Wlad to fight again in Novermber or December

[captainanddew]

Some potential targets

Odlanier Solis: last fight May 29th, no future fights scheduled, should be ready to go by Nov/Dec. He doesn't deserve another title shot, but he is available and one would think would jump at the opportunity.

Robert Helenius: Last fought vs Dereck Chisora and was gifted a decision, yet he had arm issues and might be ready by Nov/Dec but will likely be too rusty to attempt a title shot.

Alexander Povetkin: last fought in February, no future fights scheduled, but Hasim Rahman will still want his shot vs Povetkin and given the choice between the two we must figure Alex chooses Rahman.

Tomaz Adamek: Scheduled to fight in September, it's unlikely he'll fight Wlad in Nov or Dec.

Kubrat Pulev: A slightly green pro with only 16 fights, but he's undefeated and having fought and KO'd Dimitrenko he could be best suited to fight Wladimir.

Seth Mitchell: Scheduled to fight Jonathan Banks in September, doubtful he's ready for Wlad this year.

Cris Arreola: Boxrec doesn't have him scheduled to fight Bermane Stiverne anymore (damn, I would LOVE to see that fight), but he should be ready in Nov/Dec and would be a durable and dangerous test for Wladimir.

Bermane Stiverne: Not a good "boxer" but one hell of a slugger, and if anyone that has the power to hurt Wlad it's this guy. Last fought in April, had been bandied about as an opponent for Arreola, but that may have fallen through.

There are certainly others up for consideration, but I would venture to guess that these fellas are the main ones worth looking at.

Wlad needs a new strategy. Fight every 10 weeks for 2 years, destroy 10 opponents and retire.

Povetkin-already had his chance against Wlad and didn't take it.
Arreola-his team was talking about Wlad and I believe have changed their mind
Stiverne-not ready
Mitchell-not ready
Fury-not ready
Boystov-not ready
Price-not ready
Pulev-not ready

Adamek or Solis are reasonable options. But Adamek got destroyed by Vitali and hasn't looked great since. Solis has been injured and likely won't take it. Helenius-he got his ass kicked by Chisora, and then has been injured. They won't take the fight.

We probably get left with a fight we don't want.

[TitoFan]

Nightmare scenario:

Solis finally gets his fat ass in shape and declares himself ready.
Mitchell gets a few more tuneup fights... works out the technical kinks in his game... and declares himself ready.
Arreola gets a set of balls to go along with his punching power, and declares himself ready.
Helenius completely recovers from his arm injury, has a tune-up fight or two... and declares himself ready.
Stiverne learns some technical skills to go along with his power, and declares himself ready.
"Mago" the Russian gets a few more fights under his belt, and declares himself ready.


But by then, Wlad is 42 years old, and says:

"I've been waiting for the last few years to fight you bums. But now I'm past my prime, and I'm going to retire. Ciao."

[Leighton]

Some potential targets

Odlanier Solis: last fight May 29th, no future fights scheduled, should be ready to go by Nov/Dec. He doesn't deserve another title shot, but he is available and one would think would jump at the opportunity.

Robert Helenius: Last fought vs Dereck Chisora and was gifted a decision, yet he had arm issues and might be ready by Nov/Dec but will likely be too rusty to attempt a title shot.

Alexander Povetkin: last fought in February, no future fights scheduled, but Hasim Rahman will still want his shot vs Povetkin and given the choice between the two we must figure Alex chooses Rahman.

Tomaz Adamek: Scheduled to fight in September, it's unlikely he'll fight Wlad in Nov or Dec.

Kubrat Pulev: A slightly green pro with only 16 fights, but he's undefeated and having fought and KO'd Dimitrenko he could be best suited to fight Wladimir.

Seth Mitchell: Scheduled to fight Jonathan Banks in September, doubtful he's ready for Wlad this year.

Cris Arreola: Boxrec doesn't have him scheduled to fight Bermane Stiverne anymore (damn, I would LOVE to see that fight), but he should be ready in Nov/Dec and would be a durable and dangerous test for Wladimir.

Bermane Stiverne: Not a good "boxer" but one hell of a slugger, and if anyone that has the power to hurt Wlad it's this guy. Last fought in April, had been bandied about as an opponent for Arreola, but that may have fallen through.

There are certainly others up for consideration, but I would venture to guess that these fellas are the main ones worth looking at.

Wlad needs a new strategy. Fight every 10 weeks for 2 years, destroy 10 opponents and retire.

Povetkin-already had his chance against Wlad and didn't take it.
Arreola-his team was talking about Wlad and I believe have changed their mind
Stiverne-not ready
Mitchell-not ready
Fury-not ready
Boystov-not ready
Price-not ready
Pulev-not ready

Adamek or Solis are reasonable options. But Adamek got destroyed by Vitali and hasn't looked great since. Solis has been injured and likely won't take it. Helenius-he got his ass kicked by Chisora, and then has been injured. They won't take the fight.

We probably get left with a fight we don't want.

Why not give it to the people that do want to fight them. Arreola or Chisora. When they took on the Klits they gave it there all.