How do you rate the British lightweights?

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  1. Tomm

    Tomm Active Member Full Member

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    I think it's fair to say lightweight is the most filled and competitive weight division in the UK, so how would you rank the fighters aside from Burns?

    Anthony Crolla
    Kevin Mitchell
    John Murray
    Tommy Coyle
    Martin Gethin
    Gavin Rees
    Derry Mathews
    Scotty Cardle
    Luke Cambell
    Terry Flanagan
     
  2. BUSTER

    BUSTER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Add flanagan
     
  3. Tomm

    Tomm Active Member Full Member

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    Oops forgot him, done :thumbsup
     
  4. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Domestically the LW division is flying.

    So many good match ups to be made, but after Burns it's definitely Kevin Mitchell leading the way for me.

    Murray v Coyle would be fun.
     
  5. BUSTER

    BUSTER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    after last sat (coyle down 3 times to the body) and murray tonight putting simpson down 3 times to the body I know were my money would be. Plus I hear from sparring storys coyle is very vunerable to the body
     
  6. THE PRINTER

    THE PRINTER THE GUV'NOR Full Member

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    Mitchell all day long
     
  7. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Hear what your saying, but we heard after Coyle's last fight he is finding it harder to make the weight and he is becoming tight at it... which will affect your ability to take a shot whether it be to the head or body.

    But yeah, if that fight was to be made you can bank on Murray looking to whip the body shots in.

    Same token though, Murray seriously needs to start moving his head.
     
  8. bigbeatbaby

    bigbeatbaby Active Member Full Member

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    middle weight could have been good but no one got to fight each other. I hope Crolla fights Murray.
     
  9. spurs ben316

    spurs ben316 Active Member Full Member

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    Mate why Gethin so high got family in his neck of the woods and went to his last fight Walsall town hall. He is on the decline and I like the guy,


    I think it's fair to say lightweight is the most filled and competitive weight division in the UK, so how would you rank the fighters aside from Burns?


    Mitchell
    Murray
    Rees
    Mathews
    Crolla
    Cambell
    Coyle
    Cardle
    Flanagan
    Gethin
     
  10. maley1984

    maley1984 tommy male Full Member

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    Gethin is british champ mate and u hav cardle coyle above him neither hav a win of note. Also I'm guessing u saw the ibf eliminator fight where he was in withh a real good kid. The others I agree with but not those 2.
     
  11. spurs ben316

    spurs ben316 Active Member Full Member

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    Yea I was there mad night weather was shocking just think he is badly on the decline saw him twice at Walsall games where he gets introduced to the crowd said hello seems down to earth. A few guys I used to work with know him and think he is the dogs. Im usually wrong with my rankings lol.

    Not a big fan of Coyle but think he has the beating of Gethin
     
  12. maley1984

    maley1984 tommy male Full Member

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    Yeah it was. I was their myself. Saw martin last night at the show in walsall nice lad. Coyle looks decent but matthews ko'd him wen he stepped up against a full blown lightweight. His only beaten blown up featherweights or super feathers and any one now will target his body after that lad dropped him with the body shots.
     
  13. I Know Everythi

    I Know Everythi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How do you rate them?
    you don't. they are terrible like all post-Turpin boxers besides non-full British Lennox Lewis
     
  14. Macky

    Macky Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How can you possibly have Rees above Crolla when Crolla beat Rees comfortably

    Mitchell
    Crolla
    Rees
    Murray
    Gethin
    Mathews
    Coyle
    Flanagan
    Cardle
    Campbell
     
  15. BUSTER

    BUSTER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Is this refaring to rankings at the minute or talent?