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**amat** · 07-12-2008 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by Lyle

I highly doubt Povetkin's chances vs Wladimir....Eddie Chambers swole his eye up and a spent Chris Byrd took his punches for the majority of the fight.

Povetkin-Arreola should be made....either of them going to fight Wlad right now is just WRONG for the division.

A fight vs Valuev would be lovely BUT Nicolay doesn't fight real heavyweights.

Tony Thompson has a lot to be proud of after that fight...he stood in with the best and did a good job

I would be inclined to agree with you Lyle, but I think Povetkin or Arreola is exactly what the division needs. The division needs some youth, and they need some energy. They also need people proven at the weight but what the hell.

If a fight with Haye could be made immediately I would love to see that for that very reason but Haye is kidding himself if he thinks he's going to move up, have Wlad come to his back yard and then beat him.

Thompson might have performed better then some expected but he did seem to lose a lot of his fire until that final round. Ibragimov had no fire. Ray Austin had no fire. Sam Peter was the last guy with any gall to him that Wlad has faced and that was a really good fight. Brock at times too and that was a decent fight too.

But they want to see someone try to go in there and at the very least try to KO Wlad and Arreola and Povetkin would do that. So at this point, I would not mind either in there with him especially Povetkin. Sure it can build to a super fight, two gold medalists ect. but the division would just lose to much in the meantime imo.