In a time when the boxing public is collectively clamoring for a tournament to unify the heavyweight titles, the status quo is instead defiantly debasing the sweet science’s marquee division to the point that it has become frustratingly fragmented by uncharismatic, unskilled or uninspiring fighters who defend their belts against questionable opposition, and with unremarkable results.

Perhaps the most blatant offense to date is the speculation that WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster will be facing the Foul Pole, Andrew Golota at Madison Square Garden in March of 2005. The same Andrew Golota that got a controversial draw against IBF champ Chris Byrd in April and an ugly loss to WBA titlist John Ruiz in their November clinchfest. The same Andrew Golota that had been inactive since an October 2000 KO loss to Mike Tyson (changed to a No Contest after Iron Mike tested positive for marijuana), coming back to fight twice and win via TKO in 2003 against Brian Nix and Terrence Lewis, who had ten and thirteen losses respectively. The same Andrew Golota, and I know I this may be going overboard and delivering a low blow (which is definitely something that Golota is familiar with), that had enough potential and skill to be clearly winning not once, but twice against Riddick Bowe, only to be disqualified for repeated hitting below the belt. [details (http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=449)]

Whoah, greedy promoters, playing it safe soup alphabet champs, greedy alphabet sanctioning greedy bodies, washed up fighters. Damn, heavyweight boxing at it's worst.

Something tells me that this writer doesn't know who Don King is.

If I could go one week without hearing the heavyweight division sucks.

I know it sucks, everyone knows it sucks. Lets stop writing about the heavyweight division and the problems everyone already knows about.

To the next person to write an article about the heavyweight division's condition. Why dont you also throw in a blurb about a Prince Naseem or Ike Ibeabuchi comeback(itd be just as pointless).

This article is useless, it contains no useful analysis or new information.

Regardless of who fought who in previous championship bouts, what's failed to be noticed is that 3 out of the 4 HW champs have had questionable decision / sub-par fights (as shown by article). But VK, has won convincingly in each of his HW champ fights. opponents aside.