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Vitali Klitschko: could he be the next president of Ukraine? Vitali Klitschko: could he be the next president of Ukraine?
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Age: 42.Age: 42.
Appearance: Slightly battered.Appearance: Slightly battered.
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Like a bloke who's been in a few fights? That's more like it. And now he is now squaring up for his greatest battle yet. Like a bloke who's been in a few fights? That's more like it. And he is now squaring up for his greatest battle yet.
Could you possibly be a little less cryptic? Dr Ironfist, as his fans call him, is a 6ft 7in professional boxer. He and his younger brother Wladimir were the first siblings in history to simultaneously hold heavyweight world title belts, and Vitali is now the WBC heavyweight champion. More importantly …Could you possibly be a little less cryptic? Dr Ironfist, as his fans call him, is a 6ft 7in professional boxer. He and his younger brother Wladimir were the first siblings in history to simultaneously hold heavyweight world title belts, and Vitali is now the WBC heavyweight champion. More importantly …
Are we finally getting to the point? He wants to be the next president of Ukraine!Are we finally getting to the point? He wants to be the next president of Ukraine!
That funny little country that was in the news over the weekend? That is how an idiot might describe it, yes. Hundreds of thousands of Ukranians came out on the streets after president Viktor Yanukovych abandoned a planned integration pact with the EU under pressure from Russia. Klitschko was in Kiev to address them.That funny little country that was in the news over the weekend? That is how an idiot might describe it, yes. Hundreds of thousands of Ukranians came out on the streets after president Viktor Yanukovych abandoned a planned integration pact with the EU under pressure from Russia. Klitschko was in Kiev to address them.
What would a sea of angry demonstrators want with Ukraine's answer to Frank Bruno? Klitschko is also an MP and leader of the Udar party. On Sunday he called on Yanukovych and his government to resign because they had "stolen" Ukraine's "dream". In case they don't throw in the towel, he's announced plans to run for president in 2015.What would a sea of angry demonstrators want with Ukraine's answer to Frank Bruno? Klitschko is also an MP and leader of the Udar party. On Sunday he called on Yanukovych and his government to resign because they had "stolen" Ukraine's "dream". In case they don't throw in the towel, he's announced plans to run for president in 2015.
I thought Ukraine's charismatic opposition leader was a woman. You're thinking of Yulia Tymoshenko, the jailed former prime minister who heads the Fatherland party.I thought Ukraine's charismatic opposition leader was a woman. You're thinking of Yulia Tymoshenko, the jailed former prime minister who heads the Fatherland party.
If you say so. Klitschko's Udar, or "Punch", won 40 seats in parliament last year with its pro-European, anti-corruption stance. Its supporters, who feel let down by both the government and the Orange revolution, are known as "the disappointed".If you say so. Klitschko's Udar, or "Punch", won 40 seats in parliament last year with its pro-European, anti-corruption stance. Its supporters, who feel let down by both the government and the Orange revolution, are known as "the disappointed".
At last, something our readers can relate to. But does the ability to withstand blows to the head really qualify you for a life in politics? Are you suggesting all boxers are thick?At last, something our readers can relate to. But does the ability to withstand blows to the head really qualify you for a life in politics? Are you suggesting all boxers are thick?
I wouldn't dare. Klitschko wouldn't live up the stereotype. For one thing, he's a keen chess player, like his brother Wladimir. For another, he's got a PhD.I wouldn't dare. Klitschko wouldn't live up the stereotype. For one thing, he's a keen chess player, like his brother Wladimir. For another, he's got a PhD.
In what? Does it really matter?In what? Does it really matter?
Your reticence suggests it might. In sports science.Your reticence suggests it might. In sports science.
Do say: "He's coming out fighting."Do say: "He's coming out fighting."
Don't say: "He's punching above his weight."Don't say: "He's punching above his weight."
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