Lennox Lewis: Wladimir Klitschko needs to complete the set

22 November 2015 03:31

Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis says Wladimir Klitschko still has some way to go before he can be considered on his level.

Klitschko has dominated his division for more than a decade and currently holds the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO belts.

A unification battle with Deontay Wilder sometime next year for the WBC crown may be in the pipeline after Klitschko's bout with Britain's Tyson Fury in Dusseldorf next Saturday.

And Briton Lewis, the last undisputed heavyweight champion, believes the 39-year-old Ukrainian will be looking to complete the set sooner rather than later in order to be compared to other greats.

"He must have all the championship belts," Lewis told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. "I had them all.

"Although Klitschko has the championship belt of four world organisations he lacks the decisive one. In addition to the IBF and WBA belt you have to especially have the WBC belt. That is the most important.

"At some point he will also get to the point where he can no longer sacrifice like a 20 or 30-year-old in training.

"The biological clock is ticking and happens to be the toughest rival."

Source: PA