Top Five Prospects in Your Country

i like daniel jacobs...

for the UK im going for...

1. Kell Brook
2. Frankie Gavin
3. Nathan Cleverley
4. Prince Arron
5. Lee Haskins

 

^^Top 3...not necessarily in that order.

4. Stephen Smith.

The number 5 position consists of a couple of young, decent Heavyweights on there way up...a couple were in action on Friday (and no it's not Tyson Fury!!).

 

Australia:
1 Billy Dib

Dunno anybody else.

Philippines:
1.Marvin sonsona
2.Eden sonsona
3. lolito sonsona
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Not many have impressed that got the skillz, speed and power, heart and determination.
Potentially those are the top picks, we don't have blacks and mexi fighting for our country you know...

 

1) Middleweight - Daniel Jacobs, 23yo 20-0 (17) or Fernando Guerrero, 23yo 18-0 (15)
2) Light middleweight - Vanes Martirosyan, 24yo 28-0 (17) or Austin Trout, 24yo 21-0 (13)
3) Bantamweight - Chris Avalos, 20yo 16-0 (13)
4) Welterweight - Lanard Lane, 28yo 12-0 (7) or Mike Jones, 27yo 21-0 (17) and a bonus shout to Frank Trader, 24yo 7-0 (2) (he hasn't been on TV but I've seen him live...the kid is SKILLED...but being brought along SLOW)
5) Super middleweight - Petey "Kid Chocolate" Quillin, 27yo 21-0 (15) or Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez, 25yo 16-0 (12)

 

i dont understand the hype for Andrade, hes a poor man's version of Jermain Taylor

 

Ireland
carl frampton
jamie kavanagh
theres a few more like the mcdonagh bros, luke wilton etc but the two above are different class

 

ireland

andy murray 21-0
dean byrne 12-0
willie casey 9-0
andy lee 21-1
jamie kavanagh 2-0

 

How is that a bad thing?

 

Lanard Lane looks very fast, but he drops his hands way too much, i can see him getting tagged and hurt, personally, as an American prospect, id put Shaun Porter or Marcus Johnson above him.

 

Porter's a light middleweight and Johnson is a super middleweight.

Also, Porter's awful. He is more at risk to get KTFO than Lane.

 

I know, i just like them over Lane.

 

I'm an American but that'll take way to long so I will go with my second home, New Zealand.

For as small as it is, New Zealand as some pretty good prospects. I'm even gonna take a crack at doing it in order. Maybe there are some guys worthy that I forgot about, but hey, I'm a boxer so a memory is not our forte.

1. Soulan Pownceby- light heavyweight
Very solid prospect/contender. Currently #10 in the world at light heavyweight but surely will be moving up in the next ranks as he just defeated Aussie fighter Joel Casey over 12 rounds. They were unifying the WBO Asia Pacific titles and also on the line was the WBF (foundation) world title.
Soul won a competitive fight and looks at much bigger things. To call him a prospect isn't lowering him from him being a contender, it just means he can move much higher than he is now as he is still learning the pro game.
Also, Soul is a 2004 Olympian.

2. Vitali Soi
Very good prospect with a brutal punch. Has won the WBF Asia Pacific title and recently beat fellow prospect Winston Helu by KO.

3. Robbie Barridge- super middleweight
This is a very hard hitter. Barridge was featured on the play of the week by TV3 in New Zealand for his KO over Jamie Waru. Barridge is on the rise.

4. Steve Heremia- jr. middleweight
I really wanted to put Steve at number 2 but his 4 losses push him to in the middle of the road of being a trial horse and a contender. I know there is a big gap between the 2 but Heremia really is a prospect as he is young and still learning the game. His losses are results of him moving a bit too fast as he is to good for the other prospects at his weight in the region so he has be forced to step it up.

5 1/2. Taito Raturere- super middleweight
At only 6-0 Raturere has 2 very tough fights upcoming in former #1 contender Richard Grant in July, then Brian Cohen, the WBC Continental Americas champion on August 21. A win in these 2 possibly puts Tai at #1 depending how he wins.

5 1/2. A tie between prospects by the names of Leti Letiand Warren Fuavia. 2 great prospects and will go far in the sport. Originally from Samoa but now living and representing New Zealand. Leti Leti has a contract to move to America soon and Fuava sports a perfect 11-0 record.

Honorable mention. Issac Peach and Afa Tatupu. I haven't seen these 2 but hear a lot about them, and it's all great things that I hear.


I took a stab at it everybody. Those are your top prospects from New Zealand.

 

touche'

prolly a sign of decline in american talent to come in the decade

 

Porter has an excellent skillset, plus, Lane pulls straight back in a line when attacked, drops his hands, sometimes when pulling out, exciting to watch but a defensive liability, i dont even view him as much of a prospect to be honest.