I think Brewster is probably the best right now based on his heart and exciting style........Wlad has great offense and seems to be improving since Steward took over and until beaten Byrd is THE champ in my eyes seeing how he has been reigning the longest and does not shy away from fighting giants.I hope peter can get some better skillz and make a run at the title soon.I think if Wlad beats Byrd and fights lamon after then the winner of that fight should be considered THE man for now.
Wlad has great offense and seems to be improving since Steward took over and until beaten Byrd is THE champ in my eyes seeing how he has been reigning the longest and does not shy away from fighting giants.I hope peter can get some better skillz and make a run at the title soon.I think if Wlad beats Byrd and fights lamon after then the winner of that fight should be considered THE man for now.
I think Brewster is probably the best right now .I think if Wlad beats Byrd and fights lamon after then the winner of that fight should be considered THE man for now.
That's it, in a nutshell. I wanted it to be Toney, I really thought it was Toney, but after last week...Damn, it's just depressing.
I'd have to go with Brewster. At first I wasn't really convinced; but I was impressed with the way he outlasted and came back to beat Wladimir...that took a helluva lot of heart, which is always a good trait. Then the Meehan fight, which was anything; but impressive. The only thing out of that bout that encouraged me...slightly...was his cheekbond being broken and him fighting through the pain. Once again, heart is always a good thing.
The turning point in my opinion came with the Golota fight. Not because the Foul Pole is a world beater as much as what it meant in relation to the division at that time. Golota had fought both IBF titlist Byrd and then WBA titlist, Ruiz. He had pushed Byrd and Ruiz both to their respective limits, drawing with Byrd, and dropping Ruiz twice on the way to a semi-controversial points loss. Brewster, on the other hand, takes this man the other two titlists had struggled with and blasted him out in more impressive fashion than Lewis had done and, in the process, crated history with the fastest World Heavweight Championship fight on record, beating Jeffries by 2 seconds. Now, granted the WBO is not really a respected organiaztion and Brewster was not the official world champion at that point; but, then again, no one was, really. With one fight against a common opponent, he showed up two of his four counterparts and was gaining on the third since Vitali had defended against Danny Williams whose sole claim to fame at the time was beating a shot Tyson.
Then Brewster did it again, coming from behind to stop Krasniqi.
He reminds me, in a way, of Marciano. He's a nice guy, who's kind of crude but has a good chin, big punch, and huge heart; and somehow, always seems to find a way to win just when you think he can't. You gotta love that. If shown more on TV, will win the public over, IMO.
Of course, if he loses to Liakhovich, which is possible, all this crap goes out the window.
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