My top 10 must watch fighters

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  1. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    one more year for this prediction, and my credibility as an analyst, to be confirmed.
    the list hasnt changed much, but there are new faces i may not be familiar with at the moment, so im open to suggestions. i am replacing estrada with srisaket sor rungvisai .
     
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  2. minemax

    minemax Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Unfortunately it's not happening with his new trainer from a post USSR country. There were almost no such thing as inside boxing in soviet amaterish boxing so he can’t teach Kovalev that, for sure.
     
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  3. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great post
     
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    minemax Boxing Addict Full Member

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  5. Staminakills

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    Wow, literally 3 of my all time favorite right there. Wilder isn't one of them but he's ko every single one of them and past current hw..
     
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  6. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pretty solid list, but I wonder if Hurd couldn't slot into the mix now, based on the way recent fights have unfolded.
     
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  7. Cableaddict

    Cableaddict Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Newbies love headbutts, low blows, other illegal tactics, and corrupt decisions.

    Fact.
     
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  8. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    hw will always be the most significant division and the only division to many viewers, anthony is the king at the moment and his fights draw very big numbers which lends to the pomp and circumstance surrounding a big boxing match. i do understand why you would question my decision given my criteria, but joshua vs wilder would be a spectacle regardless of skill level.
     
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    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    hurd and mungia are 2 i seriously considered in this latest update because of the guaranteed action and possibility of exciting fights for them, but those fights appear to be in the distant future. if they stay undefeated for another year, i believe they will edge out some of the current slots.
     
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  10. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    Good list for a newbie or a kid learning the sport.
    GGG , a newbie is going to see a fighter that doesn't like backin up. Introduced to a solid boxer with KO Power is the potential for an exciting bout

    For me, I'd take Deontay Wilder over Joshua. Because AJ has skills as well as power, so he can opt to boxing his way to a victory. His last fight is a perfect example IMO of losing that newbie. As Tyson Fury said about DW, he's dangerous up till the last second of a fight.

    Shawn Porter again same criteria, introduce a newbie with fan-friendly style, nonstop, burrell down & plow straight ahead just throwing.

    By then a new fan can begin to appreciate what all the skilled fighters on your list do that IMO requires the knowledge of watching for more than a couple of years.
     
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  11. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    i agree, there are many fighters who are more fun to watch that a new fan would probably find more exciting, but its a bit of a balancing act to try and list exciting fighters who are relevant historically, meaning they will be around long enough for a young fan to follow an extended career. also, a fighters place in the dispute for title of "best in the world", is important. it helps the uninformed to examine why certain fighters are considered the best even before they have proven it beyond doubt.
     
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  12. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    My Top 20 Must Watch List. In no particular order.
    Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
    Mickey Roman
    Naoya Inoue
    Joe Smith Jr.
    Sergey Kovalev
    Brian Carlos Castano
    Oleksandr Usyk
    Vasyl Lomachenko
    Josh Taylor
    Lewis Ritson
    Sam Eggington
    Jaime Munguia
    Billy Joe Saunders
    Gennady Golovkin
    Regis Prograis
    Deontay Wilder
    Sho Kimura
    Callum Johnson
    Kerman Lejarraga
    Marlon Tapales
     
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  13. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    no benavidez?
     
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  14. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Close... he'd definitely make the Top 30. He has two kinds of matches, one sided squash jobs (which can gt boring) or good back and forth scraps, but in order to truly shine in the latter he needs a willing dance partner, like Porky Medina or Gavril.
     
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  15. Tomato(e) Can

    Tomato(e) Can Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao. banned Full Member

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    Manny Pacquiao
    Gennady Golovkin
    Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
    Naoya Inoue
    Manny Pacquiao
    Vasyl Lomachenko
    Dmitry Bivol
    Manny Pacquiao
    Juan Francisco Estrada
    Manny Pacquiao
     
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