Quite frankly I'm surprised. Klitschko could have easily avoided Brewster and still had many exciting fights for the next few years. Brewster's style is going to be as problematic if not more than it was the first time. In spite of the rust, Lamon has a serious chance of KOing the Ukrainian by doing exact same thing he did last time: put on pressure, survive severe punishment, throw a couple bombs. Wlad's revamped style wasn't built for the kind of pressure Brewster can and will bring and barring a premature stoppage by an overzealous referee (because Brewster will get knocked down) we're in for an exciting fight.
With that being said maybe people will stop bewoeing the heavyweight division. How many exciting fights do you need exactly? And if Briggs and Brewster hold belts at the same time then they should do what the Russians have- fight a couple nobodies, rattle their sabers then go after the other champs THEN fight each other last. I'm kidding about the nobodies, but there are legit American opponents they can at least assure the belts stay with an American, if that's what's most important to you. I'd rather the belt be in the hands of an exciting fighter who truly pursues the best fights possible like Klitschko is already doing. If Brewster takes the belt but maintains that work ethic so be it.
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