The search for The Next Great American Heavyweight

yes, he has the power - somewhere... if you have such a good jab there must be some power inside. he just doesn't use it that often. i don't know if it's a technique thing or mental, maybe he needs to change trainer. he is still young enough maybe he'll step it up.
haven't seen chapman, arreola seems powerful but easily gets hit and can be outboxed. thompson waits to be knocked out.

 

IMO CHAMBERS is still america`s best hope for success in the short term.

i just cannot see it with arreola, does not set up anything and just tries to bull in and unload.

that will be succesfull up to a point but not against better eductaed fighters.

dont see a lot of skill there.

j.d chapman agains i cannot see anything in him that makes me think world champ

eric fields i am impressed with , but he is a cruiserweight and still unproven even at that weight, but if he did bulk up and proved he can fight the same way/quick hands/nice variety/good power then of course at 220/225 he has better equipement than all the other up and coming heavys.

marrone i have only seen one fight, i am sure that was his name.

big white young heavy ?
he was up against a big white journeyman.

i saw nothing besides size in way of talent .

 

i should have added
steve cunningham
i like him, impressed me now and has way more skills than chambers .

not going to ko anyone but skillwise at 220 they would find it hard to land to much.

if i was an american hoping for a new heavyweight champ stevce cunningham would be the man i would back.

 

None of the current up and coming American fighters look to be good enough to win a belt.

It might make sense to have an all American, all un-proven heavyweight tournament. The winner would get enough exposure to kick start his career.

I'd prefer this tournament to be limited to a field of 4 younger prospects.

 

Holyfield.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm no expert on hockey, but doesn't that tend to require a slightly different kind of an athlete to heavyweight boxing? The same body type that is great in a heavyweight boxer, also gives them great poitential in American Football, and so kids who have that are lured into the NFL, whereas before boxing might have drawn them in. The same potential is potential for both sports, and American Football is winning the competition that therefore results for the same youngsters.

I'd imagine that hockey would be drawing in guys who might otherwise be maybe middleweights or similar, just like in other countries soccer draws in people from maybe middleweight down to lightweight.

 

It will be a Soviet fighter who obtains American citizenship

 

Maskaev and Ibragamov are already US citizens.

 

Then he should go Cruiser weight. I bet he make a damn good Cruiser weight!

 

CHapman's record is irrelevant. He's only fought garbage. Even Marrone has recently at least made an effort to step up.