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by Cliff Rold - It was, in the end, a joke.
The desire to see a compelling Heavyweight fight was, remains, strong. The hope that a fighter with the tools and talent of an Odlanier Solis could embrace those things and get himself into real condition was strong as well.
It was wasted hope. Solis is what he is and he is an overweight Heavyweight. When he stepped on the scale a few under 250 lbs. on Friday, some hailed that he was lighter than normal, that he’d taken a fight with Vitali Klitschko seriously.
It turned out he was just in better shape so far as being less fat, not to be confused with his best shape.
In this corner, a bold prediction was made. In the pre-fight report card, Solis was picked to win… [Click Here To Read More]
The desire to see a compelling Heavyweight fight was, remains, strong. The hope that a fighter with the tools and talent of an Odlanier Solis could embrace those things and get himself into real condition was strong as well.
It was wasted hope. Solis is what he is and he is an overweight Heavyweight. When he stepped on the scale a few under 250 lbs. on Friday, some hailed that he was lighter than normal, that he’d taken a fight with Vitali Klitschko seriously.
It turned out he was just in better shape so far as being less fat, not to be confused with his best shape.
In this corner, a bold prediction was made. In the pre-fight report card, Solis was picked to win… [Click Here To Read More]
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