Just read this old boxing piece about Klitschko and Puritty, and one detail’s really confusing me. Klitschko was 22, had Olympic gold, and was being hyped as the next big heavyweight. But he’d never boxed beyond eight rounds. How does a prospect with that level of backing not get tested in the late rounds before a high-stakes homecoming fight? It’s like letting a new nurse run a code without ever practicing it. You can’t learn to pace yourself if you never have to go the distance. That seems like such a massive oversight from his team.