Pick 5 fighters you think will have the best chance of being an ATG

1. Amir Khan
2. Wlad
3.Montiel
4. Canelo
5. Ward

 

I think Wlad is the safest pick, although I hate his style. The opposition is as it is, but he keeps beating his opponents one after another, and I agree he'll get there just for being the best of mediocre division for a long time.

It is really a long shot, but I hope Adamek may have some potential here. He already got titles in two division, and his fights were FOTY candidates. Although he doesn't look that spectacular in HW, he still gets the job done, and I can easily see him getting a third title.

 

Paul Williams
Pirog
Gamboa.

 

Wladimir Klitschko
Andre Ward
Hozumi Hasegawa
Sergio Martinez
Juan Manuel Marquez

 

Miguel Cotto - as u said, one more big win, his resume is too good
Yuriorkis Gamboa - if he defeats juanma
David haye, if he fights the klitchko's and wins
Jean Pascal - if goes on to retain his title for a while and avenge his loss to carl froch
Andre Ward - if he carries beating the best

 

- JMM (if he's not one already)
- Wlad (if he beats Haye, and carrys on defending successfully against whoever's left)
- Ward
- Montiel
- Cotto (IF he beats a couple of top Jr Middleweights)

 

Well compare Cotto to Marquez. Comparable in resume and comparable in accomplishments. Both three weight world champions, both have signature wins over past prime opposition, and then a host of good contenders to back that up.

 

Actually yeah, thinking about it they are almost on a similar level. I'd still probably have JMM ahead though (currently). He's been in the game longer, ran Pacquiao (a concrete ATG and more) close twice, and his stint at lightweight will be more impressive than what Cotto can muster at jr middleweight.

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl

 

Marquez established himself as the man in atleast 1 division. Cotto has yet to establish himself as the man in any division.

Marquez


IBF Featherweight champion
WBA Featherweight champion
WBO Featherweight champion

WBO Super Featherweight champion
WBC Super Featherweight champion

Ring Magazine Lightweight Champion
WBA Lightweight Champion
WBO Lightweight Champion


Cotto

WBO Lightwelterweight champion
WBA Welterweight Champion
WBO Welterweight Champion
WBA Super Welterweight Champion




So lets see. Never unified a title. Never declared Ring Champion of any division. And yet Marquez and Cotto are close? You arent swayed because Cotto won 2 vacated titles at light welter and welter and then beat the weakest champion at 154.


Cotto fans I swear.

 

Exactly my reaction. :rofl

 

I'm not a Cotto fan you clown.

Anyhow, I put more stock in resume and ability than I do all of that unifying nonsense. In terms of resume, ability and accomplishments, Marquez and Cotto are comparable.

 

Uhh its clear Marquez has the superior resume. He's actually unfied titles and won titles from champions, unlike Cotto who is the vacant title killer. I mean its said when the first champion he beat for a title was Yuri Foreman.

He's also established himself as the best in a division. Infact you can venture to say he was the super featherweight in the world aswell.

I'd pick atleast 4 fighters to beat Cotto at welter and another 4 to beat him at junior middle. The only division you can say Cotto had a crack at being the best was 140, but he never fought Zoo, Ricky nor Floyd.

And ability? Are you kidding me? :rofl


Clear edge to Marquez. All that unifying nonsense lol? So you'd rather put stock in Alphabet soup belts then?

 

No they are not.

Marquez arguably beat Pac, while Cotto arguably lost to the likes of Clottey.