Wladimir
Klitschko will match Joe Louis in boxing's record books with his 27th
heavyweight title fight on Saturday and could set more marks since he
has no plans to retire anytime soon. The 39-year-old Ukrainian,
speaking to reporters ahead of Saturday's fight against American Bryant
Jennings at New York's Madison Square Garden, has dominated the
heavyweight division for nearly a decade and shown no signs of slowing
down. "As long as I have motivation and health, I'll do it. I
don't feel old, or bad, or slow," said Klitschko, who has 17 successful
defenses in a row since winning the crown for the second time in 2006. "What could be cooler, or better, than to be the best man on the planet and beating up people for a living?" The 6-foot-6 Ukrainian boasts a 63-3-0 record heading into the bout
against Jennings, who is 19-0 since taking up boxing six years ago. But the 30-year-old challenger from Philadelphia is not impressed by
Klitschko's accomplishments and plans on starting a new reign. My first edge is youth. Youth is always an edge that you can't deny.
Speed. Speed is an edge. These are things that are obvious," said
Jennings.
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