Who can bring Heavyweight division back to the mainstream?

[SN!PER]

A Wilder-Fury fight would be a good start. Two young, huge, undefeated HWs with shaky chins.

The trash-talking alone would make this a great fight.

Agreed. Most of us weren't around for the rivalry, buildup, and live Holmes vs. Cooney. Finally our generation has an entertaining heavyweight rivalry to look forward to. Two big fighters with big mouths, plus it's UK vs USA like Hatton vs. Mayweather. It's gonna be huge.

[SlySlickSmooth]

If you can dominate the division, with KOs, and do it in exciting or oddly amazing ways you can capture an audience.

I wonder how many people turned off the Wlad-Leapai fight after those horrendous hugs.

[beez721]

If you can dominate the division, with KOs, and do it in exciting or oddly amazing ways you can capture an audience.

I wonder how many people turned off the Wlad-Leapai fight after those horrendous hugs.

there wasnt much clinching in that fight. it was just a lopsided kayo for wlad. watch the fight before you comment

[Elroy1]

there wasnt much clinching in that fight. it was just a lopsided kayo for wlad. watch the fight before you comment

Agreed, the better+shorter opponents who bull rush Wlad past the jab are hugged. Leapai was unable to even breach the safety zone. He was simply picked off and then walloped.

[The Hammer]

wlad fought plenty of times in the usa and they were all horrible fights that people hated and did horrible ratings.

That's not true.

HBO's ratings were always good for Klitschko fights: Wlad-Peter I had the highest HBO rating for the year 2005, and Vitali-Arreola had the best HBO rating for 2009.

Interestingly, HBO showed an odd Klitschko fight where Al Haymon (Vitali-Arreola) was involved. They were going to televise Wlad-Arreola.

[mizzlekicks]

The heavyweight division is a graveyard.