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We appear to have returned to the Kiev-Kyiv argument, where different Roman-script transiterations are used. (In this case English-Polish). Here we have an English-German issue. I appreciate that "Wladimir" spends much of his time in Germany, where his name is spelt that way, but since we're reading this in English, it seems absurd to me that his name is not transiterated into English as 'Vladimir'. That's how he would pronounce it. The icing on the cake is that Wikepedia transiterates his brother's name as 'Vitali' and not "Witali".
This is ridiculous, he spells it as Wladimir, everyone recognizes him as Wladimir so it should be Wladimir. Although a friend I know from Ukraine says its pronounced Vlad-o-mor in Ukranian. Maya Levy 05:31, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
There is no reason to add the "criticisms" when there is no proof behind these comments and we do not know who are saying these things.
according to boxrec wladimir was born in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan
His birthplace is currently listed as Kiev, Ukraine, and a source is given. But another source says he was born in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. I don't know which source is more reliable. —Angr (talk) 18:34, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
Here's the Boxrec page mentioned above; it also says Semipalatinsk. —Angr (talk) 18:37, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
Both brothers have formed their own charities that contribute to children in need in Africa and South America.
I've heard that there's a lot of poverty in Ukraine. Are the brothers indifferent to it, or is something being left out about their activities? Falange (talk) 13:08, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
In Ukraine oligarchs live over richness and everybody other (I mean ordinary average people) live under poverty. The difference between salaries and pensions of president (and Prime Minister and Members of Parliament) vs. average people is thousands times. Yes, there's a lot of poverty in Ukraine. But also there's a few people in Ukraine being multimillioners doing charity to Africa and South America. Patlatus (talk) 06:24, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
Howdy folks. I think we should trim down on the 'fight notes'. GoodDay (talk) 19:01, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
The fight notes are designed to provide insight to people who have not had the chance to watch each fight, so please refrain from deleting them. s52131 (talk) 23:07, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
I could have sworn I read somewhere he was Jewish? 195.212.29.92 (talk) 13:08, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
No, he is not Jewish heritage or a practising Jew. In fact, him and his brother Vitali both self-identify as Orthodox Christians. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.228.87.87 (talk) 14:41, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
Cool. Good research and double-checking! As soon as Webcitation.org is back up, I'll add archive links to the footnotes. --Tenebrae (talk) 18:56, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
I would like to discuss this edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wladimir_Klitschko&action=historysubmit&diff=426347045&oldid=426199682
A Russian name (Vladimir Vladimirovich) that I had put at beginning of the article to be presented along with the Ukranian one (Volodymyr Volodymyrovych) was completely deleted by that edit.
Klichko was born in one of the Soviet republics (not the Ukraine) and lived there for ten years; his name according to the birth certificate was surely in Russian and he certainly used his Russian name in any Soviet or CIS republic he ever lived in then and ever after.
Ukrainian wasn't in use (almost at all) in the Eastern Ukraine at the time he lived and studied there. In addition, Russian language was used much more broadly than Ukrainian in Kiev at the time he studied there.
Vladimir uses a German transliteration of his Russian name (Wladimir) internationally. Even if you enter his name in YouTube in Ukrainian ("Володимир Кличко"), all his interviews you would get would be in Russian. I had no success even in finding any single one where he speaks Ukranian.
So, he practically never used to call himself "Volodymyr" neither in his career, nor in everyday life.
Use of the Ukranian version of the name instead of the Russian one at the beginning of the article and moreover complete removal of the Russian version seems to be completely wrong.
Would like to have some opinions from other people here to prevent an edit war. --eugrus (talk) 09:40, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
Surely klitschko is the WBA super champion and the regular title is vacant? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.40.4.248 (talk) 02:39, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
Not a lot of commentary on this fight. I watched it again recently. He was leading the entire fight until the 11th, when he went down and they stopped it. He didn't seem to be getting hit with a lot of shots, he just seemed to run out of gas. I recall at the time there was a lot of discussion about him having some sort of blood sugar problem. I also remember them talking about this before his first fight with Samuel Peter. Anyway, he seems to be over it now. I wonder if it was an issue with his diet, his supplements, or his fitness and training regimen. -- I just reckon he plain and simple was very young and overconfident, therefore lacking the wisdom of pacing a 12 round fight, he was only 22 at the time. With most modern heavyweights peaking in their mid 30's, he was practically a kid in comparison. Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aussieswimmer (talk • contribs) 02:09, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
can this article please be semi-protected? Im so tired and sick of cleaning up og re-install things we have already put in the article. Just so, some punk as persons can mess it up again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by David-golota (talk • contribs) 00:20, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
It should be labeled on how many times he was world champion because I don't see it. AnthonyTheGamer (talk) 21:48, 17 September 2012 (UTC) --- My friend, its because the definition of *times* world champ is a very subjective terminology. Some believe you must only lose the title in the ring or get stripped / vacated the title. Some also believe if your capture another alphabet title collectively with your own it also counts, and many believe it doesn't count. Hope that helps champ. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aussieswimmer (talk • contribs) 02:14, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
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Wladimir Klitchko’s opponent in his April 25, 2015 fight will be Bryant Jennings, currently the “Opponent” field is blank in the “Personal Boxing Record” table for that fight. Szigalo (talk) 19:04, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
Why does it say that Klitschko currently has 18 consecutive title defenses, behind Louis' 25 and Holmes' 20. Isn't it 22 atm? 43-64 wins. And what about this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_reigning_heavyweight_champions 31.220.232.78 (talk) 03:49, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello! When you google search Wladimir Klitschko's name it says his spouse was Aleksandra Klitschko which is untrue. When you go to his Wikipedia page there is not even a mention of Aleksandra so I was wondering if there was a way to remove her name from the wikipedia box on google search?
Joneto13 (talk) 16:01, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
Hello! When you google search Wladimir Klitschko's name it says his spouse was Aleksandra Klitschko which is untrue. When you go to his Wikipedia page there is not even a mention of Aleksandra so I was wondering if there was a way to remove her name from the wikipedia box on google search?
Joneto13 (talk) 16:02, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
are you sure about these things? can you substantiate them?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:333E:1F0:D1E0:8C24:AE52:34F (talk) 22:51, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
Several of Wladimirs losses appear to have been removed from his records by vandals.
The correct record is available here [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:184:4980:7220:8985:A0E6:B3F7:E214 (talk) 00:07, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
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Klitschko vs Joshua section. 'Rematch close' should read 'rematch clause'. DannySD (talk) 12:12, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
I don't doubt this, and I'm sure many boxing aficionados won't either, but I'm struggling to find good sources on that claim. So, let's find some! Mac Dreamstate (talk) 15:55, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
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It hasn't reached a fifth paragraph yet, which would warrant ((lead too long)), but I'm of the opinion that there is far too much detail about his myriad boxing records in the lead. They should be shunted to a Legacy section, similar to that of Lennox Lewis and Riddick Bowe. The inclusion of Wladimir's many title reigns should be enough for the lead. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 17:45, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
[2] -- GreenC 17:04, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
I hadn’t seen this discussed anywhere, but the sanctioning boxing organizations always have rules that a title holder is required to meet a credible challenger within a certain time limit. Did the Klitschko brothers ever come up against this directive? Obviously, the federations must have some exception in the rules for close relatives, as they couldn’t very well compel the guy to fight his own brother. WHPratt (talk) 01:58, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
Another unregistered user changed Wladimir's height from 6 ft 6 in to 6 ft 5 in without giving any source or reason, even though several of his most recent fights and other articles on the wiki give his height as 6 ft 6 in. Yet for some reason my edits are being repeatedly reverted, without sufficient explanation, despite me giving plenty of explanation myself. The burden of proof for this edit should rest with the user who originally changed Wlad's height to 6 ft 5 in, not me. Wladimir is well known amongst boxing fans to be 6 ft 6 in and any change to 6 ft 5 in needs a valid reason. 86.185.4.185 (talk) 20:22, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
Hello, the article is currently semi-protected, so I can't make the change myself, but Wlad's height has been changed yet again to 196cm. Can someone with the ability to do so please correct this? Thanks. 81.141.23.106 (talk) 19:35, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
The conspiracy theory that Wladimir was drugged in the first Brewster fight should be presented as a minority view. It is an extraordinary claim and not a widely accepted point of view. It is currently being given more prominence than the opposing point of view, in violation of WP:FALSEBALANCE.--SaskatchewanSenator (talk) 18:23, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
You're presenting just one perspective. There's plenty of non-English speaking media (mostly Russian-speaking) talking about the poisoning, there even was a documentary dedicated to the issue. Are they biased or not? That can be true, but you could say the same about any media that talked about this issue. The point is, the debate of Klitschko being poisoned is definitely not a minority view.
--IvanchukW (talk) 14:20, 24 April 2020 (UTC+2)
here. I intended to revert but accidentally used rollback. – 2.O.Boxing 16:49, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
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Can somebody move the page back to its original title per WP:COMMONNAME? The spelling Wladimir Klitschko is indisputably used in the "significant majority of independent, reliable English-language sources". – 2.O.Boxing 14:02, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
I have never made a correction/edit, so I do not feel comfortable doing that, but I do believe this phrase/link is wrong: "Buster Posey earned $20.8 million", as it links to baseball player Buster Posey. 206.130.140.25 (talk) 22:28, 26 March 2022 (UTC)DPeabody
Wladimir Klitschko Is undoubtedly known for his boxing as you say Squared.Circle.Boxing (talk · contribs). But not everyone follows boxing and they might come to the article from other directions. To them, boxing might be his "day job", secondary to his academic interests.
Isn't this article a biography? Few people are unidimensional. Is Wikipedia an encyclopedia or a specialist magazine? The MOS states "Wikipedia is not a manual, guidebook, textbook, or scientific journal". To that, we might add "ring guide" or "sports digest". Most athletes have interesting facets to their character other than their sport. Most people have interesting facets to their character other than what they might be best known for. The reason for their fame can change with their personal history or the interests of the reader.
Winston Churchill was a writer and a painter. So was Adolf Hitler. I am reminded of the old joke "You mean Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings?"
Nazem Kadri is more than a hockey player. He is a member of the Stanley-cup-winning Colorado Avalanche. But he is also a Muslim, a Canadian of Lebanese descent, and champion for mental health.
Dan Ackroyd is more than an actor or comedian. He's a musician and businessman. He was a reserve police officer. He is passionate about geology and paleontology.
Mohammed Ali was a boxer. He was also a black, American, conscientious objector. Ali was a spoken word artist, a writer and an actor.
Margaret Thatcher is best known as a former prime minister of the UK. But she was always proud of her education and early career as a research chemist. She was also a barrister and that might be of most interest to some people.
Lewis Hamilton is more than a racing driver. He is a Briton, he is black, and he is an Arsenal fan. He is an advocate against racism, for animal rights, and for the environment.
Ronald Reagan was an actor. He was also a politician who became president of the United States. Should his acting record be suppressed in favour of his political results? Should there be separate articles for these subjects?
Niki Lauda was an aviation entrepreneur, founder of three airlines. He was racing driver too.
Joe DiMaggio was an American of Italian descent. He was affected by interment during World War II, yet he served in the US Army. He was a husband of Marilyn Monroe, a heavy smoker and drinker. He also playing baseball.
Benjamin Disraeli was a British statesman who served twice as prime minister of the UK. He was also of Jewish heritage, a political writer and a novelist.
Wladimir Klitschko was an adjunct professor at Switzerland's University of St. Gallen. He's a golfer who speaks four languages. He is a member of his country's armed forces. Oh, by the way, he used to be a professional boxer.
Wladimir Klitschko is a whole person, just like you and me. Who is to say which portions of our personality and experience are most important, and which are secondary? In any case, significant secondary facets shouldn't have to be subordinated by prominence in some other area. I didn't go to the article about him for boxing statistics, although under other circumstances I might have done so.
Please restore my edit. Humphrey Tribble (talk) 00:18, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
Nicknamed Dr. Steelhammer in reference to his PhD in sports science, he...Failing that, it does not belong in the opening paragraph. – 2.O.Boxing 02:03, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
Once a jock, always a jock. That's sad. Thank you for your explanation. Humphrey Tribble (talk) 03:26, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
When I saw this phrase I thought, Max Schmeling was pretty far back there. Max Schmeling died at 99 years old in 2005 when Klitschko was 29 years old. The actual article from 2005 referenced says, "Klitschko does open up about his friendship with German heavyweight great Max Schmeling." Friendship here could mean in the sense that Max Schmeling was a role model for Klitschko, not that Vladimir ever communicated or met with Max Schmeling. Max Schmeling, from all I have read, was a good person to have as a roll model. It just seems far-fetched to say he was actually "friends" referencing only that line from the article. Easeltine (talk) 20:24, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
Friendship here could mean...is deep into the territory of WP:ORIGINALRESEARCH. We follow what the sources say. – 2.O.Boxing 20:45, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
Based on this source, in Ukraine the fight drew a 9.6 rating, audience 4+. Given that, the chances of the fight averaging 7.1 million viewers are next-to-zero. Given that the population of Ukraine was estimated to be around 46 million people and the 4+ audience was cca 44 million people, 7.1 million viewers is more likely to be the total number of viewers. Kacza195 (talk) 18:36, 23 January 2023 (UTC)