Other Heavyweight Happenings

And lest I forget, Oleg Maskaev successfully defended his WBA strap from Peter Okhello in Russia last weekend. Maskaev knocked Okhello down twice en route to a twelve-round unanimous decision. Often, a new heavyweight champ will take a relatively easy 'tune up and recover' fight, and, while Okhello is tough, he seems to fit that description.The rest of the cream of the heavyweight crop is active as follows:Wladmir Klitschko has a March 10th date on HBO, but no opponent.Shannon Briggs is fighting Sultan Ibragminov, a fight that's tough to predict. Briggs is tough and has a chin, so he could well pummel Ibragminov, who nearly lost to the tough but unskilled Ray Austin on ESPN2 back in July.Serguei Lyakhovich is not yet scheduled, nor is Lamon Brewster, or Hasim Rahman. I guess losing your belt kinda takes it out of you for a while.Calvin Brock, Chris Byrd, Tye Fields, Oliver McCall (who knocked out Yanqui Diaz last weekend) and others had been slated for the Superfigh...