New wave of HW contenders

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Stinky gloves, Feb 10, 2011.


  1. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who do you think have a chance to move
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    Francesco Pianeta
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    Robert Helenius
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    Alexander Ustinov
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    Denis Boytsov
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    Johnathon Banks
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    Kubrat Pulev
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    Oleh Platov
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    Andrzej Wawrzyk
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    Note a few choices are really tricky.
     
  2. Ilesey

    Ilesey ~ Full Member

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    Out of those, probably Boystov or Helenius.

    I think Bermane Stiverne is the fighter I'll be keeping an eye on.
     
  3. Bubby

    Bubby Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Out of the bunch i only see Boytsov and Pulev as any real movers in the division.
     
  4. kolokomandos

    kolokomandos GLASS IS NOT AN OPTION Full Member

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    Kubrat Pulev has hell of a rich amateur career. Great technical skills, fast jab, heavy handed. Also he is very athletic - long reach, tall and fast legs. Imo, sooner or later he'll be champ - altho he turned pro pretty too late.

    Denis Boytsov is another great prospect, fast handed, heavy handed and quick on legs. Not that athletic as Pulev but still very dangerous to any opponent even now. He is young and will debut in USA soon - in May I believe.

    Tyson Fury - well, unless he ain't taking himself out with own punches he'll be a prospect but I'm not seeing him as a decent HW contender, he is slobby but athletic - very slow legs but long reach. He is also young.

    Jonathon Banks - he lost to Adamek by KO. Such paper handed even as cruiser Adamek put him down easily imo. His last fights were ****, too. He isn't any big or athletic. He is also too old to mess up in HW - also.. he's fighting under K2 promo.

    Holy, Tarver, Harrison - someone put them in jail so they can't fight and sell their names for a few dollars.

    Mariusz Wach - athletic guy. Now he is training in USA, he fought some average contenders and did well KO'ing them. He is heavy handed, has decent technical skills, not bad legs for such a guy. He is tall, amazing rich. Kinda not too young, he's like 31 afaik.

    Andrzej Wawrzyk - seen his 2 fights and I'm not impressed. He has indeed quick hands but looks slobby and trains in Poland... He gotta prove himself first against top 50 opponents, not top 500.

    Rest is pretty much **** and will never mean anything in HW - Helenius is a good guy but he signed with Sauerland and will ge his title shot in time - he is boring to watch tho. Pianeta is a hype job, imo everyone up there would beat him easily, he is tall and that's it - BORING like Homer'd say.
     
  5. irishny

    irishny Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Mike Perez if he gets the finger out and starts fighting more often
     
  6. krazylegs

    krazylegs Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Shouldn't Seth Mitchell be on the list? I'd expect David Price will be on the list soon and if Deontay Wilder could put a little extra weight on his skinny frame and start fighting anybody with a pulse he could be right there. Both of which won bronze medals in the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Wilder at heavyweight and Price at super heavyweight
     
  7. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You ring he should be taken under consideration.
     
  8. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    its good cause once Wlad gets through the rest of the top echelon these guys will replace the Arreolas and Peters Chambers and Thompsons and add more guys for Wlad to target
     
  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    WTF are Tarver, Harrison and Holyfield doing on that list? :blood

    All three of them already made the leap from prospect to contender, and before many ESB posters made the leap from potty to toilet.
     
  10. H .

    H . Boxing Junkie banned

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    I look more forward to Deontay Wilder than any of those other guys
     
  11. chico g

    chico g Let's watch some Sesame Street...lmao Full Member

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    Helenius and Ustinov...
     
  12. Bubby

    Bubby Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Don't look too hard.:lol:
     
  13. pawelek2610

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    Continental europe rules.
     
  14. rjko23

    rjko23 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    boystov helenius and maybe fury if he pulls his finger out.
     
  15. Tully

    Tully Well-Known Member Full Member

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    One good thing about tyson fury is that he's so dumb he is probably incapable of being ko'd