Who could take over the HW division after the Klitschkos retire?

bowie tupou.

 

Glazkov, Price, Helenius

 

I don't think anyone of the current crop would unify the division. I think the belts would be spread out over a number of contenders who would all claim champion status and avoid fighting each other. A completely new name would have to emerge before we can have another true champion.

 

Ondrej Pala and Francesco Pianeta are 2 names that no one has heard to much about that are fairly good. They both are young and show good tallent. Pianeta was on a roll for a while, but then got testicular cancer and that derailed his career a bit. It is not clear if he has fully recovered from that.

I don't see Price or Mitchell taking over. Price has shown that he has a shaky chin in the amatures and Mitchell is to crude. If he gets into a match with a good boxer he'll be outclassed.

My top picks are either Pulev or Fury. Pulev was semi-succesful in the amatures, but his bruising style has transfered well into the pros. He's not flashy and not fast, but he keep coming at you and lands heavy blows. Kinda of a foremanish type style. Fury is young (23) and he's suprised me with how well he has done. He definetely can be hurt as his last fights have shown, but he is suprisingly mobile for someone his size and has a decent inside game for a tall fighter. The main thing is he keeps winning against decent opposition and he wasn't protected early, taking on stiffer comp than most of the other competitors out there. I have a feeling he's going to get stopped sometime, but I think he'll pick up a belt sometime in the next 10 years.

 

I don't even think Pianeta is the beast heavyweight in Italy if truth be told (Modugno is better IMO)

Glazkov is the pick of the bunch coming through for me, Gerber and Andy Ruiz Jr could be worth keeping an eye on to be title holders in the long run.

 

My picks would be either Luis Ortiz or Denis Boytsov.

 

Is Andy Ruiz Jr related to John Ruiz? :think

 

Don't think so, Andy is Mexico

 

James Stabler will be the man, trust me

 

Robert Gabriel Helenius

 

Looks like Wlad is still going to be there for a while, so maybe Price or Szpilka (the real youngsters)

 

Best fifteen up-and-coming heavyweights:

David Price
Seth Mitchell
Mike Perez
Vyacheslav Glazkov
Edmund Gerber

Bogdan Dinu
Robert Helenius
Kubrat Pulev
Joe Hanks
Bryant Jennings

Deontay Wilder
Ondrej Pala
Magomed Abdusalamov
Michael Wallisch
Artur Szpilka

Sadly, some good ones like Wilder, Pala, and Dinu have poor management.

Others like Mitchell, Pulev, Gerber and Abdusalamov are being handled wisely.

 

once the klits r gone, these young guys will take over. im excited to see who takes over