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Originally posted by Rubber Soul View PostGood article. All the divison needs is a few dynamic athletes to spark the division into life. Most these contenders are out of shape slobs. The masses don't want a technically superior heavyweight to keep dominating. The public want to be entertained.
Wlad
Vitali
Haye
Adamek
Povetkin
From those 5 Haye and Adamek are the most entertaining to watch imo....But Haye is a ***** who won't prove himself and Adamek is a cruiser who doesn't stand a chance against either Klitschko.
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Originally posted by ChopperRead View PostIf it wasn't for the Klitschkos, we'd all be saying what great parity there is at heavyweight, as belts would be traded back and forth among the Sam Peters and Alex Povetkins and David Hayes of the world. The fact that the Klitschkos are so much better than the rest of the pack works against them. They make it look easy, but it obviously isn't, or more people would be able to do it. They are victims of their own success.
Originally posted by tourlou82 View PostAdamek is not that entertaining to watch. He's a good boxer, but we won't see him in wars at HW like we saw him at LHW, he can't stand toe to toe with the big boys.
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Originally posted by Ivansmamma View PostGood post, i agree. If it weren't for the Klitschkos dominance there would be a lot of belt changing hands, Toney or Adamek might have a belt and fight Haye for his belt. The Klitschkos dominate the divison, sadly enought no one is good enought to give them a challenge.
That's the problem. They aren't getting into any memorable wars that warrant a rematch or even a trilogy. They are simply jabbing their opponents and then pummeling them late. They are so physically and technically sound compared to the clowns beneath them that their reign will be forgotten.
I'd like to see another Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, etc., who can sit on top of the world for 4-8 years. But they need to be in memorable fights, rivalries, etc.
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I have to agree with Cliff, the Klitschkos are the best of what is a terrible field.
But maybe there is a glimmer of hope that things can turn around here if some of these fights can get made.
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Originally posted by crold1 View Post
Huh? He's been in three Heavy fights and ALL were more watchable than almost anything else in the division in years. Adamek just ain't capable of dull. He made even Estrada interesting.
Knocking out his faded countryman should not count to judge whether he's entertaining at HW or not. He had a dead man in front of him, and he did what he had to do.
I haven't seen him and Estrada, but from what I've read/heard, it was a pretty ordinary fight.
And Arreola was entertaining ??? He was almost running to escape Arreola assault in the first couple of rounds. And he doesn't throw a lot of punches. He fought a smart fight, but I thought what was the most entertaining about the fight was those shaky moments when Arreola had Adamek in the ropes and was slapping him around the ring, I thought he was going to get ko'ed.
Adamek vs Briggs, now you're talking, that was entertaining.
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