Heavyweight Fight Schedule

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Vitali Klitschko declared WBC's Champion Emeritus


Alex Leapai says talks underway with Klitschko, promises to end long reign


Unbeaten heavyweights Jennings and Szpilka to meet on Garcia WBO title card


Bryant Jennings-Arthur Szpillka on Mikey Garcia-JC Burgos card | RingTV


Full Report: Mansour chops down Price

[TigerFan]

Any footage of the Wilson-Rodriguez knockout? Would love to see that!

[Freedom]

Official WBC statement on Vitali Klitschko

World Boxing Council

The WBC is proud and honored to confirm the status of Vitali Klitschko as WBC Heavyweight World Champion Emeritus. Undoubtedly, Vitali has earned that distinction through his actions inside and outside the ring.

Vitali Klitschko is fighting the fight of his life, this time outside the ring. Vitali is showing to the world what is the true heart of a champion by leading his countrymen to battle in the streets in their search of human equality, rights and peace for the great country of the Ukraine.

Vitali Klitschko announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the Ukraine, which election will take place in 2015. Vitali believed he would be able to defend his WBC Heavyweight World Championship, and wanted to do so against the WBC mandatory contender Bermane Stiverne.

Vitali attended the WBC 51st annual convention in Bangkok last November. At the convention, the representatives of the 165 countries affiliated to the WBC issued a special proclamation applauding and joining his efforts to represent boxing and the WBC in his candidacy for the presidency of the Ukraine.

With the current extreme and delicate political situation in the Ukraine, Vitali has answered his country’s call to fight for human rights and equality. Accordingly, Vitali will not be able to provide the WBC with a predictable timeframe to return to the ring. In light of those considerations, the WBC Supreme Council and the WBC Board of Governors have voted unanimously to name Vitali Klitschko WBC Heavyweight Champion Emeritus. Very few great fighters have received such an honorable distinction, which will entitle Vitali to fight for the WBC Heavyweight World Championship when he is ready to return to the ring.

The WBC joins Vitali in his struggle to fight for democracy; to promote rule and order and human equality in his country; and to follow the path of the great Nelson Mandela who paved the way for many to stand up for what they believed was right and to make this a better world.

The WBC will conduct a very special ceremony to award Vitali his WBC Emeritus Champion distinction in the very near future. In the meantime we all wish him great success in his political career.

[palmerq]

vitali ends his career at number 38 of the all time heavyweight list on boxrec... fair or not??


gunboat smiths position in the top 50 is under pressure from wladimir... can he hold on ??

[Freedom]

vitali ends his career at number 38 of the all time heavyweight list on boxrec... fair or not??

His #38 ranking doesn't include his wins over currently active boxers (Arreola, Adamek, Solis, etc) so when all is said and done he'll likely be around #28-30. [quote]

gunboat smiths position in the top 50 is under pressure from wladimir... can he hold on ??

Wladimir will be in the top 15, possibly in the top ten.

Wlad has defeated six HWs on the BoxRec 200 (with likely more to come in future years like Povetkin):

Rahman: #90
Byrd: #96
Haye: #151
Peter: #161
Brewster: #186
Mercer: #190

Vitali has only one win from the top 200, Sam Peter (but probably Tomasz Adamek, and possibly Chris Arreola or Odlanier Solis will be in the top 200 eventually).

[palmerq]

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vitali ends his career at number 38 of the all time heavyweight list on boxrec... fair or not??

His #38 ranking doesn't include his wins over currently active boxers (Arreola, Adamek, Solis, etc) so when all is said and done he'll likely be around #28-30.

gunboat smiths position in the top 50 is under pressure from wladimir... can he hold on ??

Wladimir will be in the top 15, possibly in the top ten.

Wlad has defeated six HWs on the BoxRec 200 (with likely more to come in future years like Povetkin):

Rahman: #90
Byrd: #96
Haye: #151
Peter: #161
Brewster: #186
Mercer: #190

Vitali has only one win from the top 200, Sam Peter (but probably Tomasz Adamek, and possibly Chris Arreola or Odlanier Solis will be in the top 200 eventually).

that makes sense... so their all time ranking won't be it's final score untill everyone they fought has retired ?

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that makes sense... so their all time ranking won't be it's final score untill everyone they fought has retired ?

Yes. And if Arreola wins the WBC title and strings together a few decent wins before he retires, it will raise Vitali's ranking.

[Freedom]

Gary Shaw on Jennings-Szpilka: "If people want to fight, they fight"


Artur Szpilka vs. Bryant Jennings confirmed for January 25


Vitali Klitschko: Too good for his own good


Wladimir Klitschko: “We’ve been asking Tyson Fury about the fight and his team keeps saying he's not ready yet"


Examining the heavyweight scene in a post Klitschko era

[palmerq]

fury is a clown :S he's got some skills and is tough but he talks a load of nonsense... wladimir should not humour him with a title shot.. I am more interested in a povetkin rematch with a stricter ref I want to see how wladimir would handle povetkin if he wasnt allowed to clinch and lean on him as much as he did I am doubting that wladimir can handle a good guy getting in close and roughing him up, never saw wlad clinch that much before and I thought he looked uncomfortable and didnt know what else to do... so let povetkin build up some momentum and provided both keep winning get the rematch on a year from now with a better ref . hopefully wlad would prove my ramblings to be nonsense..

who is next for wlad anyway, lepai ?... so next year wladimir has lepai and pulev.. if pulev wants it.. wonder if he will fight more than twice.. i hope so

[Freedom]

Wladimir Klitschko wants all the belts


Wladimir Klitschko aims to win Vitali’s vacant WBC belt


Kubrat Pulev: "Klitschko Maneuvering Away, I Would Beat Chisora"


Odlanier Solis Training with Pedro Diaz


Danny Williams Tops Historic Card in Abu Dhabi - Boxing News

[El Kabong]

"Maneuvering away"? Wlad wants 100% of the meaningful belts and to get the WBC belt he'll have to fight somebody for it. If Wlad wants to keep the WBO belt he's going to have to fight Leapai to keep it, ditto on the IBF belt for which Pulev is the #1 contender.....wait your turn Pulev, your number will be called soon enough.

[El Kabong]

I'm going on record right now and saying Arreola wins the rematch vs Stiverne by outboxing B-Ware and avoiding his counter punches.

Arreola UD

[Freedom]

WBC order negotiations between Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola for vacant heavyweight title


Kevin Johnson: He’s a C-Class fighter; Chris Hammer: He talks too much


Arreola-Stiverne Rematch Ordered For Vacant WBC Title


Magomed Abdusalamov won't fight again, will have deficits -- neurosurgeon - ESPN New York


Garcia vs Burgos and Jennings vs Szpilka set for Jan. 25 HBO card - Bad Left Hook

I'm going on record right now and saying Arreola wins the rematch vs Stiverne by outboxing B-Ware and avoiding his counter punches.

Arreola UD

I hope you're right. If Arreola wins, he'll unify with Wlad. But Stiverne wins he won't unify (because Don King will prevent it).

[El Kabong]

Stiverne has a style where you're rewarded from being cautious and punished for being aggressive and I think Arreola is smart enough to adjust and do better, plus his nose being broken by Bermane really hurt him in that fight.

[Freedom]

Lateef Kayode returns on Jan 10 ESPN2 Friday Night Fights


Bermane Stiverne drops his lawsuit against Don King


Chris Arreola's Promoter Focused on Vacant WBC Title


Chris Arreola vs. Bermane Stiverne II for the vacant WBC title


Tickets on sale for Szpilka-Jennings