Lamon Brewster: I Will Knock Klitschko Out Again"

[cupcrazy01]

Here's an interesting question: since this is a voluntary, is there a rematch clause? I mean, there has to be, right? So if Brewster beats Wlad again, and let's be real, for that to happen it would have to be another stoppage, then they would have a third fight after the same fighter has already won twice via KO...unbelievable.

It's like Ortiz-Shamrock in UFC, except I would expect Wlad fans would still think their man could win the third fight. Brewster would have absolutely nothing to gain by that, but I guess he'd have to do it. All this means is that if Brewster wins, we won't see any unification for another several months, and if Wlad wins, his mandatory will be due soon...probably soon enough to avoid a unification fight...UNREAL.

[cupcrazy01]

Has there ever been a third fight between to top fighters after the same fighter won the first two via KO? That would be borderline hilarious...what would Wlad's promoters say? "This time, he's ready!" Like the first TWO times were flukes. I almost want to see this just to see how it would play out.

But, in reality, I see Wlad TKO7 Brewster.

[kayjay]

Are you kidding me? Wlad Klitschko is becoming one of the most offensively proficient fighters ever. If that quadruple left-hook was not beautiful to you then . . . . well I'll leave you alone.

Chagaev is the best boxer in the division; a great counterpuncher who fought a smart fight agaiunst Vauev, but did not show his arsenal there. He's smart and fast with the jab and has power.

Peter is a monmstrous puncher who is shortening his punches and learning to box.

Brewtser is a courtageous guy and a big puncher who will lose a bunch but will hardly disappear. Same for SL

Ibragimov and Briggs will always have a puncher's chance.

The HW is the second or third best division in boxing now.

[Steelhammer86]

The HW is the second or third best division in boxing now.

I Agree!

[kayjay]

You forget both Klit brothers are fighting now and lots of guys from Europe are coming up.

They haven't been on ESPN so they don't exist; send my boy kball some links

[BrooklynBomber]

Are you kidding me? Wlad Klitschko is becoming one of the most offensively proficient fighters ever. If that quadruple left-hook was not beautiful to you then . . . . well I'll leave you alone.

Chagaev is the best boxer in the division; a great counterpuncher who fought a smart fight agaiunst Vauev, but did not show his arsenal there. He's smart and fast with the jab and has power.

Peter is a monmstrous puncher who is shortening his punches and learning to box.

Brewtser is a courtageous guy and a big puncher who will lose a bunch but will hardly disappear. Same for SL

Ibragimov and Briggs will always have a puncher's chance.

The HW is the second or third best division in boxing now.

I think that the whole hate towrds HW division is a sign of elitism, you know, HW devision was always the most mainstream and as anything mainstream, people would try to put it down to show themselves as if they are in the know. Very simple and predictable elitism.

[kayjay]

I think that the whole hate towrds HW division is a sign of elitism, you know, HW devision was always the most mainstream and as anything mainstream, people would try to put it down to show themselves as if they are in the know. Very simple and predictable elitism.

That's a huge part of it.

[Steelhammer86]

Just cause you only know these fighters does not mean the devision is limited to them. You forget both Klit brothers are fighting now and lots of guys from Europe are coming up. Oh and obviously, Chagaev is better than most of the guys you listed as well.

That's right, there's LOTS of good heavyweights coming up, such as Alexander Povetkin. I wish people would stop saying there's something wrong with the heavyweight division when there's so much talent and countless potentially great matchups. I like it being more international now - with more countries having professional boxing, there's more talented boxers. It doesn't matter to me what race they are or what country they're from.

When the Soviet Union was communist, professional boxing was not permitted. The emergence of all the good heavyweights from Eastern Europe has a lot to do with those countries being free now.

[cupcrazy01]

The HW is the second or third best division in boxing now.

OK, alot of what you said is agreeable, but to say THIS is a bit much. There is a glimmer of hope that guys like Peter and Chagaev can go with Wlad to make for some good, exciting fights, along with Vitali's comeback, however real that may be. But to call it a top 3 division is just not realistic.

You have welterweight, which I don't need to go into because everyone knows it's deep and young, and then super featherweight, which is loaded with older and younger guys alike (Soto, Guzman and Valero to go with the Pac JMM and MAB), and then you have middleweight, which is having a bit of a renaissance with the emergence of Edison Miranda and Pavlik's decision to stay at 160 (he said over a year ago he wanted to go to 168). So that's the top 3, and I don't know if you can argue that unless you want to use a different division...

Outside of my top 3 you have to look at jr.welterweight (140) which has Hatton, JLC, Witter, Harris, Torres and a great fight coming up this weekend between Kendall Holt and Mike Arnaoutis.

Also you have super middle, with, of course, Calzaghe and a cast of solid contenders: Kessler, Mundine, Bute, Lacy (when he returns), Froch, Allan Green, and the possible additions of Jermain Taylor and/or Winky Wright should he beat Hopkins and challenge Calzaghe.

Even light heavyweight is somewhat strong, with Hopkins and Wright, Chad Dawson providing the future, and the revitalized Clinton Woods to go with your Zsolt Erdei's, Glen Johnson's and whenever-we-feel-like-fighting again Tarver's and Jones's. Don't forget about Paul Briggs, who, if paired with Dawson, could make for a great title fight. Oh yeah, Tomas Adamek is pretty good, too. And of course, Calzaghe may be joining this division this year...

Cruiserweight isn't too shabby, either, with Mormeck, Bell, Maccarinelli, Haye, Guillermo Jones, Vadim Tokarev, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, Steve Cunningham and the Ding-A-Ling Man.

Jr. Middle has the fight of the year, er...at least the EVENT of the year, with ODLH-PBF, and it has alot of other solid fighters too, like Spinks, Karmazin, Travis Simms, Sergei Dzindziruk, Joachim Alcine and the very possible additions of Margarito, Andre Berto, Joel Julio and Paul Williams down the road a bit.

It's hard for me to place heavyweight above any of those, but I could definitely see an argument for it being in the top 5, in particular no.5, the top 3 is just out of the question.

[PBDS]

.....Brewsters only chance is to rush Wlad, get lucky with a big winging punch, and hope that Wlad doesn't take it well. Otherwise he gets the beating of a lifetime and gets stopped around the 6th or 7th.