Really the HW division comes down to these men:
Rahman - I cannot see him taking over, just not consistent
Toney - with Vitali gone, doors have opened for the small Toney, but Wlad still exists...
Brewster - I think the biggest door has opened for this guy and I would favor him to take over...
Byrd - will rest in peace with the "W" over Vitali...and has the ability to "outslap" anyone here but Wlad...
Wladimir - proved something vs Peter and could take over as well as he seemed to have been destined at one point
Then some doors opened for guys like Brock, Tua, Peter
So, now that Vital's gone, if and when will there be a heavyweight tournament? King could match up Byrd vs. Rahman before year end and then the winner could face the winner of Ruiz/Valuev vs Brewster sometime early next year. We could have a unified heavyweight champ by March! :)
However the concept is pretty simple, but throw Don King in the mix and see if one(tournament) happens anytime soon if ever. Fucking Don King! :mad:
I would love to see Byrd vs. Ruiz. I would tape it and watch it every time I cannot sleep.
I would....but I would absolutely hate myself for wagering anything on John Ruiz.
That would put me in the position of wanting, even in the slightest, to see his disgraceful ass score a victory.
But....should Valuev win, you can come on & insult me. Deal ?
I try not to insult people, that's masterdirector's prerogative :rolleyes:
I can see why you don't want to wager though :)
Care to wager 15 mil on that?
I would....but I would absolutely hate myself for wagering anything on John Ruiz.
That would put me in the position of wanting, even in the slightest, to see his disgraceful ass score a victory.
But....should Valuev win, you can come on & insult me. Deal ?
Valuev is incapable of giving a BUM OFF OF THE STREET the "worst beating of his life".
Ruiz is a turd, but he's probably going to beat Valuev.
Care to wager 15 mil on that?
wlad lacks his broters confidence and toughness, if he can become like vitali he can be unstoppable...
It's more likely that he develops Roy Jones-like handspeed.....
LOL... just LOL! Wlad dont want to become like Vitali.
wlad lacks his broters confidence and toughness, if he can become like vitali he can be unstoppable...
Wlad had Brewster in bad shape in their first fight before the tide shifted, and he has shown that he can get up from KD's in that Peter performance.
I think Brewster has improved a lot since that fight, but Wlad has also gained back some confidence. Wlad would really just have to avoid getting caught with anything too nasty, or would have avoid being caught cold in the opening minutes of the fight like Golota did.
Wlad has the ability to be on top of the division now, but like everyone else in the division, he's still a question mark.
wlad lacks his broters confidence and toughness, if he can become like vitali he can be unstoppable...
ruiz going to get the worst beating of his life...
Valuev is incapable of giving a BUM OFF OF THE STREET the "worst beating of his life".
Ruiz is a turd, but he's probably going to beat Valuev.
So, now that Vital's gone, if and when will there be a heavyweight tournament? King could match up Byrd vs. Rahman before year end and then the winner could face the winner of Ruiz/Valuev vs Brewster sometime early next year. We could have a unified heavyweight champ by March! :)
However the concept is pretty simple, but throw Don King in the mix and see if one(tournament) happens anytime soon if ever. Fucking Don King! :mad:
Exactly how many KOs did Ruiz have in his last 10 fights? 2 TKOs. What makes you think he can KO a man that has 100 lb on him?
ruiz going to get the worst beating of his life...
Not sure about Toney, it would be interesting fight. I do think that he would win over Brewster. He showed that he can get up from knockdowns and doesn't have the problem with his stamina any more. Although I have to say that if Peter had half the speed of Brewster or could land more than 1 punch at the time, Wlad would be out of the picture now.
Wlad had Brewster in bad shape in their first fight before the tide shifted, and he has shown that he can get up from KD's in that Peter performance.
I think Brewster has improved a lot since that fight, but Wlad has also gained back some confidence. Wlad would really just have to avoid getting caught with anything too nasty, or would have avoid being caught cold in the opening minutes of the fight like Golota did.
Wlad has the ability to be on top of the division now, but like everyone else in the division, he's still a question mark.
It doesnt necessarliy matter it he throws one punch at a time, the one punch he lands could be a good one. Maybe he has wat it takes, maybe he doesnt.
Yeah, I'm not saying he's not in the running. But I wasn't all that impressed with his performance against Peter, I was expecting him to do better. Well, actually I thought Peter would come out with a little more skill, and once he didn't I figured Wlad should have had him easy. Ah well, we shall see. Certainly I'd like for him to put on a good showing.
Wlad loses to Brewster and Toney, beats the rest of this lot in my estimation.
I think that Toney can beat any of these guys...Vitali would have undoubtedly been his hardest fight at HW and now he's gone.
Not sure about Toney, it would be interesting fight. I do think that he would win over Brewster. He showed that he can get up from knockdowns and doesn't have the problem with his stamina any more. Although I have to say that if Peter had half the speed of Brewster or could land more than 1 punch at the time, Wlad would be out of the picture now.
Valuev is a joke. Dont count on him. I think Ruiz will KTFO Valuev.
Exactly how many KOs did Ruiz have in his last 10 fights? 2 TKOs. What makes you think he can KO a man that has 100 lb on him?
Wlad loses to Brewster and Toney, beats the rest of this lot in my estimation.
I think that Toney can beat any of these guys...Vitali would have undoubtedly been his hardest fight at HW and now he's gone.
Brewster will win the tournament (if King ever organizes one). There is one other guy in the mix, Valuev, but we will have to see how he does against Ruiz in December.
I'm no Klitschko hater but I just don't think Wlad has what it takes. Even though he beat Peter he got KDed twice from a guy who has basically no boxing skills whatsoever. I know one was a bit iffy but the other was legit, and this from a guy throwing one punch at a time.