Wladimir Klitschko: I’ve got heavyweight ego

Undefeated in 11 years and 22 fights, and heading into his 19th defence of the heavyweight championship of the world since 2006, it is no wonder that Wladimir Klitschko exudes an air of confidence, but, once in a while, ever-so-slight cracks appear in his cool, calm and collected demeanour.

Sitting down with the visiting media from Ireland and Britain in Dusseldorf ahead of his world-title bout against Manchester’s former Irish heavyweight champion Tyson Fury tomorrow night, 39-year-old Klitschko was quizzed a number of times about what motivates him to fight on.

What challenges could possibly lie ahead for a man who has dominated boxing’s flagship division for the past decade?