Given the current dodging (for my money Jermaine Taylor is the worst) Who should fight who? Here are some contenders: Joe Calzaghe Bernard Hopkins Chad Dawson Zsolt Erdei :-( Glen Johnson Mikkel Kessler Lucian Bute Carl Froch Jermaine Taylor Kelly Pavlik Arthur Abraham and Felix Sturm For me: Pavlik-Abraham (nobrainer) Dawson-Hopkins Kessler-Bute Taylor-Froch and Calzaghe-Johnson as Joe's swansong what say you?
Great match ups you proposed. The main fight we need to see is Abraham v Pavlik to see who is the supreme ruler of the 160lbs division. Erdei is doing himself a disservice if you ask me. He is a talented fighter who could beat alot of the fighters at 175lbs if he fought them. Instead he is fighting Blevel fighters and is happy with it.
Not particularly interested in Calzaghe v Johnson. Calzaghe should retire, Dawson is the only semi-relevant fight he could take barring rematches. The other four fights would be very enticing.
Pavlik/Abraham - To determine MW supremacy Calzaghe/Dawson - To determine LHW supremacy Taylor/Froch - To shut up Froch Taylor/Kessler - The battle of US fans versus UK fans Bute/Andrade 2 - This time, in a neutral setting with a competent referee
Froch vs Pavlik Calzaghe vs Bute - no brainer! Erdei vs Hopkins - in Germany obviously! Kessler vs Johnson Nobody else matters in that list.
I want to see Calzaghe vs. Bute and then Calzaghe vs. Froch, then retirement for Joe. Abraham and Pavlik would be awesome. Dawson vs. Erdei.
Pavlik-Abraham Edrei-Hopkins (so BHOP can smash this fake lineal champ) Kessler-Bute Taylor-Froch Calzaghe-Dawson or Erdei (JC still has not won a proper title at LHW and has not achieved his aim of two weight world champ) Glen Johnson-Felix Sturm (I hate Strum for the same reasons I hate Erdei)
Jermain isn't dodging. He fought Kelly Pavlik in their rematch when people gave him no chance, and arguably won the fight. And then he fought Jeff Lacy. Those are 2 big punchers. It would have to be Calzaghe or Chad Dawson, but Calzaghe's retiring so he's not really ducking anyone, as much as he just wants to secure a safe last fight. Can't blame him really. Noone want's to lose a sendoff fight.
