Best weight division

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  1. jacknewman

    jacknewman New Member Full Member

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    What is the best domestic weight division at the moment? Lot of people thinking lightweight.. you got Crolla, Rees, Burns, Mitchell etc.
     
    jacknewman, Mar 19, 2012
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  2. sadlittleboy

    sadlittleboy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In Britain 135 with out a doubt
    The Philippines and Thailand both at 115 are very good as well
     
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  3. Golden Boy 360

    Golden Boy 360 Boxing's Biggest Cash Cow Full Member

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    135-140 is looking good.
    Rios
    Gamboa
    Burns
    JMM
    Khan
    Peterson
     
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  4. TheJuggernaut

    TheJuggernaut Hitchslap Full Member

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    154 is looking good too

    Martinez (in and out)
    Floyd (In and out)
    Cotto
    Canelo
    P Williams
    Kirkland
    Lara
    Angulo
    Vanes
    Molina
     
    TheJuggernaut, Mar 19, 2012
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  5. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    My favourites: SBW, SMW, MW, and LHW.
     
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  6. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My favourite : Middleweights

    Maravilla
    Pirog
    Golovkin
    Chavez jr
    Geale
    Williams
    Sturm
    Lee

    This can be a good 8 elimination tournament and ..... dont forget

    - Hassan Njikam
    - Murray
    - Macklin
    - Zbik
    - Mora
    - Prokza
     
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  7. SweetHome_Bama

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    147: Manny, Floyd, Bradley, Devon Alexander, Berto, Ortiz, Zaveck, and (Khan and Peterson coming soon)

    154: Cotto, Kirkland, Angulo, Alvarez, Molina, Lara, Williams, Trout, Martirosyan, K9, and Spinks

    168: Ward, Ant Dirrell, Andre Dirrell, Bute, Froch, Rodriguez, Kessler, Stieglitz and Will Rosinsky

    140: Soto, Holt, Garcia, Marquez, Judah, Alvarado, Prescott, Maidana, Matthaysse, and Morales
     
    SweetHome_Bama, Mar 19, 2012
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  8. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    140 sucks ..... holt, judah, morales ....
     
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  9. canucks9314

    canucks9314 Iron Chinned ATG Warrior Full Member

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    jr middle
     
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  10. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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  11. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How could you miss out Brook and Jones:patsch

    Never the less, adding the lightweight division to this list if JMM is included then your spot on
     
    Webbiano, Mar 19, 2012
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  12. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    I think there are 5 divisions which stand head and shoulders above the rest in terms of quality from top to bottom and in terms of potential H2H match-ups.

    FLYWEIGHT:
    Jaro
    Wonjongkam
    H. Marquez
    Viloria
    Mthalane
    Plus: L. Concepcion, JC Miranda, Igarashi

    SUPER BANTAM:
    Nishioka
    Donaire
    Rigondeaux
    Poonsawat
    Mares (to debut April 21)
    Moreno (to debut April 21)
    Plus: Ndlovu, Ramos, Shimoda

    WELTERWEIGHT:
    Mayweather
    Pacquiao
    Ortiz
    Berto
    Senchenko
    Plus: Zaveck, Alexander, Brook

    JR MIDDLEWEIGHT:
    Cotto
    Alvarez
    Lara
    Kirkland
    P. Williams
    Plus: Molina, Bundrage, Trout

    LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT:
    Hopkins
    Dawson
    Pascal
    Cloud
    Campillo
    Plus: Shumenov, Erdei, Cleverly
     
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  13. JASPER

    JASPER Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    it seems like the middle to light middle weight division are pretty healthy, above 175 is total ****
     
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  14. smallpith

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    Maciel deserves adding, he could be a beast at 154, Konecny is pretty solid as well.
     
    smallpith, Mar 19, 2012
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  15. Tar Baby

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    147 for me.
     
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