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Here are my thoughts on the current heavyweight division. Please feel free to comment.
Ruslan Chagaev:
A solid boxer with decent power and the ability to make proper adjustments when necsessary. In my opinion he does possess a good chin, but he needs to step up in competition (funny thing to say of a world title holder) and prove it. I don't think he is well known and needs a tough battle with a big name to change that.
Nikolay Valuev:
A man of his size should be expected to just walk through every man that faces him. But for some reason he fails to impress. In my opinion he is just not skilled and neither capable of making adjustments. I think Donald, Ruiz and his last opponent were robbed. The reason for people to watch his fights is they wanna see him down on the canvas.
David Tua:
Not nearly as good as he once was. The Tua of yesterday would definitely win a belt with relative ease. Once guys like him are beaten - I am not talking about the Ibeabuchi but Lewis bout - they are not the same, it's a shame. I love him and wish him best. Hopefully he has another good win and then is given the chance to finally grab a piece of the title cake. He deserves it. Look at the guys he has beaten: Ruiz, Rahman, Maskaev ... all champs or former champs.
Oleg Maskaev, Vitali Klitschko:
In my opinion they shall either fight or go away.
Maskaev is a good boxer but I find his style extremely boring and not very crowd-pleasing.
Klitschko has gone several steps too far, I am not going into details now - I have no respect for him whatsoever.
Samuel Peter:
Actually very talented and (hopefully) still improving. I think he should go back to the roots and just club away - he is better when fighting one-dimensionally than when trying to box. As for his chin ... I have no clue: the first knockdown was a slip actually I'd say.
Evander Holyfield:
I have never liked him but I find it amazing that he IS GOING TO WIN tonight. Maybe he makes unification possible.
Wladimir Klitschko:
In my opinion he grabs too much and pretends to be better than he is.
Edlanier (spelling?) Solis:
Future champ, period.
Here are my thoughts on the current heavyweight division. Please feel free to comment.
Ruslan Chagaev:
A solid boxer with decent power and the ability to make proper adjustments when necsessary. In my opinion he does possess a good chin, but he needs to step up in competition (funny thing to say of a world title holder) and prove it. I don't think he is well known and needs a tough battle with a big name to change that.
Nikolay Valuev:
A man of his size should be expected to just walk through every man that faces him. But for some reason he fails to impress. In my opinion he is just not skilled and neither capable of making adjustments. I think Donald, Ruiz and his last opponent were robbed. The reason for people to watch his fights is they wanna see him down on the canvas.
David Tua:
Not nearly as good as he once was. The Tua of yesterday would definitely win a belt with relative ease. Once guys like him are beaten - I am not talking about the Ibeabuchi but Lewis bout - they are not the same, it's a shame. I love him and wish him best. Hopefully he has another good win and then is given the chance to finally grab a piece of the title cake. He deserves it. Look at the guys he has beaten: Ruiz, Rahman, Maskaev ... all champs or former champs.
Oleg Maskaev, Vitali Klitschko:
In my opinion they shall either fight or go away.
Maskaev is a good boxer but I find his style extremely boring and not very crowd-pleasing.
Klitschko has gone several steps too far, I am not going into details now - I have no respect for him whatsoever.
Samuel Peter:
Actually very talented and (hopefully) still improving. I think he should go back to the roots and just club away - he is better when fighting one-dimensionally than when trying to box. As for his chin ... I have no clue: the first knockdown was a slip actually I'd say.
Evander Holyfield:
I have never liked him but I find it amazing that he IS GOING TO WIN tonight. Maybe he makes unification possible.
Wladimir Klitschko:
In my opinion he grabs too much and pretends to be better than he is.
Edlanier (spelling?) Solis:
Future champ, period.
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