Heavyweight Fight Schedule

[THE PHILOSOPHER]

Dan Rafael says he was told Wlad's opponent will likely be Francesco Pianeta.

Here's today's ESPN article:

Back to work for Wladimir Klitschko - Dan Rafael Blog - ESPN

Another tall southpaw! Solid opponent.

[Freedom]

Video of Sonny Bill Williams - Frans Botha:

Video. Sonny Bill Williams - Frans Botha


Magomed Abdusalamov - Victor Bisbal will be in Atlantic City on March 8.

http://www.allboxing.ru/archives/2013-02-08_04_26.html

[Freedom]

Heavyweight Alex Leapai (27-4-3, 21 KOs) scored a first round KO against Matt Hicks (13-9, 12 KOs).

[Freedom]

David Price interview from The Ring website:

Q&A: David Price on Thompson, Fury and Klitschko | RingTV

[Freedom]

[Freedom]

Heavyweight horde on the horizon?

Is there a growing heavyweight horde on the horizon? - ESPN


David Price vs. Tony Thompson fight poster:

http://www.allboxing.ru/archives/2013-02-08_21_00.html

[Freedom]

Manuel Charr hires Scott Welch as his trainer:

http://www.allboxing.ru/archives/2013-02-09_18_48.html


Krzysztof Zimnoch's new opponent for Feb 23:

[TitoFan]

Heavyweight horde on the horizon?

Is there a growing heavyweight horde on the horizon? - ESPN

I admire your steadfast loyalty to the heavyweight division. Someone's got to remain interested, I guess. My own personal interest has been dropping off with every poor fight involving a Klitschko and an overmatched, scared opponent.

Is a heavyweight "horde" on the horizon? Seems I've been hearing that for a couple of years now. The horizon must be farther off than I thought. A few thoughts about the article:

• I noticed Seth Mitchell wasn't on the list. He (Rafael) must've become disenchanted with Seth and his loss to Banks. I like Seth, but I don't think he's "Klitschko-challenger" material. He'd fold.
• Banks doesn't do much for me at all. Besides, if he's not in line to fight a Klitschko, why mention him?
• How many fights is Deontay Wilder going to have before they put a live body in there with him? Patience is running thin.... at least mine is. So far he's little more than a circus freak.
• Jennings is good... I like him. But he's small in comparison to other behemoths. I'm not sure how successful he'd be against a Klitschko.

The rest I'm not all that familiar with. Seen some clips of David Price, and he looks promising. He's got size and power, too. Fury I'm not familiar with at all.... but I noticed the guy's huge.

The $1 million question is:

When is one of these guys going to be ready for Wlad? And when he is, is Wlad going to be willing and able to accept the challenge? Will it be too late? I would hate for Wlad to ride off into the sunset without a serious challenge from at least one of these fighters in the "so-called" horde.

[Freedom]

Tyson Fury says he won't fight Alexander Povetkin because he's not a "real man":

World Boxing News - Tyson Fury dismisses Alexander Povetkin, only wants to fight ‘real men’

[Galaxy]

Wlad & Vitali need to fight each other!

I'm sure they used to fight as kids, most brothers do, why not get paid for it

Bragging rights on the line too

[Freedom]

Tomasz Adamek may not be fighting Kubrat Pulev:

Rafael: Nie zdziwię się, jak Adamek nie zawalczy z Pulewem


Alexander Povetkin talks about his preparations for the fight with Wladimir Klitschko and boxing in general:

http://www.allboxing.ru/archives/2013-02-10_17_59.html

[TitoFan]

So what next for David Price after he (hopefully) disposes of 2-time loser Tony Thompson?

[Freedom]

So what next for David Price after he (hopefully) disposes of 2-time loser Tony Thompson?

Dereck Chisora is in the works as a future opponent. Price says he wants to fight another top ten contender this year - someone like Helenius would be good.

I just hope Price stays active, no more long delays between fights.

[TitoFan]

So what next for David Price after he (hopefully) disposes of 2-time loser Tony Thompson?

Dereck Chisora is in the works as a future opponent. Price says he wants to fight another top ten contender this year - someone like Helenius would be good.

I just hope Price stays active, no more long delays between fights.

Agreed. I would hope for a 1-2 year plan to get ready for Wlad. No longer than that. I don't want Wlad to retire before some of these select few true (key word here) prospects get a crack at him.

[Freedom]

James Ali Bashir gives his predictions for Fury-Cunningham and Adamek-Pulev.
(use google or BING translate)

Тренер Кличко дал прогноз на бои Пулев - Адамек и Фьюри - Каннингем


Bashir says only David Price and Kubrat Pulev would have a chance against Wladimir Klitschko. He says Tyson Fury would be knocked out.

Тренер Кличко: Владимир нокаутирует Тайсона Фьюри