Who will be the next pound for pound king?

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  1. Benjiabc

    Benjiabc The Nottingham Hitman Full Member

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    There are a number of questions in this post.

    With Floyd, Pacman, And Wlad seemingly finished, fighters like Froch not having long left, who will be the new pound for pound king? Ward? Is there anyone fighting now who you think could go on to dominate the pound for pound like Floyd has for so long. Is there anyone who can demand huge figures for their fights and really put boxing back on the map.

    Just interested in people's thoughts. I am excited about a new era. I hope the heavyweight division can start to produce something.
     
  2. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    kovalevtheGoat The Chelyabinsk Machine banned Full Member

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    Sergey KRUSHER Kovalev.
     
  4. FilipMNE

    FilipMNE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ward, possibly if he would beat GGG, than Kovalev and Stevenson he would be P4P #1 for sure, but even with Kovalev and Stevenson win he would take that spot.
     
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    kovalevtheGoat The Chelyabinsk Machine banned Full Member

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    he wont beat kovalev man.

    youre giving the man 1 p4p spot for nothing.

    kovalev knocks ward out.
     
  6. Scar

    Scar VIP Member

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    Too many possible candidates. Lomachenko, Kovalev, GGG(if he manages to score a big fight before he's 40), Ward(if he doesn't retire for 3 years after his next fight), Frampton, Crawford, Alvarez, Garcia, Matthysse, Broner(one loss isn't the end) and many more.
     
  7. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    walters
     
  8. FilipMNE

    FilipMNE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He would have to go through Rigo so NO :D
     
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    hes a good fighter walters but hes also a massive fw fighter, i cant see him moving up to sfw and lw and being as good. but if he beats lomachenko hes up there.
     
  10. zeratul

    zeratul Active Member Full Member

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    Not those.

    + Rigondeaux

    Those will certainly be on p4p list. It's suprisingly hard to tell, who will be ahead among them.
     
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    dealt_with Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Why would you mention Froch when talking about p4p fighters?
     
  12. weegriffin

    weegriffin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wins over Pascal, Dirrell, Kessler, Abraham, Taylor, Johnson, and Groves.

    Feel he belongs in the p4p list not to high though.
     
  13. Oxygene2

    Oxygene2 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Immediately: Ward, GGG, Rigondeaux.

    More down the line: Lomachenko, Thurman, Frampton.

    Way down the line: Anthony Joshua.
     
  14. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Andre Ward is the man right now. He's second to Floyd while Floyd is active and then could hold the mantle if he keeps fighting.
     
  15. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    The next three to five years - Andre Ward or Gennady Golovkin
    The next five to ten years - Vasyl Lomachenko, Rigondeux or Kovalev