All I want for Chritsmas is……

TopGun · Post by **TopGun** » 03 Dec 2013, 06:37

I've decided to abstain. I really want the rematch badly but to vote for this and not give the world the Pacman/mayweather fight would be a tough call. I also think the mayweather/pacman fight may not be that good. I could have included other world title fights but wanted to focus the attention to the Brits.

youngrell · Post by **youngrell** » 03 Dec 2013, 06:51

Add in Kovalev v Stevenson and I'll vote

Crazyboy · Post by **Crazyboy** » 03 Dec 2013, 06:53

I went quigg v frampton

i really like both guys and would love to see them fight!

mickey1975 · Post by **mickey1975** » 03 Dec 2013, 07:01

Quigg-Frampton is the most intriguing on the list. Both unbeaten and coming into their peaks.

Counter-puncher · Post by **Counter-puncher** » 03 Dec 2013, 07:17

Dukla Prague away kit, every time

Bard of Boxrec · Post by **Bard of Boxrec** » 03 Dec 2013, 07:31

Not for Christmas, but Kovalev/Ward at 175 is the ONLY fight that matters to me.

TopGun · Post by **TopGun** » 03 Dec 2013, 07:32

youngrell wrote:Add in Kovalev v Stevenson and I'll vote

I did at first then I took it out as I'm pretty sure that will happen whereas the other bouts are still unlikely. Although I put in the mayweather fight I wanted to keep it British.

hurlock · Post by **hurlock** » 03 Dec 2013, 07:39

I think degale v froch would turn out a great scrap!! Degale likes to swarm & froch likes to duke it out, great recipe for a barnstormer

bigB · Post by **bigB** » 03 Dec 2013, 07:41

Brook vs Khan for sure

Think this clash is a huge fight over here in the UK.

hurlock · Post by **hurlock** » 03 Dec 2013, 07:44

I don't get the appeal with brook!! I liked him when he won the British & looked good & fresh but he's been over preserved & I've lost intrest. Khan gets in with the best & brooks yet to do that & calls out khan all the time to gain publicity

davie · Post by **davie** » 03 Dec 2013, 08:03

I'm abstaining with the OP. See no reason the boxing world couldn't deliver all or any of those fights in the next 12 -24 months.

We will, of course, be fortunate to see 1 or 2 of them.

milpool · Post by **milpool** » 03 Dec 2013, 08:08

I'd love to see Mayweather v Pacquiao, it would be massive and the whole world will stop and watch. Everyone would be talking about it, it would make the headlines on the all back pages and PPV figures would go through the roof...then it would probably turn out to be a stinker and the whole world will wonder what all the fuss was about.

So I voted for Froch v Groves 2.

earsjohn · Post by **earsjohn** » 03 Dec 2013, 08:28

There's a few fights, other than those mentioned, that I'd like to see come off in the coming months....

Ricky Burns v Miguel Vazquez - should have happened in the last 12 months, but instead Ricky has been treading water. He needs a big fight to re-establish himself. Terence Crawford is probably the best 2nd option. Anthony Crolla would be a big step backwards.

Nathan Cleverly v Marco Huck - If Clev is serious about becoming a world class Cruiser, then Huck is a great fight - both are fairly open and it would be fairly entertaining. The Sauerland / BNation tie up would mean it should be fairly easy to make.

Matthew Macklin v Billy Joe Saunders - Billy-Joe needs to step up. His win over Ryder established him as the best of the domestic level fighters, so he needs to be aiming for a world title shot within 18 months. Macklin may feel he is a level above Saunders, but he consistently loses at the highest level and this weeks opponent is a bit of a nobody.

James DeGale v Sakio Bika/Anthony Dirrell - DeGale claims he is ready for a world title shot and WBC appears to be the route that his team have taken. Whether Henessey will be able to come up with enough money to bring the winner of this weekends clash over to The Glow or a field in Somerset remains to be seen. But another year taking on the likes of Demers, Bozic and Davis will not be ideal.

Frankie Gavin v Someone that will make him look good - I don't mean a tomato can type who Gavin can box for 12 rounds without being in any danger, but someone who comes to fight and will force Gavin to show how good a boxer he really is. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a Gavin fight and his upcoming fight with the probably teak-tough Ghanaian appears more of the same. Someone like Pablo Cano, Kendall Holt or even Randall Bailey would whet my appetite.

Lee Selby v Stephen Smith 2 - Both are on a run of form, both are with Matchroom so why not have a rematch?

Kid Galahad v Yoandris Salinas - A good benchmark fight against the chap that gave Quigg so many problems.

Callum Smith v Rocky Fielding - Two youngsters for whom defeat wouldn't be disastrous. Make it for the UK title, depending on what is going on with Paul Smith

Hughie Fury v John McDermott - Hughie needs a proper test to see what "level" he's at. Big John can provide that.

Kal Yafai v Jamie McDonnell - I would have gone for Kal v Paul Butler, but the promotional schism in UK boxing would not likely see that happening. Kal looks classy and the Matchroom link up means this fight can be made easily. Harsh for Jamie, but it could easily be for a Euro title.

danamba7 · Post by **danamba7** » 03 Dec 2013, 08:53

earsjohn wrote:There's a few fights, other than those mentioned, that I'd like to see come off in the coming months....

Ricky Burns v Miguel Vazquez - should have happened in the last 12 months, but instead Ricky has been treading water. He needs a big fight to re-establish himself. Terence Crawford is probably the best 2nd option. Anthony Crolla would be a big step backwards.

Nathan Cleverly v Marco Huck - If Clev is serious about becoming a world class Cruiser, then Huck is a great fight - both are fairly open and it would be fairly entertaining. The Sauerland / BNation tie up would mean it should be fairly easy to make.

Matthew Macklin v Billy Joe Saunders - Billy-Joe needs to step up. His win over Ryder established him as the best of the domestic level fighters, so he needs to be aiming for a world title shot within 18 months. Macklin may feel he is a level above Saunders, but he consistently loses at the highest level and this weeks opponent is a bit of a nobody.

James DeGale v Sakio Bika/Anthony Dirrell - DeGale claims he is ready for a world title shot and WBC appears to be the route that his team have taken. Whether Henessey will be able to come up with enough money to bring the winner of this weekends clash over to The Glow or a field in Somerset remains to be seen. But another year taking on the likes of Demers, Bozic and Davis will not be ideal.

Frankie Gavin v Someone that will make him look good - I don't mean a tomato can type who Gavin can box for 12 rounds without being in any danger, but someone who comes to fight and will force Gavin to show how good a boxer he really is. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a Gavin fight and his upcoming fight with the probably teak-tough Ghanaian appears more of the same. Someone like Pablo Cano, Kendall Holt or even Randall Bailey would whet my appetite.

Lee Selby v Stephen Smith 2 - Both are on a run of form, both are with Matchroom so why not have a rematch?

Kid Galahad v Yoandris Salinas - A good benchmark fight against the chap that gave Quigg so many problems.

Callum Smith v Rocky Fielding - Two youngsters for whom defeat wouldn't be disastrous. Make it for the UK title, depending on what is going on with Paul Smith

Hughie Fury v John McDermott - Hughie needs a proper test to see what "level" he's at. Big John can provide that.

Kal Yafai v Jamie McDonnell - I would have gone for Kal v Paul Butler, but the promotional schism in UK boxing would not likely see that happening. Kal looks classy and the Matchroom link up means this fight can be made easily. Harsh for Jamie, but it could easily be for a Euro title.

Would love to see Mundo V Rocky, would be exciting. Also really want to see how good DeGale can be, he has to step up to the mark next year.

As far as the original list goes, I've gone for Quigg V Frampton as I think it's a genuine 50/50 and both seem like good guys.

earsjohn · Post by **earsjohn** » 03 Dec 2013, 09:03

From the original list, I've gone for Barker v Murray.

All of the others have time for them to happen but the opportunity for a fight between Barker, Murray and Macklin (any combination) is soon to pass and it will be a shame to look back on this era of UK middleweights without them having met in the ring at, or close to, their primes.

danamba7 · Post by **danamba7** » 03 Dec 2013, 09:07

earsjohn wrote:From the original list, I've gone for Barker v Murray.

All of the others have time for them to happen but the opportunity for a fight between Barker, Murray and Macklin (any combination) is soon to pass and it will be a shame to look back on this era of UK middleweights without them having met in the ring at, or close to, their primes.

True dat!

jessi · Post by **jessi** » 03 Dec 2013, 14:54

Its official, more boxing fans from the uk want Froch v Groves 2 more than any other fight in the world ! If Eddie can't make this happen then his failed IMO !

handsofstone · Post by **handsofstone** » 03 Dec 2013, 15:14

Quigg v Frampton for me

Thats the only fight out there just now where i dont really even have an inkling who i think would win although its a cracking list with some 50/50 match ups

jessi · Post by **jessi** » 03 Dec 2013, 15:22

handsofstone wrote:Quigg v Frampton for me

Thats the only fight out there just now where i dont really even have an inkling who i think would win although its a cracking list with some 50/50 match ups

Really ? I think Frampton walks straight through him

handsofstone · Post by **handsofstone** » 03 Dec 2013, 15:36

jessi wrote:
handsofstone wrote:Quigg v Frampton for me

Thats the only fight out there just now where i dont really even have an inkling who i think would win although its a cracking list with some 50/50 match ups
Really ? I think Frampton walks straight through him

Just after i watch Frampton fight i feel the same but then after Quigg fights im not so sure

jessi · Post by **jessi** » 03 Dec 2013, 15:48

handsofstone wrote:
jessi wrote:
handsofstone wrote:Quigg v Frampton for me

Thats the only fight out there just now where i dont really even have an inkling who i think would win although its a cracking list with some 50/50 match ups
Really ? I think Frampton walks straight through him
Just after i watch Frampton fight i feel the same but then after Quigg fights im not so sure

I know what you mean, I felt like that until I saw Quigg in with the Cuban, I hope it's a great fight but believe Frampton gets him out of there by rounds 7 or 8

Londonirish · Post by **Londonirish** » 03 Dec 2013, 16:24

handsofstone wrote:
jessi wrote:
handsofstone wrote:Quigg v Frampton for me

Thats the only fight out there just now where i dont really even have an inkling who i think would win although its a cracking list with some 50/50 match ups
Really ? I think Frampton walks straight through him
Just after i watch Frampton fight i feel the same but then after Quigg fights im not so sure

Quigg's last fight? His opponent was BAD!! Frampton beats him up

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 03 Dec 2013, 16:51

I've gone for Brook v Khan by a whisker over Froch v Groves II.

I could be wrong but I suspect many would pick Brook to wallop Khan, which is not the way I see it.