Who's the top 5 in the light welterweight divison?

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  1. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Who do yall think is the top 5 now in the light welterweight division?
    Personally I think it goes like this
    1. Timothy Bradley
    2. Amir Khan
    3. Devon Alexander
    4. Lucas Matthysse
    5. Marcos Maidana

    I think if Brandon Rios moves up in weight then he can make this list also
     
  2. herbzg

    herbzg Euro-Level Athlete Full Member

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    Those domestic-level athletes do not belong in the top 5. I have revised your list, replacing the athletes on your list with the Euro-level professionals who I believe occupy the top 5 positions in the division:

    1. Denis Shafikov 25-0
    2. Volodymyr Kravets 24-0
    3. Aslanbek Kozaev 13-0
    4. Viktor Postol 12-0
    5. Artem Ayvazidi 10-0
     
  3. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :yep thanks, those are some tough guys
     
  4. Mavellous Mark

    Mavellous Mark Active Member Full Member

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    think the list is pretty much spot on, though i would personally switch maidana for matthysse he's done more at L welterweight to warrant the number 4 spot
     
  5. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I agree with you that he's done more, but I personally think that he's is just a better fighter. I know he needs to prove it first, but I think he's got skill and he should be undefeated right now
     
  6. FORMIDABLE

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    Khan
    Bradley
    Alexander
    Maidana
    Kotelnik
     
  7. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    I have difficulty deciding who is one, but while we are still waiting for alexander bradley I will go with khan because he already won his semi.
    1.Khan
    2.bradley
    3.alexander
    4.maidana
    5.Ortiz
     
  9. JMP

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    Bradley
    Khan
    Alexander
    Kotelnik
    Maidana
     
  10. RealBoxing

    RealBoxing Kill The Nonsense Full Member

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    Alexander
    Bradley


    Khan
    Maidana



    Who cares after those.....
     
  11. EJDiaZ

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    Bradley
    Khan
    Alexander
    Maidana
    Judah
     
  12. Kayo-Kid

    Kayo-Kid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This ^^^^^

    But I wuld also replace Matthysse with Judah, on name value alone for now...I personally think
    Lucas needs a few signature fights to crack the top 5, maybe against Maidana or even Ortiz.
     
  13. jmmpbf

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    Alexander/Bradley
    Khan
    Kotelnik
    Maidana
     
  14. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    What do you guys think about Lucas Matthysse:think I may be too quick to put him there, but I think he can easily reach that spot. I think he's better than Maidana
     
  15. JMP

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    I think he can get to the top 5. With some improvement/experience, he'll be real tough for a lot of guys. His chin is solid, he has serious power, and he has a lot of mental toughness.