Is there a need for a Heavyweight Saviour?

If you can't see that the Klitschkos are the saviors then you have issues.

You know if it wasn't for the Klitschkos you would have semi-pregnant James Toney, Hasim Rahman and Samuel Peter holding belts and ducking each other. Only terrible thing right now is a zoo circus performer like Valuev holding a belt.

 

I'm not really a fan of the Klit's but I think the heavyweight division is OK. Alot of people, especially the general public, just seem brainwashed by the media that the division is dead. Yes, its nowhere near as good as the 70s or 90s but there are decent fights to be made. Alot more than say the middleweight or light heavy division, which are useless, but don't get slammed by the media and fight fans.

 

The division needs a division's worth of saviours.The problem with the heavyweights isn't the Klitschko's, it's that nearly everybody else is fat and sluggish. Guy's who should weight 215-220 weigh in at 240 and above. It's ridiculous.

 

Absolute bull****.

 

There is the need for heavyweight competition, not a savior.

 

No need for a "saviour". Klits are fine. Just wish there was some other HW's with the tools and size to make competitive fights with either brother.

 

It seems to me that the devision is finally starting to pick up some steam with Adamek, Tua, Boytsov, Haye, Solis, Peter, Arreola, Johnson, and Povetkin. The last couple of years were terrible but there are a few younger guys coming along. In my opinion this new group of guys will be a lot better to watch than Brewster, old Holyfield, Valuev, Joun Ruiz, Ibragamov, Briggs, Liahovich, Maskaev, Rahman, and Toney. I thought all those guys were boring as ****.

 

hell yeah,what a daft question.
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bloody hell yes

 

That sums it up. The division is full of fat guys who started boxing in their late 20's. B-level guys from the 1990's (who are now in their mid 40's) and, a chinny cruiser weight who doesn't actually fight. I will add one other slight problem...the only two fighters worth anything won't/can't fight each other! It's understandable but it's still a negative on the division as a whole.

 

No mentioning of Chambers? He has done a lot more recently than everyone you list except Povetkin to earn a title shot.

 

I agree with this. Good challengers make good promotions, exciting fights and clean out the paper titleists. If this wave of talent realizes itself fully, the division should be back on track fairly soon.

 

Boxing needs a charismatic or popular U.S. heavyweight. In fact there needs to a competitive rivalry to create discussion and a demand. for instance Mike Tyson was the straw that stirred the drink in the late 90's into the early 2000's with George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, Buster Douglas, Michael Moorer, Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis and even Tommy Morrison in the mix.
We need a force...someone who in the words of John L. Sullivan (who was more famous than fame itself.) and used to boast “I can lick any man in the house” later crowed “I can lick any son of a ***** in the world!”