By Jim Dower: According to Dan Rafael, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 49 KO’s) could be facing number #3 ranked IBF contender Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) next rather than Alexander Povetkin, Klitschko’s number #1 mandatory opponent. The word is that Povetkin’s assistant trainer Teddy Atlas wants to get Povetkin in another fight before Povetkin takes on Klitschko. That sounds like a good strategy by Atlas, because Povetkin, 28, has looked less than stellar in his last two fights, beating Taurus Sykes and Jason Estrada but getting hit a lot.
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Haye May Have Burned his Bridges With the Klitschko Brothers – Boxing
By Chris Williams: David Haye feels like he made the right decision by dropping out of negotiations with World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitscko the other day and opting for a fight against WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev on November 7th. It was a calculated move on Haye’s part to get the better deal with the least amount of risk. However, by pulling out of the fight with Vitali, Haye may have ruined his chances of ever fighting a Klitschko again.
Can David Haye Clean Up the Heavyweight Division?
By William Mackay: Now that David Haye’s aching back has finally healed up, he’s ready to go forward against his next opponent which at his time appears to be World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko for later on this year. The fight will likely be taking place in Germany in one of the huge stadiums.
Roy Jones Jr. vs. the Klitschko Brothers?
Photo courtesy of Pavel Terekhov – By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news gossip, light heavyweight contender Roy Jones Jr. is reportedly interested in facing one of the Klitschko brothers in the near future. Jones, 40, has a fight against Jeff Lacy next month on August 15th, but after that it’s anyone’s guess that Jones might fight next. Jones has mentioned a number of top fighters that he’d like to fight, such as Danny Green, Bernard Hopkins and now the Klitschko brothers.
Wladimir Klitschko’s Wasted Opportunity for the Fans!
Photo courtesy of Pavel Terekhov – By Eric Torres: As a true fan of boxing I have come to realize that we are indeed facing a crisis in the heavyweight division, which was at one point a staple in the sport. We have seen the balance of power in boxing shift to the welterweight division and in my opinion that is the most competitive division in boxing. You have a series of superstars in that division fighting each other or at least attempting to sign fights with each other. That brings excitement & lets the imagination run ramped with thoughts of tremendous fights.
Wladimir’s Next two title Defenses – Povetkin and Chambers
By Dave Lahr: With Eddie Chambers decisive 12-round unanimous decision victory over number #1 ranked WBO heavyweight contender, Chambers solved the last piece of the puzzle for who will be IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s WBO mandatory challenger in early 2010. Klitschko, 33, now has Alexander Povetkin ahead of him later on this year for a mandatory challenger for Wladimir’s IBF heavyweight title, and then Chambers next year.
Chambers Defeats Dimitrenko, Earns Shot against Wladimir Klitschko
By Jim Dower: Heavyweight Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) put himself into the driver’s seat for a shot at IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko with a 12-round unanimous decision over Alexander Dimitrenko (29-1, 19 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Color Line Arena, in Hamburg, Germany. Chambers came on after the 5th round dominating the action and dropped the 26-year-old Dimitrenko with a left hook that knocked Alexander’s mouthpiece out in the 10th.
Is Haye too Flawed to be a Heavyweight Champion?
By Eric Thomas: Heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) has been proclaimed by some in the boxing community to be the be the next big thing, the savior of the heavyweight division. I can see why many people might think this, because Haye’s victories while fighting as a cruiserweight where very impressive with most of them ending in knockouts. However, I don’t know that Haye is the one that will be the next big thing in the heavyweight division.
News – Froch thinks Haye can Beat Both Klitschko Brothers
By Chris Williams: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) not only thinks that former cruiserweight champion David Haye can beat IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, but he also incredibly believes that Haye can beat WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko as well, according to the The Sun. Froch, however, at least is open-minded enough to say that Vitali would be the “tougher, harder fight” for the 28-year-old Haye.
Is Haye Lost Without the Klitschko Brothers?
By Chris Williams: It seems as if British heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) may have lost his golden goose when he backed out of a June 20th fight with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko because of back spasms. A chain set of reactions have since occurred with Klitschko first replacing Haye as an opponent with Ruslan Chagaev, then telling Haye to “get in line” behind the other top contenders vying for a bout with Wladimir and then finally the collapse of Setanta Sports, who were going to be paying Haye for a fight with Klitschko.