By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten Tyson Fury (14-0, 10 KO’s) is being put in a sink or swim fight against a major puncher in 38-year-old Hasim Rahman (49-7-2, 40 KO’s) on April 16th on the undercard of the Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey fight at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England.
The Rahman-Fury fight may turn out to be the best bout on the card, because the main event between Khan and McCloskey looks like a dud, and undercard is filled with obscure fighters that only British hardcore fans would recognize. I’m not talking casual British boxing fans. I’m talking the hardcore fans.
By Matt Stein: In a bout that may very well signal the end of two-time heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman’s boxing career, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs) had too much size for Rahman, defeating him by a surprisingly easy 7th round TKO on Saturday night at the SAP-Arena, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
By Aaron Klein: Using mostly his jab alone, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs) stopped challenger, two-time WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (45-7-2, 36 KOs) in the 7th round tonight at the SAP-Arena, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Klitschko, 32, dropped Rahman with several left hooks and a right hand at the start of the 6th round, then followed this with a full round of battering a hurt Rahman.
Photo © Yuriy Nesterenko, www.Klitschko.com – By Jim Dower: I never thought I’d see a Klitschko fight draw as little interest as this one, but it appears that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s (51-3, 45 KOs) decision to face former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (45-6-2, 36 KOs) this Saturday night at SAP-Arena, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, has the effect of turning off many boxing fans.