The end of the year in boxing really seems to have some potential. There are two major pay per views. Vitali Klitschko and Hasim Rahman face off for the Ring heavyweight championship of the world. Rahman has earned his way back into contention by staying active and beating some top-10 contenders. Rahman faced off with Monte Barrett for the right to fight Klitschko.

Hasim Rahman

Vitali is currently a -460 favorite. Rahman is a pretty big underdog at +335, which can be attributed to his dismal performance against Barrett. Rahman seemed blind as he was missing his right hands by so much. It looked like Rahman had no idea what he was doing, strange since he is a 32-year-old ex-champion.

Rahman is very inconsistent and has always been a heartbreaker to bet on. Vitali and Rahman are both KO punchers who are easy to hit, so it was a little surprising that the over/under was 8.5 rounds. The oddsmakers also heavily believe that Rahman's not worth the same value he was a few months ago when the fight was first scheduled. Rahman was at about +200 then and has now plummeted. The big question that has to be answered is how Rahman's value can bounce up and down and why Vitali's has stayed the same. Vitali hasn't done anything in a while and when he did he was fighting out of shape punching bags.

Vitali has not defended his title for 11 months. Injuries can be blamed for the lull as Klitschko seems to want to prove to the world he is the real champion. Since Klitschko has last fought IBF titleholder Chris Byrd has fought a few dreadful decision wins.

WBA titleholder John Ruiz lost to a fat and out of shape James Toney. Ruiz was unable to do anything despite Toney showing some serious plumber butt. Just when I thought Ruiz was gone, Toney tested positive for steroids and was rewarded his title back. The only heavyweight who has improved his spot in the public eye is WBO champion Lamon Brewster. Brewster KO'd Vitali's brother Wladimir in a shocking upset. He kept the momentum moving forward with a vicious first-round KO over head case Andrew Golota. The most impressive win for Brewster might have been his rugged TKO win over Luan Krasniqi, in which Brewster had to battle back to stop him in the ninth round. Brewster showed a lot of cajones by traveling to Germany to defend his title, especially since the fight wasn't even shown on American television. Brewster now deservingly is at No. 2 in the division and should be able to offer the winner of Rahman and Klitschko with a legitimate big money fight.

We are going to take a look at the odds and possibilities available closer to fight time. You won't want to miss out on a fantastic value for this match-up of two of the biggest punchers in boxing.

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