Articles of 2005
Vitali Klitschko Names Son After Max Schmeling
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko poses with his newborn son Max. The third child of Vitali and Natalie Klitschko was born April 1 in Los Angeles and was named after the late Max Schmeling.
The future heavyweight champion of the world weighed a little more than nine pounds and was about 22 inches tall.
“Max Schmeling was my idol and one of the greatest human beings I will ever meet in my life,” Vitali said. “This was our way of paying homage to him, not just for what he did as a boxer, but for his many outstanding accomplishments outside the ring.
“I cannot wait until he gets older to tell Max what a great humanitarian and person Max Schmeling was.
“To have three healthy children is such a blessing.''
Vitali and Natalie's other children, five-year-old Igor-Daniel and two-year-old Elizabeth, were also born in Los Angeles.
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