1.   Both Witherspoon and Mercer have come through the heavyweight ranks the hard way, overcoming past managerial problems and other hardships.

2.   Bowe also possessed a charisma not seen in the heavyweight ranks since Ali.

3.   Certainly, the Foreman we see in public is not the brooding, mean-spirited man who pounded his way through the heavyweight ranks two decades ago.

4.   De La Hoya is one of the few fighters outside the heavyweight ranks who is a proven ticket seller, and the revenge factor also would be big.

5.   De La Hoya is one of the few fighters outside the heavyweight ranks who is a proven ticket seller.

6.   He hopes to get back to the top of the heavyweight ranks.

7.   It was also the second straight heavyweight title loss for promoter Don King, dealing another blow to his influence in the heavyweight ranks.

8.   Morrison was a popular attraction in the heavyweight ranks, with a strong following drawn by his blond good looks and punching power that sometimes disguised a weak chin.

9.   Questions remain, however, about whether Tyson is the same fighter who once terrorized the heavyweight ranks.

10.   The battle of pay-per-view networks has impeded other obvious match-ups in the heavyweight ranks, most notably Tyson versus compatriot Riddick Bowe.