Golden Era At 175lbs On The Horizon

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Vysotskyy, Sep 19, 2014.


  1. Vysotskyy

    Vysotskyy Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I think a truly great era for the Light Heavyweight division is almost here. Regardless of what happens against Hopkins Kovalev is a force and will remain so for quite a while being only 31. Stevenson is turning 37 in a few days and probably won't be around too much longer but Adonis and Haymon are already doing an excellent job of making him irrelevant anyways. The prospects ascending are impressive and should start making their arrivals to the top of the division fairly early into 2015.

    Artur Beterbiev
    Eleider Alveraz
    Egor Mekhontsev
    Oleksandr Gvozdyk
    Yunieski Gonzalez
    Vasily Lepikhin
    Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
    Marcus Browne
    Umberto Savigne
    Medzhid Bektemirov
    Enrico Koelling
    Damian Hooper
    Erik Skoglund
    Isidro Ranoni Prieto
    Umar Salamov
    Oscar Ahlin
    .........

    Ryno Liebenberg
    Radivoje Kalajdzic

    Guys possibly moving up at some point

    Andre Ward
    Andre Dirrell
    George Groves
    James Degale
    Gilberto Ramirez
    Callum Smith

    Guys that have failed but could still do something or remain relevant

    Andrzej Fonfara
    Ismael Sillakh
    Cedric Agnew
    Blake Caparello
    Thomas Williams jr
     
  2. Pravda

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  3. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    whooooop - good to see you added the 168lbers Vysotsky.
     
  4. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    It was more promising 3-4 years ago.
     
  5. GGGIsABum

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    LOL. If there are Russians involved GOLDEN shouldn't be used and should be, The Tin Age, or even, The Plastic Age of boxing.
    So far, all the Russians in the US have only succeeded in crushing empty tin cans, so the Tin Can era is appropriate.

    Maybe in another 2-3 generations when Russians absorb so real American skills they may have a chance at the Gold.
     
  6. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Didn't you have to change accounts after a Ukranian beat GRJ?

    Aren't you a Korean who pretends to be black?
     
  7. TheGOAT

    TheGOAT The Champ is Here ! banned

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    :rofl:rofl Callin out the Alt's , I love it. Thank you, we're on a mission to find all Alt's.
     
  8. TheGOAT

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    :hi:Hi Trollerby Thomas...:hi:Bye Trollerby Thomas
     
  9. GGGIsABum

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    You must be mistaking me for a soup can, so you've instinctively raised your foot to crush it. :lol:
     
  10. Karl

    Karl Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Erik Skoglund is my man, and fellow swede. He defended his EU-title a couple weeks ago. Against some Italian guy, I can't quite remember his name. Anyway it was a total shut-out, one judge scoring it 120-106 to Erik without any KDs or point deductions. It was the same guy that gave Jurgen Braemer problems, who BTW is ranked number four by the Ring. I expect alot out of Erik, and he is still only 23 years old.
     
  11. ArseBandit

    ArseBandit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    really?

    I can't see it myself. Dawson, Pascal, Hopkins, Cleverly etc. Wasn't that exciting to me :?

    IMO the division has really come to light in the last year, and the upcoming fight is the most exciting one in recent memory.

    Then hopefully the winner will get Stevenson. Good times.

    Plus the upcoming talent pull that will make a name in the next 5 years. Really heating up imo.
     
  12. GGGIsABum

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    All of Hopkin's fights are exciting specifically becasue in most of them, he is the underdog and expected to lose.

    How many here on ESB predicted that Hopkins would lose to Shumenov, only later saying that Shumenov was a bum?
    LOL. Once again, BHOP is the underdog, and the handwriting's on the wall for Kovalev's ESB future status!
     
  13. TheGOAT

    TheGOAT The Champ is Here ! banned

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    :lol:
    Who is this GGG guy anyways that is accordingly a bum, I'm curious to know:huh
     
  14. ArseBandit

    ArseBandit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No one? :?

    At least pick a fight Hopkins was actually an underdog in. Pavlik for one.
     
  15. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Your pro-Kovalev agenda is bleeding all over your post here.

    Sillakh applies with what you've said, but Agnew and Caparello were not "guys that have failed but could still do something or remain relevant," those two are guys who never deserved title shots in the first place, most people had never seen fight before, and have never fought anyone of any relevance before being a tune up stepping stone for Kovalev to blast out.

    Quit acting like they ever accomplished anything significant, were discussed or known by people with any significance, or were ever regarded as being future top contenders just to make your man Kovalev seems like he has fought more than 2 or 3 real contenders ever.