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It's a boxing promoter's dream bout. A pay-per-view, box-office knockout right up there with the Rumble in the Jungle and the Thriller in Manila. In the red corner a hulking great Ukrainian world champion by the name of Klitschko. In the blue corner a man-mountain Ukrainian world champion by the name of Klitschko. What? That's right the heavyweight boxers are brothers and they're the biggest things in the ring right now. Unfortunately mum won't let them fight each other so the dream bout's just that. But the Klitschkos are about to fight one of the biggest bouts of their careers together, entering the political arena to save their beloved Ukraine. Let's get ready to rumble! With apologies to Bob Dylan and Hurricane, both of these guys can take a man out with just one punch and they never did like to talk about it all that much. It's their work they'd say and they do it for pay and when it's all over they'd just as soon go on their way.Vitali and Vladimir Klitschko let their fists and footwork do all the talking and up until now it's been a one-way conversation. Both have amassed an amazing record in the ring winning all four international heavyweight belts. They've made millions of dollars in prize money and commercial endorsements and when they feel like hanging out, Sly Stallone answers his cell phone and jumps aboard his private jet. So life's pretty good.Not exactly. And that's why we find the Klitschkos in an expansive mood, ready to talk about the plight of their blighted, beloved homeland Ukraine and their plans to wrest it back from the political forces that have put the country at the top of Transparency International's list of corrupt European governments.'We have to change a lot of things in Ukraine. And I know one thing better than anyone - no fight, no win. And that's why we have to defend our vision, our view of the future. We have to fight for that.' - Vitali Klitschko'The democratic process has to pick up and has to get better, economically and politically ... and democratically.' - Vladimir KlitschkoForeign Correspondent's Eric Campbell gets a ringside seat to Vladimir's bone-crushing heavyweight bout in Bern Switzerland and candid access to Vitali's political campaign for this remarkable portrait of two fighters who've broken the mould. They're very smart, university educated, charismatic and very driven to change the direction of Ukraine. It won't be easy. The campaign trail is littered with candidates bruised, battered and beaten by government goons and machiavellian power-brokers. It's not unusual for the parliament itself to erupt into a melee of haymakers.One man who has observed the Klitschkos closely - filmmaker Sebastian Dehnhardt - is impressed with their aspirations, and purpose of mind and he'd back them to succeed.SEBASTIAN DEHNHARDT: They were very smart nice polite guys, so I was really very excited to meet them.ERIC CAMPBELL: But they can kill you with a single punch!SEBASTIAN DEHNHARDT: With a single punch. We don't have the muscles in the neck we need. One punch from Vladimir or Vitali and you are dead. A dead man.ERIC CAMPBELL: But they're nice guys fortunately.SEBASTIAN DEHNHARDT: Absolutely |
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Broadcast 2012-08-28 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Boxers (Sports) -- Psychology.
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Men -- Political activity.
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Political corruption -- Government policy.
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Ukrainians -- Politics and government.
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Klitschko, Wladimir, 1976-.
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Klitschko, Vitali, 1971-.
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Ukraine.
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Streaming video
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Campbell, Eric, reporter
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Dehnhardt, Sebastian, contributor
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Klitschko, Vitali, contributor
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Klitschko, Vladimir, contributor
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Rafael, Dan, contributor
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Tymoshenko, Yevgenia, contributor
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