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It is pretty clear to boxing fans in Germany and the Ukraine that WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 39 KO’s) does not get the recognition he truly deserves in the west. Vitali will face former cruiserweight and light heavyweight champion Tomasz Adamek (44-1, 28 KO’s) in Wroclaw, Poland at a newly constructed soccer stadium on September 10.Adamek moved up to the heavyweight ranks in 2009 and in ordinary times at 6’2”, 220 pounds he would be a decent sized heavyweight contender. But there’s the rub, these are not ordinary times. Vitali “Dr. Ironfist” Klitschko is no ordinary heavyweight and no ordinary heavyweight champion. At 6’7 ½” and 250 pounds he is massive. Read the story here