What boxers would you like to see step up and face better opposition?

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  1. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    this is your first post of 37,586 that isn't utter bs.
     
    fencik45, Sep 21, 2022
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  2. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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  3. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan 45-6 in Kirks Chmpionshp Boxing Predictions 2022 Full Member

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    Ginjiro Shigeoka
    Diego Pacheco
    Pavel Silyagin
    Junlong Zhang
    Mark Petrovsky
    Frank Sanchez
    Shu Utsuki
    Evgenyi Romanov
    Andy Hiraoka
     
    JunlongXiFan, Sep 21, 2022
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  4. theXshape

    theXshape Active Member Full Member

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    I'd say... pretty much all of them ?

    I mean, except Usyk. But every weight class should have their tournament where everyone faces everyone.
     
    theXshape, Sep 21, 2022
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  5. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Crawford vs Spence
     
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    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I wanna see all the other YouTuber/influencer boxers take a page out of GOAT Youtuber/influencer boxer Jake ''Money'' Paul's book and start facing the killers he has
     
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  7. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Inoue and Fulton have fought against anybody. Some fighters are being ducked because they're too dominant or high risk (ex. Shakur Stevenson, Janibek).
     
    HolDat, Sep 21, 2022
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    Jaron Ennis i feel like it's time for him to start stepping up and facing better competition now, i'm really excited to see his progress because he does look special. But i've yet to see him really tested especially regarding his chin.
     
    Dynamicpuncher, Sep 21, 2022
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    Jaime Munguia, Vergel Ortiz.
     
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    gollumsluvslave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think for some fighters getting that 'step-up' fight is the hardest thing

    Take Ennis and Ortiz - if they fight each other then whilst a step up others will say unproven, but will Crawford/Spence/Ugsa/Thurman give either of those two a chance?

    If not then they don't really have much of a step-up option - especially Ortiz who arguably already had a step up against Mean Machine.

    Janibek is another @160, he will be avoided like the plague, just like GGG was. Andrade went to 168 to avoid that mandatory smoke, and I whilst I'd love to see Charlo v Janibek unification, colour me sceptical it comes about
     
    gollumsluvslave, Sep 22, 2022
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    JunlongXiFan 45-6 in Kirks Chmpionshp Boxing Predictions 2022 Full Member

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    Nobody is ducking Shakur, literally everybody at 130 wants to fight him.
     
    JunlongXiFan, Sep 22, 2022
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    Tank needs to fight someone in the top 3 of the LW division, I say that as one of his few supporters on here.
     
    northpaw, Sep 22, 2022
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    Shakur Stevenson.
     
    Zhuge Liang, Sep 22, 2022
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  14. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    "Boring" dominant fighters are always ducked.
     
    HolDat, Sep 22, 2022
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  15. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The obvious answer is every belt holder and contender in every division.
     
    fencik45, Sep 22, 2022
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