Well folks…March is here & with March…comes the madness.
The month has kicked off to a rather banging start last weekend courtesy of HBO, what with Cotto & Miranda hammering away down in Puerto Rico, & once again they’re back to bringing the pain heavyweight style as we jet set off to Germany late in the day to catch Wladimir Klitschko (50 fights, 47 wins with 42 ko's, & 3 losses) in his latest attempt at rejuvenating his career & also reinstating his name as the top heavyweight contender/champion.
The question once again for Wladimir is…quite simply…”Can he be what he used to be?”
Currently…that answer is…a hesitant YES.
For the past five years the heavyweight division has slipped on & off of the radar. More likely than not…it has fallen under constant scrutiny & most fans think that the division is the worst that it‘s been in years. Sometimes there is some legitimacy to everyone’s gripe…other times I say that we are being to critical as fans.
Wev’e had some shots in the arm recently with Wladimir Klitschko, Nickolay Valuev, James Toney, Sam Peter, & even Calvin Brock making splashes…then sinking…then producing waves while others go off of the deep end. In’s & out’s have come courtesy of Chris Byrd, Hassim Rahman, & again James Toney. Heavyweight hopefuls turn into heavyweight has beens & visa versa.
So...this Saturday DAY, May the 9th, 2007 we watch as Wladimir will once again showcase his power & talent in Mannheim, Germany at the SAP-Arena against Ray Austin (31 fights, 24 wins with 16 ko's, 4 draws, & 3 losses) in a match over the IBF & IBO Heavyweight straps.
Austin is a bit of a question mark himself. He’s drawn & lost with some of the “second & third best” of ‘em…so it’s really hard to gauge the depth of his talent. Most view this as another step over for Wladimir…& I would have to agree. Honestly…it’s a fight that I really don’t see helping either one of these two except to boost Wlad’s record. I’d be shocked if it were anything more.
That being said…a fight is a fight & as always…I’m game to cover it…if it’s worthy…& as critical as we all can be…as questionable as this match up appears…well…what can I say…I aint got shat else to do. Heh heh heh.
So my fellow forum goers…once again…it’s on.
The normal drunken menu might not apply for you this early in the day…but truthfully…I never pull a shift sober…so let’s break out the chips & salsa…& I’ll pour me poison of choice & go this one alone if I have to.
Hey…what can I say…it’s fight time & this is the Drunken Round by Round.
Cheers & koneecheewah bitches.
Seeing that I consider this one to be a bit of a mismatch…I gotta pick Wlad by TKO late in the game.
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