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现年46岁的维塔利.克里琴科自2012年以来一直没有参加过战斗，此后他将注意力转向了政治。但是，他的兄弟弗拉基米尔.克里琴科被英国人约书亚KO输掉了比赛并退休，维塔利打算为自己的兄弟复仇。
维塔利.克里琴科今天告诉FightHubTV说；“我非常想念拳击。在我的一生中，拳击将永远停留在我的心中。与约书亚的战斗是我最好的愿望。我有一种感觉，我可以做得更好，我必须和约书亚战斗，把金腰带带回家。
因为我感觉有点内疚，当约书亚被击倒的时候，是我在角落里告诉他弗拉基米尔不要太过活跃。肌肉发达的约书亚恢复得竟然如此之快，我很惊讶。如果不是我告诉弗拉基米尔保持体力，约书亚可能就会被他击倒了，第六或者第七回合”。
2004年弗拉基米尔被桑德斯击败后，过了一年，维塔利击倒桑德斯，成功复仇。
维塔利补充说；我现在的处境是，没有机会回去和约书亚作战，但我感觉如果有机会，一定会把约书亚击出拳台。”
Vitali Klitschko wants to fight Anthony Joshua and succeed where brother Wladimir failed: 'I'd knock him out!'
Anthony Joshua stopped Wladimir Klitschko after 11 gripping rounds in April
Vitali Klitschko worked his brother's corner during the defeat at Wembley
The 46-year-old has not fought since 2012 and currently works at Mayor of Kiev
'A fight against Joshua is my best wish. I have a feeling I can do it better,' he said
By Daniel Matthews For Mailonline
Vitali Klitschko hopes to one day avenge his brother Wladimir's defeat by Anthony Joshua, claiming even at 46 he could knockout Britain's unified heavyweight world champion.
Joshua climbed off the canvas to stop Klitschko in the 11th round of their April Wembley blockbuster and send the 41-year-old into retirement.
Vitali worked his brother's corner that night and advised him against pushing for a knockout after he had floored Joshua in round six.
Vitali Klitschko wants the chance to avenge his brother Wladimir's defeat by Anthony Joshua
Vitali advised his brother against pushing too hard for a knockout after he floored Joshua
The 46-year-old said: 'If I didn't tell him to stop, then Wladimir might have knocked him out'
But after 'AJ' found a second wind and won the fight, the elder Klitschko - a former WBO and WBC heavyweight king - wants the chance to make up for his own misjudgement.
'I feel a bit guilty, because I told Wladimir in the corner please don't be so active in round number six when Wladimir sent Joshua to the floor,' he told FightHubTV.
'I didn't expect such a big-muscled athlete to recover. I was surprised, Joshua recovered so fast and stopped Wladimir. If I didn't tell him to stop, then Wladimir might have knocked him out, six or maybe round number seven,' he added
'A fight against Joshua is my best wish. I have a feeling I can do it better, I have to fight Joshua and bring back the belt to the family.'
Vitali stopped Corrie Sanders in 2004, a year after the South African had beaten Wladimir
Vitali stopped Corrie Sanders in 2004, a year after the South African had beaten Wladimir
Between them, the two Klitschko brothers ruled the heavyweight division for several years
Vitali has not fought since beating Manuel Charr in 2012 and now works as the Mayor of Kiev in his native Ukraine.
Despite training twice a week and missing boxing 'very much', the 46-year-old accepts that his current responsibilities make a return to the ring impossible.
But Vitali stopped Corrie Sanders in 2004, a year after the South African had beaten Wladimir. And the Ukrainian believes he could the same to Joshua, who he feels has much left to prove before he can be crowned the best heavyweight on the planet.
'In the position I have right now, I don't have the chance to come back to fight Joshua but I feel like if I went inside the ring, I'd knock him out,' he said.
'Wladimir was, for a long time, the best heavyweight in the world. Joshua stopped him and who stopped the best automatically is the best. But was it just a lucky night for Joshua? He can prove himself in the next couple of fights.'
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