Where are the Heavyweights?

 

 

 

 

Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, and Shane Mosley are all great fighters,

 

but where are the Heavyweights?  Can anyone name the top 3 heavyweights

 

of 2009?  Back in my day, that question was a NO brainer.  But sad to say,

 

to get the answer I had to GOOGLE it!  Right now your top 3 heavyweights 

 

are... #1.  Wladimir Klitschko #2. Vitali Klitschko and #3. Alexander Povetkin.  

 

Who the hell are they????  Boxing is one of sports most cherished

 

commodities,with a rich history of both colorful, and iconic figures.  Names like

 

Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Larry Holmes are

 

examples of what I consider to be "True Heavyweights".  Who remembers when a

 

then 20 year old boxer named "Iron Mike Tyson"

 

became the youngest Heavyweight champion in history? 

 

 

Or when the term "Real Deal" referred to a southern fighter born 

 

Evander Holyfield?

 

 

Boxing at other weight classes over the years has been great!

 

Don't get me wrong, I would spend my hard earned $50 

 

dollars on Roy Jones Jr. pay-per-view fights during the 

 

late 90's and early 2000's.  But what is boxing without

 

REAL Heavyweights?  No one gets geared up for the

 

Heavyweights anymore.  I never thought I'd see the day

 

when middleweights would rule boxing.  No one

 

wants to admit it, but until there's another "Bigger than

 

Life Heavyweight champion".... Boxing will remain a only watch

 

when the big names clash kinda sport.  What's your thoughts?

 

How do you feel about the current state of Boxing's

 

Heavyweight division?