Wladimir Klitschko needs the WBC belt to be a true heavyweight champion, claims boxing legend Lennox Lewis

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Wladimir Klitschko is preparing to face Tyson Fury in heavyweight fight
Bout with Deontay Wilder next year for the WBC crown may be in pipeline
Lennox Lewis believes Klitschko must win the belt to be a true champion
Boxing legend Lewis was the last undisputed heavyweight champion

Published: 11:19 EST, 22 November 2015 | Updated: 22:56 EST, 22 November 2015

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Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis says Wladimir Klitschko still has some way to go before he can be considered on his level.

Klitschko has dominated his division for more than a decade and currently holds the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO belts.

A unification battle with Deontay Wilder sometime next year for the WBC crown may be in the pipeline after Klitschko's bout with Britain's Tyson Fury in Dusseldorf next Saturday.

Wladimir Klitschko has stepped up preparation for next week's bout with Manchester-born boxer Tyson Fury

Heavyweight champion Klitschko (left) goes toe-to-toe with rival Fury in Dusseldorf on November 28

Lennox Lewis believes Klitschko still has some way to go before he can be considered on his level

And Briton Lewis, the last undisputed heavyweight champion, believes the 39-year-old Ukrainian will be looking to complete the set sooner rather than later in order to be compared to other greats.

'He must have all the championship belts,' Lewis told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. 'I had them all.

'Although Klitschko has the championship belt of four world organisations he lacks the decisive one. In addition to the IBF and WBA belt you have to especially have the WBC belt. That is the most important.

'At some point he will also get to the point where he can no longer sacrifice like a 20 or 30-year-old in training. The biological clock is ticking and happens to be the toughest rival.'