By Steve Bunce BBC Sport boxing summariser

With Lennox Lewis retired as champ, this is the perfect time to weigh up boxing's frail heavyweight division.

Anything can happen with Golota in the ring

First the good news.

It has just been confirmed that Chris Byrd and Andrew Golota will meet at Madison Square Garden, New York, on 17 April.

This is a potential classic.

One guy - Byrd - can move and box and is a genuine contender to succeed Lennox Lewis on the world stage.

And the other - Golota - is an unorthodox bag of nerves, who is capable of springing big surprises in the ring.

Byrd to face Golota

Sure, it's not Ali v Frazier part I, but that was so many years ago that only a few of today's 160-odd world champions were even born.

It looks like Danny Williams and Herbie Hide will probably fight on the BBC in April.

Williams could face Hide

The European Union title is the bauble on offer but this fight is bigger than any belt.

Trust me. The pair have met in the sparring ring and once had a fight at a press conference. It will be a great night. A bigger grudge fight is hard to remember.

Meanwhile, Audley Harrison heads to Wembley on 20 March in a battle of the 'unbeatens' against Richel Hersisia.

It is the biggest test for Audley since the Olympic super heavyweight champion came so close to losing in his opening bout in Sydney to Russia's Alexei Lezin.

Audley had a bit of luck that night when he found a left cross to end it with seconds left.

Win tickets to Harrison v Hersisia

And he may need more of it as his bid to become a professional heavyweight champ continues.

Foreman is not as "lean and mean" as he used to be

It is looking increasingly likely that George Foreman and Roy Jones will not fight after all.

Jones is no longer WBA heavyweight champion and Foreman is no longer microphone champ of American television network HBO.

But they are both keeping busy.

Jones is back at light-heavyweight having regained his old belts against his verbal-equal Antonio Tarver.

It was actually a sad fight to watch and very odd to see Jones smeared in his own blood and wincing in pain.

Foreman denies deal is done

Foreman, meanwhile, is being chased by Larry Holmes - another fat grandpa in his fifties - and the pair could actually end up fighting.

Why not?

Sure, it would be ugly and would prove nothing but look at most world title fights, most weekends across the world.

There is so much garbage being presented as quality.

Why is it always me that ends up in hospital? Evander Holyfield

Do you really think that Evander Holyfield should be allowed to continue his ring career?

This is a guy who has prayed to be protected from his own bravery on countless occasions.

"Why is it always me that ends up in hospital?" he once asked me in Las Vegas before his third fight with Riddick Bowe.

I had no answer, but a few nights later I witnessed some of his finest and at the same time most horrific moments as a pro fighter.

When it was over (he lost in eight rounds) Holyfield was back in hospital for a check-up. He's been back a few times since but will fight on.