Gatekeepers in each division

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  1. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    What do you guys think?
     
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  2. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    Zab Judah has officially became the gatekeeper of the welterweight division ...

    Edison Miranda is the gatekeeper of the SMW division

    Verno Phillips is the gatekeeper of the SWW division
     
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  3. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Zab Judah is a JWW contender now.
    Miranda is a contender himself.
    Anyway I consider Ben Tackie the WW gatekeeper,Javier Jauregui the LW gatekeeper,Zuri Lawrence the HW gatekeeper,etc.
     
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    gambleer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Manfredo, Bika and Andrade are gatekeepers at 168.
     
    gambleer, Dec 23, 2008
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  5. Iron Fist Joe

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    Andrade very nearly became IBF champ - hardly gatekeeper, he's a contender easily.

    Bika could well go on to win a title yet, so i wouldnt call him a gatekeeper really...

    Johnson is a good one - LHW
     
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  6. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Manfredo yes but Bika and Andrade are contenders,highly ranked.You people gotta get a grip on these gatekeeper,bum,champ,contender issues.Not everyone who losses is a gatekeeper.
     
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    mrplow182 Seasoned Veteran Full Member

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    I'd tend to say as a rule Gatekeepers are veterans who fought at a high level when in their prime or younger guys who failed more than once at world level and lost handily to the best they fought
     
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  8. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    hw i would say rhaman , danny williams, and fres oquendo
     
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  9. bigmarkd86

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    ndou lww
     
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  10. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Somewhat yeah,gatekeepers should(in their prime or not) beat low level opposition but lose when stepping up to elite level.But there is a difference between contender and gatekeeper.
     
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    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Those are decent but Rahman is a former CHAMP and arguably a top 30 ,top 25 HW.
     
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    mrplow182 Seasoned Veteran Full Member

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    Ben Tackie is/was the best gatekeeper ever....
     
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  13. PISTOL STARTER

    PISTOL STARTER Fear noone but GOD!!! Full Member

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    surely lovemore n'dou must get a mention ?
     
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  14. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Yep,and the man in my avatar is a legend gatekeeper/journeyman.
     
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    heavyweight - monte barrett
    cruiser - ? maybe herbie hide?
    light heavy - glen johnson
    supermiddle - manfredo
    middle - ? howard eastman?
    lightmiddle - verno phillips
    welter - zab judah
    lightwelter - edner cherry
    lightweight - possibly turning into one is katsidis
     
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