who is your favorite fighter in the heavyweight division currently and why?

[chrisroxthem]

i gotta go with my number 1 as being sultan ibragimov. this guy just seems like a pretty cool mothafucker. plus i went and saw him beat briggs down at boardwalk hall in AC and afterwards when everyone rushed out of the building after the decision i walked down to the very bottom and i got to shake his hand as he was walking back to the lockerroom area or wherever. that was pretty awesome. plus he comes to fight everytime and he had balls to change from fighting for an easy pay day " holyfield " and put his money where his mouth is by making a unification fight with chagaev.

my number 2 is oleg maskaev. this is based on watching him beat hasim rahman who everyone said he was overmatched against. he won completely on pure heart and determination and thats why i think hes such a great fighter. like ibragimov he comes to fight and has guts.

[The Cyborg]

Valuev and the Klitschkos. And I started to like Sultan too.

[chrisroxthem]

ya i like klitschko i just wish there would be someone out there who would actually give him a challenge in a fight. watching him run over guys is getting a lil boring to me at least

[Lostmykeys]

Samuel Peter.

Ever since I heard him singing at the end of Toney/Peter II.

[RAMPAGE0017]

Vitlay.

[theHawtness]

shannon briggs?

[brooklyn1550]

Samuel Peter

[kg0208]

I am partial to Chagaev at the moment.

[Cachibatches]

Chag. No one is going to sing this guy's prasies, because he's small and doesn't seem to have power against much bigger opponents. But he's a southpaw, solid amatuer skills, throws a lot, iron chin, and has a little pop.

Reminds you of Holyfield or Ray Mercer, and like those two, he's going to be around a long time and win a lot of fights people bet against him on.

I am coming around on Sultan. It pissed me off when his big mouth manager said that there was no need to fight Austin again, but that's not really his fault. Winning the title and signing to unify takes balls. I just don't want to see anymore crappy fights like the Austin debaucle. He had his learning experience, and now he has to come in in shape every time.

I still like Lamon. Thanks for the memories.

To be honest, there are more guys that I like than dislike. I can think of something good to say about Chag, Sultan, Wlad, Vitaly, Peter, Lamon, Sergai, Evander, Mccall, Maskaev, Povetkin, Haye, Solis. I hope Tua and Dimentrenko get there shit together, Morroer and Rahmen should be interesting trialhorses, and the best part:

RUIZ, BYRD, AND BRIGGS ARE FINALLY GONE!!! Well, as contenders in any event.

I am excited about this division.

[*BOX_FAN*]

Andrew Golota :yep When he fights there are always emotions, no matter who wins.

[heerko koois]

Evander Holyfield........

[myk]

klitschko

[Circa]

tuaman and the nigerian nigthmare

[Ivo]

Klitschkos because they are good for boxing.

[Vantage_West]

samuel peter.

he is such a legend. when he koed sykes who was a decent heavy,i got interested

he then fights wlad who at the time was th best thing since slice bread and looked like all the weak chin claims were fake and it was only stamina problems that lead to the other koes and lucky shots....then peter drops him down 3 times and was a class act.he knew he couldnt stop wlad jab and grab all night long. so he just fought a fight and looked the better off.

then koes julius long with an overhand right that looked like a tapped and the toney fights were just a big learning curb.
he is growing in skills he was a pure puncher before but now he is a good boxer puncher. great jab ,no stamina problems,rock hard chin,awsome power and a funnt guy.

[Rudolph]

Wlad. From fight 1.

[Vantage_West]

Klitschkos because they are good for boxing.why ....why are they good for boxing sultan and chagaev are doing somthing both klits could never do.

[Ivo]

why ....why are they good for boxing sultan and chagaev are doing somthing both klits could never do.


Like what for example?

[Bigcat]

Samuel, he is sleeping at the minute, but once woken he will dominate..

Only the machinations of the red tape this game brings is roadblocking his opportunity to shine..

[DanePugilist]

In lack of options: Wladimir Klitchko.

[Rudolph]

There will be new options. At least one new option. Once Povetkin gets some US exposure I'm pretty sure people will start jumping on his bandwagon real quick. I don't like Povetkin BTW, but i gotta admit he's a very good boxer and potentially a future star.

[a.arthur.h]

David Tua, he's the only one I've met in person and I will forever be grateful for him nearly decapitating Ruiz :!:

[Rumsfeld]

Andrew Golota: The Inevitable Ruler of the Heavyweight Division

:smoke

[Smith]

Wlad, but Haye will be my fave when he steps up to the heavies in a year

[Shpion]

Vitaly at the moment. But Povetkin is moving fast to take that position.

[Gabriel R.]

Wladimir Klitschko has become my favorite fighter in the heavies. Since his loss to Brewster in 2004, he has kept on proving his critics wrong. He has faced very good opposition and he has always won, mostly in a convincing fashion. And I like his style. Somehow it looks simple, but in my opinion, it's very profound, very deep. I see him as a boxing artist.

[lefthook31]

Evander Holyfield. He still fights to win spectacularly, and his fight with Savarese was exciting and action packed. I want to see him fight Klitschko next.

[KobeIsGod]

1. Wald :yep - work ethic, intelligence, class, ability to bounce back, skills
2. Brewster - HUGE heart, class, power, his left hook, iron chin
3. Oleg - work ethic, determination, power, knocked out Rahman 2x :yep
4. Peter - his singing :nut , cast-iron chin, will and heart

[RDJ]

Waldo. He's a smart, well conditioned, classy guy. Plus he beats his opponents to a bloody pulp. Boxing fans should appreciate that.

[dwilson]

Vlad or sultan.

[Asterion]

1. Wlad
2. Povetkin
3. Chagaev

[chrisroxthem]

is that the dingaling man ?

[ayala]

real deal

[hacim419]

Holyfield
Brewster
Byrd

Used to like Toney, but man he's so full of crap anymore he's too hard to take seriously...

[Sundance]

Its a shame for Waldo that no career defining fights are currently out there.

He'll never get full credit unless some competition turns up.