The light heavyweight division is loaded with talent

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  1. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Artur Beterbiev

    Andre Dirrell

    Egor Mekhontsev

    Cory Cummings

    Andrzej Fonfara

    Sergey Kovalev

    Jean Pascal

    Vyacheslav Shabranskyy

    Oleksandr Gvozdyk

    Adonis Stevenson

    Eleider Alvarez

    Vasily Lepikhin

    Juergen Braehmer

    Medzhid Bektemirov

    Erik Skoglund

    Isaac Chilemba

    Umar Salamov     (age 20)

    and of course ATG Bernard Hopkins


    Then there's a not-so-bad supporting cast:

    Nadjib Mohammedi, Igor Mikhalkin, Lucian Bute, Gabriel Campillo, Maxim Vlasov, Cedric Agnew, Doudou Ngumbu, Beibut Shumenov, Dmitry Sukhotsky, Karo Murat, Chad Dawson, Tommy Karpency


    And perhaps some of these will eventually move up:

    Carl Froch, Andre Ward, James DeGale, Mikkel Kessler, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, Anthony Dirrell, Sakio Bika, Fedor Chudinov, Thomas Oosthuizen
     
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  2. arve lie

    arve lie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cubans
    Yunieski Gonzalez ranked Former silver medalist in Cuba as a heavyweight !
    Sullivan Barrera ranked
    Umberto Savigne ranked
     
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  3. Terminator_X

    Terminator_X Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think they need to make the Super Middle division up to 170lbs and the Light Heavy division up to 180lbs.
     
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  4. Dos Huevos

    Dos Huevos Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I thought we already established, unless a division is full of Muricans. IT SUCKS!
     
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  5. The General

    The General Boxing Addict Full Member

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    thats the golden rules of boxing
     
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  6. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wasnt this exact list done by another poster (just a different alt)only a few weeks ago?
     
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  7. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    :goodI more than obviously agree:good
     
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  8. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    Lack of black/american fighters = division is weak!
     
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  9. The General

    The General Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ya thomas williams jr getting smashed to peices was the worst thing that could have happened 175
     
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  10. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I havent seen a single person post that. Feeling a little insecure? :lol:
     
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  11. The General

    The General Boxing Addict Full Member

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    its the running theme in boxing, Heavyweight became weak about 10 years ago and still is, Cruiserweight has been 'weak' since Holyfield left it

    middleweight is now 'weak' since america have no one in it
     
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  12. second to none

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    Also wait until Joe Ward turns pro the divison will be the strongest in boxing he really could be in amazing fights with the likes of Kovalev and Beterbiev ect, 20 years old European gold medalist, World Bronze and robbed of a place in the olympics, to give you an idea he destroyed the former olympic silver medalist and 10 time irish amateur champion Kenny Egan at 18 years old. Trust me he's a special fighter and another for the future of what will be the best division in boxing.
     
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  13. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Heavyweight is weak because skills have digressed and the best more often than not dont fight the best. Middlweight is decent right now and improving. Lightheavyweight is looking good. If the best matches can be made with a little consistency it could very well turn out to be an excellent era. Its not about nationality or race to me.
     
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  14. Cinderella Man

    Cinderella Man Deleebr 'eem into mahands Full Member

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    DAMN right!! GAWD bless murka!! USA!! USA!!! USA!!!! :patriot
     
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  15. Stallion

    Stallion Son of Rome Full Member

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    Didn't he sign up for AIBA Pro boxing?
     
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