A Heavy Burden

Is the Heavy Weight Division finally clearing up? Do we have a new fighter emerging once again to take his rightful place atop this crumbling pile of wanna be champions?

It seems, when the smoke clears from the Heavy Weight division, Wladimir Klitscho could be the heir apparent to the throne, but not without some bumps on the road. Can we count his losses to Sanders and Brewster an aberration? Was it his chin or his conditioning that led him to his 2 losses? It seems to me when Wlad was truly pressured and actually hit hard, that he seemed to fold in the Sanders bout. This is also the case of the Brewster fight. I am not saying the man has a IRON chin but more of a mental glass chin.

For instance, with the Samuel Peters bout, when Wlad got hit with them looping shots, it was a struggle for him to figure out what to do next. Though Emmanuel Steward, Klitschos most recent trainer, showed the big guy how to hold on when in doubt, did the thought *Keep Your Hands Up* come to mind? If anything, Wlads defense is suspect. No where do I see him using his shoulders, tucking his chin in, using his gloves to block punches as much as he should. Since Manny has come aboard to train Wlad, I am sure he would make his charge to do more fundamental defense.

As time goes on, I believe that Wladimir Klitscho will improve on his awesome skills and become a dominant champion in the HWD. There are some Heavy Weights out there who could be a threat to Wlad, but if Wlad does everything right with the blessed tools at his exposure, he SHOULD be what has been expected of him by boxing experts all along. The Heavy Weight Heir Apparent!




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It is also surprising there are no mentions of the dubious tag "Great White Hope"! Three white champions now take over the majority heavy weight belts. Could this be a sign of real racial acceptance in the US?