Is Brewster en route to becoming a great fighter.

[Endurance]

someone who as chin and decent skill should take a comfortable ud ova brewsta

I don't think it's that easy because Lamon Brewster is no head hunter at all. Actually he is a great body puncher. If he manages to improve his defense, he will be sort of unstoppable these days, in my view.

[Hitman932]

I don't think it's that easy because Lamon Brewster is no head hunter at all. Actually he is a great body puncher. If he manages to improve his defense, he will be sort of unstoppable these days, in my view.

i wish he would would fight sam peter

[Endurance]

i wish he would would fight sam peter

Me too. That could be greater than Ibeabuchi vs. Tua.

[mokele]

I hope so but I doubt it

He really has been fighting well lately, a ko over kilitscko and now a ko over golata, perhaps one more big victory and he might be on the cover of SI or some boxing magazines or perhaps en route to becoming a great figther.........

If you look only at Brewster's career since his loss to Charles Shufford in Oct. 2000 it looks like he's a great fighter. However, he was less than impressive against Kali Meehan in Sept. 2004, just 5 months after he knocked out Wladimir Klitschko (Wladdy). Andrew Golota has been washed up for a few years so Brewster's ko of Golota didn't really mean much. His late stoppage of Luan Krasniqi was impressive though. I saw that fight and concluded that Brewster is the best and most complete of today's heavyweights, none of whom threaten to make anyone's top 20 heavyweights of all time though. If Brewster had Wladdy's outside boxing skills or his disciplined conditioning regimen he would be a truly great fighter. He's not coming into the fight with Liakhovich in top shape according to the photos I've seen, which spells bad news for Lamon. I've never seen Liakhovich fight so I can't make any predictions. I intend to watch the fight on Saturday. I'm looking forward to it!

[mokele]

you're being hard on the guy

Maybe if he has an awesome career and remains undefeated against top opposition (beats Rahman, Wladimir, Toney, Sam Peter, Ibragimov) he will reach the level of say a George Chuvalo.

No chance at all of him ever becoming a top thirty heavyweight of all time though. For that to happen, there would have to at least be one other great heavyweight around for him to fight.

If Brewster beats Liakhovich and then goes on to beat all the others in parenthesis that you listed, I would have to do a complete 180 degree turn about Brewster and call him an all time great. In fact, if he just beats Liakhovich and then 3 other top-ranked heavyweights without suffering a loss I would be forced to put him easily in the top 30, and maybe the top 20 depending on how good he performs. I would surely rank him ahead of Jersey Joe Walcott for example, who really only had a couple of big wins in his whole career to go along with many losses.

Chuvalo was little more than a decent opponent for other world class heavyweights, and I can really only speak in glowing terms about him within the context of Canadian fighters.

I agree that we are in a serious dry spell as far as genuine talent is concerned within the heavyweight division, but most of the guys in the top 20 are roughly on a par with Joe Louis' or Larry Holmes' opponents during their reigns.

[Endurance]

Andrew Golota has been washed up for a few years so Brewster's ko of Golota didn't really mean much.

You are certainly right with the first part. But I have to disagree with your second statement. In comparison it means much.
Byrd DRAW Golota
Ruiz UD Golota, but was floored in the second round.
Brewster TKO1 Golota, three knockdowns in 53 seconds.
I know styles makes fights, but Lamon definately was special that night.

[Endurance]

If Brewster beats Liakhovich and then goes on to beat all the others in parenthesis that you listed, I would have to do a complete 180 degree turn about Brewster and call him an all time great. In fact, if he just beats Liakhovich and then 3 other top-ranked heavyweights without suffering a loss I would be forced to put him easily in the top 30, and maybe the top 20 depending on how good he performs. I would surely rank him ahead of Jersey Joe Walcott for example, who really only had a couple of big wins in his whole career to go along with many losses.

Chuvalo was little more than a decent opponent for other world class heavyweights, and I can really only speak in glowing terms about him within the context of Canadian fighters.

I agree that we are in a serious dry spell as far as genuine talent is concerned within the heavyweight division, but most of the guys in the top 20 are roughly on a par with Joe Louis' or Larry Holmes' opponents during their reigns.

Good post, very interesting points.

[dangerous dave]

All time great! What you been smokin' on? I dont ever expect him to be in the HOF and if anyone was actually interested in his belt (Brock for example) he would get beat! Hes only got Wlad that is any good on his record but we all know about that wobbly chin of his!

[Torino]

Anyone notice that Brewsters only been fighting white opponents lately?

[itsafight]

I think that weight is bs. If you look at the Trout weigh in the day before the fight, he looks just as skinny. It's all mind games. I think he weighs closer to the actual weight than we assume. Not saying Canelo will win, but he looks ready.

This, he could have had a big ass meal before the weigh in, I highly doubt he weighs more than the 165 he entered camp at. Mind games people.