LHW rankings.....

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  1. Grant1

    Grant1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    We've seen 3 pretty big LHW fights in the last month, so has the landscape changed at all!!

    Clinton Woods' performance seems to have removed him from the equation while RJJ' name is still being mentioned in big fights so how do you rank these 6 fighters based on how you think they'll perform next time out ??

    RJJ, Joe Calzaghe, B-Hop, Chad Dawson, GC Johnson and Antonio Tarver.

    I'll go for -

    1) Calzaghe - he beat who I consider to be #2

    2) B-Hop - I think only Calzaghe could have beaten him on the night.

    3) Antonio Tarver - cant reverse the loss he took from B-Hop this quickly.

    4) Chad Dawson - Lots of people think he lost - still unproven at the top.

    5) G Johnson - Wont come that close to a top ranked fighter again.

    6) RJJ - best of the best at one point but not anymore.

    What y'all think ??
     
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  2. David_TheMan

    David_TheMan ESB Sage Full Member

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    B-Hop and Joe C. were not real LHW, they had the "Ring" belt which is just as ridiculous as the other alphabets.

    With that being said.

    1) Antonio Tarver
    2) Chad Dawson
    3) Glenn Johnson
    4) Roy Jones Jr.
    5) Joe C. (only because he won on paper)
    6) B-Hop
    7) Zsolt Erdei (Poor showing in
     
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  3. PolishPummler

    PolishPummler Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    :good
     
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  4. Grant1

    Grant1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cheers for the reply :good

    I find it difficult to agree, however, with you having Tarver above B-hop.

    Hop schooled him not so long back and I dont believe he has slipped that far in such a short period of time.

    Hop could have done to Woods what Tarver did !!
     
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  5. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    So Dave,

    How did Tarver get above Bernard again?
     
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  6. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Here's my LHW rankings:

    1. Joe Calzaghe


    ...I'm stopping here because what's the point of carrying on to, say, 10?:tired
     
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  7. Grant1

    Grant1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not ten - only the above 6 on recent showings and how you think they'll perform next time out :good
     
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  8. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Diaconu and Henry fought for the WBC Interim Championship recently. Why were they not considered? Even the Ring has them both in the Top 10, rightly or wrongly!
     
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  9. Grant1

    Grant1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Apologies - I meant to put in the original post that I only included these 6 because thay are the ones who, more likely than not, will end up fighting each other.
     
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  10. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    when you hate calzaghe as much as he does, common sense goes out the window and he makes himself look foolish because of it.
     
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  11. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Diaconu is Dawson's mandatory and if Dawson doesn't face him, he'll get stripped of his part of the title. Johnson would have to fight Branco and the winner would then fight the WBC Champ Diaconu...so...Diaconu is certainly in the equation any way you look at it...
     
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  12. David_TheMan

    David_TheMan ESB Sage Full Member

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    My answer to both of your questiosn.

    After their fights Tarver started winning against other LHW and Hopkins lost debateable decision to a SMW.

    Thats why I have him over B-Hop. My heart would have Joe C. and B-Hop switching places but that isn't right since technically Joe C. won, but neither of them should be at the top of the LHW rankings now.
     
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  13. Grant1

    Grant1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Make it 7 then :good

    Going to the gym now - will read your response later.
     
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  14. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    :lol:

    Diaconu is the worst of the lot. Him and Erdei. That one would be a good fight though! Henry is as good as Diaconu, just has different strengths. My point was that he still belonged on the rankings, not that he was better than the other 6.
     
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  15. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    i have lacy over calzaghe at supermiddle as well.

    lacy has been unbeaten since losing to calzaghe and calzaghe looked poor v hopkins.

    so time for lacy to now move above calzaghe in the ratings.

    kessler as well
    in fact calzaghe slips out of the top 10 light heavies or super middles altogether.

    this has been a party political broadcast on behalf of the ihatejoecalzaghe party
     
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