Can a British fighter crack the top 10 P4P ratings soon?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by mark ant, Apr 17, 2019.


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  1. BigStiffIdiot

    BigStiffIdiot Safer than Adam Smith's laptop password. Full Member

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    There is no way Spence should be in there over AJ
     
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  2. ryanm8655

    ryanm8655 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not doing the best job of promoting BT boxing there :lol:

    Could have plugged the khan fight by saying if he beats Crawford and also saying Fury is more boring to watch than AJ :lol:

    Could’ve plugged BJS as well...

    Fair enough for being honest though...
     
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  3. Octolony shore

    Octolony shore Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The p4p list doesn't mean **** anyway, the guy at number 3 blatantly lost two fights to the guy at number 6.
     
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  4. Momus

    Momus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    At the end of the day pound for pound ratings are just one person's view on who the best fighters are if you pretend they are all the same size. It's not a tangible thing like a title that you can win by beating someone. It's an abstract concept that even after the top half dozen becomes hopelessly subjective.

    The UK has two fighters who are the recognised top dogs in their division (Joshua and Smith), 3 guys who may well be the best fighter if they get the chance to show it (Taylor, Warrington and Fury), and another chap who has undeniable elite level talent if he gets into shape physically and mentally (Saunders).

    The state of play is strong and healthy. Pontificating over if and where our best guys fit into made up lists is pretty pointless.
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    AJ needed to beat either Usyk, Wilder or Fury to be up therre regardless of whether he fought Miller or not, because Miller will never be anywhere near a top 20 P4P fighter.
     
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  6. Tankatron

    Tankatron Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's pretty much exactly what I said
     
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  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Khan was never a top 10 P4P fighter and Yarde is nowhere near any elite Brit fighters.
     
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    How many Brits have cracked the top 10 P4P fight lists in the past and would they crack the top 10 P4P now?
     
    mark ant, Apr 17, 2019
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  9. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Anthony Joshua if he was American would already be in the top 10 P4P.

    However give him another 2 years of complete dominance he will just edge in...according to those who judge this who are always US/south american bias in their ratings.

    Callum Smith should be able to get in there with 1 more top world class win

    For what its worth... Boxrec already has AJ at 4 and Callum Smith at number 8 in their p4p rankings
     
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  10. Bridie mcmahon

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    Aj is the only brit who should be in the top10 imo.Time will tell for smith warrington and taylor but They've still got loads to do.
     
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  11. EJC83

    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    AJ is a very good boxer, f**king exceptional at times, the way he dealt with Povetkin, after an earlier wobble, was as clinical as you like. He definitely belongs on the top 10.
     
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  12. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    If shot to smithereens Khan can somehow manage to defeat the P4P top 5 ranked Crawford then he's top 10 for sure and Khan would've been top 3 if Floyd had managed to inflate his plums to take the Khan challenge back when the former was in the midst of his prime and that's a FACT, btw.

    If Yarde beats Kovalev then he becomes a world champion. Another FACT.
     
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  13. Conway

    Conway New Member banned Full Member

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    He has ZERO chance so what's the point in talking about it lol. Huge mismatch.
     
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  14. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I give him 0.1 chance because Crawford has already been knocked out on the cobbles by the lightning quick GRJ and wobbled down to his soul and had his mind sent into another dimension for 60 seconds by an innocuous love tap from the tiny Cuban leprechaun Gamboa who like GRJ and Khan also possesses blazing fast hands.
     
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  15. Sphillips

    Sphillips Active Member Full Member

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    In my time we have had Hamed,Lewis,Hatton,Calzaghe and briefly Froch and Frampton.

    The first four were solid and in and around the rankings for years.
     
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