Is Cruiserweight the most talented division in Boxing right now?

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  1. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    There is more talent in crusier right now than ever has been.

    First of all, I think Droizd and Lebedev are two of the most underrated fighters in boxing right now, Lebedev is a short, not fast, guy but has exceptional boxing skills that don't seem to belong with his body. Droizd is a sophisticated brawler, reminds me of Tony Sibson. They are both 36 and I'd love to see a unification. Then, you have:

    Arslan
    Huck
    Glowacki
    Briedis
    Durodola
    Cunningham
    Bellew
    Macaranelli
    Gassiev
    Shumenov
    Dorticos
    Kalenga
    Sylakh
    Gassiev
    Chakhkeiv
    Gassiev
    Nielsen
    Shumenov
    Kudayashov
    Masternak
    Usyk
    Wlodorczyk
    Kalenga
    Kayode
    Tabiti
    Kucher
    Vlasov
    Maslov

    And others.

    Some of these guys are skilled, but many of the Nigerians and EEs fight like collectors for the mob, just wade in and keep throwing punches till you give up the money.

    Is there any division this deep?
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  2. gmurphy

    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    I think 175 is quiet deep too, Stevenson,ward,kovalev,bivol,fonfara,gvodsyk,cleverly,breamher and a few other Russians and ee fighters

    200 doesn't get no where near enough recognition though
     
  3. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    It's one of the hottest right now, but without US coverage and the bad name it has, uninformed fans will still call it weak.
     
  4. Blackclouds

    Blackclouds Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Gassiev is listed twice. Cruiserweights are starting to get some TV time in the states, better thank Al Haymon.
     
  5. gmurphy

    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    He tends to only show american cruisers and they all get smashed to peices. Cruiserweight is an eastern European division
     
  6. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Lebedev has great boxing skills but according to many here he's a crude puncher.
     
  7. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Glowacki as well, underrated skills.
     
  8. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Great post, completely agree on Lebedev/Drozd. Two very talented, very seasoned boxers with tremendous power. The division has always been talent filled and underrated but It always lacked a big star. Guys like Gomez, Adamek and Haye had the potential to be the champion to bring the reputation to the division but they all chose to chase money at heavy. Hopefully Usyk will become the star to bring the deserved attention to the division.

    In addition to guys you mentioned, Ryad Merhy, Imre Szello, Michal Cislak, Yves Ngabu, Isa Akerbayev, Constantin Bejenaru are another talents worth keeping an eye on.
     
  9. Blackclouds

    Blackclouds Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Which is why nobody really cares about the division. I mean, you can try to hype it up but the division has a reputation of having fighters that cannot cut it at heavyweight. Getting TV time in the states, and Glowacki was on free TV btw, being introduced to a US audience, that counts for something.
     
  10. DrMo

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    Flyweight has more talent at the top but cruiser has better depth & is more entertaining

    Ryad Merhy will be the next prospect to get in title contention imo
     
  11. cereal monotony

    cereal monotony Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    that's not deep...it's some boring schit.
     
  12. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    Mostly it is, but Makabu and Dorticos are also good fighters
     
  13. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    Did you find the last notable cruiserweight fight (that happened last week), Kalenga vs Dorticos boring? You didn't even saw that fight but you claim that the division is boring. That's why you are one of the worst posters on this forum.
     
  14. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Anyone who are not aware of the excitement and quality of the cruiserweight division need to watch these 3 fights.
     
  15. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    Yep, all of these fights were great. But you won't convice these type of posters like cereal monotony. They will claim every division is boring or a bumland where there is no good American fighter currently.