By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s not a dream.
There is actually a heavyweight fight out there, after all these years, that’s simply got to get made.
Wladimir Klitschko and Deontay Wilder, come on down.
As soon as possible, please.
No disrespect to the now 17 foes against whom Dr. Steelhammer has now racked up 18 title defenses since obliterating Chris Byrd in 2006, but the gloved world has finally evolved to a point where it’ll no longer accept another in an assembly line of overmatched Americans and anonymous Europeans.
Sure, Tyson Fury is interesting. And yes, Vyacheslav Glazkov is unbeaten.
But of all the names out there for a guy perfect for a decade, Wilder’s is the only one that resonates.
Because the “Bronze Bomber” needs Klitschko for authenticity.
And no less importantly, Klitschko needs the “Bronze Bomber” for validation.
Don’t believe me? Ask Max Kellerman.
“All you can do is beat the guys who are around when you’re champ,” HBO’s scruffy one said before Klitschko outgunned Bryant Jennings at a close to jam-packed Madison Square Garden. “He suffers from Larry Holmes syndrome. All you can do is beat the guys in front of you, and he’s beaten them thoroughly for a long, long time and really established himself among heavyweight champions.”
Only Canastota-honored names like Holmes and Joe Louis exceed Klitschko’s run of duration and dominance, but it’s still going to take beating a guy like Wilder – not another Alex Leapai or Mariusz Wach – for the boxing public to agree to what the boxing record books clearly suggest. [Click Here To Read More]
There is actually a heavyweight fight out there, after all these years, that’s simply got to get made.
Wladimir Klitschko and Deontay Wilder, come on down.
As soon as possible, please.
No disrespect to the now 17 foes against whom Dr. Steelhammer has now racked up 18 title defenses since obliterating Chris Byrd in 2006, but the gloved world has finally evolved to a point where it’ll no longer accept another in an assembly line of overmatched Americans and anonymous Europeans.
Sure, Tyson Fury is interesting. And yes, Vyacheslav Glazkov is unbeaten.
But of all the names out there for a guy perfect for a decade, Wilder’s is the only one that resonates.
Because the “Bronze Bomber” needs Klitschko for authenticity.
And no less importantly, Klitschko needs the “Bronze Bomber” for validation.
Don’t believe me? Ask Max Kellerman.
“All you can do is beat the guys who are around when you’re champ,” HBO’s scruffy one said before Klitschko outgunned Bryant Jennings at a close to jam-packed Madison Square Garden. “He suffers from Larry Holmes syndrome. All you can do is beat the guys in front of you, and he’s beaten them thoroughly for a long, long time and really established himself among heavyweight champions.”
Only Canastota-honored names like Holmes and Joe Louis exceed Klitschko’s run of duration and dominance, but it’s still going to take beating a guy like Wilder – not another Alex Leapai or Mariusz Wach – for the boxing public to agree to what the boxing record books clearly suggest. [Click Here To Read More]
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