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

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by kirk, May 7, 2010.


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  1. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    M'man, im not being hard on wlad, because this isnt about wlad, this is about the division as a whole, and the current state its in.

    Sultan, Brock, have done nothing since they fought wlad, so im not going to throw their names in the mix just because wlad fought them. Yes, they were good wins at the time, but im discussing the current face of the division, and the fact is the names i listed are, and have been for awhile, the top guys out there right now.... and they are not getting it done as a whole. This is not about an individual, but about the divisions health as a whole.

    Yes, wlad has a good heavyweight resume, and theres perfectly good reasons as to why he hasnt fought the guys he hasnt fought on the list (vitali, haye, valuev, boytsov, tua, and povetkin)

    but that doesnt mean that because theres excuses that the fights havnt happened that its somehow a good thing, and thats what im saying. Theres plenty of good fighters there and exciting fights to be made to make this division healthy again, but they are not happening. One guy (wlad) doesnt change that, thats all im saying.

    Just imo :good
     
    kirk, May 7, 2010
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  2. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Meant it to illustrate the admirable way Adamek has gone about things, actually. He was a name coming into the division and could have been wasting time on words, calling out champs without fighting. Instead, unlike some natural heavyweight guys who don't really beat anybody and act entitled, he just went to work proving his worth as a heavyweight.
     
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  3. ko_bros

    ko_bros Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Im not disagreeing with you that they all need to fight each other. Im all for it. i just didn't understand that you put Wlad in the same category as teh rest in terms of not fighting the best. He is teh only fighter in the whole division that cant be critizised for that because his opponents are only top ranked.
    That being said I surely agree that most of them just sit and wait for the opportunity for the title fight. Povetkin being the worst. I understand he won two eliminators but c'mon, in two years not even one top10, heck top30 opponent.
    I appreciate what Chambers and Adamek are doing. Clearly those two are stepping up teh competition each time they fight. If only all the top HW would do the same.
     
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