Rahman Takes On Lawrence On Thursday, Still Hopes To Fight Klitschko

Former WBC/IBF heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (44-6-2, 35 KOs) returns to the ring on Thursday night against last minute replacement Zuri Lawrence (23-12-4, 6 KOs) at the Sovereign Centre in Reading, Pennsylvania. Rahman, 35, is making his fourth right in the past five months, apparently seeming to be in a hurry to recapture his World Boxing Council heavyweight title in which he lost by 12th round TKO to Oleg Maskaev in August 2006. Despite the loss, Rahman is ranked #3 in the WBC, meaning that he should be able to get another chance at the title within a year or two if he keeps winning. Based on the competition that Rahman has faced in his comeback – Taurus Sykes, Taurus Sykes, Dicky Ryan and now Zuri Lawrence – he’s not in danger of losing anytime soon.

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Rahman Stops Fox

Former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (44-6-2, 35 KOs) stopped Cerrone Fox (8-7, 5 KOs) in the 1st round on Thursday night at the Kewadin Casino, in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Rahman, 34, blasted out Fox with a powerful combination, sending him to the canvas where referee Dale Grable counted him out at 2:27 of the first round. The fight was in now way competitive, as Fox was gunshy from the very first, looking as if he was just there to survive.

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Rahman Stops Ryan

rahman353535.jpgFormer world heavyweight boxing title holder Hasim Rahman (43-6-2, 34 KOs) stopped the normally durable journeyman fighter Dicky Ryan (55-10, 44 KOs) in the 2nd round after landing several tremendous body shots that sucked the wind out of Ryan and sending him crashing to the canvas on Friday night at the oaring Eagle Casino, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

Rahman, 34, a former two-time heavyweight champion, showed that he still has his awesome power as he blasted with sledgehammer right hands in the first round, sending Ryan down to the canvas twice. He arose each time only to be greeted by more right hand shots from Rahman, who appeared to want to end the bout early. In the 2nd round, Rahman continued to land mostly right hands, which Ryan, 40, had no defense for. A short time later, Rahman unloaded with three shots to Ryan’s soft midsection, which doubled him over and sent him to the canvas where he laid in pain as the referee counted him out.

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Tua and Rahman: Are They Still Capable of Winning a Heavyweight Title?

tua-rahman4643.jpgWith the recent comeback bouts for former two-time heavyweight boxing champion Hasim Rahman (43-6-2, 34 KOs) and one-time heavyweight challenger David Tua (49-3, 42 KOs), the question on the minds of most fans is whether either of them have a chance at winning a title given their relatively old age (both being 34-years old), their tendency for being overweight, and for choking in important bouts.

While both have been successful in winning their bouts since they’ve started their comebacks, neither of them have came close to fighting quality opposition, largely fighting sub par fighters that are made to order to look good against. Tua recently stopped a fighter named Cerrone Fox (8-6, 8 KOs) last Friday night, a fighter that that had no business being matched up with someone of Tua’s class.

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