FROM THE FIELD : ONLY ONE MATCHUP LOOKS GOOD.Byline: MICHAEL ROSENTHAL The Lennox Lewis-Andrew Golota fight on Saturday took some life out of the heavyweight boxing picture. Lewis' first-round knockout more or less eliminated Golota as a factor, given the manner in which the heretofore highly rated Pole went out, quickly and with only minimal resistance, which was a huge disappointment for those expecting an entertaining fight. Either he just had the bad luck of being hurt, which means he was never able to show what he had, or Lewis' trainer, Emanuel Steward Emanuel Steward (born July 7, 1944 in Bottom Creek, West Virginia) is a boxing trainer, commentator and inductee of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Biography Steward was born in West Virginia, and by the age of 12, he had moved with his mother to Detroit, Michigan. , was right: Golota was twice able to manhandle man·han·dle tr.v. man·han·dled, man·han·dling, man·han·dles 1. To handle roughly. 2. To move or handle by manpower alone. Riddick Bowe This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. because Bowe was a shot fighter. At the moment, the latter seems more likely, which leaves the heavyweight ranks one thought-to-be-good fighter thinner. With Mike Tyson out of the picture for now, what heavyweight matchups do we have to anticipate? Only one is particularly intriguing: WBA WBA West Bromwich Albion (English Soccer Club) WBA World Boxing Association WBA Weekly Benefit Amount WBA Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (Madison, WI) WBA Wireless Broadband Access champion Evander Holyfield and Lewis, the WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. title holder. Who else is there? IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility champ Michael Moorer, Holyfield's opponent on Nov. 8? Nah. He's a solid fighter but nothing special in or out of the ring. Rumor is, seats are selling slowly for the fight in Las Vegas. Buster Douglas? Interesting but too old (37). Maybe Roy Jones Jr. should move up to heavyweight. At least he would bring some intrigue. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , it's Holyfield-Lewis, a matchup that would be attractive to both fighters. Assuming Holyfield exacts revenge on Moorer, who beat him in 1994, Holyfield-Lewis would unify the three major titles, a goal of both heavyweights. And, of course, each fighter would earn monumental paydays. The winner? Steward insists Holyfield is too small for the monstrous Lewis. Maybe and maybe not. True, Holyfield has had trouble with Bowe and other big heavyweights while matching up better with smaller fighters like Tyson. We're talking about Holyfield here, however, the man with the huge heart, the smarts that come with experience and considerable skills. He also has a great chin. And, remember, Lewis has yet to be tested by a top-flight heavyweight. Today, any heavyweight who claims to be the best in the world has to go through Holyfield. So expect a good fight when it happens. After that? Who knows. |
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