I fought Tyson Fury, David Haye and got KO'd by Anthony Joshua but none of them hit harder than 'The Sniper'
17/10/2023 17:06
Wladimir Klitschko has been in with a lot of heavy hitters, but Corrie Sanders punched him the hardest in his career.
Now retired, Klitschko is considered one of the best heavyweights of all time and in his second stint as world champion, he reigned unbeaten for ten years.
But in 2003, when he held the WBO heavyweight world title, he came up against South Africa’s Corrie Sanders, otherwise known as ‘The Sniper’.
Sanders had Klitschko down twice in round one and after putting him down twice again within the first thirty seconds of round two, the referee waved off the contest.
Klitschko has since admitted that Sanders hit him harder than any of the other opponents he faced in his 21-year professional career.
"He was very fast and he had really powerful hands," Klitschko told The Ring.
"I've been in boxing for 25 years and I never fought anybody in this game that punched like Corrie Sanders."
This is despite the fact that Klitschko has shared the ring with some of the all-time heavy hitters, including David Haye, who the Ukrainian beat by unanimous decision in 2011.
Towards the end of his career, Klitschko came up against Tyson Fury and lost by unanimous decision, in what was considered a huge upset at the time.
And ‘Dr Steelhammer’ ate some thunderous punches from Anthony Joshua when they clashed in 2017 and Klitschko was knocked out in the eleventh round of a thrilling contest.
