Heavyweight Division

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Wilder says that 2017 is going to be his year to go for it. Then he chooses that Polish fella ranked #15? I like Wilder's game, but damn...

[Infern0]

He also said 2016 was going to be his year.

He says it like every year

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Not too many years left.  He's getting older.  He's 31 years old.  Here's his opponent, who's fought nobody.  http://boxrec.com/boxer/377928

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(12-24-2016, 06:14 PM)diehard Wrote: Not too many years left.  He's getting older.  He's 31 years old.  Here's his opponent, who's fought nobody.  http://boxrec.com/boxer/377928

Wow he's even worse then I thought.

[diehard]

ANTHONY JOSHUA and Wladimir Klitschko will contest two world heavyweight titles when they meet at Wembley Stadium on April 29, but the winner will most likely have to give one up.

Joshua’s IBF title and the vacant WBA belt will be on the line in April but both organisations have recently confirmed mandatory challengers for the winner.

WBA president Gilberto Mendoza recently revealed that unbeaten Cuban Luis Ortiz is their mandatory challenger and the IBF – according to promoters Kalle and Nisse Sauerland – have mandated that the Joshua-Klitschko winner must fight Kubrat Pulev.

The WBA have not yet confirmed any deadlines for their mandatory, but if they too insist the Joshua-Klitschko winner must make an immedate defence against Ortiz, then that victor will have a choice to make over which defence they go with, and thus which belt they keep.

However, as Ortiz is promoted by Matchroom Boxing – who also promote Joshua – should the Londoner prevail over Klitschko, there may be a way of him keeping both belts. For example, Ortiz could be persuaded to step aside – for a fee, and an assurance he’d fight the winner – while Joshua deals with the IBF mandatory against Pulev.

If Klitschko were to beat Joshua, it seems likely he would stick with the WBA title given that he would only fight Joshua if that belt were also on the line.

Pulev became IBF mandatory challenger when previous No 1 Joseph Parker won the WBO title, and so was removed from the IBF rankings.

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http://www.boxingscene.com/deontay-wilder-jarrell-miller-explodes-heated-confrontation--108129?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

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More Jarrell Miller:

http://www.boxingscene.com/jarrell-miller-rips-haye-fury-vents-on-state-division--112061

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Tyson Fury says he'll return to the ring in 2017 to take over heavyweight division

Tyson Fury has indicated he will return to the ring in 2017.

Tyson Fury has made the strongest indication yet that the former heavyweight world champion will be back boxing in 2017.

Fury stunned the heavyweight division when he beat Wladimir Klitschko to claim the IBF, WBO and WBA.

However the British boxer didn't return to the ring to defend the title as he struggled mentally and was forced to vacate his titles in October.

Kiwi heavyweight Joseph Parker has since picked up the WBO belt while Anthony Joshua has the IBF title and the WBA title remains vacant.

There has been a lot of speculation as to how the world heavyweight jigsaw puzzle will come together in 2017 in regard to who will fight who and when.

Fury's name has not factored in a lot of that speculation but Fury indicated he would be back in 2017 in a Christmas message via social media.

"Merry Christmas guys, I've had a nightmare 2016 done a lot of stuff I'm not proud of. But my promise to you is I'll return in 2017 to takeover (sic)."

Trainer Peter Fury had earlier suggested he will be back in the ring next year.

"As we speak now, he is with his brother and he's with his father and he's training every day," Peter Fury recently told 4c Sports Media in Britain.

"He's running, he's training and he's asking when I'm back in the gym. So he's going to be back. Expect Tyson in the ring around April/May next year – he'll be back.

"He'll be back stronger, positive-minded. He has not lost anything really.

"He's coming back to not only get the belts, but to prove that he is the only heavyweight in the world. He is coming back with a vengeance and I expect that late on next year or the early part of the year after, he will be back fighting for the belts again. He'll have a couple of fights – two or three fights – and he'll be back fighting for the belts."

Fury himself also indicated he would be back in 2017 in a Christmas message via social media.

The Fury camp has highlighted WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, who makes a voluntary defense in February, as the No 1 target.

"Personally, for me, I'd like to see Tyson fight Wilder," said Peter Fury.

"I think that's a massive fight across the pond. I think with the two of them, the way they speak and the way they go at it and they are two colossal-sized giants aren't they?

I think they are well matched. I think that would turn into a super fight. So, I'd like to see Tyson face Wilder. That's a fight we want anyway. So, hopefully Wilder stays undefeated and towards the end of next year we'd like to try make that fight."

- Stuff

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http://www.boxingscene.com/frank-warren-expects-big-2017-his-stable-breaks-it-down--112077

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Deontay Wilder’s return to kick-start the 2017 heavyweight calendar

James Slater - December 26, 2016 9 Comments

Fight fans are hoping 2017 will provide them with a good, exciting year of heavyweight action. This year, largely dominated by reigning IBF champ Anthony Joshua (who was, with three title fights fought, the most active heavyweight champion) was no great year, but there are signs that 2017 could be a fine one for the big men of the sport.

The year will be kick-started by the ring return of Deontay Wilder, who will in February fight for the first time since injuring his hand and his biceps whilst throwing bombs at the rock of a head owned by Chris Arreola. Anxious to get back in there having endured just over seven months of enforced inactivity, Wilder, 37-0(36) will face a perceived soft touch in Poland’s Andrzej Wawrzyk on February 25 in Birmingham, Alabama.

After this fight – almost certainly a relatively straightforward blast out for “The Bronze Bomber” – Wilder will hopefully feature in far, far bigger fights; the type his talents, and his fans, deserve. Wilder wants the winner of the upcoming Wladimir Klitschko-Anthony Joshua IBF/WBA clash set for April 29 in London. This one, so far easily the biggest heavyweight title fight/event of next year, has opinion split: will the ex-champ win or will youth be served?

Wilder against the winner, in a massive unification, would be, well, massive – but will it happen? Other possibilities for the heavyweight calendar in 2017 include Luis Ortiz facing the winner of the April 29 showdown, or Kubrat Pulev against the winner of the big one. It’s often confusing in boxing, as fans are painfully aware, and the recent announcements that the WBA heavyweight champ (whether it be Joshua or Klitschko after their fight) must defend against Ortiz and the IBF champ must defend against Pulev, could make things even more puzzling.

Unification fights take precedent over mandatory defences, so maybe the winner between Joshua and Klitschko will be permitted to face Wilder for all the marbles.

Fans want the biggest fights, so too do the fighters. Wilder started off 2016 with a bang – his KO of The Year candidate over Artur Szplika – and it seems he will do so again in 2017. And with WBO champ Joseph Parker also making people think he might be the best of the current world champions, the heavyweight division seems to be in good hands.

Some of the heavyweight fights we should see in 2017:

Wilder-Wawrzyk

David Haye-Tony Bellew

Joseph Parker-Hughie Fury, or David Haye, or David Price

Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko, the winner to fight Kubrat Pulev, or Luis Ortiz, or Wilder

Bermane Stiverne-Dillian Whyte, in a final WBC eliminator, or Whyte-Dereck Chisora in a rematch of THE heavyweight fight of 2016.

Not bad.