Best division today (late 2008)

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  1. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I know you've voted several times in threads like this, but the landscape of boxing changes so fast that I think we need a new one every 3-4 months.

    So which one is the hottest today? Champions, contenders and prospects count. Of course some fighters are moving up/down or just having a fight out of their division, so I used the ( ) mark for them.

    Heavyweight :)))
    LHW: Calzaghe, Hopkins, Dawson, Tarver, Jones, Johnson, Erdei, Garay, (Pavlik), young guns: Cloud, Shumenov
    SMW: (Calzaghe), Kessler, Bute, Mundine, Andrade, Taylor, Lacy, Miranda, Zuniga, (Winky, Abraham), young guns: Froch, Inkin, Ward, Balzsay, Green, Pascal, Direll
    MW: Pavlik, Abraham, Sturm, Sylvester, (Winky, Williams), young guns: Golovkin, Sato, Lara, Duddy, Lee, McGirt Jr.
    WW: Margarito, Williams, Clottey, Cotto, Berto, Quintana, Cintron, Judah, Collazo, (DLH, PacMan, Mosley, Mayweather?)
    LW: Casamayor, Campbell, Pacquaio, Santa Cruz, Diaz, Katsidis (JMM, Guzman, Valero), young guns: Peterson, Khan, Prescott, Antillon, Kid Diamond, Romanov
    SFW: Soto, Juarez, Barrios, Cook (JMM, Linares, Guerrero, John), young guns: Miranda, Mitchell, Gamboa, Antillon, Dib
    SBW: Vazquez, Marquez, Juanma, Molitor, Caballero, De Leon, Gonzalez, Kratingdaenggym, young guns: Bautista, Munroe, Martinez, Concepcion
    SFlyW: Mijares, Montiel, Darcinyan, Arce, Munoz, Kirilov, Nashiro, young guns: Gorres, Kono, Banal, Martinez
    FlyW: Donaire, Naito, Sakata, Wonjongkam, Narvaez, young guns: Kameda, Tete, Martinez, Viloria



    Of course WW is going to win, but I think 4 divisons are super hot now: WW, SMW, LW and SFlyW. WW is out of great young prospects right now, while the future is very bright in the SMW division. Also huge fights can be made at SFlyW and LW. So while WW will get the most votes IMO, and I just LOVE the SFlyWs, my vote goes to the SMW division!
     
  2. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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    the lightweight division hands down, it has the best fights potentially, most exciting fighters and has more depth than the ww
     
  3. jupzrooni

    jupzrooni Tyler Durden Full Member

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    light middleweight, cause sergio mora is current wbc champ in that division
     
  4. Larryboys

    Larryboys Well-Known Member Full Member

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    With the recent moves, I'd say lightweight. It's got big names, experienced veterans, hot up-and-comers, and probably more exciting fighters than any other division.
     
  5. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :nono
     
  6. Rise Above

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  8. jupzrooni

    jupzrooni Tyler Durden Full Member

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    light middleweight, my mistake:rofl
     
  9. dhenzrae

    dhenzrae A Proud Noypi Full Member

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    1. 135
    2. 122
    3. 147
    4. 115
    5. 160
     
  10. sebcfc

    sebcfc Member Full Member

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    For me Lightweight is the best at the moment.
     
  11. dits

    dits Active Member Full Member

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    Lightweight. Just the number of quality fighters and the fights that have gone on or will go on in the near future puts it over the top.

    Welterweight gets second place.
     
  12. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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  13. TheH1tMan

    TheH1tMan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You need to study a bit more before you talk son. Mora is champ in MW or LMW, there is no way anyone od that quality could be champ at SMW. :nono
     
  14. TheH1tMan

    TheH1tMan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I would say WW, then either LW or SMW.
     
  15. si_19

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