If we had ONE title per weight class...

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  1. jbrunner3

    jbrunner3 New Member Full Member

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    If boxing were the way it should be, with one title per weight class, and competitiveness outweighing greed, the current crop of fighters could give us some nice showdowns. Now I'll admit that boxing has improved over the last 6 months, with such fights as Calzaghe-Kessler, Taylor-Pavlik, Mormeck-Haye, Pac-Barrera2 and Floyd-Hatton, but we still have a ways to go before the sport can hold its head up high. Here's the way I would arrange things if I were in charge:

    HEAVYWEIGHT....Champion: Wladimir Klitschko
    Mandatory: Ruslan Chagaev
    Fight for right to become next Mandatory: Ibragimov-Maskaev


    CRUISERWEIGHT......Champion: David Haye
    Mandatory: Steve Cunningham
    Fight for right to become next Mandatory: Mormeck-Bell3

    LT HEAVYWEIGHT.....Champion: Bernard Hopkins
    Mandatory: Joe Calzaghe
    Fight for right to become next Mandatory: Dawson-Erdei

    SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT.....Champion: VACANT
    Mandatory: Kessler-Lacy
    Fight for right to become next Mandatory: Mundine-Bika

    MIDDLEWEIGHT........Champion: Kelly Pavlik
    Mandatory: Arthur Abraham
    Fight for right to become next Mandatory: JTaylor-Sturm

    JR MIDDLEWEIGHT..........Champion: VACANT
    Mandatory: Forrest-DeLaHoya
    Fight for right to become next Mandatory: CSpinks-Alcine

    WELTERWEIGHT..........Champion: Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    Mandatory: Miguel Cotto
    Fight for right to become next Mandatory: PWilliams-Margarito2

    JR WELTERWEIGHT.......Champion: Ricky Hatton
    Mandatory: Junior Witter
    Fight for right to become next Mandatory: Malignaggi-Torres

    LIGHTWEIGHT..............Champion: Juan Diaz
    Mandatory: Joel Casamayor
    Fight for right to become next Mandatory: DDiaz-Raheem

    JR LIGHTWEIGHT...........Champion: Manny Pacquiao
    Mandatory: Juan Manuel Marquez
    Fight for right to become next mandatory: Guzman-Valero

    FEATHERWEIGHT............Champion: Chris John
    Mandatory: Jorge Linares
    Fight for right to become next mandatory: Guerrero-HSoto

    JR FEATHERWEIGHT..........Champion: Israel Vazquez
    Mandatory: Rafael Marquez
    Fight for right to become next mandatory: Caballero-Ponce de leon

    BANTAMWEIGHT..............Champion: VACANT
    Mandatory: Hasegawa-Sidorenko
    Fight for right to become next Mandatory: Penalosa-Gonzalez2

    JR BANTAMWEIGHT............Champion: VACANT
    Mandatory: Montiel-Mijares
    Fight for right to become next mandatory: Arce-Darchinyan

    FLYWEIGHT......................Champion: VACANT
    Mandatory: NDonaire-Naito
    Fight for right to become next Mandatory: Wonjongkam-Sakata


    One can dream...
     
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  2. igotJUIC3

    igotJUIC3 Boxing Junkie banned

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    why Margo vs PW 2...what you think bout Cintron?
     
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  3. thesandman

    thesandman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And why is Hopkins the champ?

    And spare me the "Ring belt is the mecca blah blah" crap. Beating a shitty looking Tarver and a fat Winky, does not a light heavy champ make.

    (BTW, I agree about Joe C too).

    Lacy as the second best super middle?

    Otherwise, not too bad really.

    (I can see a flood of "where's Sam Peter" posts coming up though.....)
     
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  4. Kostya Zoo

    Kostya Zoo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Uhh LACY? I'm sure we could come up with someone better than that.
     
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  5. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Bute would be a good pick
     
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  6. thesandman

    thesandman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mundine. He just beat a plumber last night, so he seems qualified.

    Really, Kessler + Mundine + Bika + Bute + Lacy (if given time to come right?) There are some reasonable fights to be made in super middle if they want it.
     
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  7. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There is no champion at LHW....and if it were Hopkins, Dawson would clearly be his mandatory, not Calzaghe who has never fought there.
     
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  8. jbrunner3

    jbrunner3 New Member Full Member

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    So many haters on Jeff Lacy. Like it or not, he's one of the best fighters in that division. And yes, that is sad for the division.

    No criticism of Hopkins as light heavyweight champion please. Going into the Tarver-Hopkins fight, TARVER WAS THE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! He's beaten Jones, he'd beaten Glen Johnson. He was the man. And against all odds, Hopkins beat him. That fight made him light heavyweight champ regardless of the alphabet soup. I consider Hopkins-Wright to have been a light heavy defense.

    I can accept criticism of Calzaghe as the light heavyweight mandatory, but I think he's earned the right to compete outside of super middle and be entitled to a title fight.
     
    jbrunner3, Jan 13, 2008
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  9. juancho214

    juancho214 Member Full Member

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    lacy? bika and mundine?how bout kessler-bute,
    marquez -pac is the mandatory
    raheem?how bout kastadis or santa cruz
    whats with ricky hatton still champ,i understand the first time with winning then comming back down,but losing and comming back down no sense in him being champ
     
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  10. cardstars

    cardstars Gamboa is GOD Full Member

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    thats a good dream you have there :lol:
     
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  11. psychopath

    psychopath D' "X" Factor Full Member

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    I second that :yep :good
     
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  12. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    A very good start.

    I don't agree with all your placings, but I like the concept.
     
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  13. doomeddisciple

    doomeddisciple Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Isn't that just the Ring champs?

    I'd be happy with that one as the "one champ" policy.
     
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  14. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    Cotto has done nothing at WW to become the Mando. Winner of Williams-Cotto for Mando spot IMO.
     
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  15. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Then right now, who is the mando? There's always one.
     
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