO in the seventh round .
Klitschko dominated the early rounds , repeatedly landing hard jabs that Rahman just could n't answer .
In the third round Klitschko so thoroughly dominated that I scored it a 10-8 round even though Rahman never went down .
Klitschko eventually wore Rahman down enough to knock him to the canvas in the sixth round -- a round in which Rahman did n't land a clean punch at all .
Early in the seventh , Klitschko staggered Rahman , and the ref mercifully stopped it .
Klitschko and his brother Vitali are generally recognized as the two best heavyweights in the world , and although they 'll never fight each other , I hope they 'll start fighting better opposition than Rahman , who is well past his prime and appeared to be out of shape .
Mismatches like this one do n't do much to advance heavyweight boxing .
Klitschko improved his record to 52-3 and is now on a 10-fight winning streak .
Rahman fell to 45-7-2 and is now 10-5-2 with one no contest since knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 . |
7_9ecb.xml_20 | train | ent | 7_9ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | 9 | 10 | 63 | 73 | in Germany | LOC17205994251074949 | Germany | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'defend', 'his', 'wbo', 'ibf', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'germany', 'today', 'lopsided', 'victory', 'american', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'win', 'tko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles <m> in Germany </m> today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles <m> in Germany </m> today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round .
Klitschko dominated the early rounds , repeatedly landing hard jabs that Rahman just could n't answer .
In the third round Klitschko so thoroughly dominated that I scored it a 10-8 round even though Rahman never went down .
Klitschko eventually wore Rahman down enough to knock him to the canvas in the sixth round -- a round in which Rahman did n't land a clean punch at all .
Early in the seventh , Klitschko staggered Rahman , and the ref mercifully stopped it .
Klitschko and his brother Vitali are generally recognized as the two best heavyweights in the world , and although they 'll never fight each other , I hope they 'll start fighting better opposition than Rahman , who is well past his prime and appeared to be out of shape .
Mismatches like this one do n't do much to advance heavyweight boxing .
Klitschko improved his record to 52-3 and is now on a 10-fight winning streak .
Rahman fell to 45-7-2 and is now 10-5-2 with one no contest since knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 . |
7_9ecb.xml_17 | train | ent | 7_9ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | 8 | 8 | 56 | 62 | titles | NON17205826451033571 | title | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'defend', 'his', 'wbo', 'ibf', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'germany', 'today', 'lopsided', 'victory', 'american', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'win', 'tko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight <m> titles </m> in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight <m> titles </m> in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round .
Klitschko dominated the early rounds , repeatedly landing hard jabs that Rahman just could n't answer .
In the third round Klitschko so thoroughly dominated that I scored it a 10-8 round even though Rahman never went down .
Klitschko eventually wore Rahman down enough to knock him to the canvas in the sixth round -- a round in which Rahman did n't land a clean punch at all .
Early in the seventh , Klitschko staggered Rahman , and the ref mercifully stopped it .
Klitschko and his brother Vitali are generally recognized as the two best heavyweights in the world , and although they 'll never fight each other , I hope they 'll start fighting better opposition than Rahman , who is well past his prime and appeared to be out of shape .
Mismatches like this one do n't do much to advance heavyweight boxing .
Klitschko improved his record to 52-3 and is now on a 10-fight winning streak .
Rahman fell to 45-7-2 and is now 10-5-2 with one no contest since knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 . |
7_9ecb.xml_21 | train | ent | 7_9ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | 11 | 11 | 74 | 79 | today | 10000000938 | today | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'defend', 'his', 'wbo', 'ibf', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'germany', 'today', 'lopsided', 'victory', 'american', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'win', 'tko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany <m> today </m> with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany <m> today </m> with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round .
Klitschko dominated the early rounds , repeatedly landing hard jabs that Rahman just could n't answer .
In the third round Klitschko so thoroughly dominated that I scored it a 10-8 round even though Rahman never went down .
Klitschko eventually wore Rahman down enough to knock him to the canvas in the sixth round -- a round in which Rahman did n't land a clean punch at all .
Early in the seventh , Klitschko staggered Rahman , and the ref mercifully stopped it .
Klitschko and his brother Vitali are generally recognized as the two best heavyweights in the world , and although they 'll never fight each other , I hope they 'll start fighting better opposition than Rahman , who is well past his prime and appeared to be out of shape .
Mismatches like this one do n't do much to advance heavyweight boxing .
Klitschko improved his record to 52-3 and is now on a 10-fight winning streak .
Rahman fell to 45-7-2 and is now 10-5-2 with one no contest since knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 . |
7_9ecb.xml_22 | train | evt | 7_9ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | 2 | 2 | 19 | 27 | defended | ACT17205940907889930 | defend | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'defend', 'his', 'wbo', 'ibf', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'germany', 'today', 'lopsided', 'victory', 'american', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'win', 'tko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Wladimir Klitschko <m> defended </m> his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | Wladimir Klitschko <m> defended </m> his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round .
Klitschko dominated the early rounds , repeatedly landing hard jabs that Rahman just could n't answer .
In the third round Klitschko so thoroughly dominated that I scored it a 10-8 round even though Rahman never went down .
Klitschko eventually wore Rahman down enough to knock him to the canvas in the sixth round -- a round in which Rahman did n't land a clean punch at all .
Early in the seventh , Klitschko staggered Rahman , and the ref mercifully stopped it .
Klitschko and his brother Vitali are generally recognized as the two best heavyweights in the world , and although they 'll never fight each other , I hope they 'll start fighting better opposition than Rahman , who is well past his prime and appeared to be out of shape .
Mismatches like this one do n't do much to advance heavyweight boxing .
Klitschko improved his record to 52-3 and is now on a 10-fight winning streak .
Rahman fell to 45-7-2 and is now 10-5-2 with one no contest since knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 . |
7_9ecb.xml_23 | train | evt | 7_9ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | 28 | 28 | 167 | 172 | round | ACT17205952890997761 | round | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'defend', 'his', 'wbo', 'ibf', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'germany', 'today', 'lopsided', 'victory', 'american', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'win', 'tko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh <m> round </m> . | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh <m> round </m> .
Klitschko dominated the early rounds , repeatedly landing hard jabs that Rahman just could n't answer .
In the third round Klitschko so thoroughly dominated that I scored it a 10-8 round even though Rahman never went down .
Klitschko eventually wore Rahman down enough to knock him to the canvas in the sixth round -- a round in which Rahman did n't land a clean punch at all .
Early in the seventh , Klitschko staggered Rahman , and the ref mercifully stopped it .
Klitschko and his brother Vitali are generally recognized as the two best heavyweights in the world , and although they 'll never fight each other , I hope they 'll start fighting better opposition than Rahman , who is well past his prime and appeared to be out of shape .
Mismatches like this one do n't do much to advance heavyweight boxing .
Klitschko improved his record to 52-3 and is now on a 10-fight winning streak .
Rahman fell to 45-7-2 and is now 10-5-2 with one no contest since knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 . |
7_9ecb.xml_15 | train | evt | 7_9ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | 15 | 15 | 96 | 103 | victory | ACT17205982451010536 | victory | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'defend', 'his', 'wbo', 'ibf', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'germany', 'today', 'lopsided', 'victory', 'american', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'win', 'tko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided <m> victory </m> over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided <m> victory </m> over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round .
Klitschko dominated the early rounds , repeatedly landing hard jabs that Rahman just could n't answer .
In the third round Klitschko so thoroughly dominated that I scored it a 10-8 round even though Rahman never went down .
Klitschko eventually wore Rahman down enough to knock him to the canvas in the sixth round -- a round in which Rahman did n't land a clean punch at all .
Early in the seventh , Klitschko staggered Rahman , and the ref mercifully stopped it .
Klitschko and his brother Vitali are generally recognized as the two best heavyweights in the world , and although they 'll never fight each other , I hope they 'll start fighting better opposition than Rahman , who is well past his prime and appeared to be out of shape .
Mismatches like this one do n't do much to advance heavyweight boxing .
Klitschko improved his record to 52-3 and is now on a 10-fight winning streak .
Rahman fell to 45-7-2 and is now 10-5-2 with one no contest since knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 . |
7_9ecb.xml_16 | train | evt | 7_9ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , winning by TKO in the seventh round . | 22 | 22 | 137 | 144 | winning | ACT17205982451010536 | win | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'defend', 'his', 'wbo', 'ibf', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'germany', 'today', 'lopsided', 'victory', 'american', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'win', 'tko', 'seventh', 'round'] | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , <m> winning </m> by TKO in the seventh round . | Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Germany today with a lopsided victory over the American Hasim Rahman , <m> winning </m> by TKO in the seventh round .
Klitschko dominated the early rounds , repeatedly landing hard jabs that Rahman just could n't answer .
In the third round Klitschko so thoroughly dominated that I scored it a 10-8 round even though Rahman never went down .
Klitschko eventually wore Rahman down enough to knock him to the canvas in the sixth round -- a round in which Rahman did n't land a clean punch at all .
Early in the seventh , Klitschko staggered Rahman , and the ref mercifully stopped it .
Klitschko and his brother Vitali are generally recognized as the two best heavyweights in the world , and although they 'll never fight each other , I hope they 'll start fighting better opposition than Rahman , who is well past his prime and appeared to be out of shape .
Mismatches like this one do n't do much to advance heavyweight boxing .
Klitschko improved his record to 52-3 and is now on a 10-fight winning streak .
Rahman fell to 45-7-2 and is now 10-5-2 with one no contest since knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 . |
7_11ecb.xml_11 | train | ent | 7_11ecb.xml | 1 | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | Klitschko | HUM16795316441130196 | Klitschko | ['32-year-old', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'win', 'his', '10th', 'consecutive', 'bout', 'floor', 'rahman', '45-7-2', 'referee', 'tony', 'weeks', 'stop', 'fight', '44', 'second', 'seventh', 'round'] | The 32-year-old <m> Klitschko </m> ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | Mannheim , Germany ( Sports Network ) - Wladimir Klitschko retained three heavyweight title belts by scoring a dominant seventh-round technical knockout of Hasim Rahman Saturday night .
The 32-year-old <m> Klitschko </m> ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round .
In a fight that was one-sided from the start , Klitschko retained his IBF , WBO and IBO versions of the heavyweight crown .
Klitschko , who was coming off an 11th-round knockout of Tony Thompson in July , landed 178 punches to just 30 for Rahman .
Klitschko used his jab to his advantage , scoring consistently , and by the sixth round the 36-year-old Rahman , a former heavyweight champion , looked tired and clearly beaten .
In the sixth Klitschko landed a pair of left hooks to floor an off-balanced Rahman , who spent most of his time during the round on the ropes .
In fact , Klitschko landed 28 of his 68 punches thrown during the round , while Rahman connected on just 1-of-16 over those three minutes .
With Rahman getting pounded in the corner early in the seventh , Weeks called a halt to the fight .
Klitschko 's Ukrainian brother , Vitali , is the current WBC heavyweight champion , but the siblings have ruled out fighting each other .
Wladimir Klitschko has held at least one major heavyweight belt since beating Chris Byrd for the IBF version in April 2006 .
On the undercard , former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe ( 43-1 ) scored an eighth-round unanimous decision over Gene Pukall ( 14-13-2 ) .
The 41-year-old Bowe was fighting for the first time since 2005 and stepped into the ring for a professional bout for only the third time since 1996 .
Bowe is most remembered for his three fights with Evander Holyfield and two tough bouts with Andrew Golota . |
7_11ecb.xml_12 | train | ent | 7_11ecb.xml | 1 | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | 23 | 24 | 124 | 134 | Tony Weeks | HUM17205901870880277 | Weeks | ['32-year-old', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'win', 'his', '10th', 'consecutive', 'bout', 'floor', 'rahman', '45-7-2', 'referee', 'tony', 'weeks', 'stop', 'fight', '44', 'second', 'seventh', 'round'] | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee <m> Tony Weeks </m> stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | Mannheim , Germany ( Sports Network ) - Wladimir Klitschko retained three heavyweight title belts by scoring a dominant seventh-round technical knockout of Hasim Rahman Saturday night .
The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee <m> Tony Weeks </m> stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round .
In a fight that was one-sided from the start , Klitschko retained his IBF , WBO and IBO versions of the heavyweight crown .
Klitschko , who was coming off an 11th-round knockout of Tony Thompson in July , landed 178 punches to just 30 for Rahman .
Klitschko used his jab to his advantage , scoring consistently , and by the sixth round the 36-year-old Rahman , a former heavyweight champion , looked tired and clearly beaten .
In the sixth Klitschko landed a pair of left hooks to floor an off-balanced Rahman , who spent most of his time during the round on the ropes .
In fact , Klitschko landed 28 of his 68 punches thrown during the round , while Rahman connected on just 1-of-16 over those three minutes .
With Rahman getting pounded in the corner early in the seventh , Weeks called a halt to the fight .
Klitschko 's Ukrainian brother , Vitali , is the current WBC heavyweight champion , but the siblings have ruled out fighting each other .
Wladimir Klitschko has held at least one major heavyweight belt since beating Chris Byrd for the IBF version in April 2006 .
On the undercard , former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe ( 43-1 ) scored an eighth-round unanimous decision over Gene Pukall ( 14-13-2 ) .
The 41-year-old Bowe was fighting for the first time since 2005 and stepped into the ring for a professional bout for only the third time since 1996 .
Bowe is most remembered for his three fights with Evander Holyfield and two tough bouts with Andrew Golota . |
7_11ecb.xml_13 | train | ent | 7_11ecb.xml | 1 | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | 16 | 16 | 86 | 92 | Rahman | HUM16877278096136426 | Rahman | ['32-year-old', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'win', 'his', '10th', 'consecutive', 'bout', 'floor', 'rahman', '45-7-2', 'referee', 'tony', 'weeks', 'stop', 'fight', '44', 'second', 'seventh', 'round'] | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring <m> Rahman </m> ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | Mannheim , Germany ( Sports Network ) - Wladimir Klitschko retained three heavyweight title belts by scoring a dominant seventh-round technical knockout of Hasim Rahman Saturday night .
The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring <m> Rahman </m> ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round .
In a fight that was one-sided from the start , Klitschko retained his IBF , WBO and IBO versions of the heavyweight crown .
Klitschko , who was coming off an 11th-round knockout of Tony Thompson in July , landed 178 punches to just 30 for Rahman .
Klitschko used his jab to his advantage , scoring consistently , and by the sixth round the 36-year-old Rahman , a former heavyweight champion , looked tired and clearly beaten .
In the sixth Klitschko landed a pair of left hooks to floor an off-balanced Rahman , who spent most of his time during the round on the ropes .
In fact , Klitschko landed 28 of his 68 punches thrown during the round , while Rahman connected on just 1-of-16 over those three minutes .
With Rahman getting pounded in the corner early in the seventh , Weeks called a halt to the fight .
Klitschko 's Ukrainian brother , Vitali , is the current WBC heavyweight champion , but the siblings have ruled out fighting each other .
Wladimir Klitschko has held at least one major heavyweight belt since beating Chris Byrd for the IBF version in April 2006 .
On the undercard , former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe ( 43-1 ) scored an eighth-round unanimous decision over Gene Pukall ( 14-13-2 ) .
The 41-year-old Bowe was fighting for the first time since 2005 and stepped into the ring for a professional bout for only the third time since 1996 .
Bowe is most remembered for his three fights with Evander Holyfield and two tough bouts with Andrew Golota . |
7_11ecb.xml_14 | train | ent | 7_11ecb.xml | 1 | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | 28 | 33 | 153 | 186 | 44 seconds into the seventh round | TIM16877361703943370 | second | ['32-year-old', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'win', 'his', '10th', 'consecutive', 'bout', 'floor', 'rahman', '45-7-2', 'referee', 'tony', 'weeks', 'stop', 'fight', '44', 'second', 'seventh', 'round'] | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight <m> 44 seconds into the seventh round </m> . | Mannheim , Germany ( Sports Network ) - Wladimir Klitschko retained three heavyweight title belts by scoring a dominant seventh-round technical knockout of Hasim Rahman Saturday night .
The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight <m> 44 seconds into the seventh round </m> .
In a fight that was one-sided from the start , Klitschko retained his IBF , WBO and IBO versions of the heavyweight crown .
Klitschko , who was coming off an 11th-round knockout of Tony Thompson in July , landed 178 punches to just 30 for Rahman .
Klitschko used his jab to his advantage , scoring consistently , and by the sixth round the 36-year-old Rahman , a former heavyweight champion , looked tired and clearly beaten .
In the sixth Klitschko landed a pair of left hooks to floor an off-balanced Rahman , who spent most of his time during the round on the ropes .
In fact , Klitschko landed 28 of his 68 punches thrown during the round , while Rahman connected on just 1-of-16 over those three minutes .
With Rahman getting pounded in the corner early in the seventh , Weeks called a halt to the fight .
Klitschko 's Ukrainian brother , Vitali , is the current WBC heavyweight champion , but the siblings have ruled out fighting each other .
Wladimir Klitschko has held at least one major heavyweight belt since beating Chris Byrd for the IBF version in April 2006 .
On the undercard , former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe ( 43-1 ) scored an eighth-round unanimous decision over Gene Pukall ( 14-13-2 ) .
The 41-year-old Bowe was fighting for the first time since 2005 and stepped into the ring for a professional bout for only the third time since 1996 .
Bowe is most remembered for his three fights with Evander Holyfield and two tough bouts with Andrew Golota . |
7_11ecb.xml_20 | train | evt | 7_11ecb.xml | 1 | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | 13 | 13 | 69 | 73 | bout | 10000000939 | bout | ['32-year-old', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'win', 'his', '10th', 'consecutive', 'bout', 'floor', 'rahman', '45-7-2', 'referee', 'tony', 'weeks', 'stop', 'fight', '44', 'second', 'seventh', 'round'] | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive <m> bout </m> by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | Mannheim , Germany ( Sports Network ) - Wladimir Klitschko retained three heavyweight title belts by scoring a dominant seventh-round technical knockout of Hasim Rahman Saturday night .
The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive <m> bout </m> by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round .
In a fight that was one-sided from the start , Klitschko retained his IBF , WBO and IBO versions of the heavyweight crown .
Klitschko , who was coming off an 11th-round knockout of Tony Thompson in July , landed 178 punches to just 30 for Rahman .
Klitschko used his jab to his advantage , scoring consistently , and by the sixth round the 36-year-old Rahman , a former heavyweight champion , looked tired and clearly beaten .
In the sixth Klitschko landed a pair of left hooks to floor an off-balanced Rahman , who spent most of his time during the round on the ropes .
In fact , Klitschko landed 28 of his 68 punches thrown during the round , while Rahman connected on just 1-of-16 over those three minutes .
With Rahman getting pounded in the corner early in the seventh , Weeks called a halt to the fight .
Klitschko 's Ukrainian brother , Vitali , is the current WBC heavyweight champion , but the siblings have ruled out fighting each other .
Wladimir Klitschko has held at least one major heavyweight belt since beating Chris Byrd for the IBF version in April 2006 .
On the undercard , former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe ( 43-1 ) scored an eighth-round unanimous decision over Gene Pukall ( 14-13-2 ) .
The 41-year-old Bowe was fighting for the first time since 2005 and stepped into the ring for a professional bout for only the third time since 1996 .
Bowe is most remembered for his three fights with Evander Holyfield and two tough bouts with Andrew Golota . |
7_11ecb.xml_15 | train | evt | 7_11ecb.xml | 1 | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | 9 | 9 | 44 | 47 | won | ACT17205982451010536 | win | ['32-year-old', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'win', 'his', '10th', 'consecutive', 'bout', 'floor', 'rahman', '45-7-2', 'referee', 'tony', 'weeks', 'stop', 'fight', '44', 'second', 'seventh', 'round'] | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) <m> won </m> his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | Mannheim , Germany ( Sports Network ) - Wladimir Klitschko retained three heavyweight title belts by scoring a dominant seventh-round technical knockout of Hasim Rahman Saturday night .
The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) <m> won </m> his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round .
In a fight that was one-sided from the start , Klitschko retained his IBF , WBO and IBO versions of the heavyweight crown .
Klitschko , who was coming off an 11th-round knockout of Tony Thompson in July , landed 178 punches to just 30 for Rahman .
Klitschko used his jab to his advantage , scoring consistently , and by the sixth round the 36-year-old Rahman , a former heavyweight champion , looked tired and clearly beaten .
In the sixth Klitschko landed a pair of left hooks to floor an off-balanced Rahman , who spent most of his time during the round on the ropes .
In fact , Klitschko landed 28 of his 68 punches thrown during the round , while Rahman connected on just 1-of-16 over those three minutes .
With Rahman getting pounded in the corner early in the seventh , Weeks called a halt to the fight .
Klitschko 's Ukrainian brother , Vitali , is the current WBC heavyweight champion , but the siblings have ruled out fighting each other .
Wladimir Klitschko has held at least one major heavyweight belt since beating Chris Byrd for the IBF version in April 2006 .
On the undercard , former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe ( 43-1 ) scored an eighth-round unanimous decision over Gene Pukall ( 14-13-2 ) .
The 41-year-old Bowe was fighting for the first time since 2005 and stepped into the ring for a professional bout for only the third time since 1996 .
Bowe is most remembered for his three fights with Evander Holyfield and two tough bouts with Andrew Golota . |
7_11ecb.xml_16 | train | evt | 7_11ecb.xml | 1 | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | 15 | 15 | 77 | 85 | flooring | 10000000940 | floor | ['32-year-old', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'win', 'his', '10th', 'consecutive', 'bout', 'floor', 'rahman', '45-7-2', 'referee', 'tony', 'weeks', 'stop', 'fight', '44', 'second', 'seventh', 'round'] | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by <m> flooring </m> Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | Mannheim , Germany ( Sports Network ) - Wladimir Klitschko retained three heavyweight title belts by scoring a dominant seventh-round technical knockout of Hasim Rahman Saturday night .
The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by <m> flooring </m> Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round .
In a fight that was one-sided from the start , Klitschko retained his IBF , WBO and IBO versions of the heavyweight crown .
Klitschko , who was coming off an 11th-round knockout of Tony Thompson in July , landed 178 punches to just 30 for Rahman .
Klitschko used his jab to his advantage , scoring consistently , and by the sixth round the 36-year-old Rahman , a former heavyweight champion , looked tired and clearly beaten .
In the sixth Klitschko landed a pair of left hooks to floor an off-balanced Rahman , who spent most of his time during the round on the ropes .
In fact , Klitschko landed 28 of his 68 punches thrown during the round , while Rahman connected on just 1-of-16 over those three minutes .
With Rahman getting pounded in the corner early in the seventh , Weeks called a halt to the fight .
Klitschko 's Ukrainian brother , Vitali , is the current WBC heavyweight champion , but the siblings have ruled out fighting each other .
Wladimir Klitschko has held at least one major heavyweight belt since beating Chris Byrd for the IBF version in April 2006 .
On the undercard , former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe ( 43-1 ) scored an eighth-round unanimous decision over Gene Pukall ( 14-13-2 ) .
The 41-year-old Bowe was fighting for the first time since 2005 and stepped into the ring for a professional bout for only the third time since 1996 .
Bowe is most remembered for his three fights with Evander Holyfield and two tough bouts with Andrew Golota . |
7_11ecb.xml_17 | train | evt | 7_11ecb.xml | 1 | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | 25 | 25 | 135 | 142 | stopped | ACT16877327968996780 | stop | ['32-year-old', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'win', 'his', '10th', 'consecutive', 'bout', 'floor', 'rahman', '45-7-2', 'referee', 'tony', 'weeks', 'stop', 'fight', '44', 'second', 'seventh', 'round'] | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks <m> stopped </m> the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | Mannheim , Germany ( Sports Network ) - Wladimir Klitschko retained three heavyweight title belts by scoring a dominant seventh-round technical knockout of Hasim Rahman Saturday night .
The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks <m> stopped </m> the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round .
In a fight that was one-sided from the start , Klitschko retained his IBF , WBO and IBO versions of the heavyweight crown .
Klitschko , who was coming off an 11th-round knockout of Tony Thompson in July , landed 178 punches to just 30 for Rahman .
Klitschko used his jab to his advantage , scoring consistently , and by the sixth round the 36-year-old Rahman , a former heavyweight champion , looked tired and clearly beaten .
In the sixth Klitschko landed a pair of left hooks to floor an off-balanced Rahman , who spent most of his time during the round on the ropes .
In fact , Klitschko landed 28 of his 68 punches thrown during the round , while Rahman connected on just 1-of-16 over those three minutes .
With Rahman getting pounded in the corner early in the seventh , Weeks called a halt to the fight .
Klitschko 's Ukrainian brother , Vitali , is the current WBC heavyweight champion , but the siblings have ruled out fighting each other .
Wladimir Klitschko has held at least one major heavyweight belt since beating Chris Byrd for the IBF version in April 2006 .
On the undercard , former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe ( 43-1 ) scored an eighth-round unanimous decision over Gene Pukall ( 14-13-2 ) .
The 41-year-old Bowe was fighting for the first time since 2005 and stepped into the ring for a professional bout for only the third time since 1996 .
Bowe is most remembered for his three fights with Evander Holyfield and two tough bouts with Andrew Golota . |
7_11ecb.xml_18 | train | evt | 7_11ecb.xml | 1 | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round . | 27 | 27 | 147 | 152 | fight | ACT16877299714576998 | fight | ['32-year-old', 'klitschko', '52-3', '46', 'kos', 'win', 'his', '10th', 'consecutive', 'bout', 'floor', 'rahman', '45-7-2', 'referee', 'tony', 'weeks', 'stop', 'fight', '44', 'second', 'seventh', 'round'] | The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the <m> fight </m> 44 seconds into the seventh round . | Mannheim , Germany ( Sports Network ) - Wladimir Klitschko retained three heavyweight title belts by scoring a dominant seventh-round technical knockout of Hasim Rahman Saturday night .
The 32-year-old Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 KOs ) won his 10th consecutive bout by flooring Rahman ( 45-7-2 ) once before referee Tony Weeks stopped the <m> fight </m> 44 seconds into the seventh round .
In a fight that was one-sided from the start , Klitschko retained his IBF , WBO and IBO versions of the heavyweight crown .
Klitschko , who was coming off an 11th-round knockout of Tony Thompson in July , landed 178 punches to just 30 for Rahman .
Klitschko used his jab to his advantage , scoring consistently , and by the sixth round the 36-year-old Rahman , a former heavyweight champion , looked tired and clearly beaten .
In the sixth Klitschko landed a pair of left hooks to floor an off-balanced Rahman , who spent most of his time during the round on the ropes .
In fact , Klitschko landed 28 of his 68 punches thrown during the round , while Rahman connected on just 1-of-16 over those three minutes .
With Rahman getting pounded in the corner early in the seventh , Weeks called a halt to the fight .
Klitschko 's Ukrainian brother , Vitali , is the current WBC heavyweight champion , but the siblings have ruled out fighting each other .
Wladimir Klitschko has held at least one major heavyweight belt since beating Chris Byrd for the IBF version in April 2006 .
On the undercard , former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe ( 43-1 ) scored an eighth-round unanimous decision over Gene Pukall ( 14-13-2 ) .
The 41-year-old Bowe was fighting for the first time since 2005 and stepped into the ring for a professional bout for only the third time since 1996 .
Bowe is most remembered for his three fights with Evander Holyfield and two tough bouts with Andrew Golota . |
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<m> WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO </m> RETAINS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS
Jul . 7 5 : 59 PM EDT
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO RETAINS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS
Jul . 7 5 : 59 PM EDT
<m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
7_9ecbplus.xml_3 | train | ent | 7_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | 3 | 4 | 27 | 40 | Tony Thompson | HUM16795330213935258 | Thompson | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped <m> Tony Thompson </m> in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | http : / / bigstory . ap . org / article / wladimir - klitschko - retains - world - heavyweight - belts
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO RETAINS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS
Jul . 7 5 : 59 PM EDT
Wladimir Klitschko stopped <m> Tony Thompson </m> in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO RETAINS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT <m> BELTS </m>
Jul . 7 5 : 59 PM EDT
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO RETAINS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS
Jul . 7 5 : 59 PM EDT
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title <m> belts </m> Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO RETAINS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS
Jul . 7 5 : 59 PM EDT
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts <m> Saturday night </m> .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO <m> RETAINS </m> WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS
Jul . 7 5 : 59 PM EDT
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
7_9ecbplus.xml_11 | train | evt | 7_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | 2 | 2 | 19 | 26 | stopped | ACT16869980928391781 | stop | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko <m> stopped </m> Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | http : / / bigstory . ap . org / article / wladimir - klitschko - retains - world - heavyweight - belts
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO RETAINS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS
Jul . 7 5 : 59 PM EDT
Wladimir Klitschko <m> stopped </m> Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
7_9ecbplus.xml_12 | train | evt | 7_9ecbplus.xml | 3 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | 8 | 8 | 54 | 59 | round | ACT16870074166913094 | round | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'retain', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday', 'night'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth <m> round </m> to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night . | http : / / bigstory . ap . org / article / wladimir - klitschko - retains - world - heavyweight - belts
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO RETAINS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS
Jul . 7 5 : 59 PM EDT
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth <m> round </m> to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO RETAINS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS
Jul . 7 5 : 59 PM EDT
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to <m> retain </m> his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 . |
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<m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> stops Tony Thompson to retain world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops <m> Tony Thompson </m> to retain world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson to retain world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
<m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson to retain world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko stopped <m> Tony Thompson </m> in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson to retain world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday <m> in Bern , Switzerland </m> .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson to retain world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title <m> belts </m> on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson to retain world heavyweight <m> titles </m>
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson to retain world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts <m> on Saturday </m> in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko <m> stops </m> Tony Thompson to retain world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson to <m> retain </m> world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson to retain world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko <m> stopped </m> Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
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Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson to retain world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth <m> round </m> to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
7_3ecbplus.xml_122 | train | evt | 7_3ecbplus.xml | 4 | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland . | 10 | 14 | 63 | 89 | keep a hold on | ACT16870146528647014 | comfortable | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'stop', 'tony', 'thompson', 'sixth', 'round', 'comfortable', 'hold', 'his', 'wba', 'ibf', 'wbo', 'heavyweight', 'title', 'belt', 'saturday', 'bern', 'switzerland'] | Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to <m> keep a comfortable hold on </m> his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland . | http : / / www . cbc . ca / sports / wladimir - klitschko - stops - tony - thompson - to - retain - world - heavyweight - titles - 1 . 1263752
Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson to retain world heavyweight titles
Posted : Jul 07 , 2012 7 : 40 PM ET
Last Updated : Jul 07 , 2012 8 : 44 PM ET
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to <m> keep a comfortable hold on </m> his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday in Bern , Switzerland .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American southpaw never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight at 2 : 56 .
"Thompson was not so easy to box .
I'm satisfied , " said the 36 - year - old Klitschko , who improved his record to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .
After the fight , Klitschko led the 22 , 000 crowd in signing "Happy Birthday" to his trainer Emanuel Steward , whose was 68 on Saturday .
"Tony Thompson is very hard to hit , " Steward said .
"Tony was watching Wladimir's right hand all night . "
A cagey opening round was followed by a scrappy second , as Klitschko twice wrestled Thompson to the floor .
Thompson briefly stepped up his cautious tactics when landing a left to Klitschko's face in the third .
Klitschko finally landed a long , straight right in the fifth and the round ended with Thompson struggling on the ropes .
The champion cornered Thompson toward the end of the sixth , and landed punches to the head though no single blow appeared to cause serious damage .
"I got caught but I'm OK , " Thompson said in the ring .
"He's strong and he's world heavyweight champion for a reason . "
Klitschko extended the domination of the heavyweight ranks he shares with his elder brother Vitali .
Vitali was in his brother's corner as usual , and acted as cheerleader in the third round , urging on fans in the football stadium when the first chants of "Klitschko , Klistchko" stirred .
The elder Klitschko will defend his WBC title against Manuel Charr of Germany in Moscow on Sept . 8 . |
7_7ecb.xml_8 | train | ent | 7_7ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | Wladimir Klitschko | HUM16795316441130196 | Klitschko | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'easily', 'set', 'aside', 'challenge', 'substitute', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'stop', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'seven', 'round', 'saturday', 'mannheim', 'germany'] | <m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | <m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany .
Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 knockouts ) retained his International Boxing Federation title for the fifth time in the process .
The six-foot-five Ukrainian-born champ was never threatened in the bout , controlling the distance with his jab and introducing some heavy right hands beginning late in the second round .
Rahman , 36 , soon grew more intent on survival than winning and fell from three consecutive left hooks in the sixth .
Referee Tony Weeks elected to stop the bout early in the seventh when the American was offering no reply to Klitschko 's thudding blows .
Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) fell into the title shot five weeks ago when unbeaten Russian Alexander Povetkin suffered an ankle injury in training and could n't face Klitschko .
The Baltimore , Md. , native held portions of heavyweight title on two previous occasions , but has n't beaten an elite opponent in several years .
He was undisputed champ for six months in 2001 after stunning Lennox Lewis by knockout in South Africa .
Lewis avenged the defeat later in that year with a one-punch knockout of his own .
Rahman would go on to win the vacant World Boxing Council in 2005 over Monte Barrett but lost it just over a year later to Oleg Maskaev .
The win over Rahman was the 32-year-old Klitschko 's third of the year , following up a decision over Sultan Ibragimov and an 11th-round stoppage of Tony Thompson .
His older brother , Vitali , now holds the WBC title . |
7_7ecb.xml_9 | train | ent | 7_7ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | 16 | 16 | 111 | 119 | champion | HUM16877278096136426 | champion | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'easily', 'set', 'aside', 'challenge', 'substitute', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'stop', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'seven', 'round', 'saturday', 'mannheim', 'germany'] | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight <m> champion </m> in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight <m> champion </m> in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany .
Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 knockouts ) retained his International Boxing Federation title for the fifth time in the process .
The six-foot-five Ukrainian-born champ was never threatened in the bout , controlling the distance with his jab and introducing some heavy right hands beginning late in the second round .
Rahman , 36 , soon grew more intent on survival than winning and fell from three consecutive left hooks in the sixth .
Referee Tony Weeks elected to stop the bout early in the seventh when the American was offering no reply to Klitschko 's thudding blows .
Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) fell into the title shot five weeks ago when unbeaten Russian Alexander Povetkin suffered an ankle injury in training and could n't face Klitschko .
The Baltimore , Md. , native held portions of heavyweight title on two previous occasions , but has n't beaten an elite opponent in several years .
He was undisputed champ for six months in 2001 after stunning Lennox Lewis by knockout in South Africa .
Lewis avenged the defeat later in that year with a one-punch knockout of his own .
Rahman would go on to win the vacant World Boxing Council in 2005 over Monte Barrett but lost it just over a year later to Oleg Maskaev .
The win over Rahman was the 32-year-old Klitschko 's third of the year , following up a decision over Sultan Ibragimov and an 11th-round stoppage of Tony Thompson .
His older brother , Vitali , now holds the WBC title . |
7_7ecb.xml_10 | train | ent | 7_7ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | 9 | 10 | 64 | 76 | Hasim Rahman | HUM16877278096136426 | Rahman | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'easily', 'set', 'aside', 'challenge', 'substitute', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'stop', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'seven', 'round', 'saturday', 'mannheim', 'germany'] | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute <m> Hasim Rahman </m> , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute <m> Hasim Rahman </m> , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany .
Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 knockouts ) retained his International Boxing Federation title for the fifth time in the process .
The six-foot-five Ukrainian-born champ was never threatened in the bout , controlling the distance with his jab and introducing some heavy right hands beginning late in the second round .
Rahman , 36 , soon grew more intent on survival than winning and fell from three consecutive left hooks in the sixth .
Referee Tony Weeks elected to stop the bout early in the seventh when the American was offering no reply to Klitschko 's thudding blows .
Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) fell into the title shot five weeks ago when unbeaten Russian Alexander Povetkin suffered an ankle injury in training and could n't face Klitschko .
The Baltimore , Md. , native held portions of heavyweight title on two previous occasions , but has n't beaten an elite opponent in several years .
He was undisputed champ for six months in 2001 after stunning Lennox Lewis by knockout in South Africa .
Lewis avenged the defeat later in that year with a one-punch knockout of his own .
Rahman would go on to win the vacant World Boxing Council in 2005 over Monte Barrett but lost it just over a year later to Oleg Maskaev .
The win over Rahman was the 32-year-old Klitschko 's third of the year , following up a decision over Sultan Ibragimov and an 11th-round stoppage of Tony Thompson .
His older brother , Vitali , now holds the WBC title . |
7_7ecb.xml_11 | train | ent | 7_7ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | 22 | 25 | 148 | 169 | in Mannheim , Germany | LOC17205813074379238 | Mannheim | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'easily', 'set', 'aside', 'challenge', 'substitute', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'stop', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'seven', 'round', 'saturday', 'mannheim', 'germany'] | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday <m> in Mannheim , Germany </m> . | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday <m> in Mannheim , Germany </m> .
Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 knockouts ) retained his International Boxing Federation title for the fifth time in the process .
The six-foot-five Ukrainian-born champ was never threatened in the bout , controlling the distance with his jab and introducing some heavy right hands beginning late in the second round .
Rahman , 36 , soon grew more intent on survival than winning and fell from three consecutive left hooks in the sixth .
Referee Tony Weeks elected to stop the bout early in the seventh when the American was offering no reply to Klitschko 's thudding blows .
Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) fell into the title shot five weeks ago when unbeaten Russian Alexander Povetkin suffered an ankle injury in training and could n't face Klitschko .
The Baltimore , Md. , native held portions of heavyweight title on two previous occasions , but has n't beaten an elite opponent in several years .
He was undisputed champ for six months in 2001 after stunning Lennox Lewis by knockout in South Africa .
Lewis avenged the defeat later in that year with a one-punch knockout of his own .
Rahman would go on to win the vacant World Boxing Council in 2005 over Monte Barrett but lost it just over a year later to Oleg Maskaev .
The win over Rahman was the 32-year-old Klitschko 's third of the year , following up a decision over Sultan Ibragimov and an 11th-round stoppage of Tony Thompson .
His older brother , Vitali , now holds the WBC title . |
7_7ecb.xml_19 | train | ent | 7_7ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | 21 | 21 | 139 | 147 | Saturday | TIM17205837943541085 | Saturday | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'easily', 'set', 'aside', 'challenge', 'substitute', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'stop', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'seven', 'round', 'saturday', 'mannheim', 'germany'] | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on <m> Saturday </m> in Mannheim , Germany . | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on <m> Saturday </m> in Mannheim , Germany .
Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 knockouts ) retained his International Boxing Federation title for the fifth time in the process .
The six-foot-five Ukrainian-born champ was never threatened in the bout , controlling the distance with his jab and introducing some heavy right hands beginning late in the second round .
Rahman , 36 , soon grew more intent on survival than winning and fell from three consecutive left hooks in the sixth .
Referee Tony Weeks elected to stop the bout early in the seventh when the American was offering no reply to Klitschko 's thudding blows .
Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) fell into the title shot five weeks ago when unbeaten Russian Alexander Povetkin suffered an ankle injury in training and could n't face Klitschko .
The Baltimore , Md. , native held portions of heavyweight title on two previous occasions , but has n't beaten an elite opponent in several years .
He was undisputed champ for six months in 2001 after stunning Lennox Lewis by knockout in South Africa .
Lewis avenged the defeat later in that year with a one-punch knockout of his own .
Rahman would go on to win the vacant World Boxing Council in 2005 over Monte Barrett but lost it just over a year later to Oleg Maskaev .
The win over Rahman was the 32-year-old Klitschko 's third of the year , following up a decision over Sultan Ibragimov and an 11th-round stoppage of Tony Thompson .
His older brother , Vitali , now holds the WBC title . |
7_7ecb.xml_16 | train | evt | 7_7ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | 19 | 19 | 129 | 135 | rounds | 10000000941 | round | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'easily', 'set', 'aside', 'challenge', 'substitute', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'stop', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'seven', 'round', 'saturday', 'mannheim', 'germany'] | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven <m> rounds </m> on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven <m> rounds </m> on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany .
Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 knockouts ) retained his International Boxing Federation title for the fifth time in the process .
The six-foot-five Ukrainian-born champ was never threatened in the bout , controlling the distance with his jab and introducing some heavy right hands beginning late in the second round .
Rahman , 36 , soon grew more intent on survival than winning and fell from three consecutive left hooks in the sixth .
Referee Tony Weeks elected to stop the bout early in the seventh when the American was offering no reply to Klitschko 's thudding blows .
Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) fell into the title shot five weeks ago when unbeaten Russian Alexander Povetkin suffered an ankle injury in training and could n't face Klitschko .
The Baltimore , Md. , native held portions of heavyweight title on two previous occasions , but has n't beaten an elite opponent in several years .
He was undisputed champ for six months in 2001 after stunning Lennox Lewis by knockout in South Africa .
Lewis avenged the defeat later in that year with a one-punch knockout of his own .
Rahman would go on to win the vacant World Boxing Council in 2005 over Monte Barrett but lost it just over a year later to Oleg Maskaev .
The win over Rahman was the 32-year-old Klitschko 's third of the year , following up a decision over Sultan Ibragimov and an 11th-round stoppage of Tony Thompson .
His older brother , Vitali , now holds the WBC title . |
7_7ecb.xml_13 | train | evt | 7_7ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | 3 | 4 | 26 | 35 | set aside | ACT16877327968996780 | aside | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'easily', 'set', 'aside', 'challenge', 'substitute', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'stop', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'seven', 'round', 'saturday', 'mannheim', 'germany'] | Wladimir Klitschko easily <m> set aside </m> the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | Wladimir Klitschko easily <m> set aside </m> the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany .
Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 knockouts ) retained his International Boxing Federation title for the fifth time in the process .
The six-foot-five Ukrainian-born champ was never threatened in the bout , controlling the distance with his jab and introducing some heavy right hands beginning late in the second round .
Rahman , 36 , soon grew more intent on survival than winning and fell from three consecutive left hooks in the sixth .
Referee Tony Weeks elected to stop the bout early in the seventh when the American was offering no reply to Klitschko 's thudding blows .
Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) fell into the title shot five weeks ago when unbeaten Russian Alexander Povetkin suffered an ankle injury in training and could n't face Klitschko .
The Baltimore , Md. , native held portions of heavyweight title on two previous occasions , but has n't beaten an elite opponent in several years .
He was undisputed champ for six months in 2001 after stunning Lennox Lewis by knockout in South Africa .
Lewis avenged the defeat later in that year with a one-punch knockout of his own .
Rahman would go on to win the vacant World Boxing Council in 2005 over Monte Barrett but lost it just over a year later to Oleg Maskaev .
The win over Rahman was the 32-year-old Klitschko 's third of the year , following up a decision over Sultan Ibragimov and an 11th-round stoppage of Tony Thompson .
His older brother , Vitali , now holds the WBC title . |
7_7ecb.xml_14 | train | evt | 7_7ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | 12 | 12 | 79 | 87 | stopping | ACT16877327968996780 | stop | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'easily', 'set', 'aside', 'challenge', 'substitute', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'stop', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'seven', 'round', 'saturday', 'mannheim', 'germany'] | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , <m> stopping </m> the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , <m> stopping </m> the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany .
Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 knockouts ) retained his International Boxing Federation title for the fifth time in the process .
The six-foot-five Ukrainian-born champ was never threatened in the bout , controlling the distance with his jab and introducing some heavy right hands beginning late in the second round .
Rahman , 36 , soon grew more intent on survival than winning and fell from three consecutive left hooks in the sixth .
Referee Tony Weeks elected to stop the bout early in the seventh when the American was offering no reply to Klitschko 's thudding blows .
Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) fell into the title shot five weeks ago when unbeaten Russian Alexander Povetkin suffered an ankle injury in training and could n't face Klitschko .
The Baltimore , Md. , native held portions of heavyweight title on two previous occasions , but has n't beaten an elite opponent in several years .
He was undisputed champ for six months in 2001 after stunning Lennox Lewis by knockout in South Africa .
Lewis avenged the defeat later in that year with a one-punch knockout of his own .
Rahman would go on to win the vacant World Boxing Council in 2005 over Monte Barrett but lost it just over a year later to Oleg Maskaev .
The win over Rahman was the 32-year-old Klitschko 's third of the year , following up a decision over Sultan Ibragimov and an 11th-round stoppage of Tony Thompson .
His older brother , Vitali , now holds the WBC title . |
7_7ecb.xml_15 | train | evt | 7_7ecb.xml | 0 | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the challenge of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | 6 | 6 | 40 | 49 | challenge | 10000000942 | challenge | ['wladimir', 'klitschko', 'easily', 'set', 'aside', 'challenge', 'substitute', 'hasim', 'rahman', 'stop', 'heavyweight', 'champion', 'seven', 'round', 'saturday', 'mannheim', 'germany'] | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the <m> challenge </m> of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany . | Wladimir Klitschko easily set aside the <m> challenge </m> of substitute Hasim Rahman , stopping the former heavyweight champion in seven rounds on Saturday in Mannheim , Germany .
Klitschko ( 52-3 , 46 knockouts ) retained his International Boxing Federation title for the fifth time in the process .
The six-foot-five Ukrainian-born champ was never threatened in the bout , controlling the distance with his jab and introducing some heavy right hands beginning late in the second round .
Rahman , 36 , soon grew more intent on survival than winning and fell from three consecutive left hooks in the sixth .
Referee Tony Weeks elected to stop the bout early in the seventh when the American was offering no reply to Klitschko 's thudding blows .
Rahman ( 45-7-2 , 36 KOs ) fell into the title shot five weeks ago when unbeaten Russian Alexander Povetkin suffered an ankle injury in training and could n't face Klitschko .
The Baltimore , Md. , native held portions of heavyweight title on two previous occasions , but has n't beaten an elite opponent in several years .
He was undisputed champ for six months in 2001 after stunning Lennox Lewis by knockout in South Africa .
Lewis avenged the defeat later in that year with a one-punch knockout of his own .
Rahman would go on to win the vacant World Boxing Council in 2005 over Monte Barrett but lost it just over a year later to Oleg Maskaev .
The win over Rahman was the 32-year-old Klitschko 's third of the year , following up a decision over Sultan Ibragimov and an 11th-round stoppage of Tony Thompson .
His older brother , Vitali , now holds the WBC title . |
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