The Super Featherweight Division is Dead

Nonito Smoak · Feb 28, 2012

Drew101 said: ↑

Uchiyama looked damned good in his last fight against Solis. Maybe not as good as Gamboa, but pretty freaking good nevertheless. He and Broner are basically 1 and 1A right now, and a match-up between them would be pretty intriguing.

Salgado's a step down, but he does have that one round victory over a then highly regarded Linares. Ao's probably not far away from Salgado's level, to be honest. I think Ao-Uchiyama would be a pretty good match-up at the weight.

Some of the main contenders at the weight are good fighters in their own right. Diego Magdaleno and Bryan Vasquez are very good boxers, Burgos is solid in all areas, and Roman Martinez has the ability to end a fight with one punch.

So, it's not completely bereft of talent, and it's far from the worst era in the division's history. Maybe if this had been posted four or five years earlier, when Fana and Baloyi and St. Clair and Klassen were playing hot potato with title belts, I would have agreed with the OP.

Now...not so much.
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Good stuff here.

Cafe · Feb 28, 2012

Nonito Smoak said: ↑

Why? Because of Broner and Magdaleno?

Based on that: "I don't think the Japanese will agree with you." They've got Uchiyama and Ao at SFW.
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Yea as long as there's 1 or 2 in the top 5 it's super strong and awesome.

Auracle21 · Feb 28, 2012

Broner is the best of the division but I am sure he will move up soon.

Juiceboxbiotch · Feb 28, 2012

What it looks like to me... Looks wide open for Broner to dominate a division and gain a good name for himself before going on to take the real challenges at 135+

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