By Chris Williams: New World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye could cash in with a big money fight against one of the Klitschko brothers in late 2010 as long as Haye can get by his mandatory challenger John Ruiz in early 2010. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer sees a huge money making potential for the 29-year-old Haye when he steps in the ring for a unification bout against one of the Klitschko brothers. Schaefer sees Haye as having Muhammad Ali-like charisma, if not his talent.
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Haye wants the Klitschko brothers – News
By Scott Gilfoid: Fresh off his horrible performance against World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev last night in Nuremberg, Germany, the newly crowned WBA heavyweight champion David Haye said “I said I want to be unified champion and the Klitschkos are definitely in my sights.” Oh, I imagine both Wladimir Klitschko and Vitali Klitschko are terrified about the prospects of having to face Haye after watching him run around the ring for 12 rounds last night and average little better than 10 punches thrown per round.
Boxing – Redefining the Klitschkos
By Glen Anglin: After a decade of competing and achieving near dominance in the heavyweight division, I think it is time to review the place that the fighting Klitschkos have earned in the heavyweight pantheon. From time to time, both of the brothers have been accused of cowardice, weakness and lack of true fighting ability. Both have been derided in the western press as rulers of a division of anemic challengers. I am not so sure anymore. As the victories continue to accumulate for the Klitschko brothers, I have concluded that their place in heavyweight history is in the upper echelon.
Chambers: “He [Wladimir Klitschko] will eventually fall”
By Dave Lahr: Top heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers is confident about his next fight with WBC/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and is predicting a knockout win over him. Chambers won’t be facing Alexander Povetkin for the interim IBF heavyweight title, he says. Chambers would prefer to fight for the real title. Chambers has this to say about Wladimir: “If I keep hitting his chin, even if it’s 150 times, he [Klitschko] will fall eventually.”
How would the champions of today fare against the top fighters of twenty years ago? (Part One-Heavyweight to Middleweight)
By Steven Pink: It is the nature of the sporting enthusiast to look back to the halcyon days of his youth in search of greatness in his fistic heroes. In gazing into antiquity the dreamy afterglow cast by the great fighters of the more distant past presents us with an even more effulgent nimbus of immortality.
Is Odlanier Solis a Threat to the Klitschko Brothers?
By Dave Lahr: Former 2004 heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist for Cuba Odlanier Solis (15-0, 11 KO’s) looked nothing short of sensational in stopping journeyman Monte Barrett in the 2nd round on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Although weighing a bulky 271, the 29-year-old Solis was able to punch with speed and power while taking Barrett out, knocking him down two times in the 2nd round en route to a 2nd round TKO. The first knockdown came about after Barrett, 38, landed a right hand.
What Would Happen If the Klitschko Brothers Retired Tomorrow?
By Philip H. Anselmo: Hypothetically, if the ultra-dominant Klitschko brothers were to hang up the gloves tomorrow, what would become of today’s heavyweight landscape in the aftermath? Besides the supporters of the brothers, who believe that “The Klitschko” approach to the sweet science is seemingly impregnable at this point in time (although completely different in styles), the two are constantly maligned for either being in boring, one-sided fights or hogging the #1 and #2 spot without a chance of settling who’s truly the best because they’ll never fight.
Why Won’t the Klitschko Brothers Put Toney Out of His Misery?
By Dave Lahr: For the past years, James Toney has been dying to get a shot at fighting one of the Klitschko brothers. Now 41, ranked #11 in the World Boxing Council, Toney is ranked high enough Vitali or his younger brother Wladimir Klitschko, to fight Toney without taking a lot of heat from boxing fans.
Haye: “My Fight Against Vitali, or Wladimir, Will Happen” – News
By Scott Gilfoid: In an interview with The Mirror, heavyweight contender David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) came off as his usual cocky self, saying “My fight against Vitali [Klitschko], or Wladimir, will happen. But it’s going to be a unification fight instead of me having to fight him as a slave fighter.” Haye, 28, is talking about him having to sign a contract that was not of his liking in which he would have had to give rematches to the Klitschko brothers if he had been able to beat either one of them.
Vitali Doesn’t Appear to Punch as Hard as Wladimir
Photo: Pavel Terekhov – By Jason Kim: Although this is just my personal opinion based on my observation from Saturday night’s bout, I think Vitali Klitschko doesn’t punches as hard as his younger brother Wladimir Klitschko. I’m obviously not the first person that’s noticed this, because quite a few people have said the same thing. However, for me it wasn’t really clear until I watched Saturday night’s bout between Vitali and Chris Arreola.