HBO Light Welterweight Tournament in the works?

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  1. Grant1

    Grant1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What about

    Winner of Ortiz/Alexander vs Bradley

    Winner of Khan/Maidana vs Hatton

    I hope Ricky never steps foot in a ring again (he's gotta be at least 14 stone at the moment) but HBO won't mind the extra ££ he adds.

    I'd then fancy an all british semi and an all american semi.

    Pipe dream eh?
     
  2. Flea Man

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    They should have Bradley fight urango, winner of that fights winner of this and becomes a perfect opponent for Pacs final fight, where the winner takes home all the 140 belts and the ring title. We can dream
     
  3. mcguirpa

    mcguirpa Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It's a tosh line up. Welterweight is stacked enough to have a serious 8 man comp, and if they did none of these 4 would win it.
     
  4. robpalmer135

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    who would be the 8?

    theres to much money in seperate fights. the super 6 and this happen because the tournement makes the fights bigger. Mayweather vs Pacquiao could only become less meaningful being part of a tourney
     
  5. Chud

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    no, the WBA have said that he has to fight Maidana next as hes the interim champ. Alexander and Ortiz arent bad fights for him so this makes sense.
     
  6. achillesthegreat

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    Again, good fighters, no superstar. A tournament between Khan, Alexander, Bradley, Campbell etc creates a top fighter.
     
  7. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    like it
     
  8. Flea Man

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    A fellow Hampshire man:good

    Sadly I'm not Richard Schaefer/Bob Arum/Warren etc etc because I would want to make the fights I want to see regardless of money.

    I suppose we all would. Probably why none of us are millionaire promoters:lol::good
     
  9. dan-b

    dan-b Boxing Junkie banned

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    Why does it have to be about establishing the number one fighter? The Super Six doesn't include Lucian Bute, still doesn't mean it's a pointless exercise.
     
  10. DavidPayne

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    HBO couldn't organise a prayer in a mosque.

    They'll fkk this up royally.

    I'll be stunned if Khan is still a Warren fighter AND in this tournament.
     
  11. hitman_hatton1

    hitman_hatton1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    rather see urango in there.

    ortiz hasn't done it yet.

    or better still get urango and ortiz to fight each other for a place in the tourney. :bbb
     
  12. mcguirpa

    mcguirpa Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fair point. But it does have WBC champ, WBA champ, former IBF Middleweight Champ, former WBC middleweight champ and 2 previously unbeaten super middleweights.

    the winner of the line up mentioned at light-welter wouldn't even be unarguably elite at the weight.
     
  13. JIM KELLY

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    well said.
     
  14. dan-b

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    Any series of fights, with structure, that brings quality fighters together should be welcomed; regardless of what it establishes.
     
  15. G.A.V.

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    lol at a 4 man tournament, how crap. 8/16/32 tournaments are where it's at. Especially for a tournament where the 4 men aren't gigantic at all.