Middleweight is the weakest division in boxing

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by DefinitelyTheBestMan, Nov 13, 2022.


  1. DefinitelyTheBestMan

    DefinitelyTheBestMan New Member banned Full Member

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    No. Around 2010/2011 you had the likes of.. Sergio Martinez, Gennady Golovkin, Kelly Pavlik, Felix Sturm, Dmitry Pirog, Paul Williams

    and 5 yrsrs ago the 2017 top 10 was..

    Saul Alvarez,
    Gennady Golovkin
    Daniel Jacobs
    Billy Joe Saunders
    Sergiy Derevyanchenko
    Jermall Charlo
    Demetrius Andrade
    David Lemieux
    Ryota Murata
    Andy Lee

    and they were all in their prime
     
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  2. box33

    box33 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah good memory, but out of those guys who actually fought with one another & consistently?

    Guys like Derv i expected to bring it due to most of the European fighters refusal to avoid & pass out an opportunity at any given fighter without caring much about what they are going to earn in comparison to other fighters from different regions,

    We didn't see Saunders against Golovkin, Charlo, Andrade or Jacobs, Same goes for Andrade & his refusal to fight any of those guys you listed for the most part with the exception of Saunders which still came so late & then cancelled due to Saunders testing positive,

    Then you had Jacobs the only guy to fight both GGG & Canelo but couldn't get the Charlo fight made even with all their history & there's more but you get the jest of things.
     
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  3. DefinitelyTheBestMan

    DefinitelyTheBestMan New Member banned Full Member

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    @box33 yeah agree most of the fights we wanted to see we didn't get disapointingly, but the prime talent level in the division was there then, it's lacking now

    They should do a world boxing series in this division now. That'd be a way to bring it to life
     
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  4. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    154 and 168 diluting middle and light heav
     
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  5. acie2g

    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In the first Row outside of Martinez who I’m a fan of none of those guys are great fighters and even Martinez is just very good..

    in that second row the only guy whose done anything is Canelo whose is undoubted a ATG but name one great win by the rest of them guys COMBINED.. sergy, Andrade, Charlo, has 0 quality wins at 160 and between the rest you may got 2/3 decent wins between the lot… 160 been trash it’s a reason why a Cotto in his 4th division can move up and demolish 2 top 5 MW to become champion or Canelo can move up and in 3/4 fights win every title there is a MW without much struggle for real..
     
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