Fight Fans Know the Heavyweights Suck....

But....it seems like the general public is finally wising up as well - >>>>>>>>> Lightweight numbers for heavies! HBO Sports announced today that the Dec. 11 pay-per-view heavyweight title fight between Vitali Klitschko and Danny Williams at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas generated approximately 120,000 buys. This comes on the heels of the Nov. 13 heavyweight pay-per-view show from New York's Madison Square Garden, which also produced 120,000 buys. "We're disappointed," said Ross Greenburg, President, HBO Sports. "We realize that the heavyweight division needs to be re-energized in 2005. We're committed to doing our best to present the most compelling and attractive heavyweight matchups in 2005, and we hope that all the promoters involved in the division recognize the need to develop a meaningful heavyweight plan. Boxing needs a unified heavyweight champion to emerge and be recognized by the public as 'The Man.'" Wednesday, December 15 2004 <<<<<<<<