Who Should Wlad the Impaler Fight Next?

Somebody else, please.

Like Oliver McCall. Yeah, he's getting up there in age. But Holy & Sanders aren't?

McCall = granite chin & can punch like a mule. Not a good combo for Wlad. Don't you want to see him build his legacy fighting the most "dangerous" fighters out there instead of the "oldest"?

 

He should fight his compatriot Virchis on Ukranian soil.
Virchis is the reigning european champ,and quite known for his murderous firepower.Instead of facing one of those living American zombies like Hollyfield or Rahman he should try to give something back to the Ukranian nation.
Kiev's central soccer stadium would be sold out within hours.100,000 people watching Wlad take on a bloody dangerous compatriot on native soil.Wlad could become a living legend,a living God.

A rematch with Sanders doesnt mean that much anymore.Sanders is shot,and Wlad wouldnt get much credit for beating him.

Hollyfield,McCline,Rahman,Byrd,Brook,McCall-who really outside the USA wants to watch Wlad square off against one of those old geezer or limited American heavies.
The heavy weight division needs fresh faces.

Valuev would be a good choice ,too.

 

1. Brock/Byrd. Get the mandatory out of the way in crushing, decisive fashion. Then there will be no obstacle to unification.

2. Shannon Briggs

3. Thompson/Krasniqi winner

4. John Ruiz

5. Serguei Lyakhovich

 

I think fighting McCall would, strangely enough, make some sense. It would free up the WBC title a bit and McCall is coming of a decent win.

I still really want Wlad to fight Valuev, for the spectacle of it, but I doubt Valuev would accept the challenge.

Sanders would be a "might as well get that over with" fight

Holy would be a "lets put a good name on my record and make a lot of money" fight

 

Better yet: Vladimir Virchis.

 

Wlad has said he will most likely fight in the US next, which means he will likely fight an American. The most likely candidates appear to be Briggs, Rahman, Holyfield, Ruiz or possibly Golota (not American, but calls Chicago home). None of these get me excited, but it's the best out there since there is no available title unification.

 

Briggs, then. You have the whole "ducking" controversy, the fact that he's a big puncher, a great highlight reel, good fight promotion (quite a mouth...), the fact that he's American, and the appeal of watching two huge heavyweights duke it out.

 

This is the case in Europe as well?

 

Wlad calls the shots.A fight between him and Virchis on Ukranian soil could be easily made.Probably HBO wouldnt be that enthusiastic about such a fight,but German tv would surely pay big money for such a fight.
Anyway! What does money mean at this stage of Wlad's career anyway!
He should think a bit about his compatriots in his native Ukraine.
A victory against Virchis at home in Kiev could transform him from a famous mortal into a living God.
What's more Virchis is surely worth of his steel.
He is one of the biggest bangers out there,and Wlad vs Virchis would be fun to watch as long as such a fight lasts.