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| Klitschko trains with Jonathan Banks ahead of his title fight |
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO’S trainer reckons he be hailed as a legend when he quits boxing.
Johnathon Banks does not know why WBO, IBF and WBA heavyweight champion Klitschko is not already known as a heavyweight great and pound-for-pound king.
Klitschko, 39, has not lost for 11 years and defends his titles for the 19th consecutive time against Tyson Fury on Saturday.
“I honestly feel he won't be appreciated for what he has done until after he has left the sport, same as Joe Louis, same as Larry Holmes, same as previous champions," said the American.
“They are only appreciated when they have left the sport because once they leave and the titles are being passed around like turkeys on Thanksgiving Day, no-one is going to know who is champion from one week to the next.
“In my view, he will be in the top five heavyweights of all time. People can ignore it when it's going on, but in the end, the records always speak for themselves.
“For whatever reason it does happen with some heavyweights and history shows that once they leave, then everybody looks back and thinks about their big fights.
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| Fury has done the majority of the talking in the build up to the fight |
“They bring them up and only then do they appreciate what they did.
“Eventually he won't be ignored anymore.”
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