Is it safe to say the Middle Weight Division is taking over after Manny/Floyd retire?

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  1. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    MW itself is one of the weakest divisions over 147 in my view.

    SMW and LHW have a lot better fighters in the midst.
     
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  2. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Agree it'll be either MW or LHW. Here's my overview of the division. I'll highlight in red the ones to watch, and green the almost good.

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    CST80, May 17, 2015
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  3. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Because it could be, there's a ton of talent at MW, just because many of them are not marquee names now doesn't mean they won't be in the very near future. Its becoming a very stacked division, far better than WW IMO.

    I agree with you about FW though.
     
    CST80, May 17, 2015
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  4. icarus1

    icarus1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    still hotter at the welterweight with thurman,brook,khan,bradley,porter,maidana,alexander with matthysse,provodnikov,garcia, algeirri possibly coming up. i hope they get to make like the super 6 tournament in both divisions. it's time to unify belts like past for a legit champion.
     
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  5. Enigmadanks

    Enigmadanks Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think the JWW division is going to be the hotspot for a while.

    I think Danny Garcia is going to be unsuccessful at WW and probably move back down full time to JWW.

    It could house all these fighters in the division at the same time: Danny Garcia, Lamont Peterson, Mikey Garcia, Terrence Crawford, Lucas Matthyse, Adrien Broner.

    That's 6 quality fighters off the top of my head. I'm sure there are up and coming guys also that could make that division very top heavy for the foreseeable future.
     
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  6. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    You seem to have combined two weight classes.
     
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  7. Jake LaMotta

    Jake LaMotta Lights Out Full Member

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    It's all about Flyweights. Once Roman G becomes #1 p4p and Estrada and Inoue break top 5 or even make up the top 3, the little guys will finally get their props.
     
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  8. 6'4south

    6'4south Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'd say there is still a lot of good matchups at 140-147.
     
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  9. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There are a ton of great fighters at welterweight, but no one like ... Super special.

    You look at Mayweather and see he is special. That he'll be one of the best. You saw Pacquiao and knew he was special and could be one of the best.

    Algieri? No. Thurman? Overrated. Provodnikov? Heck no. Bradley, no. Khan? No. He'll be exposed..hopefully by Mayweather. Crawford? He's the closest one, perhaps.

    Golovkin seems to be one. I watch him and see something special, that special quality that Mayweather and Pacquiao had when they were prime that just separated them from everyone. A once in a lifetime type of fighter. Mayweathers one. Pacquiao is one. Golovkin might be one.

    There are others, of course.
     
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  10. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    Golovkin won't be **** unless he steps in against the best in his (and other) weight classes.
     
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  11. jim jim

    jim jim Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Khan will beat Mayweather
     
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  12. STB

    STB #noexcuses Full Member

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    Froch is a SMW and possibly retired
    Ward is a SMW possibly moving to LHW
     
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  13. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    abuffy what's your opinion on David Lemieux?
     
    CST80, May 17, 2015
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  14. fruitpunch

    fruitpunch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No
     
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  15. Akxtinguish

    Akxtinguish Belt holder Full Member

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    Why are you so obsessed with Pac and Floyd?
     
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