Vitali Klitschko vs Odlanier Solis set for March 19th

that was very anti climatic

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Was also not impressed by seeing Solis workout. Does he have the desire to be a pro champ? Don't think so.

Delay reaction from getting hit on the temple.
His left ankle turned.
As he staggered his right knee took the shape of a boomerang, and he went down.
Don't think he quit or was a dive.

BERLIN -- Odlanier Solis has sustained serious knee injuries in his first-round knockout defeat by WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko on Saturday.


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The 30-year-old Cuban was taken to hospital, where a scan revealed tears to his anterior cruciate ligament and external meniscus, as well as cartilage damage in his right knee.

The crowd in Cologne was disappointed by the 179-second bout. The fans booed and whistled for several minutes after it ended.

Klitschko said he's "sorry for the spectators. I don't fight for me, I fight for them."

The 39-year-old Ukrainian had delivered a right to Solis' left temple, when the Cuban wobbled back and fell on his back before clutching his knee.

It was Solis' first defeat in 18 pro fights. Klitschko improved to 42-2.

solis has a glass forehead then. its sad how the fight ended tho..

Here was the real fight of the night:

lmao Ahmet Oner always goes all in

Klitschko-Solis Title Fight Crashes EPIX Website

Published by Staff on March 20th, 2011

If you show it they will login. That was the premise for broadcasting Saturday’s Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis WBC heavyweight championship fight live from Colgne, Germany. And while the live broadcast on EPIX and the simulcast on a Times Square jumbotron went off without a hitch, the live streaming on EpixHD.com experienced some problems.

The replay of the EPIX broadcast, featuring the commentary of three-time heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, plus Sam Rosen and Tony Paige, is now available on EpixHD.com at http://www.epixhd.com/klitschko-vs-solis/ (main event) and

http://www.epixhd.com/klitschko-vs-solis-undercard/ (select undercard bouts).

“Due to the incredible volume of viewers logging in at the same time, just as the broadcast was about to begin at 5 p.m. ET, the system that we used to register them for the free two-week trial began to fail which caused many fans to miss the undercard fights. We made the decision to put the main event, Klitschko vs. Solis, in the clear online, eliminating the need for registration to the site,” said Mark Greenberg, President & CEO of EPIX, the multichannel premium entertainment system. “We apologize to the boxing fans who had to endure this.

Photo Caption: The EPIX closed captioned simulcast of Klitchko vs. Solis, where hundreds of boxing fans watched the fight on a Times Square jumbotron

“Over 100,000 people tried to login to the live stream of the fights, with most of that volume coming at the same time. The fan attention behaved more like a pay-per-view event than a TV show. By putting Klitschko vs. Solis in the clear online, we were able to serve the vast majority of those streams,” Greenberg continued. “Though the problems with registration are unacceptable, the good news is it proved that the internet is a viable vehicle for broadcasting a good fight live.”

fucking crazy HW boxing is still needed in the states even without a US Born fighter.

Didn't doubt that the knee injury would be serious, but the way it happened was the actual problem. If he was 100% fit, I don't believe this would have happened.

This fight fucking shame.

This fight sucks.

Zando wrote:Didn't doubt that the knee injury would be serious, but the way it happened was the actual problem. If he was 100% fit, I don't believe this would have happened.

He was the lightest of his career for this fight.

That said, there are rumors the knee was already troubled coming in and this is likely the case.