Heavyweight division still remains a dud

Wladimir Klitschko

So what did we learn from Wladimir Klitschko's easy win on Saturday over Samuel Peter?

We learned that the heavyweight division is still the most lackluster (and weakest) of all divisions. And I'm probably being generous in that assessment.

Five years ago Peter knocked down Klitschko three times. Klitschko prevailed, but Peter's performances (at the time) gave us hope that there is some talent in the heavyweight division.

Obviously a lot can happen in five years, but you'd think Peter would've been able to make Klitschko (55-3, 49 KOs) sweat a little. Not so. Klitschko made easy work of Peter and pounded him until finally knocking him out with 1:22 left in the 10th round.

It's a shame Peter (34-4) couldn't put up more of a fight because the heavyweight division needs a shot in the arm. Imagine the fallout if Peter had stopped Klitschko. There would've been a rematch that would've ganered some much needed publicity.

None of that came to pass and as a result we are right back where we started. Wladimir will never fight his brother Vitali, which means there won't be a true unification of the belts until one or both retires. Wladimir is the IBF and WBO champ, while Vitali holds the WBC heavyweight belt. David Haye has the WBA championship.

Vitali is set to take on Shannon Briggs. Barring a complete meltdown by Vitali, he won't work up much of a sweat in that one.

Haye is the lone hope of the heavyweight division. He was all set to take on Wladimir a couple of years ago, but that fight fell through and was never put back together.

Haye will take on Audley Harrison on November 13.

Perhaps we'll see some sort of a resolution next spring/early summer, featuring Haye against one of the Klitschkos?

Wishful thinking at its best.

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