Who's your top 5 must watch fighters in boxing?

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  1. Gazhearsum

    Gazhearsum Member Full Member

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    My list of fighters are guys who bring the pain and excitement each and every time. Who are your 5 favourite fighters to watch at the moment?

    In no particular order:

    Sergiy Derevyanchenko (Ukraine)
    Artur Beterbiev (Russia/Canada)
    Zhilei Zhang (China)
    Kiki Toa Leutele (New Zealand)
    Mairis Briedis (Latvia)
     
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  2. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Inoue
    Tszyu
    Opetaia
    Usyk
    Benavidez
     
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  3. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Usyk
    Bivol
    Beterbiev
    Alvarez
    Inoue
     
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  4. Gazhearsum

    Gazhearsum Member Full Member

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    Haha that profile pic! Cowboy time! Gold bro! Going to be a great fight
     
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  5. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Usyk, Beterbiev, Loma, Inoue toss up between Tszyu and Tanaka can't decide.
     
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  6. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Oleksandr Usyk
    Rafael Espinoza
    Subriel Matias
    William Zepeda
    Fernando Daniel Martinez
     
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  7. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Still raging that we didnt see Bowe V Lewis Full Member

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    Most exciting and action packed currently?

    Beterbiev
    Inoue
    Opetaia
    Zhang
    Benavidez

    Wilder (in his prime)

    For those that prefer the sweet science of pure skill and boxing:

    Bivol
    Lomachenko
    Usyk
    Crawford
    Fury (on his best day)

    Not denying how unbelievably skilled my first five listed are, was referring more to who brings more hardcore action to a fight.
     
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  8. Diagoras

    Diagoras Active Member Full Member

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    Inoue
    Opetaia
    Matias
    Usyk
    William Zepeda
     
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  9. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Oleksander Usyk, Naoya Inoue, Bud Crawford, Artur Beterbiev, Jai Opetaia.
     
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  10. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Not the best fighter but Jaime munguia is never in a bad fight same goes for Emmanuel navarette

    Janibek brings it every time out
     
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  11. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I could just name the 5 fighters I think are the most exciting to watch or just my five favourite fighters from my top 10-15 current favs but everyone else is doing that

    So I'm just going to name my top 5 most handsome boxers who are must watch because of their dashing good looks. Super annoying I have to whittle it down to only 5 but it is what it is

    Gvozdyk
    Josh Kelly
    John Hedges
    Anthony Sims Jr.
    Guido Vianello
     
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  12. NullaLexInk

    NullaLexInk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Just ones I have the most fun watching: Usyk, Inoue, Opetaia, Zhang, Matias. Bivol, Zepeda, Crawford, Tzyu and Alimkhanuly are my next tier. I don't plan on ever missing a fight involving any of these guys.
     
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  13. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I've only seen Giovani Santillan fight once but hot diggity damn he was fun to watch
     
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  14. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Ortiz Jr
    Opetaia
    Matias
    Ennis
    Inoue
     
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  15. Diagoras

    Diagoras Active Member Full Member

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    So far no one has mentioned the "future of boxing": Shakira & Huggy

    Shame on y'all for not going along with the Bobfather, Hearn, & American boxing media's plans for the future of our sport
     
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