Your SMW/168 Order

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  1. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    Just interested to see how people's lists look. Go as far down as you want, doesn't have to be just these 6 guys, I just couldn't be bothered to factor in Bika, Andrade, Johnson, Green and company as of yet.

    My order would be, with a criteria consistently of both resumé in the last 24 months (65%) and head-to-head standing (35%), as follows:

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    I mean I was tempted as a massive Froch fan to put him at #01, but the reason I didn't is because honestly, Ward's resumé is under-rated and probably the 2nd best amongst those guys. Green is still a top 10 super-middle probably, Bika too, and Kessler is my #4. And he's the best head-to-head for me. While Froch has the best resumé, he's probably 3rd head-to-head behind Bute. If he was 2nd, he'd be top of the overall list for me.

    So, what's your list?

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  2. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    1froch
    2 bute
    3 ward
    4 kessler
    5 direll
    6 abraham
     
  3. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    froch
    bute
    kessler
    ward
    dirrel
    abraham
     
  4. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    froch
    bute
    ward
    kessler
    dirrell
    abraham
     
  5. Clarkson

    Clarkson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1/2 Bute / Ward
    3/4 Kessler / Froch
    5 Dirrell
     
  6. SportsLeader

    SportsLeader Chilling Full Member

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    1) Ward
    2) Froch
    3) Kessler
    4) Bute
    5) Dirrell
    6) Abraham

    I think the top 3 are a league above the bottom 3 in terms of resume.
     
  7. SportsLeader

    SportsLeader Chilling Full Member

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    How can Bute be number 1? What the **** did he do to get ranked that high? Who has he beaten? Is there something I'm missing here?
     
  8. bandido

    bandido The Black Bandit Full Member

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    01. Andre Ward
    02. Mikkel Kessler
    03. Carl Froch
    04. Lucian Bute
    05. Andre Dirrell
    06. Arthur Abraham
     
  9. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    1. Ward
    2. Kessler
    3. Froch
    4. Bute
    5. Dirrell

    6-10. Abraham, Bika, Steiglitz, Johnson, Andrade
     
  10. WesT

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    Green never was a top10 SMW. He was a pretender a deceiver , a phony. And now he is out of almost all the sites and magazines top10 rankings.
    He never fooled me but seemed he managed to fool others
     
  11. Zerwas1

    Zerwas1 Active Member Full Member

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    Carl Froch? The Guy that lost to Kessler,Dirrel and got very lucky against Taylor?
    no way
     
  12. PH|LLA

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    1. Ward
    2. Bute
    3. Kessler
    4. Froch
    5. Dirrell
    6. Johnson
    7. Abraham
    8. Andrade
    9. Bika
    10. Green
     
  13. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member

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    he's fought 3 or 4 top10 SMWs, beat them all.

    #2 for me
     
  14. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    It depends. Kessler's recent resumé, he's 2-1 in the last in the last 24 months. Dominant loss to Ward, disputed win over Froch and a nothing win over Pedromo. Bute's resumé is over-rated though. And Ward's is under-rated.
     
  15. Boxing in montr

    Boxing in montr Mandatory challenger Full Member

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    IMO, Kessler's beating at the hands of Ward dismiss him from being in the top 3.