Biggest Upcoming Fight

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  1. acie2g

    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    With all the big fights coming up it's hard to figure out what exactly is/will be the biggest and best fight this upcoming fall
    Mayweather-Alvarez/Garcia-Mathysse/Bradley-Marquez or/Pacquaio-Rios.

    The most mainstream and easily most talked about bout will be
    Mayweather-Alvarez, in this feature match-up you have two undefeated champs fighting for the undisputed/Lineal title at JMW(although at a bs cw of 152). Mayweather reaching the final fights of his legendary career and is 44-0 recently retaining his WW title in shutout against mandatory challenger Guerrero and is currently a 2-weight champ at WW/JMW winning a title from Cotto in May 12.
    Alvarez is at the beginning of his career and is also undefeated at 42-0-1 and is currently the unified champ at JMW after beating Trout in a very close UD in Apr, though there comp level at this point in each mans career is vastly different Alvarez is a "young, strong, champ" at the higher division despite the cw and has shown to be a competent boxer as well as a potent puncher.

    In Garcia-Mathysse you have the young yet somewhat unproven Undisputed champ in Garcia facing off against maybe the best fighter at 140. Outside of two close losses to Alexander/Judah, Mathysse has blistered all his opponents including his recent victim possibly roided Peterson in 3rds.
    Garcia is undefeated his top bout tho are underwhelming with 2 victories over a shot Morales one which was competitive, a KO over Kahn, and recently a hard battle with a old but a still scrappy Judah. Garcia is a young undefeated and undisputed champ at JWW, and Mathysse is the hard hitting and explosive Argentinean who is arguably undefeated in his own right with all but two bout coming by KO


    In Bradley-Marquez you two of the best p4p fighters in the world squaring off in an epic battle both men coming in off a common victory over Pacquiao in the last year, Bradley in a close and controversial SD in Jun 12, and Marquez who has fought Pacquiao 4 times in 3 division recently in Dec 11 a controversial SD for Pacquiao, and again in Nov 12 ending in a 4th rnd KO win for Marquez.
    Marquez has arguably and in my opinion has beaten Pacquiao all 4 time maybe 3-0-1 with the first being a draw, at 40 years old Marquez is still one of the best p4p fighters in the sport and should be a current WW champ holding the belt Bradley eventually won vs Pac. Bradley in his most recent bout won an action packed war with unknown Provodnikov in his 1st title defense and until defeated is still one of the elites in the sport.


    Finally in Pacquiao-Rios you have maybe one of the most defining fights of the year with both fighters at a major turning point in there careers that will put alot of weight on both mens legacies. Pacquiao at 34/35 the "Fighter of the Decade" coming off of possibly 3 straight losses to the aforementioned Marquez/Bradley. Rios is also coming in off a loss and should be 1-2 in his last few bouts with Abril/Alvarado II jumping from LW to JWW now to WW in the last 18 months. Though his stature is nowhere near that of Pac a victory here could bring him to the scene as a top level fighter/WW a loss/KO will seal his book as a never was.
    Pacquiao has alot off questions to answer everyone assumes the old Pac will show up and a win will set him up for potential Bradley II/Marquez V bouts two resounding victories and possibly even a 14 Mayweather bout(I know), a loss will basically put an end to his HOF career with his final years marred by losses and steroid questions.

    With all the story lines which is the biggest upcoming fall fight.
     
  2. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mayweather - Alvarez will be the biggest: It'll be the biggest PPV and involves Mayweather the P4P number 1 with arguably his toughest fight in years.

    Matthysse - Garcia could be the most exciting and is the one I personally am really looking forward to.

    Bradley - JMM might be the closest or tightest to call, between two highly skilled guys

    Pacquaio - Rios should be exciting but will be all about how Pacquaio looks as he hopes to come back.


    All 4 are good fights, Mayweather - Alvarez and Matthysse - Garica are two of the five fights I wanted to see most this year on my wish-list and so its great that they are happening, esp on the same card.
     
  3. acie2g

    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Those are the obvious choices but it may not be so cut and dry, while Mayweather-Alvarez will be the biggest ppv of the year in most opinions the outcome is already decided with Mayweather/Mathysse both winning in there own spectacular way there is more at stock in both the Bradley-Marquez and Pacquiao-Rios fights with Bradley/Marquez both trying to prove there Pacquiao wins are no fluke one trying at stay at the top of the sport the other trying to end a ATG. And Pacquiao/Rios are both trying to how the world they are still top fighters
     
  4. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well, yeah but Mayweather - Alvarez will be the biggest fight, enertaining the most interest and attention. Which will end up the best fight its hard to tell: all have the potential to be great fights in their own way.

    P.S. Mayweather and Matthysse may be favourites (deservedly) but the outcome is far from already decided.
     
  5. Zombieguy

    Zombieguy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Biggest is Mayweather/Alvarez. Best is Garcia/Matthyse.
     
  6. Espin88

    Espin88 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This.
     
  7. kevinreid001

    kevinreid001 Punchdrunk101 Full Member

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    agree
     
  8. Just Rik

    Just Rik Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well, you got Garcia who people keep saying is headed for a loss...and yet he just continues to win. Then you got Alvarez who people keep saying can't win against Floyd...in my mind these fights are very similar. A clear favorite in both fights, and very live underdogs in both also. And pretty much everyone who sees the Canelo-Floyd fight will also have watched Garcia-Mathysee as it the main undercard in the Floyd fight. All that said, I'll work under the assumption we are speaking about us hardcore fans, in my opinion, the only way Floyd-Canelo is bigger than DG-Luke is if Floyd gets KO'd, other than that he will be expected to pull the UD. It seems DG-Luke pulls more of the "unknown" factor we hardcore fans enjoy.
     
  9. DBLOCK

    DBLOCK Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yup.i think garcia/matthysee will be epic!
     
  10. acie2g

    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    each bout on it's on are all great fights I think Garcia-Mathysse is the one bout most likely to end in KO Bradley-Marquez also seems like a fight destined for a classic ending
     
  11. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Mayweather vs. Alvarez will be the "biggest."

    Garcia vs. Matthysse should be the "best" as far as action goes.

    Marquez vs. Bradley is a little bit of both of those but I don't think it will be nearly as big as Mayweather/Alvarez and won't be as fun to watch as Garcia/Matthysse.

    Pacquiao vs. Rios is the worst every way around. Not a good match up as far as an elite fighter with drawing power is concerned.
     
  12. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Garcia Matthysse has me unable to sleep and we're over a month away!
     
  13. Scar

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    Agreed.
     
  14. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Fully expecting it to steal the show.
     
  15. Pokerpapi999

    Pokerpapi999 Inmigration reform NOW!!! Full Member

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    I voted for Garcia vs Matthysee, second is a tie with Pac vs Rios and Marquez vs Bradley because its all action then May vs Canelo and as usual everybody will be booing when the chicken start to run but Matthysee is the man I want to see