BBC's top ten British p4p

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    POUND-FOR-POUND TOP 10

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    1. David Haye
    - Heavyweight
    London (22-1, 21KOs)
    Haye may now fight Vitali Klitschko in September, and he will have his work cut out against the giant Ukrainian, the WBC title-holder.

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    2. Carl Froch
    - Super-middleweight
    Nottingham (25-0, 20KOs)
    Froch produced one of the great comebacks to beat Jermain Taylor and is surely careering towards a unification with Denmark's Mikkel Kessler.

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    3. Ricky Hatton
    - Light-welterweight
    Manchester (45-2, 32KOs)
    Hatton was knocked out in two rounds by pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas and his extraordinary career may now be over.

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    4. Amir Khan
    - Lightweight
    Bolton (21-1, 15KOs)
    Khan claimed the WBA light-welterweight title with a classy victory over Andreas Kotelnik to silence the doubters. Could a fight against Ricky Hatton be the next step?

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    5. Junior Witter
    - Light-welterweight
    Bradford (37-3-2, 22KOs)
    Witter's hopes of fighting Amir Khan went up in smoke when he lost to Devon Alexander in trying to reclaim the WBC light-welterweight belt. Difficult to see what options he has left.

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    6. Kevin Mitchell
    - Super-featherweight
    Dagenham (28-0, 21KOs)
    The British champion's world title hopes have been frustrated by injuries, to both himself and potential opponents, but recorded a stoppage win on the Khan-Kotelnik undercard.

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    7. Kell Brook
    - Welterweight
    Sheffield (20-0, 13KOs)
    Originally a product of the same Sheffield gym as Naseem Hamed, Brook has been tipped for world honours and defended his British title with ease against Michael Lomax in July.

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    8. John Murray
    - Lightweight
    Manchester (25-0, 13KOs)
    Could the British champion, and not the much-hyped Amir Khan, be the man to make a splash on the world stage? Battled to victory over Lee McAllister in January.

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    9. Jamie Moore
    - Light-middleweight
    Salford (32-3, 23KOs)
    Moore gave an impressive display in stopping Ukrainian Roman Dzuman in two rounds in Sunderland to defend his European title. Moore is now targeting a world title fight.

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    10. Clinton Woods
    - Light-heavyweight
    Sheffield (42-4-1, 24KOs)
    Woods looked a spent force in losing to Antonio Tarver, but has landed another crack at his old IBF light-welterweight belt against Travis Cloud on 28 August.





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  2. ryanm8655

    ryanm8655 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd shift Jamie Moore upto 6th and Woods up too...
     
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  3. GazOC

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    Woods too low.
     
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  4. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    The lower half is poor. Clinton Woods should be in 6th on that list, closely followed by Jamie Moore. Kevin Mitchell hasn't done enough, neither have John Murray or Kell Brook.
     
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  5. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Moore should be at least 1 and probably 2 places higher.
     
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  6. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Froch should have above Haye for starters......

    Moore should be much higher.....

    Brook hasn't beaten a fighter that can both give and take a punch.....

    Murray has beaten who, exactly - that hasn't been beaten by Khan or Thaxton?
     
    Beeston Brawler, Aug 16, 2009
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  7. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    I havn't got a problem with Murray, Brook and Mitchell on the list but they should be the bottom three. They are probably the most 'proven' of the fighters we have that are on the fringes of world class.
     
    TFFP, Aug 16, 2009
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  8. kosaros

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    1. David Haye (22-1)
    2. Carl Froch (25-0)
    3. Ricky Hatton (45-2)
    4. Amir Khan (21-1)
    5. Junior Witter (37-2-2)
    6. Clinton Woods (42-4-1)
    7. Jamie Moore (32-3)
    8. Kell Brook (20-0)
    9. Kevin Mitchell (29-0)
    10. Nathan Cleverly (17-0)

    Here is the Brit forums top 10.
     
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  9. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    The Beebs list looks like a lucky dip after number 5.
     
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  10. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    That's much more realistic. So its got Cleverly instead of Murray, but apart from that its exactly as I said with the 'potential' world challengers behind the actual proven top fighters. And Moore inbetween, because he's a European champ and has beaten the best domestic fighters.
     
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  11. GazOC

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    Thats my top 7 as well and the other 3 are close calls that can be argued either way.
     
    GazOC, Aug 16, 2009
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  12. 'Ben'

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    How the **** is Mitchell and Murray above Jamie Moore?
     
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  13. 'Ben'

    'Ben' Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There is already a brit list on this forum anyway.
     
    'Ben', Aug 16, 2009
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  14. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    See posts 8, 10 and 11 in this thread for details....;)
     
    GazOC, Aug 16, 2009
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  15. Dan684

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    I wouldn't have Mitchell in my top 10 at the moment !
     
    Dan684, Aug 16, 2009
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