After the Klitschkos are gone, who will reign supreme in the HW division?

Haye will dominate the heavyweights, once the brothers are gone. Noone else is close to the level of effective speed and power that Haye has.

Haye will be the man at heavy, when Wlad retires.

But Wlad is only about three years older than Haye, and Wlad may stay around longer than Haye...................... that'd prevent Haye from reigning anything.

 

Inside 2 years Helenius will be WBA champ...Haye doesn't have a chance

 

I think Wlad has a longer shelf life then Haye. Wlad has technical skill and size behind him. Haye is reckless (big, slow Valuev aside) and relies solely on his athleticism. This means two things: First, Haye's (susceptible) chin is not as well protected; and secondly, once his speed drops a bit he won't be as effective of a fighter.

 

has to be david haye all the way..the division is weak and haye is a very decent fighter rapid speed tones of power..would like to see him do well..GONE URSELF HAYEMAKER.. :yep

 

Boystov has great potential as does povetkin.

 

:yep

 

Hard to say. Wlad looks to have thee to four good years left, so add that age to the other top fighters.

Perhaps a young buck like Boystov, Povetkin, Helenius, Haye or Pulev.

After the Klitschko's retire, boxing fans might have to wait several years for the next ring magazine champion to emerge.

 

Agree.

I think Haye views boxing as just part of a journey rather than it being his life now. I'd be surprised if he was still fighting 3 years from now.

 

In an interview with Focus Online, a German online-newszine, Haye mentions he'll retire at 31, which is 2 years from now.

Source:

http://www.focus.de/sport/boxen/tid...das-baldige-ende-lennox-lewis_aid_483251.html

Quote: (2nd page, in the middle):

Haye: Ich habe immer gesagt, ich höre mit 31 Jahren auf. Jetzt bin ich 29. Sieht so aus, als ob ich noch viele Kämpfe in kurzer Zeit machen müsste

Haye: I always said, that I'll retire at the age of 31. Now I'm 29. Looks like I need to do a lot of fights in a short time.

 

I know it won't be Haye for the simple reason that he is too reckless. Against a fighter that can take punishment, Haye is dead meat. Any of your Ross Purity or Oliver McColl types will beat him to submission. Fortunately for Haye, the division is currently absent of those types of fighters, but they are much more common than say your Klitschos, Holyfield, Tyson or Lewis.

Whoever reigns after the K-Bros, better have a rock hard chin and the stamina to match.