Who's next for Wladimir?

[Hornfinger]

Is that a fucking joke? Apart from Adamek those are all bums. And a guy who david haye Ko'ed. audley harrison wouldn't look out of place on that list. Lyle why aren't you going mad about this?

No it was reported on boxingscene.com, Solis is no bum he might not be in the best shape but he finished "The Great" Monte Barrett in 2 rounds . I'm not mad because it's all about money HF...I mean he's got to get his bills right? Wlad has to get his money before he has this big money fight with Chicken Little because who knows what will happen after that? Wlad has no pension or retirement that boxing is going to give him...so he has to make his money.

Don't get your panties in a wad HF, #1 Chicken Little is fighting Audley soon and after that fight he probably won't fight again until this time next year #2 Wlad is THE Champion and he wants to defend his titles sooner rather than later and this being an OPTIONAL DEFENSE as a boxing fan, I'm all for the guy fighting as often as possible. Joe Louis had his bum of the month club when no one posed a threat to him, now Wlad is doing a similar thing as a boxing fan I figure that would be a good thing. He's not ducking anyone, not avoiding anyone, he just wants to fight...he's the EPITOME of a Professional. Wlad was ready for Chicken Little, Wlad was ready for Povetkin and those guys ran from him....what do you want him to do wait? That won't help the division.

Will a defense vs any of those people named mean much? Nope not at all....but if Wlad wants to fight them then it's fine by me just so long as it's not taking away chances for him to defend vs one of the guys that ran from him to begin with.

the haye hate is jealousy more than anything

i read in another thread el kabong saying hayes power isnt proven at heavyweight

Right...how many guys has he stopped at heavyweight that have never been stopped before? How many PRIME heavyweights has he fought? (maybe 1 if you consider Valuev in his prime) How many Top 10 PRIME heavyweights has he fought? (maybe 1 if you consider Valuev #1 Top 10 and #2 In his prime). Consider the fact that Chicken Little shouldn't even have the belt because it was needlessly stripped from Ruslan Chagaev....whom Wlad fought and beat on short notice.

I like how the Chicken Little fans can complain about Wlad fighting Sam Peter but never grasp that the only reason that rematch happened is because 2 heavyweight boxers ducked Wlad and so Wlad was left with no other option.

Wlads allowed a 'just about the money' fight then and Haye isn't? Gotta love the hypocrissy.

[Rantcatrat]

Listen, the Klitschko's are no joke. It's a shame that Haye fans can't accept it. Wlad or Vitali have decimated the entire crop of top ten heavyweights that will get into the ring with them. Eddie Chambers, Chris Arreola, Sam Peter, Ruslan Chagaev, Tony Thompson, Sultain Ibragimov. I mean geez. There is very little left to prove. The funny thing is that the criticism that the Klitschko's receive reminds of the criticism of Floyd. They similarly employ a safety first approach to boxing. The difference is that the Klitschko's clean out entire divisions. Floyd hasn't unified one division he's fought in. You may not like their styles, but they are dominant, first-ballot HOF's. I want to see Haye fight a Klitschko just because it will give them a chance to put to rest any criticism.

And there is no excuse for Haye. Two offers to fight the best and then he chooses Audley Harrison? Harrison wouldn't even make the above list for the Klitschko's.

Lyle, the only thing I disagree with is regarding Povetkin. I mean the guy only has 19 professional fights. Klitschko has what 58? He is a little green for a fight with one of them. And it's not like the Klitschko's are going anywhere.

Outside of Haye and Povetkin, Adamek is the only guy out there who will actually fight the Klitschko's and has a chance, albeit small, of putting up some resistance.

[ClubberLang]

Wlads allowed a 'just about the money' fight then and Haye isn't? Gotta love the hypocrissy.

The clear difference is this: Haye has spent the better part of two years calling out the Klits, saying vile things about them, but then when the rubber met the road he ran for the hills. He had a fight lined up with Wlad and then faked an injury to get out of it. He had agreed to a deal with Vitali then back stabbed him on the deal to fight the easier Valuev. Wlad offered him what he wanted this last go round...a 50-50 deal with no options even though he didn't deserve it. Again, he ran for cover. I'm fine with Haye taking optional defenses against easy pray for big money...BUT not when he has been talking shit for two years. THAT"S the difference. Anyone who can't see that must be Haye's mother. He knows he'll get knocked stiff if he fights either brother.