In no particular order think these 10 fighters will feature: Timothy Bradley Amir Khan Paul Williams David Haye Carl Froch (Yeh he will win the Super Six) Lucian Bute Miguel Cotto Juanma Lopez Pongsaklek Wonjongkam Andre Berto
1 Floyd Mayweather 2 Andre Ward 3 Chad Dawson 4 Nonito Donaire 5 Wladimir Klitschko 6 Amir Khan 7 Yuriorkis Gamboa 8 Abner Mares 9 Tim Bradley/Paul Williams 10 Roman Gonzalez/Saul Alvarez
Damn, I haven't posted here in around a month, but was sure that Khan was one of the most hated fighters on this board, surprised to see him in so many of these lists.
I absolotely cant stand the kid and ill be the first one at his knockout party when he next gets sparked. Truth is though (unfortunately) hes a damn good boxer.
Assuming Mayweather-Pacquiao happens: 1.Chad Dawson 2.Andre Ward 3.Yuriorkis Gamboa 4.Nonito Donaire 5.Tim Bradley 6.Abner Mares 7.Andre Berto 8.Juanma Lopez 9.Amir Khan 10.Guillermo Rigondeaux Probably no good, i'd put Roman Gonzalez in but he wont really get noticed.
1 Andre Ward - Wins the super Six, beating Dirrell, Froch and Kessler again. 2 Chad Dawson - Beats Pascal and Cloud in confirming his place as the #1 at 175. 3 Wladimir Klitschko - Still winning at HW, beats two of Adamek/Haye/Boytsov 4 Nonito Donaire - Beats Montiel and Mares and becomes the #1 bantam. 5 Amir Khan - Beats Maidana and Alexander 6 Yuriorkis Gamboa - I think Marquez beats JuanMa, Gamboa fights him and his speed and power is too much. Becomes the #1 FW, possibly beats Chris John along the way. 7 Andre Berto - With Mosley, Floyd, Cotto and Pac gone, establishes himself as the #1 at 147. 8 Tim Bradley - Doesn't fight either Khan or Alexander, moves up to 147, behind Berto at this point. 9 Paul Williams - Still fighting top names and holding his own, but picks up a loss before then. 10 Nkosinathi Joyi - Moves up as Calderon retires or gets beat by Segura, establishes himself as the #1 light fly-weight. That was tough.
Not put too much thought into it but here goes; Andre Ward Chad Dawson Yuriorkis Gamboa Nonito Donaire Gennady Golovkin Paul Williams Amir Khan Jorge Linares Hozumi Hasegawa Abner Mares
well since dawson and ward seem to be destined for p4p greatness, who wins between them? i'm assuming this would take place at 175
I think I'd go with Ward. He seems like the kind of fighter that could go up against a guy who's quicker, stronger or moth athletically gifted and just find a way to win. A quality that I think will see him beat Dirrell.
I think number one P4P will be Yuriorkis Gamboa. He's gonna beat (probably) Lopez, Caballero, and Chris John on the way. Not only those wins but the speed and power he shows is something all boxing fans like to see. If not number one p4p den atleast top 3
I agree with your top six, although I don't know if Rigondeaux will be there just based on poor management and lack of fights. I really dissagree with JuanMa, Berto and Cotto though. I think Cotto will definitely be retired in two years. Berto is never going to be top ten p4p IMO. And having JuanMa on there and not Gamboa I strongly dissagree with because I think they will eventually fight and Gamboa is going to KO him. Otherwise though I think this list is really good. Here's how I would have it though: 1. Ward 2. Dawson 3. Rigondeaux 4. Donaire 5. Amir Khan 6. Wlad 7. Dirrell 8. Williams 9. Bute 10. Martinez (although he'll be 37 in two years)