Politics is a dirty game. We have our rules in boxing. In

Hear, O children of struggle, the fierce words of Vitali Klitschko: “Politics is a dirty game. We have our rules in boxing. In politics, no rules. Especially a young democracy like Ukraine. It’s more like MMA.” These words come from a man who once fought with fists and now fights with vision. He speaks not with the calm of a scholar, but with the grit of one who has tasted both the order of sport and the chaos of politics.

For in boxing, there are rules, referees, and boundaries. Victory is hard-earned, but it is achieved within limits agreed upon by all. Yet Klitschko declares that in politics, especially in nations still learning the path of freedom, no such limits exist. Alliances are betrayed, truths are twisted, and honor is too often cast aside. It is less like the noble duel of boxers and more like MMA, where the fight is raw, unpredictable, and ruthless.

Consider the history of Ukraine, struggling in its early years of independence after the fall of the Soviet Union. The soil of democracy was fresh, but the roots were shallow. Corruption, oligarchs, and foreign powers tugged at its foundations. Here, politics was no clean match—it was a storm of ambition, where rules were uncertain and power was sought by any means. Klitschko, who once obeyed the strict rules of the ring, found himself in an arena where even survival demanded vigilance.

History offers other parallels. When Rome first cast off its kings and became a republic, it, too, was a young democracy. There were laws, yes, but ambition and rivalry often outpaced them. Leaders like Marius, Sulla, and Caesar fought not with swords in fair duels but with cunning, deception, and brute force. In such days, politics was indeed more like the chaos of MMA than the discipline of a sport.

Therefore, O seekers of truth, learn this lesson: politics is not the clean arena of rules, but the messy struggle of wills. In stable lands, law may tame it; but in young democracies, it can be savage, unrefined, and merciless. Klitschko’s words remind us that to fight in this arena requires not only strength, but also patience, courage, and unshakable resolve. For unlike in sport, the stakes of politics are not trophies, but the fate of nations.