Who will be the stars at 160, 168 and 175 in 5 years' time?

How will the upper echelons of these divisions look in 5 years' time? What is your prediction?

 

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There's also quite a bit of UK talent coming up around 168 as well. George Groves, DeGale, one or two others, who are promising and seem to already hate each other. So I imagine there be some heated domestic level match ups and then the survivors will take it to the world title level.

 

whatever weight he decides to settle in at...korobov (sp?) will be up there...dirrell is 25, kelly is 27, paul is right around there...there are a bunch out there who will be around for awhile

 

Paul Williams will rule the 160lbs Division!!!!!!
I like Dirrell for 168 if he becomes more aggressive
Chad Dawson is good at 175

 

if he beats pav yep) why would he want to stay there? aint no one else...

 

Did you watch his last fight? I know he's young, but he's got 18 pro fights under his belt and he should be much better by now if he's ever going to be a top world class fighter. I don't think he'll ever make it.

 

abraham he wll be 34

 

Williams is a better bet than Pavlik, I think. Korobov is a good call. Abraham, I'm not so sure. In 5 years' time, he might not be quite as destructive. I think he's at his peak right now.

 

George Groves

 

Ye I watched it. I thought he did OK, the guy he fought's record doesn't really tell the whole story (as I imagine you heard from the commentators). He was a decent domestic level challenger - ex olympian - cagey sort of fighter who was fighting for his one and only real break so was pretty hungry. Clev TKOs him. He's stopped his last 5, they're gonna land him a European title fight late '09 early '10, and there's talks of a world title as early as late 2010. I think it's ticking along nicely. There's still alot of nievity. I saw him get hit clean with a couple of decent punches last time out when he got arrogant and dropped his hands a bit, but he's got the tools and his chins held up. I like him as a prospect.

 

I don't see it.

Usually the top fighters in these divisions are the 30-35 year olds, guys who have fought at world class level for a good couple of years. I think the world class guys who are in their late 20s/early 30s will be the big guns in 5 years' time, although, of course, there's always the exceptional younger guys.

 

168-Ward or Abraham or possibly Dirrell, in my eyes Dirrell is a champion right now
160-Pavlik or possibly James Kirkland,I have a feeling he might move up to 160 after he gets out of prison
175-Dawson is gonna run that ***** for a WHILE!!

 

yea ur rite and dont think that was him at his best but a good learning fight. the mcintosh fight was good but i think the tony oakey fight was his best given how inexperienced he was

 

175 Kessler , Hopkins :yep , Shumenov, Abraham, Dawson, Cloud

168 Bute, Ward, Pavlik, Codrington, Stieglitz :happy,

160 N'Dam N'Jikam, Korobov, Golovkin, Macklin ,Erislandy Lara

 

Gennady Golovkin will be one of the top men at MW.