Eastern Europe is the future of heavyweight boxing.

[BLOODSHED]

I can think of one eastern european fighter thats a legitimate champion... Sergei L. Wlad sure isn't.

Valuev was beaten by Ruiz. And if you thought Valuev won, he didn't win in convincing fashion. Enough said.

It's funny Team Russia is claiming Sergei, when the guy is from Belarus. Two seperate countries.

Wladimir Klitschko is the most talented heavyweight out there IMO. Oleg Maskaev has a great chance at upsetting Rahman. Nikolay Valuev holds a portion of the title. Sergei Liakhovich proved himself to be a top contender in our division as well as an exciting fighter with champion qualities. Sultan Ibragimov is one of the most promising rising stars of the division and there are many more young bucks like him that would love to get a chance with a top American opponent.

Let's face it, Eastern Europe has become the new mecca for heavyweight boxing. Russians fighters on average are tougher, hungrier, and harder working than the American heavyweights. We see it in MMA and now in boxing. Eastern Europeans are the best big men on the planet, hands down.

[mokele]

long gone are the days of Mildenburger and Evangelista

Wladimir Klitschko is the most talented heavyweight out there IMO. Oleg Maskaev has a great chance at upsetting Rahman. Nikolay Valuev holds a portion of the title. Sergei Liakhovich proved himself to be a top contender in the division as well as an exciting fighter with champion qualities. Sultan Ibragimov is one of the most promising rising stars of the division.

Let's face it, Eastern Europe has become the new mecca for heavyweight boxing. Russian fighters on average are tougher, hungrier, and harder working than the American heavyweights. We see it in MMA and now in boxing. Eastern Europeans are the best big men on the planet, hands down.

Long gone are the days of Mildenburger and Alfredo Evangelista, days when the best Europe had to offer was cannon fodder for the likes of Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes.

Eastern European heavyweights are usually in better shape than their American counterparts (or British counterparts sometimes) too, often with barely noticeable flab around their middle.

If the loss of Brewster to Liakhovich isn't a serious wakeup call to American heavyweights, I don't know what will be!

[enadeus]

I can think of one eastern european fighter thats a legitimate champion... Sergei L. Wlad sure isn't.

Valuev was beaten by Ruiz. And if you thought Valuev won, he didn't win in convincing fashion. Enough said.

It's funny Team Russia is claiming Sergei, when the guy is from Belarus. Two seperate countries.

Belarussia and Russia is same people. We not claiming anything we are celebrating his victory.

[Drunken Cat]

Isn't Oleg fighting Rahman next too? All the belts may be going to E. Europe soon.

[Scottie2Hottie]

Belarussia and Russia is same people. We not claiming anything we are celebrating his victory.

both part of the FSU i think

[Larry Merchant]

do you guys think a Sergi V. Vlad would sell over 10,000 seats in Vegas or LA

[dansweeney]

the future? right now they are the present

[Larry Merchant]

all the big american guys who are some what athletic are playing small forward power forward NBA or are OLB or DE in the NFL.

[PBDS]

Here is a list of some up and comers you should look out for:

Sultan Ibragimov (19-0) 16 ko's
Alexander Povetkin (6-0) 5 ko's
Denis Boytsov (13-0) 13 ko's
Vladimir Virchis (20-1) 17 ko's
Ruslan Chagaev (20-0-1) 16 ko's

....What about Alexander Dimitrenko??