So im sure i'm behind the gears on thsi one but I see on BoxRec that Vitali has a September 12th (in Germany of course) date scheduled for a fight with no opponents. Any rumors so far that I haven't heard?
I say Haye (get him knocked out to shut him up) or Valuev or Povetkin, possibly even the Chambers/Dimitrinko winner since that fight is July 4th.
Hope it's Haye, even though I don't think he'll win I would actually give him a better chance v Vitali than Wlad at the minute.
Actually Haye Vs. Arreola sounds better than anything involving the Clits. (I think I'd rather watch that, And leave the :fight to hold the HW division hostage)
I hope its Valuev. But will Valuev people take the fight? Doubtful. In a perfect world, Haye and Arreola fight in July, with the winner getting Vitali Klitschko. While both Haye and Arreola have things going for them, neither man is very accomplished at heavyweight.
I wouldn't even put Haye or Arreola in against each other yet. I know i'm in the huge minority here but I think either needs another fight against an older gatekeeper first. Ive often said someone like John Ruiz or Tony Thompson or James Toney or Hasim Rahman (older, should be a definite win for Arreola) would be a good fight for Chris. Let him ffight someone with defense and/or somoene one of the Klits have already destroyed and see how he stacks up.
I can tell you who it wont be. It wont be Vitala's pimp, Oleg Maskaev, because the Bitchkos assured themselves in court they wouldnt have to fight this animal.
As a Brit I hope it's Haye - which I've heard is a possibility. No I don't really think he would beat Vitali but it would be interesting to watch all the same. Vitali's not quite what he was so it might be close for a while at least...