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Vitali Klitschko vs. Danny Williams
And here it is, another heavyweight action will be held on 11th of December 2004 in Las Vegas. WBC World Heavyweight Champion Vitali (Ironfist) Klitschko will defend his title against Danny Williams. Here is the info about both of them:
Danny Williams
Nationality: United Kingdom
Hometown: Brixton, England
Birthplace: London, England
Division: Heavyweight
World Rank: 11
Date of Birth: July 13, 1973
Age: 31
Reach: 79"
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 187 cm (6' 1")
Trainer: Jimmy McDonnell
Manager: Frank Warren
Won - 32 (27 ko's)
Lost - 3
Drawn - 0
Tot - 35 | 
Vitali Klitschko
Nationality: Ukraine
Alias: Ironfist / Dr.
Hometown: Los Angeles CA/Hamburg Germany
Birthplace: Belovodsk, Kyrgyzstan
Division: Heavyweight
World Rank: 1
Date of Birth: July 19, 1971
Age: 33
Reach: 80"
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 202 cm (6' 8")
Trainer: Fritz Sdunek
Manager: Self
Won - 34 (33 ko's)
Lost - 2
Drawn - 0
Tot - 36 |
Vitali Klitschko won the title last year in his second attempt, defeating Lennox Lewis in April.
Danny Williams became famous when he won in 4 rounds against Mike Tyson with a KO in July. He was also the British and Commonwealth Champion and WBO Intercontinental Champion.
Klitschko said: "It's much easier to win a title than to defend it. I'm sure this will be a great and thrilling bout for all the fans around the world."
Williams said: "This is my reward for beating Mike Tyson. After nearly ten years as a professional, I have finally got my chance at a World Title and I am going out there totally focused on bringing the crown back to Britain."
Personally, I love professional heavyweight boxing, can't wait when it starts 
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Klitschko Stops Williams to Defend Heavyweight Title
December 12, 2004, LAS VEGAS, Mandalay Bay
 Vitali Klitschko staked his claim to being the true heavyweight champion Saturday night, knocking Danny Williams down four times and giving him a savage beating before finally stopping him in the eighth round.
Klitschko retained his WBC heavyweight title in a lopsided fight that left Williams bloodied, battered and barely able to see.
Williams remained game even after the final knockdown in the eighth round, getting up at the count of nine and wanting to continue. But referee Jay Nady decided he had taken enough punishment and waved the fight to a close at 1:26 of the round.
Klitschko did something Mike Tyson couldn't do against Williams, knocking him down in the first round and giving him such a beating that Williams couldn't come back as he did in his upset win over Tyson.
Williams tried his best, plodding after Klitschko in the third round, but he rarely got inside the 6-foot-7 champion's stiff jab and took a pounding from his right hand.
There had been questions about Klitschko's stamina and his tendency to cut around his eyes, but he had no problems with either in a fight he dominated from the opening bell.
With his brother, Wladimir, working the corner, Klitschko swarmed all over Williams in the opening round, landing 52 punches to only four for the challenger. He knocked Williams down with 37 seconds left in the round and hit him almost at will.
Klitschko wore an orange flag on his trunks, signifying his support for Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko. Others in the crowd waved Ukrainian flags and orange flags, the color of their candidate's campaign.
Klitschko's style was unorthodox, but it was devastatingly effective. And, while Williams lasted through nearly eight full rounds, there was no disputing the damage he inflicted on Williams, a journeyman British heavyweight of little repute until he stopped Tyson in the fourth round of their fight in July.
Williams was cut on his right eyelid in the first round, his face was puffed up, and both his eyes were nearly closed from the sheer volume of punches landed by Klitschko.
(c) AP
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