By Jim Dower: You can add 35-year-old journeyman heavyweight Dominick Guinn (33-6-1, 22 KO’s) to the list of fighters that want to get a crack at IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) in his next fight on December 11th. It seems like they’re coming out of the woodwork now that Klitschko is actively searching for an opponent to fight. Normally, Klitschko has someone in mind immediately from fight to fight and doesn’t have a long time to decide upon his next opponent.

Guinn, a one time heavyweight contender, has made a remarkable comeback since suffering defeats to Monte Barrett, Sergei Liakhovich, James Toney, Tony Thompson, Eddie Champions and Roberto Hawkins between 2004 and 2007. Guinn has won his last five fights against B level fighters Jean Francois Bergeron, Gabe Brown, Johnnie White, Charles Davis and Terrell Nelson in the past three year. Guinn now feels he’s ready for a title shot, even though he still isn’t ranked in the top 15 in the division.

In an interview at Boxingtalk.com, Guinn says “I want to fight you Wladimir Klitschko. Are you scared to fight me?” I doubt Wladimir is afraid to fight Guinn. He’s probably more concerned with making sure that his next opponent is one that the boxing public are interested in seeing him fight, and someone that will attract a crowd in Germany where he fights most of his bouts.

Guinn has been fighting mostly obscure 2nd tier fighters since his loss to Chambers in 2007, and that probably doesn’t help him much. Guinn has some nice wins in his 10 year pro career, beating Michael Grant, Derrick Banks, Duncan Dokiwari, Phil Jackson, Audley Harrison, Zack Page, Zuri Lawrence and Bergeron. But unfortunately for Guinn, those wins have come in the past and he hasn’t been beating any named fighters recently.

He needs to start trying to take on some contenders and if he’s successful in beating them, he’ll likely get a shot at a title in the future. His advanced age isn’t a problem, because WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is facing 38-year-old Shannon Briggs on October 16th. The problem for Guinn is that he needs to start facing better fighters and soon before he starts losing his skills through the natural aging process.