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Vitali Klitschko Runs For Mayor

by Michael Sedor on April 16th, 2008

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The city is rife with political corruption. Business deals are all made under the table. Outside investors are scared. A hero is needed; someone to clean up the mess and make the city safe again. The city needs a fearless 6′7″ hero with fists of iron, a Ph.D. in philosophy, and good intentions.

Is our hero Batman? Is this Gotham City?

No. It’s former heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko and the city is his hometown Kiev, the capital of the Ukraine and home to 3 million people. Vitali isn’t dressing up in a black costume and doing nighttime vigilante work he’s running for mayor.

This isn’t the first time the scholarly pugilist has thrown his hat in the political ring. He finished second in the 2006 Kiev mayoral race garnering 25% of the vote. This year, however, the New York Times reports that he leads the early polling.

Fight fans everywhere hope that his possible mayoral victory won’t spoil the currently-retired fighter’s comeback plans. Vitali would immediately be a heavyweight force despite his three-year layoff. But he adds “My biggest goal right now is to help create a modern, democratic Ukraine. To me, there is no fight more important than that.”

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