Heavyweight Schedule for 2018

[joe strong]

Dude aint a bad boxer when focused, not the greatest but he can box, not sure the same can be said of 'fight' yet he is under rated. It would be Parker's best opponent IMO. I do however rate Takam higher but there is sense in facing Dimitrenko with his physical dimensions, as there is Ustinov.

Dimitrenko is an alright boxer but he hasn't done much in the last 5 years. He is only 33 but guys like Kurtigic & Perkovic should not be putting him on the canvas. Yes coming up things happen but as a 40 fight pro he should not be getting put on his butt by these trial horses. Neither of them is a big punching journeyman like Travis Walker, Joey Abell or Raphael Butler. Takam is a solid 250lbs heavyweight. He is aggressive & has a solid chin. Takam's biggest issue is a lack of punching power. He is a lot like Kubrat Pulev. Dimitrenko lacks that extra drive. When in trouble he folds. That is what Browne impressed me with against Chagaev. He came back from serious adversity & scored the TKO. That is what Dimitrenko lacks...

[Weltschmerz]

I think the likelihood now will be Parker vs Browne. Chances are we'll see the Oquendo and Takam fights first, though I can understand Browne's handlers having reservations with him facing another boxer (tactician). I expect Oquendo to be paid step aside, Parker can come back to Joshua on equal parity after absorbing Browne's belt.

It's a great fight when you think about it. Not that I'm opposed to Joshua versus either I just see Browne cashing out fast, he's old, shyt and limited. Dude is a nice guy, but he has ZERO skill.

I agree Browne is pretty bad, but he really surprised just about everybody with Chagaev. How many of us expected him to circle his opponent using a good jab while executing a gameplan? He had luck too but still a very good performance. I certainly didn't expect what I saw. All credit to Browne IMO. He earned that victory.

[joe strong]

Wtf is this shyt, a pre emptive bs excuse for Fury to duck Ortiz before it is even ordered ? One thing I wouldn't be opposed to is if Klitschko beat Fury then vacated to enable him to fight Wilder as I don't believe Klitschko at this point beats Ortiz, but would destroy Wilder.

Are you insinuating Fury would lose to Ortiz ?

I think it's a great fight. Fury has learned to use his size. He beat Wladimir Klitschko so who are we to question that? He beat the best HW in the world. Boxing is a business & Lennox Lewis had to deal with the same BS Ortiz will have to go through. He will have to wait but unfortunately he is almost 37. Fury is in the sport to make money not for accolades. Ortiz is not a PPV fighter, he is not a massive draw in any country. He is a HBO fan friendly TV fighter at best. Klitschko or Fury both could lose to him but there are bigger paydays in Haye, Joshua, Wilder, Povetkin & fighting each other. Heck add Browne in Australia on PPV to that list. There are 4 or 5 better paydays out there for both. Ortiz will have to win the Ustinov fight & hope for the best. He is stuck in no mans land like Lennox was for years. Chris Byrd & David Tua are 2 others that were solid fighters who couldn't get the big fights. They had to go the mando routes. Tua blew his 2 chances losing to Lennox & Byrd yet he knocked out 4 World Champions but only got 1 title shot. They were not big money draws...

[BostonGuy]

Rematch vs still in the making. I will keep you posted. Meanwhile staying in shape.

— Klitschko (@Klitschko)

[Weltschmerz]

I think it's funny how full of **** is. I'm not fighting him. Oquendo is next, it's all in the contract. It ain't happening

— Lucas Browne (@bigdaddybrowne1)

[SN!PER]

I think it's funny how full of **** is. I'm not fighting him. Oquendo is next, it's all in the contract. It ain't happening

— Lucas Browne (@bigdaddybrowne1)

Shannon Briggs still has a ray of hope!

[Weltschmerz]

Date set for Tyson Fury vs Wladimir Klitschko II.

Tyson Fury will defend his world heavyweight titles against Wladimir Klitschko on June 4 this year, as the pair prepare to face off for a second time.

The Mirror are reporting that "Tyson Fury vs Wladimir Klitschko II" is set for the date, with discussions ongoing as to where the fight will be held.

One of the possible locations for the bout is said to be Austria.

"Yes, that's right. We are in negotiations, but for confidential reasons, we can't give out any more information at this stage," Nicola Pattberg of the Klitschko Management Group (KMG) told Austrian newspaper the Kleine Zeitung.

Klagenfurt's 32,000-capacity Woerthersee Stadium is the favourite to host the bout. The stadium staged games during the 2008 European Championships.

Fury beat the 39-year-old in Dussledorf last year, condemning the Ukrainian to a first defeat in a decade.

Wembley and Munich's Allianz Arena had been alternate options as potential host venues, but have now reportedly been ruled out.

[Weltschmerz]

Current rankings:

WBA
'SUPER' CHAMPION TYSON FURY
'REGULAR CHAMPION' LUCAS BROWNE
1 LUIS ORTIZ
2 ---
3 WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO
4 SHANNON BRIGGS
5 ALEXANDER USTINOV
6 FRES OQUENDO
7 ANDREY FEDOSOV
8 ANTONIO TARVER
9 DAVID HAYE
10 ERKAN TEPER
11 JOSEPH PARKER
12 ANTHONY JOSHUA
13 JARRELL MILLER
14 SALOMON HAUMONO
15 TREVOR BRYAN

NOTE: I modified this list as WBA has not updated its rankings since Browne beat Chagaev. They currently still have Ruslan Chagaev listed as 'regular champion'.

WBC
CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER
1 .- Alexander Povetkin
2 .- Bermane Stiverne
3 .- Kubrat Pulev
4 .- Carlos Takam
5 .- Joseph Parker
6 .- Andy Ruiz
7 .- David Haye
8 .- Tomasz Adamek
9 .- Bryant Jennings
10 .- Malik Scott
11 .- Artur Szpilka
12 .- Dereck Chisora
13 .- Johann Duhaupas
14 .- Ruslan Chagaev
15 .- Dominic Breazeale

WBO
CHAMPION TYSON FURY
1. Joseph Parker
2. Anthony Joshua
3. Wladimir Klitschko
4. Alexander Povetkin
5. Alexander Ustinov
6. Carlos Takam
7. Andy Ruiz
8. Michael Wallisch
9. Andrey Fedosov
10. Edmund Gerber
11. Malik Scott
12. Dereck Chisora
13. Izuagbe Ugonoh
14. Artur Szpilka
15. Tom Schwarz

IBF
CHAMPION CHARLES MARTIN
1 NOT RATED
2 NOT RATED
3 Erkan Teper
4 Anthony Joshua
5 Carlos Takam
6 Joshua Parker
7 Vyacheslav Glazkov
8 Kubrat Pulev
9 Derek Chisora
10 Andy Ruiz
11 Bermane Stiverne
12 Robert Helenius
13 David Haye
14 Dominic Breazeale
15 Jarrell Miller

[Weltschmerz]

Looking at the current rankings it appears David Haye would choose an opponent like Michael Wallisch to land himself a WBO ranking, as suggested in news.

[Weltschmerz]

Fighter profile: Dominic Breazeale



17-0 (15KO) KO% 88
Age 30
Height 6′ 7″
Reach 81½″

As an amateur he fought at super heavyweight and was the number one rated U.S. amateur boxer in the division. As a former quarterback on the football team at the University of Northern Colorado, Breazeale qualified for the 2012 Olympics but lost in the preliminary round to Magomed Omarov. Today fighting under Al Haymon's PBC banner. Has notable wins over Amir Mansour, Fred Kassi, Nagy Aguilera.