Do you think the light heavyweight division is heating up?

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  1. tommyg6

    tommyg6 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Seems to me the light heavyweight division is heating up.
    Adonis Stevenson & Ward are gonna have some serious challengers in the next few years to deal with.

    You got guys like Badou Jack, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Dimitri Bivol, Artur Beterbiev, Sullivan Barrera, Marcus Browne all rising up in the ranks and eventually, Stevenson & Ward got to defend their belts against these contenders or either vacate the belt.

    and don't forget Kovalev is still in the mix with these guys.

    What do you think?
     
  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Kovalev has become like a Rocky opponent!
     
  3. Todd498

    Todd498 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Ohh the tide will be turning VERY soon at 175 :) Too much talent on the horizon for those two goons Ward and Stevenson to keep their titles. Gvozdyk in 2 years will be scary good. Same with Bivol.
     
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  4. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agreed, but it's been hot for a while. In the last year we've had:

    Ward-Kovalev I and II
    Jack vs Cleverly
    Barrera - Joe Smith Jr
    Barrera - Shabranssky
    Stevenson - Fonfara II
    Gvozdyk vs Chilemba
    Gvozdyk vs Gonzalez
    Alvarez vs Pascal
    Alvarez vs Bute
    Bivol fought a few times
    Browne beat Monaghan and Williams Jr

    ... that's pretty good for a twelve month period
     
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