He's No Big Dummy

Not to be confused with LaMont "You Big Dummy" Sanford, Lamon Brewster is fighting again to defend his title. It has been written recently that he would be fighting Wladmir Klitschko , (whom he knocked out in 2004) in the Spring, but it appears that this is not going to happen after all. He has picked another funny-named white guy to pummel. (Meanwhile, Wlad is fighting Chris Byrd, whom he convincingly beat in 2000, on 4/22/6. This another fight I want to see---the glass-jawed Wlad versus the very skilled, but very boring Chris Byrd for the IBF and vacant IBO titles. Byrd won't be able to run from Wlad's reach, but if Byrd can land a punch....)

Brewster is fighting Serguei "The White Wolf" Lyakhovich, a large (6'4") Belorussian fellow who has went from no-name to name, to no-name, and then back to name once again. He first drew attention when he handed Friday "The 13th" Ahunanya his first loss, and in the process winning the NABA's alphabet belt. He reverted to no-name status when he was KO'ed by Maurice Harris, a tomato can who reminded everybody that any heavyweight can hit hard. Lyakhovich resurfaced in December of 2004 when he outpointed Dominick "The Southern Disaster" Guinn. Lyakhovich was supposed to be Guinn's first step on the road to regaining top-tier contender status. Guinn got a surprise (Guinn went on to draw with Ahunanya, lose a decision to James Toney, and will next be fighting Audley Harrison, another one-time contender, looking to get back on track after a loss to Danny Williams.

Brewster once said that he intended to show that the "super-sized" heavyweights were no match for a skilled, smart fighter such as him. Brewster was referring to the brothers Klitschko, but Lyakhovich would appear to be another chance for him to prove the point that he made against Wlad, Golota, and Krasniqi. If I can find this fight, I will watch it.