2018, year of the unifications?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Limerickbox, Feb 21, 2018.


  1. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So far,its looking good for unification fights.

    You have Usyk-Gassiev for all the belts at 200.

    Joshua is fighting Parker to unify the WBA/IBF/WBO titles, and an outside chance of a Wilder fight happening later in the year.

    You have Canelo-GGG going at it again for the WBC/IBF/WBA titles with Saunders openly calling out the winner.

    Hurd-Lara fighting to unify the WBA-IBF titles.

    It looks like the Bivol-Barrera winner os being set up to fight Kovalev next for the WBA-IBF titles.

    Mikey Garcia is saying he wants Linares after Lipinets which would be for the WBC-WBA title.


    Finally getting some consolidation
     
  2. Amazing one

    Amazing one Active Member Full Member

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    2017 was a great year, 2018 shaping up but I don't think we'll get Thurman/Spence and I wanted Burnett/Tete. Mikey Garcia better get a big fight lined up, collecting belts doesn't constitute big fights anymore as you are not always fighting high end opposition.

    Wouldn't mind BJS getting Golovkin/Canelo as well. And Lomachenko/Berchelt would be nice although I only see a Loma win. Jermell Charlo vs Hurd/Lara winner at the year end would be great. Probably shouldn't complain, lots of very good fights are set. 140 heating up with Ramirez/Imam/Prograis/Indongo all involved next Month.
     
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  3. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Mikey has talked about Cotto, Linares, Loma, Thurman, Spence... I wouldnt get my hopes up.
    Dude has been all bark so far.
     
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  4. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Difference here is that the WBC have mandated this fight
     
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  5. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Yeah... about those WBC mandated fights... They rarely go through.
     
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  6. SnatchBox

    SnatchBox Boxing Full Member

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    Every year the orgs talk about unifying