Chagaev-Ibragimov Set To Unify in October

[satori555]

2 bums transform into 1 super bum like voltron

[cupcrazy01]

Great news. The winner can face Wladdy next spring and we will have 3 belts on one guy! All that would be left is Peter or Vitali, whoever wins that fight, which should be a great one.

[Randall_Hopkirk]

Am I hearing right? A HW unification bout?

[English Lion]

yup you heard right...its been too long

[Gareth Ivanovic]

Wlad has always been saying he wants to unify the belts, but it hasn't happened yet. Sultan and Chagaev could have taken easy fights for their first defense, but they go after each other to unify the belts. Which is great news. This could be the start of having a recognized true World HW champion.

[Feint]

This is good news! It is about time for something like this as it will bring a lot more credibility to the division.

I wonder where this leaves Holyfield?

[-Antonio-]

Chagaev is going to show why he is the second best heavyweight.

[Ace Rockolla]

At the risk of sounding like a myopic American, I don't think this fight does as much for boxing as some poeple are claiming.

[Steelhammer86]

This is great news! Hats off to Ruslan and Sultan. This will be a real battle and a close fight between two very similar fighters, and although I will be rooting for Ibragimov, I think there is at least a 50% chance Chagaev will win. This one could end in a KO for either, both have power.

The big obstacle to unification has been Don King. I expect the winner of Wlad/Brewster to unify with the winner of this fight, since neither are King's fighters.

[oldgringo]

This one is too close to call for me. I have seen more of Ibragimov so I want to call this fight in his favor, but Changaev seems like a sturdy guy with good power.

I'm going to say that Sultan's superior hand speed will lead to him landing first and landing more often. Close decision for Sultan.

Good news either way though.