i dunno bilbo, vitali did pretty decent with his kicks too lol
BUT MILES
If i could just respond to what you said.
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I disagree with your comment about heavyweight boxing being at the forefront. As far as im concerned it doesnt need to be all about the heavyweights. I get more skill and just as much entertainment from boxers from a whole range of divisions.
I will agree to disagree, because I am not saying that there isn’t just as much skill in the other divisions. But boxing fans like you and I love boxing for the sport it is, But unfortunately it gets most of its recognition from people who could care less about the sport, and just want to watch 2 guys fight until 1 hits the canvas.
However, bilbo makes a good point
“Some of us may prefer the lower weight classes, especially right now as that’s where most of the talent is but historically the heavyweight division has always been seen as the pinnacle of boxing and indeed of the whole of sport, at least as far as individual events go.
For boxing to remain popular to the mainstream it needs to have a strong heavyweight division.”
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As for fighting the mandatories and keeping the belts. Well, Wlad can fight all the mandatories he wants. It wont prove him the best in the division until he begins to unify. I wouldnt mind seeing him trying to avenge a loss or 2 also. We all know the real value of these belts anyways. Calzaghe, as much as I like him, has fought too many mandatories over the years and against who?? Exactly. Keeping the belt and fighting mandatories does not make a great fighter. More is needed. Maybe Wlad will do it. Time will tell on that one.
Jesus miles, how in the hell can someone UNIFY if they don’t fight the mandatory for the belts that they currently have, and possibly have to drop their belt? Also, how can Wlad Force people like DON king to give up some HW shots? “Wlad has said all along, after every fight, I’m not the champ, because there are other people with belts” so if you want to unify, you have to keep belts to do it. He knows, he wants it.
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You ask me if I would indeed step aside and allow Peter his shot at Maskaev first? My honest answer is that yes I would stand aside. I can see clearly that Peter has fought twice to have his shot. He deserves it. I see no problem in taking a warm up and then fighting the winner or Maskaev: Peter.
I am not questioning your honesty miles, but I cant honestly say I believe unless I seen you turn down a multi million dollar payday, to Give it to someone else
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And dont give me that bullshit about rules. The boxing commisions change the rules to suit their self indulgent whims at will. How exactly do these mandatories get their positions, they are seldom worthy of a shot!
So your saying that “champion emeritus” was made up for klitschko?
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Sam Peter excites me more than Vitali Klitschko right now, now that is a fight I want to see. It would cetainly generate more interest than a Maskaev: Klitschko fight!
To YOU.
But what about the 15+ million people in oleg’s homeland
Or maybe the 143+million in russia, and the 83+ million in germany (where the klits are ever so popular)
Listen, I care about MY entertainment too, and I can understand your interest in a Oleg vs Samuel fight. And its your opinion on how much more you would like to see that fight than vitali vs oleg, I have a different opinion. But IMO where the fight will be held (Moscow), it will sell more, a lot more than samuel peter vs oleg Anywhere else in the world.
