Boxing News Magazine's 20 most wanted fights of 2014- who would win these?

Great fights

How many you think we will actualy see?

 

20. Sergio Martinez vs. Gennady Golovkin @Middleweight
Golovkin
19. Marcos Maidana vs. Lucas Matthysee @Weltwerweight
Matthysee
18. Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury @Heavyweight
hmm... Battle of the glass... Gonna go with Wilder though.
17. Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Vaysl Lomachenko @Featherweight
Rigo
16. Marcos Maidana vs. Ruslan Provodnikov @Welterweight
Provodnikov
15. Roman Gonzalez vs. Juan Francisco Estrada II @Flyweight
Gonzalez
14. Amir Khan vs. Adrien Broner @Welterweight
Khan. Imagine paulie vs Broner again if Paulies punches were heavier and a tad quicker.
13. Sergio Martinez vs Miguel Cotto @Middleweight
Martinez
12. Vaysl Lomachenko vs Orlando Salido @Featerweight
Lomachenko
11. Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Leo Santa Cruz @Jr Featherweight
Rigo, Santa Cruz is good, but not anywhere close to Rigo's level
10. Danny Garcia vs. Timothy Bradley @Welterweight
Bradley
09. Wladimir Klitschko vs. Deontay Wilder @Heavyweight
Klischko, Wilder is shattered.
08. Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao @Welterweight
Mayweather
07. Mikey Garcia vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa @Jr Lightweight
I honestly could see Garcia having trouble with Gamboa. He is pretty damn fast... however he hasn't looked as fast as he moved up in weight IMO. I think Garcia uses the reach/skill/timing and wins. I wouldn't be surprised if Gamboa pulled it off though.
06. Scott Quigg vs. Carl Frampton @Jr Featherweight
Not sure.
05. Carl Froch vs. George Groves II @Super Middleweight
Groves boxes just as well, doesn't get caught again and stopped prematurely.
04. Miguel Cotto vs. Saul Alvarez @Jr Middleweight
Alvarez. He is tested though.
03. Adonis Stevenson vs. Sergey Kovalev @Light Heavyweight
Not sure... I've seen a lot of both and I can't really decide. This is the fight that is most realistic to happen on this last and I want to see it the most. Hopefully it materializes. If it does... I go with Stevenson
02. Manny Pacquiao vs. Ruslan Provodnikov @Welterweight
Pac. Easily. No idea why this was #2 Lol. Would rather see Gamboa instead of Provod.
01. Floyd Mayweather vs. Gennady Golovkin @Middleweight
Never will materialize. Even at middle weight I think Floyd has a good chance though. I favor Mayweather.

 

I think there is a very good chance we see Martinez/Cotto. Both are with HBO, and I think Martinez has 2 fights left on contract. They will feed him Cotto to put him at a career high, then feed him to golovkin so he can pass the middleweight torch. Its the best business situation for HBO. Cotto has lost a few fights recently so it really won't effect his draw if he loses another one. I also think HBO believes Martinez would win at middleweight, as do I.

 

Some great fights there.

 

I don't know the fighters well enough to make a prediction.

 

20. Sergio Martinez vs. Gennady Golovkin Middleweight
prime for prime - different story, right now GGG stops Martinez

19. Marcos Maidana vs. Lucas Matthysee Weltwerweight
Maidana doesn't look to be too keen about facing Matthysse and there is probably a reason, I go with Matthysse

18. Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Heavyweight
most intriguing heavyweight-fight out there. Fury is more prooven than Wilder and would knock him out imo

17. Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Vaysl Lomachenko Featherweight
great fight for late 2015. too close to call. If somebody beats Rigo in the next 2-3 years its Lomachenko

16. Marcos Maidana vs. Ruslan Provodnikov Welterweight
comes down to who has the bigger balls, and nobody has bigger balls than provo

15. Roman Gonzalez vs. Juan Francisco Estrada II Flyweight
Gonzales will remain unbeaten for a long time

14. Amir Khan vs. Adrien Broner Welterweight
Khan wins this on workrate alone

13. Sergio Martinez vs Miguel Cotto Middleweight
if Sergio isn't completely shot, he takes this easily, possibly stopping Cotto late

12. Vaysl Lomachenko vs Orlando Salido Featerweight
Salido not good enough to stop the Lomachenko-express

11. Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Leo Santa Cruz Jr Featherweight
Cruz is probably the best challenger out there atm, and his chances of beating Rigo are somewhere between very slim and non existing. thats how good Rigo is

10. Danny Garcia vs. Timothy Bradley Welterweight
Bradley is much more proven at WW, Garcia should stay away for the time being imo

09. Wladimir Klitschko vs. Deontay Wilder Heavyweight
Wilder won't make it past the 5th, Wlad might knock him out by accident

08. Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao Welterweight
2009 it might have been more competitive, 2014 Pac gets dominated

07. Mikey Garcia vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa Jr Lightweight
Mikey needs this calliber of opponents to take the next step, and he has enough skill to handle it

06. Scott Quigg vs. Carl Frampton Jr Featherweight
has to happen at some point. Quigg is good, Frampton is better

05. Carl Froch vs. George Groves II Super Middleweight
Carl won't take GG that lightly again and this time he will be allowed to finish him off

04. Miguel Cotto vs. Saul Alvarez Jr Middleweight
yes, Cotto might just be shot enough at this point to lose to Canelo...

03. Adonis Stevenson vs. Sergey Kovalev Light Heavyweight
close to 50-50. I sense fear in Stevenson and I can't blame him. brutal KO, either way

02. Manny Pacquiao vs. Ruslan Provodnikov Welterweight
Pac loves guys like provo. He eats them for breakfast

01. Floyd Mayweather vs. Gennady Golovkin Middleweight
GGG is too big and too strong for Mayweather, and he knows how to cut off the ring. Floyd finally reaches his physical limitations here

 

Underlined are my picks.

A few toss ups in there...

And a couple that don't belong, in my opinion.

 

20. Sergio Martinez vs.

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19. Marcos Maidana vs.

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vs. Vaysl Lomachenko @Featherweight
16. Marcos Maidana vs.

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vs. Juan Francisco Estrada II @Flyweight
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vs. Adrien Broner @Welterweight
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vs Miguel Cotto @Middleweight
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vs Orlando Salido @Featerweight
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vs. Leo Santa Cruz @Jr Featherweight
10. Danny Garcia vs.

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vs. Deontay Wilder @Heavyweight
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vs. Manny Pacquiao @Welterweight
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vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa @Jr Lightweight
06. Scott Quigg vs.

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vs. George Groves II @Super Middleweight
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vs. Saul Alvarez @Jr Middleweight
03. Adonis Stevenson vs.

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01. Floyd Mayweather vs.

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I think Fury is the much better boxer overall, but has a pretty big chance to get KO'd early by Wilder who's moneypunch is exactly Fury's weakness.
If it goes past 3 Fury is your man though, but I don't think it will.

 

Hans has way too much free time :rofl

 

01. GGG by murder
03. Kovalev by KO
08. Mayweather UD
10. Bradley UD
14. Khan late accumulation stoppage
16. Ruslan by stoppage
20. GGG by KO

would love to see Provodnikov vs Manny , but it wont happen