When will there be another great heavy?

[jdonaher1]

Well lets be a little Frank here. The best heavy's in history have always been African American. The problem is that all the good athletes are now playing basketball, football, etc etc. You can be a nobody in baseball and still make a $1mil/yr. It's a much tougher road in boxing. Only the top guys make that kind of money. The US amateur program is a joke. That why they don't medal at the Olympics anymore and that's the reason the eastern Euro guys are dominating the scene right now. Better amateur programs, better coaching. It might be a while becasue the heavy's have never produced many all-time great fighters.

[BigLuke]

Well lets be a little Frank here. The best heavy's in history have always been African American. The problem is that all the good athletes are now playing basketball, football, etc etc. You can be a nobody in baseball and still make a $1mil/yr. It's a much tougher road in boxing. Only the top guys make that kind of money. The US amateur program is a joke. That why they don't medal at the Olympics anymore and that's the reason the eastern Euro guys are dominating the scene right now. Better amateur programs, better coaching. It might be a while becasue the heavy's have never produced many all-time great fighters.

I think thats a good explanation. The great athletes are playing other sports.

[Nameless]

When Vitali will retire and that Wlad will have unified the title, the missing mark will be filled to crown him as a great HW.