Its shocking how strong the HW division is in the UK

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  1. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Its shocking how strong the HW division is in the UK

    I know there are different levels but the HW division in the UK is crazy strong.
    Out of arguably the 5 best HWs in the world 3 are arguably in the UK and I wouldnt be shocked with how the landscape changes if they are numbers 1, 2, 3.

    Many fans are very insulated to only what goes on in their own country and not all over the world.
    When Duhapaus gave Wilder an argument, many fans acted like there was a new HW on the scene but Duhapaus would possibly not make the top 5 in the UK alone.
    In the UK and Europe HWs are matched far tougher and sometimes this can go against their progression.
    Just imagine if Wilder had of been based in Europe and how much tougher he would likely have been matched.

    I see the HW top 10 now with how its changed over the few weeks with the top 3 as

    Fury
    Haye
    Joshua


    Discuss
     
    bailey, May 22, 2016
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  2. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yep
    Whyte also belongs in the top 10
     
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  3. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Price might be the English version of Mike Weaver ...you never know
     
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  4. Slavic Fighter

    Slavic Fighter Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They all have suspect chins
     
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  5. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    I would say Whyte and Chisora are arguably top 10
     
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  6. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yet are running the scene
     
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  7. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Price has had a tough time of late and it is a real shame. I dont know how much notice has been given with regards to his complaints but it should be investigated fairly.
    Price has a big punch and if he lands he could end it
     
    bailey, May 22, 2016
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  8. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    Im sure this is just coincidence but as drug testing gets more accurate and more demanding and more punishable in most of the worlds biggest sports the more British sports people are beginning to rise to the top of those sports.
     
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  9. jdw2000

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    If this is the case, then it is only made so by virtue of the fact that the Yanks aren't taking up the sport in the same numbers any longer.
     
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  10. jdw2000

    jdw2000 Active Member Full Member

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    Wrong.

    They all have chins which have been arrested, charged, found guilty and sentenced to life.
     
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  11. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    You might want to include Briggs in the list. He was presented as "British" last night haha
     
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  12. salih

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    You forgot about Shannon Briggs, he represented UK in his last fight
     
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  13. salih

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    Damn you beat me to it
     
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  14. Dubblechin

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    As big as it is at the moment, Tyson Fury being so pathetically out of shape before his rematch with Wlad isn't good.

    The first fight was dreadfully boring because Wlad did next to nothing, and Fury did a little more than that.

    If Fury loses the rematch by a KO, the wind is going to come out of the sails.

    David Haye, while a great puncher, is just a showman now. You can't trust him to make big fights or even to show up when they are signed. So I wouldn't even include him.

    That would leave Joshua. And he hasn't been through the grinder yet.

    We'll see. Enjoy it while you have it. It could start coming apart as soon as this summer.
     
    Dubblechin, May 22, 2016
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  15. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    What a load of rubbish

    There are 405 active American HW boxers and only 33 in the UK, so stop going on about rubbish you cant even comment on :patsch

    In fact in the whole of Europe there are only 380 active HW boxers which is less than the USA
     
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