A report earlier this week suggested that Wladimir Klitschko was recently in talks to make a comeback to boxing after nearly eight years away to fight IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois.
However, it was November 2015 when the legendary Ukrainian's long-standing reign as heavyweight champion came to an end when he suffered what was regarded at a shock defeat to Tyson Fury.
At the time, Fury - now a former world champion himself and who is preparing to face Oleksandr Usyk in their highly-anticipated rematch - had only overcome the likes of Dereck Chisora and Steve Cunningham, needing to get off the canvas to defeat the latter.
Nevertheless, the 27-year-old put on a masterclass, of sorts, to take away Klitschko's primary weapon - the big right hand - to avoid any trouble until the closing three minutes.
The fight, staged in Dusseldorf in 2015, appeared to be in doubt earlier in the day over a dispute over the ring canvas, Klitschko's camp seemingly wanting to hinder Fury's movement in anticipation that it could put them at a disadvantage.
Fury's footwork ultimately proved key as Klitschko struggled to land anything of note. While the Briton was not necessarily hurting the veteran, he was doing enough to frustrate him and steal rounds.
Klitschko had success in the final round, helped by a points deduction for Fury during the closing stages, but the away fighter deservedly prevailed by scores of 115-112, 115-112 and 116-111.
A rematch had been scheduled for the United Kingdom in the summer of 2016, only for mental health issues to lead to Fury taking two-and-a-half years out of the ring.
Klitschko's 69th and final bout would come against Anthony Joshua in April 2017, both fighters hitting the canvas on a famous Wembley night before Joshua ended the flight and Klitschko's career in the 11th round. body check tags ::
