Next big thing; Wladimir Klitschko hopes to make mark on U.S.(SPORTS)

From: The Washington Times | Date: July 14, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Natalia A. Feduschak, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

KIEV, Ukraine - The thing you notice immediately about Wladimir Klitschko is his size.

Weighing in at 248 pounds and standing 6-foot-6, he towers over everyone surrounding him after a television appearance. Then, as he sits down for an interview that begins in Ukrainian and ends in English, it doesn't take long to understand he is smart - not only about where's he's going in his life, but in a thinking man's ...

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