Heavyweight Schedule for 2018

[The Hammer]

Alexander Povetkin wants $4 million for his fight with Wladimir Klitschko:




New IBF rankings:

C Wladimir Klitschko

1 Kubrat Pulev - Bul
2 Tomasz Adamek - Pol
3 Bryant Jennings - US
4 David Haye - UK
5 Johnathon Banks - US
6 Ruslan Chagaev - Uzb
7 Alexander Ustinov - Rus
8 David Price - UK
9 Tyson Fury - UK
10 Alexander Dimitrenko - Ger
11 Tony Thompson - US
12 Steve Cunningham - US
13 Magomed Abdusalamov - Rus
14 Michael Sprott - UK
15 Edmund Gerber - Ger

[The Hammer]

Wladimir Klitschko has requested to the WBA that he be permitted to have a voluntary defense on April 6 and then fight Povetkin in the summer, in an outdoor stadium in Kiev.




Manuel Charr will fight in Romania on Feb 22:

[The Hammer]

Tyson Fury and Steve Cunningham are currently in negotiations for a possible March fight in New York's Madison Square Gardens.




Manuel Charr says David Haye will only run during a fight with Vitali Klitschko, and has no chance of winning:

Charr: The only way Haye beats Vitali is on a race track!

WBC fringe world champion Manuel Charr has told WBN that David Haye has no chance of succeeding in defeating full title holder Vitali Klitschko if their proposed bout comes to fruition.

The 28 year-old from Lebanon, who was stopped in four rounds by the elder Klitschko on a cut last year, remains hopeful of a clash with Haye to decide which of them faces Vitali, but believes the Londoner would come unstuck if he beats him to a title challenge with the Ukrainian.

"Haye is fast, but unfortunately he uses his speed to run away when he faces a strong guy like he did in his fight against Wladimir,” Charr told World Boxing News.

“He is a good fighter when he knows he is winning, but I think he would be scared if he fought Vitali or any other real heavyweight contender.

“Vitali Klitschko is the best heavyweight in the world right now, so I have to say; ‘The only way David Haye can beat Vitali Klitschko is on a race track where he can just run away.’ - in a boxing ring he doesn't have a chance."

The ‘Diamond Boy’ is currently hunting his next opponent for a possible bout in February and is confident that he has the beating of the two-weight world champion if the pair ever crossed paths in the near future.

“David Haye is a cruiserweight,” stated Charr. “Even though he knocked out some heavyweights, I still don't think that he could handle my power and my pressure. I am young, I am fast and I can punch.

“I am not saying that I would definitely beat David Haye. All I'm saying is this; ‘Let's find out what happens - I'm ready to go!"

[The Nephilim]

Man I don't think there are many HW bouts that I'd open my curtains for if they were fighting in my garden....

Too bad for you. I love the HW division and don't care about the rest.

[White_Knight]

Chris Byrd asks: Why will Haye not fight Fury or Price?

Because he's a ****.

[The Hammer]

By Chris Mannix

• Last week, Main Events announced that heavyweight prospect Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov would headline an NBC Sports Network Fight Night show against undefeated Malik Scott on February 23. Now there has been some backlash to the choice of Scott. Despite good size (6-foot-3) and an unblemished record, Scott is rarely, if ever, in an entertaining fight, preferring to jab his way to lopsided wins on the outside against inferior opposition. It’s how his career has gone and, at 32, it’s likely how his career is going to be.

Certainly Scott wasn’t the promoters’ first choice. Main Events thought it had a deal with heavy-handed heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov before he backed out. They it turned to Joe Hanks, Jason Estrada, Travis Kauffman, David Rodriguez, Justin Jones and Franklin Lawrence. Each turned the offer down.

There is plenty of upside for Glazkov (14-0). Beating Scott (35-0) would be a nice feather in his cap. The fear though is that Scott, as he has done his whole career, will use his length, box on the outside and win a boring, unwatchable decision. And for Main Events, which has made Fight Night a success largely by putting together exciting fights, that would be a disaster.

[The Hammer]

Joe Hanks vs. Richard Carmack is off. Hanks was injured in sparring.

[The Hammer]

Police have no doubt Tomasz Adamek was drunk when he was in the car accident. He'll has a court date on Feb 14, and he may not be able to fight Kubrat Pulev in the IBF final eliminator.




Vitali will not decide on retirement until after Arreola-Stiverne:

Berndt Boente, manager of WBC world champion heavyweight Vitali Klitschko (45-2, 41 KOs) says Vitali has not yet decided whether he's retiring or not.

"Currently we're not having any negotiations, we're not talking to David Haye, or any other fighter. We are awaiting the outcome of the fight between Chris Arreola and Berman Stiverne. Vitali still has not decided whether he will fight any more or will be focused on politics" Boente said.

[Drunken Cat]

Police have no doubt Tomasz Adamek was drunk when he was in the car accident. He'll has a court date on Feb 14, and he may not be able to fight Kubrat Pulev in the IBF final eliminator.

If it is his first DUI offense, I don't see why it would impact the fight, unless it has to do with his residency status in the US as a foreigner. But, I don't know what the NJ laws are like.

[The Hammer]

Bermane Stiverne says he's not afraid of Chris Arreola: