Saturday, August 9, 2008

Analysis of Jeff's Team

The Impregnable Impetuous Children Eaters cleverly rekindled the inspiring sentiments of a desparate, late-career Mike Tyson as he sought a huge payday against Lennox Lewis. Manager Jeff Whitmore's first pick was Arthur Abraham, a somewhat surprising choice as a #1 overall, but Jeff was quite clear that he wanted "the guy that got his jaw broke by the African who kept getting docked points." And so the draft began...

The 'Eaters' feature IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham, who boasts an undefeated record with a high knockout percentage. He is coming off of a 4th round destruction of Edison Miranda and now stands as the only legitimate middleweight to challenge Kelly Pavlik for supremacy. Abraham is likely waiting with great anticipation for the outcome of Pavlik vs. Hopkins.

Mikkel Kessler was the 2nd choice for the 'Eaters.' Kessler, at 40-1, has an impressive record with wins over quality opponents such as Markus Beyer, Librado Andrade and Anthony Mundine. However, Kessler lost his only high-profile fight to Joe Calzaghe, although he competed well and won perhaps 4 out of the 12 rounds. It remains to be seen whether or not Kessler will now dominate the division that Calzaghe has ruled for so long.

The 'Eaters' decided to go black in the 3rd round, selecting undefeated Light Heavyweight Champion Chad Dawson. Dawson is the heir apparent to the division, having defeated Tomasz Adamek for the WBC title and having successfully defended against Glen Johnson earlier this year. The knock on Dawson is that he can be hurt, as Johnson proved in their fight. Dawson is a quick, skilled champion who has shown championship-level heart. It remains to be seen whether or not he can outbox a motivated Antonio Tarver.

For their final selection, the 'Eaters' made the intriguing choice of David Haye, the undisputed Cruiserweight Champion. Haye vanquished former champions Jean-Marc Mormeck and Enzo Maccarinelli by KO and began to inspire questions about whether or not he could take his skills up to heavyweight. Now, Haye is finding out. Haye has already challenged current Heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko and now is attempting to build a resume to earn a title shot. Reports are that Haye is already a strong 230 lbs. David Haye has perhaps the best chance of any fighter to bring true respect back to the Heavyweight crown.

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