Most experts feel that it's a foregone conclusion in boxing's heavyweight division-- Bigger is better. The current crop of top heavyweights certainly seems to support that assertion. Boxing's next big thing, IBF champ Anthony Joshua and former consensus world champ Wladimir Klitschko are put together like physical dynamos and testaments to the efficiency of Muscle Building … [Read more...]
Generational Prejudice Is Running Amok
By Ted Sares “Whether he fights Klitschko again in the near future or takes on Wilder in the next year or two, Tyson Fury has put himself on the map in a big way. We’d best get used to him as the new face of heavyweight fighting.”—Boxing Tribune “Let’s not forget that it wasn’t a 6’2” 210lb fighter that dethroned Klitschko but a huge 6’9” modern day heavyweight who … [Read more...]
Wilder: Who Next?
"I want to bring excitement back to the heavyweight division…And I don't want to sit around. I want to fight four times a year. Whoever's ready, I'm ready." -Deontay Wilder Many—probably most-- will call for a match with undefeated Tyson Fury (23-0), but why unduly risk something you just won? Moreover, Christian Hammer might have something to say about this. As for … [Read more...]
Heavyweight Boxing Tournament Names First Eight Participants
by Ted Sares "I’m thrilled to be part of this historic event with Hank Schwartz and on demand and pay per view systems. This marks another major step in the promotion of the Montego Bay Convention Centre to the World. The primary goal is to give boxing fans the fights they want to see. By taking the best fighters who will actually fight anyone in the heavyweight division, … [Read more...]
Heavyweight Contenders: Masquerading as Professional Athletes
by Eric "Sugar Foot" Duran With the heavyweight division at a standstill, and with no attraction outside of Deontay Wilder or Bryant Jennings, the American heavyweight is a dying breed. The glory days of Ali and Foreman, Tyson and Holyfield, are decades removed. And quite honestly, there hasn't been a ray of hope since, just imposters. Only six Americans have a claimed … [Read more...]