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June 2nd 2007.
Doesn't sound an important date does it?
But this was an important day in boxing history. For it was the beginning of a drought of American heavyweight champions.
Shannon Briggs surrendered his WBO title to Sultan Ibragamov, and an american heavyweight champion has not been seen since.
How about November 13th 1999?
That was the date in which Americas last TRUE heavyweight champion of the world, Evander Holyfield lost his titles to Lennox Lewis. Sure a couple of years later Hasim Rahman would briefly clinch the title, but he lost it as quickly as he gained it, he had no reign to speak of.
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Enter Deontay Leshaun Wilder
He stands 6'7" tall, he has the physique of a greek god.
It is not difficult to imagine young Deontay, plying his trade in the staples center, one of the stars of the NBA, or perhaps even plying his trade in the NFL, such a physical specimine, an athlete.
The days of short, tubby guys from America being humiliated in germany seem to be at an end. Likewise the 90's contenders, doing a second time around the circuit seem to be at an end.
At 30-0(30) Deontay has crushed all before him, a path of destruction throughout the ranks. But still there are nay-sayers.
They say he has not fought the right opposition, not taken the tough fights. But Deontay has destroyed all put in front of him, is it a stretch to imagine he can do the same through incrementally better opponents?
What say you?
Will Deontay return Glory to America?
Will he take the ceremonial torch from Evander, and become the next great of heavyweight boxing?
Doesn't sound an important date does it?
But this was an important day in boxing history. For it was the beginning of a drought of American heavyweight champions.
Shannon Briggs surrendered his WBO title to Sultan Ibragamov, and an american heavyweight champion has not been seen since.
How about November 13th 1999?
That was the date in which Americas last TRUE heavyweight champion of the world, Evander Holyfield lost his titles to Lennox Lewis. Sure a couple of years later Hasim Rahman would briefly clinch the title, but he lost it as quickly as he gained it, he had no reign to speak of.
.................................................. .................................................. .
Enter Deontay Leshaun Wilder
He stands 6'7" tall, he has the physique of a greek god.
It is not difficult to imagine young Deontay, plying his trade in the staples center, one of the stars of the NBA, or perhaps even plying his trade in the NFL, such a physical specimine, an athlete.
The days of short, tubby guys from America being humiliated in germany seem to be at an end. Likewise the 90's contenders, doing a second time around the circuit seem to be at an end.
At 30-0(30) Deontay has crushed all before him, a path of destruction throughout the ranks. But still there are nay-sayers.
They say he has not fought the right opposition, not taken the tough fights. But Deontay has destroyed all put in front of him, is it a stretch to imagine he can do the same through incrementally better opponents?
What say you?
Will Deontay return Glory to America?
Will he take the ceremonial torch from Evander, and become the next great of heavyweight boxing?
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