Heavyweights.... when will this division wake up?

Asking for fights the fans want to see is asking for too much...but I agree, there's potential for great fights to get the boxing world talking.

 

Good points. I see some light. But they still suck. Just not as much as I originally thought.

 

I agree, make the exciting fights and people will get interested. Klitschkos are way ahead of everyone though.

 

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2599025/david_haye_king_of_the_heavyweights.html?cat=14
The link above is an article discussing how David Haye will become undisputed heavyweight champion. I think that David Haye does have the talent and athletic ability to beat the Klitschkos. He is more exciting boxer then Klitschkos so if he becomes undisputed heavyweight champ then he will wake up the division.

 

If he beats wlad then he is no ordinary fighter.

I don't see him even surviving, let alone winning.

 

When the Klitschkos are gone, VK leaving soon, Wlad may stick for a few. Once, VK is gone, we have an open field.

 

The problem with the division is that a lot of these fighters don't have a nutritionist or a strength and conditioning coach in their team.

Last year Eddie Chambers recently hired a nutritionist after he defeated Samuel Peter. I'm assuming boxers like Chris Arreola do not have a nutritionist or a strength and conditioning coach.

 

Haye sucks. Adamek, Chambers, Chagaev, and Povetkin are decent boxers.

 

Below are the RING rankings for the last couple of years. Wladimir Klitschko faced the fighters highlighted in red.

2006-2007

1) Wladimir Klitschko
2) Oleg Maskaev

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4) James Toney
5) Shannon Briggs
6) Serguei Lyakhovich

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8 ) Nikolay Valuev

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10) John Ruiz


2007-2008

1) Wladimir Klitschko

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3) Oleg Maskaev

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5) Nikolay Valuev

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7) Serguei Lyakhovich
8 ) Vladimir Virchis

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10) Alexander Povetkin

2008-2009

1) Wladimir Klitschko
2) Vitali Klitschko

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4) Alexander Povetkin
5) Nikolay Valuev

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8 ) Oleg Maskaev
9) Juan Carlos Gomez
10) Alexander Dimitrenko

Couldn't find the more recent lists, unfortunately. The current one is as follows:

CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko

1) Vitali Klitschko
2) David Haye
3) Alexander Povetkin
4) Tomasz Adamek

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7) Denis Boytsov
8 ) Nikolay Valuev
9) Alexander Dimitrenko
10) Chris Arreola

 

The fact that a former light heavyweight champion has taken on more chances in his campaign at heavyweight than any of the other top contenders...sad.

 

I think you're not fair on Wlad. He didnt have only 2 fights with top opposition. Every single one of his opponents were top ranked, well mostly all of them. HE fought Chagaev( champ), Ibragimov(champ), Chambers (top contender), Brock( good contender), Peter ( top contender, became a title holder after the fight), Brewster(ex champ). You could add Rahman and Thompson who were better that Tua at that time.
THe only guy whom he shoul've fought is Valuev. All others are his future opponents.
Haye or Povetkin being next.
I actually think that WLad's resume is impressive for the HW. Better than the rest for sure.

 

Exactly.

 

Wlad should be 3 and not 2.

Wlad fought and beat Peter, Chambers and Chagaev on that list.

You make that sound like Adamek is bad... which he is definatly not.