The Heavyweight Division : Are You Excited Yet?

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  1. Rumple

    Rumple Well-Known Member Full Member

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    There's finally some good competitive fights to get made ...let's see if they get made though or if they all manage to avoid eachother.
     
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  2. rapscalion

    rapscalion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes it is becoming entertaining.
     
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  3. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    If it continues as it has for the last couple months then we should see competition.

    In competitive competition the strong rise and the weakest fall. That's the point of boxing eliminations.

    Wilder isn't a great boxer, but he is very active and trying to improve.
    Joshua is up and coming and has potential and so does Parker. They are managed decently and about to step up their level of competition.

    It's not Martin's fault his last fight ended as it did. I had him beating the favorite at the time of stoppage and feel he would have KO'ed Glazkov had the fight went on. Glazkov was the favorite but I haven't been overly impressed with his past performances.

    The HW landscape has changed, for the better.
     
    Uppercut_Artist, Feb 6, 2016
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  4. Beatle

    Beatle Sheer Analysis Full Member

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    If the top guys all fight each other, I think Povetkin will come out as the unified champ.
     
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  5. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    We'll see soon.
    Because of boxing politics, Povetkin will probably be the favorite in Povetkin-Wilder, but I see it as being a very competitive 50/50 match-up/
    Both fighters have strengths and weaknesses that the other can exploit.

    Hopefully a mutually favourable venue is worked out so the fight can be made soon.
     
    Uppercut_Artist, Feb 6, 2016
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  6. turnip

    turnip Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Will Huck get a rematch?
     
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  7. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Really? What was the last entertaining HW fight you've seen? One that had you talk with your buddies at work the on Monday after fight night.
     
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  8. turnip

    turnip Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No Vlads finished fury is a nutter will take Vlad apart.
     
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  9. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Not really, I mean Martin, Wilder and Fury are the champions. Hardly a great lineup.

    It's becoming more exciting but it's still very far away from the eras gone by in terms of the quality of the fighters.
     
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  10. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Right now the way I'd describe it is someone who's barely woke from a long coma.
     
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  11. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    No different then any other division where champions and contenders don't fight one another. But, it has only been 2 months since the division was set free from the hostage takers.
    Say what you will about the HW contenders but they are showing the signs of being hungry and eager to take advantage of the current limbo state of the HW division.
    Everyone of interest is calling others of interest out to fight.
    They can only get better when they are given the opportunity to compete, or get eliminated, as it should be in the ideal boxing world. :yep
     
    Uppercut_Artist, Feb 6, 2016
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  12. Uppercut_Artist

    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    LOL. One of the Klitschos have cast an oddball vote.
     
    Uppercut_Artist, Feb 6, 2016
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  13. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Yes!

    Klitschko
    Fury
    Fury
    Ortiz
    Wilder
    Joshua
    Parker
    Povetkin
    Helenius
    Granat
    Wallin
    Grejgjaj
    Washington
    Breazeale
    Martin
    Miller
    Wallisch
    Lewandowski
    Kuzmin
    Rill
    Chisora
    Jennings
    Stiverne
    Price
    Thompson
    Dimitrenko
    Pulev
    Ustinov
    Chagaev
    Dong
    Scott
    Teper
    Glazkov
    Browne
    Szpillka
    Perez
    Ruiz Jr
    Wach
    Duhaupas
    Mansour
    Bryan
    Briggs
    Ibeabuchi
    Haye
    Chambers
    Wythe
    Wawrzyk
    Dinu
    Schwarz
    Nofire
    Kauffman
    Rivas
    Johnson
    Cornish
    Ugonoh
    Asberry
    Hubeaux
    Kabayel
    Alvarez
    Pianeta
    Zimnoch

    Any fight between two of these names would made me tune in for it.
     
    SmackDaBum, Feb 6, 2016
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  14. Mexi-Box

    Mexi-Box Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    It has a lot of upcoming talent too. Guys from WSB and amateur stand-outs.
     
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  15. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    :deal I like the comebacks of Haye and Helenius, and advancement of Joshua and Parker.
    2016 should be a great year.
     
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