By Dr. Peter Edwards

In this edition of the BoxingScene mailbag, we take a look Kassim Ouma, Wladimir Klitschko, Oleg Maskaev, the third fight between Joel Casamayor and Diego Corrales, and more.

Larry from Michigan asks - I heard Kassim Ouma wants to fight Jermain Taylor. What do you think about that fight?

Edwards Response - Ouma does not have the fire power of a Bernard Hopkins or the defensive skills of a Winky Wright to keep a guy like Taylor off his back. Considering that Ouma's style is to stay on the inside and throw non-stop punches, he is going to be very suspectable to receive even bigger punches in return.

Sechew Powell was able to hit Ouma often, but lacked the pop in his punches to put him away. Taylor on the other hand has enough power at his disposal to stop Ouma in his tracks.

Mike Connelly asks - Who should Wladimir Klitschko fight next? Oleg Maskaev, Sergei Liakhovich or Shannon Briggs?

Edwards Response - Regardless of what Emanuel Steward says, Liakhovich is the most dangerous opponent out of the three for Klitschko. He's big, he can box, he can punch and he can take a punch. He proved in his fight with Lamon Brewster that can he go to war, fight hard for twelve rounds and dig deep to win.

Personally, I think Briggs is the easiest out of the three. He has a suspect chin, he mentally gives up when a fight is not going in his direction, and his stamina prevents him from being dangerous for more than five rounds at best.

Maskaev, 37-years-old, can turn old overnight. Maskaev had enough to put away Rahman, but what has Rahman really done other than beat Lennox Lewis a few years ago. Lewis once called Rahman "the Buster Douglas of the new millenium," and in some aspects that statement is true. Maskaev is hungry and has heart, but I think he also has trouble with big heavyweights, and fighters that have a good jab. When Rahman used his jab, it was an easy fight. In my opinion Klitschko has an even better jab, and stronger too.

If I was Klitschko, I would move to unify the titles. I would fight Maskaev first, have a go with Briggs, and then look for Liakhovich. 

Peter Greco from California asks - What do you think about the third fight between Joel Casamayor and Diego Corrales?

Edwards Response - I think it's a very good fight. Both of their previous two meeting were exciting and the third fight should be no different. I have to admire the courage of Corrales by taking on Casamayor in a very dangerous fight for his career. He could have just as easily fought someone else.

Casayamor had Corrales down and in trouble in both of their previous meetings. The first time around, he was stopped by Casamayor in a pure slugfest. He switched up his fighting style for the rematch and boxed his way to victory by being consistent with his jab.

I see another war in the third meeting, with Corrales switching back to his boxing style to win.

ko_kid asks - Do you think Paul Williams could beat Antonio Margarito?

Edwards Response - Right now? No. Williams is far too open for counters when he throws his punches. Williams is the mandatory contender so the fight should happen at some point in 2007. Unless he makes some defensive adjustments, Margarito is going to catch him cold. He reminds me of bigger version of Diego Corrales. He has the punch, he has the skill, but he can't avoid the counters coming his way.

He looked like superman against an old Sharmba Mitchell, who is one of the weakest punchers at 147. The fight was such as mismatch that HBO should be ashamed to have had such a fight headlining their Boxing After Dark telecast, which used to have a reputation for showcasing five-star competitive fights.

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