Hope and expectation for every division in 2023

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by JoalBoxing, Nov 17, 2022.


  1. JoalBoxing

    JoalBoxing New Member Full Member

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    Heavyweight:
    • Usyk vs Fury
    • Joyce gets title opportunity
    Cruiserweight:
    • Opetaia vs Briedis II / Okolie
    Light Heavyweight:
    • Beterbiev vs Bivol
    • No Bivol vs Canelo rematch
    Super Middleweight:
    • Canelo vs Bivol for undiaputed SMW (if i were Bivol, i may have interest to become 2 weight undisputed champion)
    • If Canelo doesnt fight Benavidez/ Morrell, he has to vacate / stripped
    Middleweight:
    • Charlo stripped for inactivity and outside the ring problems
    • This division is just poor now, i dont know what to hope/ expect
    Super Welterweight:
    • Fundora fight for title vs Charlo / Tszyu
    Welterweight:
    • Spence vs Crawford (unrealistic at this point)
    • Ortiz / Ennis / Stanionis get their title opportunity (unrealistic) / just actively fight good opponents
    Super Lightweight:
    • Taylor vs Catterall II
    • Taylor vs Prograis II
    • Lopez fight for title again
    • Lopez vs Haney (if Haney moves up / if Lopez hold title)
    Lightweight:
    • If Haney could still make weight, healthy Haney vs healthy Loma
    • If Loma wins, Loma vs Shakur
    • Tank vs Garcia happens (doubtful, but right now its just more possible than ever)
    • One to watch is Zepeda
    Super Featherweight:
    • Champions are good now, so unification fight
    Featherweight:
    • Lara fight one of the champion
    • Santa Cruz if he still hold the belt, he must fight for unification / vs Wood
    Super Bantamweight:
    • Fulton vs Akhmadaliev
    • Inoue moves up (if he win vs Butler) and fight the winner of Fulton vs Akhmadaliev
    Bantamweight:
    • If Inoue stays, the only fight i want to see is vs Casimero
    Super Flyweight:
    • Unification fight
    • Bam? If he stays then him vs any title holder is a good fight
    • Fighters to watch: Tanaka and Nakatani
    Flyweight:
    • Edwards fight for unification
    Light Flyweight:
    • Teraji vs Gonzalez

    I don’t really follow strawweight so cant really say anything for the division

    Now make yours!
     
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  2. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Opetaia would get badly outboxed by Okolie IMHO - won't have answers for his awkwardness. I have rooted for him for a long time, and will continue to do so, but I couldn't pick him against Goulamirian or a 2017 Dorticos.
     
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  3. JoalBoxing

    JoalBoxing New Member Full Member

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    At the moment its best vs best, but okolie is long and awkward style might edge him
     
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  4. sasto

    sasto Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Besides all the ones you mention, I want to see Wilder vs AJ and Gonzalez vs Estrada 3. These are great fights that are right on the edge of being too late for high quality.

    Opeteia vs Briedis 2 I would be scared to watch it. The first edition was easily FOTY but I'm not sure either guy can withstand a rematch. Let them both cash out against Jake Paul, can't imagine either guy has much chin left.
     
  5. Koli55

    Koli55 Active Member Full Member

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    Chocolatito vs Estrada? You mean the fight that's happening in December?
     
  6. sasto

    sasto Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I thought it was canceled again? Cool if not.
     
  7. JoalBoxing

    JoalBoxing New Member Full Member

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    Chocolatito vs Gonzalez III will happen in a couple of weeks.

    AJ vs Wilder, im not sure. Wilder might kill him if they fight. Money wise, it makes sense. I’d rather have Usyk vs Wilder, if Fury decide to not fighting Usyk and i thinks its a better fight than Usyk vs Hrgovic. I’m done with Hrgovic after his performance vs Zhang.

    Opetaia vs Briedis I was brutal, but it was pretty close, some people here have Briedis win. No need for a rematch to be honest, but it will be exciting again.
     
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