Last night he beat the linear WBA champ, he won't fight for the WBC because of Vitali. He has the Ring belt and the IBO belt. If he dumped the the IBF and WBO belts he would not have to worry about Povetkins and Dimitrenkos and could concentrate on big names and big fights.
and are there many such big names and big possible fights, that Wlad should leave the belts for Povetkin and Dimitrenko just like that?
What big fights?? A Haye fight will sell some tickets but outside that theres nothing anyway Plus Povetkins deserves a shot
Povetkin & Dimitrenko are big names in countries other than the USA & England. In Germany they are considered Wlad's biggest threats. The answer is no, Wlad should not drop the belts like that coward Bowe did.
and Dmitrenko should at least win against Chambers. and - yes, Povetkin was waiting for this a one and a half year. the question is - does he still want it )))
Both Sachas have earned their title shots far more than Haye or Arreola. I'm sure those fights will happen in due time anyway assuming neither loses to real contenders while waiting.
If Chambers wins vs. Dimitrenko then he moves toward the front of the line, obviously. I like Eddie, he's my favorite American Heavy right now.
He should not give them up just like that. I'd be happy if he kept the WBO and defended the Ring belt.
I would think differently if Haye beat 2 or 3 top 10 ranked Heavys, especially if he did so with big KO's. He hasn't though & there isn't any indication that he will either.
yeah, like the Euro fighters to improve hav to fight sooner or later Americans, now Chambers cant't move forward without beating some decent Euro, especially after loss to Povetkin. Dunno about Eddie, at least he deserves some respect being active and fighting top fighters. He improves constantly, and I just don't like Sasha Dmitrenko much. He goes easy way, and now he'd have some good test.
Right :good In this case (which is actually very rare in boxing) the mandatory challengers Povetkin and Dimitrenko/Chambers are pretty much the best and most deserving HW title challengers!!! When has that ever happened? Valuev, Haye and Arreola are the "big fights" I guess he's talking about... But not so big that they're worth dumping all the belts for right now IMO. It may seem kind of silly, but the Klit bros obviously want to hold ALL THE BELTS at once between them. In reality,,, as of last night they already do! :deal
If you know anything about Wlad, he relishes his belts. He wants all of them and when Vitali retires, I expect him to become the first man besides BHOP to my knowledge to hold the WBA,WBC,IBF,WBO and RING TITLES. He already has all of them but the WBC regardless what the shitheads at the WBA say. Wlad will fight any mando. I expect Wlad to face (IBF mando) Povetkin, Valuev, (WBO Mando) Chamers/Dimitrenko winner for his next three in that order