Who will have the best 2009

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  1. Infern0

    Infern0 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I will list the best year they can have (within the bounds of reality) and you pick who you think will get closest to it.

    1. Joe Calzaghe
    Whips Chad Dawson and then defeats Froch to regain his belt of over 10 years in a british super fight, then retires to live happily ever after as a respected top 15 ATG

    2. Ricky Hatton
    Somehow Beats Oscar at Wembley, then KO's Paquio at MSG to become P4P number one

    3. David Haye
    Beats Vitali To become WBC Heavyweight Champion, Then Beats Valuev to add another title on his wy to unifying

    4. Carl Froch
    Beats Kessler To take his belt, then hands calzaghe his only loss in a super fight

    5. Audley Harrison
    Finally reaches his potential, knocking out Sam Peter to set up a showdown with Haye at Wembley for the title

    6. Amir Khan
    Schools Prescott and finishes the year on route to a lightweight title shot
     
  2. digregorio1.

    digregorio1. Active Member Full Member

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    this is fantasy stuff and the only one where the fights actually have a chance of taking place is Amir Khan - maybe Hattons' but it will be either ODLH or Pac and then someone else. but i went with Hatton, cant get betta than p4p no.1
     
  3. toffeejack

    toffeejack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Froch or Hatton. Froch probably because I think he has the beating of everyone in the division except Kessler.

    I believe Calzaghe will retire.
     
  4. BadJuju83

    BadJuju83 Bolivian Full Member

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    The fact that the most likely outcome of those mentioned is number 6 should tell you something.
     
  5. Infern0

    Infern0 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    By the way i did say that this is all best case scenario stuff
     
  6. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    I think Calzaghe will fight either Dawson or Froch, depending on the latters showing on Saturday, before retiring. I'd like to see Hatton fight Pac but Oscar beating him would take a little of the shine off that fight. Haye is a HW KO waiting to happen IMHO.
     
  7. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Calzaghe retires and sits in an armchair while Dawson gets chinned by some random, Kessler crushes Taylor and, finally, nobody can come up with anybody who he should be fighting...
     
  8. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    Khan...i've just got a feeling
     
  9. LiamE

    LiamE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Calzaghe will have a great year.... sitting on a beach.
     
  10. 9Ball

    9Ball Smeghead Full Member

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    Sorry but you said at the top 'within the bounds of reality' and all 6 points to way way over the 'bounds of reality'.

    Realistically this is what will happen.

    1. Joe Calzaghe
    Probably won't fight in 2009 if ever again. If he does it will be another meaningless money match vs RJJ or Bhop.

    2. Ricky Hatton
    Loses galantly to ODH, JMM or PAC and has a last losing hurrah (probably in 2010) to one of the other two.

    3. David Haye
    Wins his next fight vs Povetkin or another good ruski in dramatic fashion but then loses heavily and early to one of the Klit brothers.

    4. Carl Froch
    Wins his comeback after being schooled and eventually knocked out by Pascal but doesn't have the fire anymore and retires and nobody ever hears from him again.

    5. No comment

    6. Amir Khan
    Will probably fight 3 times against 3 guys who can't punch their way out of a paper bag.
     
  11. Infern0

    Infern0 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wow, how optemistic, none of britains top fighters will win at all in 2009, might as well quit watcing boxing now!
     
  12. Darni187

    Darni187 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Calzaghe: Retire ( Will duck Dawson, cuz he will take Joe's 0 away)

    Hatton: Fight ODH and win with a mad pay day, then retire

    Haye : Love to see him beat the one of the Kilt brothers, will be hard but he can do it.

    Khan: This will be young Khan's year (If he shows a big improvement 2morrow), after 3 more fights late in 2009, Khan will have a shot at a Lightweight world title.


    Hatton, Haye, Khan, all will have a great year, And it will be a great year for british boxing.
     
  13. Lemmiwinks

    Lemmiwinks Member Full Member

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    1. Will definitely not fight Froch, possibly Dawson - but probably retirement.

    2. Will fight either De La Hoya or Pacquiao at Wembley. I expect him to lose either way. Aside from that, he only wants to fight Mayweather Jr. again, and
    I can't see that happening.

    3. I think Haye/Vitali is probably a 60/40 fight in favour of Vitali. I'm still not convinced that Haye has a good chin, and the outcome depends greatly on where the fight is held IMO. Against Valuev he would probably do okay.

    4. We'll see how he does against Pascal and how the ITV ratings are. I don't think fights against Kessler OR Taylor are going to turn him into the next Calzaghe/Hatton though.

    5. lol, Urm, will probably take a few more 'tune-up' fights, and if he manages to stay upright, he MIGHT get a shot at one of the belts. (which he will promptly lose).

    6. The WBU title beckons...

    Yeah, I'm pretty negative about next year, sorry..
     
  14. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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    on paper i would say haye as things can only get better for him, whereas calzaghe has reached a level where its hard to surpass unless he fights dawson, hatton in a major fight will lose, khan will fight a few more bums, i cant see him fighting anyone in the top 10 in 2009, froch....no so has to be haye
     
  15. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Top 15 ATG? What have you been smoking?:spliff


    Back to the original question: I'll back Haye to rumble at HW.