Who should Ruslan Chagaev fight in his first defense of the WBA title?

[Steelhammer86]

he should fight Valeuv again.
the first one was close, a MD and Valuev gave him a shot at the title.
He deserves a rematch, imo.

Valuev didn't give him a shot at the title, Chagaev was his mandatory - he had to fight him. I lost respect for Valuev when he chose Beck for his voluntary defense, and then Barrett and McCline. No, Valuev should have to wait awhile before he gets another title shot.

[Hitman932]

he should fight the winner of thompson vs krasniqi.... that would be the most deserving challenger

if not then i think virchis is the next most deserving.

dimitrenko is too green, he wouldnt take the shot

none of the other guys have a very good case imo

[Feint]

Lots of possibilities...

Evander Holyfield would be his best bet for a big money fight. Some good story lines there.

Alexander Dimitrenko would be a decent draw over seas. I would be interested in seeing that fight myself.

The winner of the Briggs-Imbragimov fight, especialy in Imbragimov wins, would be a decent draw.

Also, don't count out Calvin Brock. I think he will be back in the picture soon.

[Steelhammer86]

It's been over two months now...I've been hoping he will decide on his first voluntary defense by the end of June. I hope he's not one of those guys who fights only once or twice a year once he has a title. Gomez is now ranked by the WBA (he wasn't when I made this thread), he'd be a good choice for a first title defense. That would be a heckuva fight for us to watch!

[paul750]

Gomez will probably be fighting Valuev first by the sound of it though.

[Steelhammer86]

Gomez will probably be fighting Valuev first by the sound of it though.

Valuev has his fight coming up with Bergeron on Sep 29, and I think Gomez won't want to wait until three or four months after that to fight again. When the next WBA ratings come out, Gomez will have moved up a little (and Gomez will replace Bakhtor in the WBO top 15 now, so maybe he'll have a shot at the WBO title). But anyway, Chagaev might want an easier voluntary defense than Gomez.

[vze2hhvj]

He should fight one of the 3 other champions, its time that they unify

[TheEvilSaint]

there arent too many deserving HW challengers out there, but i say give it to holyfield. lets see if holyfield still has some left.

[Steelhammer86]

there arent too many deserving HW challengers out there, but i say give it to holyfield. lets see if holyfield still has some left.

Yes, it would be good to see Holyfield have one last shot at a title.