Witherspoon and More! Inside The Heavyweight Division in 2016: What’s to Come
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder and Ruslan Chagaev are all set to defend their share of the world heavyweight title. Who will be the challengers? That is the question.
Best Choice List
Number One: 24-0 Tyson Fury of Great Britain, who fights Klitschko for his recognized world heavyweight title on October 24, 2015, at ESPRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Number Two: Winner of Alexander Povetkin versus Marius Wach, on November 4, 2015, at Basket-Hall Arena, in Kazan, Russia.
Number Three: Vyacheslav Glaskov, 21-0-1, fighting out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Number Four: Spike TV commentator Antonio Tarver, 31-6-1, could get a shot at the title.
Number Five: Polish fighter Artur Szpilka, 20-1, could get a shot at the title.
Number Six: Bermane Stiverne of Haiti, a loser by decision to Wilder, could get a rematch
Number Seven: Erkan Tepper of Germany, fresh off a kayo win over David Price, is 15-0.
Number Eight: New Zealand’s Joseph Parker is 15-0.
Number Nine: Amir Mansour, 22-1 southpaw, is still waiting for his shot at the world title.
Number Ten: Winner of 13-0 Antony Joshua versus 21-0 Gary Cornish for the vacant commonwealth British Empire Heavyweight title at O2 Arena in London on September 12.
Honorable Mention: Chazz Witherspoon, Andy Ruiz Jr., Lucas Browne, Arnold Gjergjaj, Gerald Washington, Dominic Breazeale, Hughie Fury, Luis Ortiz, Zhang Zunlong, Dillian Whyte, Jarrel ‘Big Baby’ Miller, Tom Schwarz, Trevor Bryan, Oscar Rivas, Otto Wallin, Travis Kauffman, Franz Hill, Michael Wallach, Steve Cunningham, Sonny Boy Williams, Adam Kownacki, and the winner of Joey Dawejko versus Natu Visinia on CBS Sports Network at the ‘D’ Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 28.
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