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Top 5 Heavyweights
Now, we all know the Heavyweight division is perhaps the worst division in boxing at this point in time. It was for so long the best and most exciting division of them all, but has fallen on hard times in recent years.
List who you think the top 5 heavyweight boxers of the near future will be based on skill, potential, youth and if you want, record, but not current rank. Who will be the next big champ?
#1 - Sam Peter (26-1), 25 years old
Despite losing to Wladimir Klitschko, Sam is just 25 years old and has tremendous upside. He has many more years of boxing left in him and definatly put on a good show against the best heavyweight in the game today. He was 24-0 before losing by decision to Wlad and his title shot may have been a bit premature. Sam has great potential and will learn from this loss and be a more complete fighter in the future. And after all, he did knock Klitschko down 3 times and to the best of my knowledge, has never been knocked down himself despite coming close against Klitschko? However, if he wants to be successful in the long term, he must work on his stamina.
#2 - Wladimir Klitschko (46-3), 30 years old
I know what you're thinking. Why would you rank Peter higher than Klitschko? Are you insane? After all, Klitschko did beat Peter by unanimous decision. Wlad's got a great jab and uses his size to his advantage but has weak legs and doesn't move around well. Klitschko throughout his career has never been one to shy from the canvas. He has been knocked down more than a few times in his career (3 times by Peter) and that could hurt him in the long run. Wlad still has atleast 5 years of good boxing left in him and maybe more. Who knows, maybe Klitschko will reign supreme for the next decade but in my opinion he is just a C+ fighter waiting to be de-throned. I don't think he will ever get out of the shadow of his older brother Vitali.
#3 - Calvin Brock (28-0), 31 years old
Calvin Brock has never really been truly tested by a legit heavyweight but thus far he has shown superior boxing skills and technique in all of his fights. He has 22 knock outs and has only been knocked down once, to the best of my knowledge, by Jameel McCline. Despite being knocked down he still won the fight by unanimous decision. His first big test will come when he faces 21-0-1 Timor Ibragimov. If he wins this fight impressively he could possibly have a title shot.
#4 - "Fast" Eddie Chambers (26-0), 24 years old
Who? That's right, Eddie Chambers. You probably haven't heard of him but I have been following him for almost 3 years now and he just continues to improve after every match. Chambers made his pro debut at age 18 and now, 6 years later, only 24 years old and still undefeated -- he has tremendous upside and great potential. His recent fight against little known underachiever Andrew Greenely gained Chambers some much needed respected by brutally punishing Greenely in an 8 round unanimous decision winning every round on all score cards and knocking Greenely down once in the 7th. Chambers uses his jab well and has great stamina to go the distance like he has done many times and, when he needs to, has the power to knock people out like he did to 27-3 John Sargent back in '04 knocking him down twice in the first round. Chambers has yet to be fully tested though and has never fought a top knotch fighter yet and should gain alittle more experience instead of making the potential mistake of jumping right up for a title shot like Sam Peter. Chambers must work on his conditioning though and control his weight alittle bit better, not that he is heavy but his weight fluctuates more than a boxers weight should suggesting a lack of discipline. In time, Chambers could blossum into a star in the heavyweight division if he plays his cards right.
#5 - Alexander Dimitrenko (21-0), 23 years old
Is the youngest boxer on the list and being ranked as high as 6th on sites like BoxRec.com chances are he will get his fair share of title shots throughout his career. Dimitrenko has great size at 6'7" and uses his jab well which should keep him in just about any fight. He has fought a few quality fighters in the past year and has faired well in all. Dimitrenko, however, doesn't have the best chin and has tasted the canvas once already in his young career despite winning by unanimous decision. He isn't a dominating fighter and is far from invincible but should be a force in the heavyweight division for years to come.
List who you think the top 5 heavyweight boxers of the near future will be based on skill, potential, youth and if you want, record, but not current rank. Who will be the next big champ?
#1 - Sam Peter (26-1), 25 years old
Despite losing to Wladimir Klitschko, Sam is just 25 years old and has tremendous upside. He has many more years of boxing left in him and definatly put on a good show against the best heavyweight in the game today. He was 24-0 before losing by decision to Wlad and his title shot may have been a bit premature. Sam has great potential and will learn from this loss and be a more complete fighter in the future. And after all, he did knock Klitschko down 3 times and to the best of my knowledge, has never been knocked down himself despite coming close against Klitschko? However, if he wants to be successful in the long term, he must work on his stamina.
#2 - Wladimir Klitschko (46-3), 30 years old
I know what you're thinking. Why would you rank Peter higher than Klitschko? Are you insane? After all, Klitschko did beat Peter by unanimous decision. Wlad's got a great jab and uses his size to his advantage but has weak legs and doesn't move around well. Klitschko throughout his career has never been one to shy from the canvas. He has been knocked down more than a few times in his career (3 times by Peter) and that could hurt him in the long run. Wlad still has atleast 5 years of good boxing left in him and maybe more. Who knows, maybe Klitschko will reign supreme for the next decade but in my opinion he is just a C+ fighter waiting to be de-throned. I don't think he will ever get out of the shadow of his older brother Vitali.
#3 - Calvin Brock (28-0), 31 years old
Calvin Brock has never really been truly tested by a legit heavyweight but thus far he has shown superior boxing skills and technique in all of his fights. He has 22 knock outs and has only been knocked down once, to the best of my knowledge, by Jameel McCline. Despite being knocked down he still won the fight by unanimous decision. His first big test will come when he faces 21-0-1 Timor Ibragimov. If he wins this fight impressively he could possibly have a title shot.
#4 - "Fast" Eddie Chambers (26-0), 24 years old
Who? That's right, Eddie Chambers. You probably haven't heard of him but I have been following him for almost 3 years now and he just continues to improve after every match. Chambers made his pro debut at age 18 and now, 6 years later, only 24 years old and still undefeated -- he has tremendous upside and great potential. His recent fight against little known underachiever Andrew Greenely gained Chambers some much needed respected by brutally punishing Greenely in an 8 round unanimous decision winning every round on all score cards and knocking Greenely down once in the 7th. Chambers uses his jab well and has great stamina to go the distance like he has done many times and, when he needs to, has the power to knock people out like he did to 27-3 John Sargent back in '04 knocking him down twice in the first round. Chambers has yet to be fully tested though and has never fought a top knotch fighter yet and should gain alittle more experience instead of making the potential mistake of jumping right up for a title shot like Sam Peter. Chambers must work on his conditioning though and control his weight alittle bit better, not that he is heavy but his weight fluctuates more than a boxers weight should suggesting a lack of discipline. In time, Chambers could blossum into a star in the heavyweight division if he plays his cards right.
#5 - Alexander Dimitrenko (21-0), 23 years old
Is the youngest boxer on the list and being ranked as high as 6th on sites like BoxRec.com chances are he will get his fair share of title shots throughout his career. Dimitrenko has great size at 6'7" and uses his jab well which should keep him in just about any fight. He has fought a few quality fighters in the past year and has faired well in all. Dimitrenko, however, doesn't have the best chin and has tasted the canvas once already in his young career despite winning by unanimous decision. He isn't a dominating fighter and is far from invincible but should be a force in the heavyweight division for years to come.
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