Klitschko-Lyakhovich in November?

Seems to me Liakhovich and Maskaev are down to unify, but Wlad and Valuev are not because they are the ones fighting lesser competition this fall. I want to see Wladimir fight at least 2 of the other champions and not wait for everyone else to unify. You know Valuev is going to fight bums until he gets called out (anybody else think it's weird how nobody has called him out??) I'll agree with you on this one brother. If he were one day able to unify, it would be better to take the WBO and WBC separately - I put it that way because it is certainly possible that these belts, especially Makaevs, change hands again before Wlad gets a shot at them.

If Sergei can make wlad FIGHT with him he stands a good chance of winning.

Seems to me Liakhovich and Maskaev are down to unify, but Wlad and Valuev are not because they are the ones fighting lesser competition this fall. I want to see Wladimir fight at least 2 of the other champions and not wait for everyone else to unify. You know Valuev is going to fight bums until he gets called out (anybody else think it's weird how nobody has called him out??)

Is it me or does Wlad fighting Briggs remind you of his brother Vitali when he fought Danny Williams?

you can't tell me any of those are better than Briggs. that's bullshit. I don't even know 3 or 4 of these nobodies. Dude you highlighted all the non-Americans between 10 and 25.

Alright, if you know so much about boxing, why don't you become a writer? Thats right, you're too busy reading me :D So Briggs is dangerous to Wlad. We get it. That doesnt mean he DESERVES TO FIGHT THE CHAMPION. Just because he's more dangerous than someone (sergei) who beat A LEGITIMATE CHAMPION/CONTENDER(brewster), doesnt mean he should get a title shot. I would think this logic would be obvious.

damn briggs is lower then sanin samil sam and oliver mccall and luan krasniqi, how the hell does this dude deserve a titleshot...

I also like the idea of Shannon Briggs not getting a title shot until he fights a Top 30 opponent. Padding a record should not improve your ranking... You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to neils7147933 again. Amen to that shit. I say, let's see Briggs/Danny Williams.

I can only judge by objective data: We have not seen Briggs in a single fight against a top 20 guy recently... In contrast, Liakovich beat Guinn and Brewster, and hence is more desrving to face Wlad. Here is Boxrec's ranking of 25 top fighters-- and I could not find Briggs in it !!! 1. ladimir Klitschko 30 936 1996 46-3-0 2 2 Nikolay Valuev 33 729 1993 44-0-0 3 25 John Ruiz 34 728 1992 41-6-1 4 17 Chris Byrd 36 657 1993 39-3-1 5 14 Serguei Lyakhovich 30 606 1998 23-1-0 6 5 Calvin Brock 31 566 2001 29-0-0 7 1 Oleg Maskaev 37 554 1993 33-5-0 8 3 James Toney 37 536 1988 69-4-3 9 11 Lamon Brewster 33 467 1996 33-3-0 10 1 Matt Skelton 39 466 2002 20-1-0 11 8 Samuel Peter 25 410 2001 26-1-0 12 5 Vladimir Virchis 33 355 1999 21-1-0 13 5 DaVarryl Williamson 38 354 2000 23-4-0 14 17 Hasim Rahman 33 353 1994 41-6-2 15 2 Ruslan Chagaev 27 353 1997 21-0-1 16 8 Tony Thompson 34 350 2000 28-1-0 17 24 Juan Carlos Gomez 33 348 1995 39-1-0 18 26 Sinan Samil Sam 32 326 2000 26-3-0 19 20 Danny Williams 33 325 1995 36-5-0 20 10 Jameel McCline 36 305 1995 38-6-3 21 11 Oliver McCall 41 303 1985 47-8-0 22 6 Sultan Ibragimov 31 301 2002 19-0-1 23 9 Eddie Chambers 24 300 2000 27-0-0 24 19 Ray Austin 35 290 1998 24-3-4 25 23 Luan Krasniqi you can't tell me any of those are better than Briggs. that's bullshit. I don't even know 3 or 4 of these nobodies.

umm, .... I thnink Liakovich is a far better boxer than Briggs, and the fight with Liakhovich will be far more entertaining... It will be more meaningful as well.

Lyakhovich can't hit him consistently because Wladimir fights tall. For the record I have seen Brewster-Lyakhovich, although it was peculiar that you would ask that question. Lyakhovich had in front of him a guy who was not very tall and was there to be hit all night. Wladimir is a different fighter than Brewster. Wladimir is taller and will always dominant smaller opponents. Get a guy like Briggs in there, or not even Briggs. It doesn't have to be Briggs, anyone who is a super heavyweight like Wladimir is will be a nightmare for him. Wladimir is content to fight guys who are small like Byrd and Lyakhovich, and thats really sad. I can't respect him as a champ until he beats guys who have a legitimate, logical shot at beating him. Last time we saw that was Peter, and even then Peter had a style disadvantage but still put Wladimir down three times. If Peter was 6'4-5, Wladimir would've been out inside of 4. But of course, the height advantage is so pronounced that guys who are 6'1 and under have to get him with one shot, and Lyakhovich can't do anything with one shot. Liakhovich is exactly the same heigh as Briggs is. Briggs has a reach advantage on Liakhovich but Briggs is also out of shape lately and comes in weighing 265-270, while Liakhovich is keeping himself within 235-240. If being 6'4" 240 man without an ounce of fat on him is not, in your eyes, "a super heacyweight", then please explain to me what is. Liakhovich cannot do anything with one shot? How do you know this? Because the only fight you saw was him fighting Brewster, who is tough as granite. Watch that fight again and tell me that if Liakhovich was pounding any other top 20 HW, how many of them wouldn't go down? Come on man, we've established that: 1. the only rankings that you trust don't even show Briggs in top 10, so Liakhovich is more deserving of a title shot based on that. 2. Briggs and Liakhovich are the same "super heavyweights", as you put it and they both have the same chance at beating Wlad. 3. Fans want unification, not another challenger who;s been beating bums. Admitting your hate is the first step to recovery. You don't like Wlad and because you think that Briggs has a better chance at beating Wlad, you spend hours in this discussion, trying to tell everybody that you would want to see this fight only because there is a chance that Wlad will loose. Oh, and next time, do your research before talking facts. Serguei Lyakhovich Sex Male Nationality Belarussian Alias White Wolf Birth Name Sergei Petrovich Global ID 016692 Federal ID AZ055269 Hometown Scottsdale, AZ, USA Birthplace Vitebsk, Belarus Rated at Heavyweight World Rank 5 / 876 Date of Birth 1976-05-29 Age 30 Reach 74.5” Stance Orthodox Height 6' 4 Trainer Kenny Weldon Manager Ivailo Gotzev Sex Male Nationality US American Alias The Cannon Global ID 004629 Federal ID NY013082 Hometown Brooklyn, NY, USA Birthplace Brooklyn, NY, USA Rated at Heavyweight World Rank 30 / 876 Date of Birth 1971-12-04 Age 34 Reach 80” Stance Orthodox Height 6' 4 Trainer Jeff Mayweather Manager Scott Hirsch W 47 (41 ko's) | L 4 | D 1 | Total 52

Reply to this: Let me break it down like this. The last guy Wladimir beat that was considered the top guy was Chris Byrd. Now Byrd, like Peter and Castillo before him, was too small to put punches on the taller Wladimir. Lyakhovich is like 6'1, 220, not nearly big enough to get leather on Wladimir. It's gonna be the same shit we saw with his last three opponents, all who were good but not built to beat Wladimir Klitschko. Briggs however is 6'4 or something like that and is a much bigger, stronger guy than Lyakhovich. Anyone who is that big and has a punch with some skills is gonna give Wladimir trouble. Rankings shmankings, lemme tell you guys whats behind the numbers. Briggs is exactly the kind of fighter Wladimir fears. A guy with the size, speed, and power to get punches on him that hurt. Lyakhovich, however, isn't. It isn't about who can beat Wladimir, but who can't. Is Wladimir taking an easier opponent style wise, I say YES! Not hating, just gotta call them like I see them. Oh ye dude Wlad has never had a problem with same size or bigger guys then him, he tore up Mccline who was his height and weighed more then him, Derrick Jefferson same height weighed more he got his ass tore up also Im sure there are more others but I do not think size matters to Wlad his losses all came from shorter guys, Corrie Sanders 6"2, Brewster 6"1-6"2, Purrity also 6"1-6"2, is not about the size man, Briggs gave Lewis more then he could handle and had him hurt all over the place but that was what 4-5 years ago and feasting on bums is what makes Briggs look good but hes hasnt fought a top 20 fighter and now all of a sudden he can beat Klitschko come on dawg it doesnt work like that...

Lyakhovich is the same height as Briggs. So for someone to make a comment about Briggs looking Wlad square in the eye and that being the reason they want Briggs vs Wlad over Sergei vs Wlad is more garbage and nonsense being spewed. I want Wlad to fight Briggs because I am hoping that Wlad pops the hype bubble that Briggs has brought about. But of course all the sudden Briggs nuthuggers will make up more excuse's about why their boy went down like a ton of bricks. However I do not want a supposed Briggs vs Wlad matchup to interfere with a unification match. I have been asking for unification since Lewis retired and if this is the first opportunity at it, I am all for it.

Let me break it down like this. The last guy Wladimir beat that was considered the top guy was Chris Byrd. Now Byrd, like Peter and Castillo before him, was too small to put punches on the taller Wladimir. Lyakhovich is like 6'1, 220, not nearly big enough to get leather on Wladimir. It's gonna be the same shit we saw with his last three opponents, all who were good but not built to beat Wladimir Klitschko. Briggs however is 6'4 or something like that and is a much bigger, stronger guy than Lyakhovich. Anyone who is that big and has a punch with some skills is gonna give Wladimir trouble. Rankings shmankings, lemme tell you guys whats behind the numbers. Briggs is exactly the kind of fighter Wladimir fears. A guy with the size, speed, and power to get punches on him that hurt. Lyakhovich, however, isn't. Liakhovich is 6"4 possibly taller and his fighting weights are anywhere from 235 and up, thats a big difference....

What are you complaining about? Fans have been asking for unification for years and now that we have one brewing that makes you unhappy? You took the word's right out of my mouth. Hypocrisy runs rampant once again.

The Briggs that lost to McCline was total garbage and weighed about 260. Briggs has been getting into much better shape and taking his training seriously and is gonna enter the ring for his next fight at about 240. Upsets don't just happen, they are created in the gym. Believe me on this, if Briggs goes in the ring at 240 and as motivated as he is now, Wladimir will leave on a stretcher. how the hell is he gonna get back down to 240 after hes been feasting on bums and coming into fights at 270-275. The point that Im trying to make is that he doesnt deserve this shot with Klitschko and Wlad either needs to fight one of the champs or Calvin Brock....

its a matter of opinion who is more dangerous for wlad, briggs or SL... but it is not up for debate who deserves to fight wlad first, SL..... briggs has done nothing to warrant a title shot and any BOXING fan should rather see a deserving SL fight wlad in a unification fight then see briggs get a title shot after beating a bunch of journeymen,,,

I don't think you've got a very strong argument here AS - Briggs is "dangerous" because he's a quick guy who can punch a bit (although he hasn't done that to many top heavyweights down the years). But if Klitschko can secure fights against the other beltholders to clear up the mess and become the true champ rather than being the best of the bunch, he should do. Thats what the majority of the fans in the world want to see; a HW champion. Also you state how lyakhovic wouldn't be a challenge for Wlad....well he beat Brewster clearly who knocked out Wlad. Brewster isn't super tall and managed to tag him in that matchup. Lyakhovic is #4, Briggs hasn't beat anyone of note. Apart from the money Briggs might bring I don't see why Wlad would want to fight him at all.

What I mean of course is that I will write a harsh column criticising him for not fighting Briggs. Emmanuel Steward even said straight up that Briggs is the most dangerous fight out there for him because of Briggs skill and power. I learned a lesson from last week when a boxer confronted me at a press con about something said here. If you're in the press and talk smack about a fighter, they will find you. Luckily for me, Wladimir has a suspect chin :D this couldn't possibly be because you both are from ney york/new jersey and is a hometown fav even though he is a hasbeen?

What? Do you think you can do better? :p Try your luck! I already challenged him to write something so we can laugh at his illiterate ass, but I have all kinds of doubts as to whether he has the ability or knowledge to do it. Watch him cop out of it :D