After the World Cup defeat by Chudinov – Sturm fights with itself – Süddeutsche.de

• Feix storm missed against Russians Fyodor Chudinov the fifth world title of his career.
• The 36-year-old loses on points.
• He looks after the defeat pretty baffled and leaves his future as a boxer open.

From Saskia Aleythe

Felix Sturm has kept his promise. He wants only big fights dispute against big boxer, the 36 year old had once announced. On Saturday night he did Fedor Chudinov favor and showed that he is a great boxer, but this is not so ended for Sturm, as he had wished it. Storm wanted to show that he can defeat the great boxers, but now he actually lost. Even in the ring gave Sturm: “I had the wrong tactics.”

World Champion wanted to be Storm, for the fifth time, which was before him nor any other German succeeded. Moreover, in a new weight class: First storm approached at super middleweight, which allows 3.629 kg more on the scales than the middleweight division. Finally wanted to show storm, what he learned under his new coach the past few months. Is The result: A significant defeat on points. Maybe too much for a few more big fights

Storm loses world title fight “So is boxing, that’s life!”

Felix Sturm wanted to be world champion for the fifth time. But the Cologne disappointed and subject at super middleweight Fedor Chudinov against on points. A round criticism.

He was well prepared traveled to Frankfurt, have perfectly proportioned and top felt even before the fight, Sturm said later, but then was: “Training is one thing, the struggle to another. ” Why did he not even got his opponent under control, storm could hardly explain. “I could not realize what I had planned,” the boxer said, “I was too uptight.” This was seen in the ring quite impressive

A big name had his opponent has not, for six years Fedor Chudinov boxing in the first place professionally -. Saturday night he did especially much more active than storm. The Russian particular the fight from the start, after the first round had all in the Frankfurt Festhalle are clear. Just the will of storm not today

Now it was not only the passivity, he from which could not free, it was: A labbrige coverage that all too often the jab of the Russians left by flutschen every few rounds broke storm also conditionally a little one. He rarely showed his explosive bat qualities and nimble reactions while dodging. Chudinov could hew unhindered, but this did not match the power that had some expected of him. He finally ended by knockout Ten of his 13 pro fights now. But he did a lot and often hit – that after twelve rounds a judge actually with 116. Chose 12 for storm, was only a curious edge history

Whether Storm returns to the ring, is uncertain

Indeed, the reality storm hurt that night, not just physically. “That’s life,” he said. A sentence can sound like re-up, in a storm, he sounded more like resignation. Six to eight fights he wanted to deny and then end his career, the next duel against Arthur Abraham was planned – but whether it comes to that? “I’m going to think very carefully about what I’m doing,” said Sturm after the fight and left everything open. Maybe that was his last fight, maybe he’ll be after a year again, maybe he’ll television reporter, Sturm said tersely yet.

But then it sounded but anything more to say goodbye in Frankfurt. “This ups and downs in my career, I do not want to,” said Sturm and then counted yet on all his achievements of the past years, “I have to tell many beautiful stories.” That still would be added, it believed storm itself no longer on that evening.