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After what I would regard as a fairly disappointing year for good fights in 2012, I'm very much hoping 2013 will be much better. Would be interesting getting the top 5 fights you would most like to see in 2013. Mine are as follows:

1. Mayweather v Pacquiao Seems very obvious but this is still the biggest fight by a mile in boxing at the moment. I think Floyd would win by a fairly wide points margin as Manny seems to have regressed slightly over the last year or so but I still think he'd provide Floyd with a test and the build up and event would be as big as anything we've seen in boxing over the last 20 years.

2. Haye v Vitali Again seems obvious but I feel Haye would have a genuine shot at beating Vitali here who is clearly slowing. I'd still make Vitali the favourite because of his sheer size and chin and he'd probably win on points but if Haye approached the fight more aggressively he'd certainly put on a better display than he did against Wlad and with his power and speed he's clearly a danger to anyone.

3. Price v Fury Among the biggest domestic fights out there at the moment and I think this would catapult Price right on to the world stage as in my view he'd stop Fury in spectacular fashion. Again would be a great event and the winner would almost certainly get a shot at a Klitschko.

4. Martinez v Golovkin This would be an absolute war and I'd marginally favour Martinez because in my view he's definitely the better boxer but with Golovkin's power anything could happen and Martinez has shown that he can be hurt in round 12 against Chavez Jnr. Could be a fight of the year contender if it happened.

5. Khan v Brook I'm actually not a big fan of either fighter and think both are short of genuine world class but this would be a great fight and a real 50-50 in my view as both genuinely believe they are better than the other and the needle between them would makefor a good build up and some good exchanges in the ring. Thoughts lads?

I'd run with your picks of Martinez vs Golovkin and Price vs Fury for sure.

I'm not all that fussed for Mayweather vs Pacquiao - I'd like Manny to retire after the Marquez fight, either that or beat Bradley and then go. Floyd beating him now proves nothing, it's pretty clear that he didn't fancy it after Pac destroyed Cotto.

Haye bores me to tears, so I'll leave him out too, Vitali is another one who's had it and needs to pack it in.

Brook vs Khan would be a fun fight, I'd like to see Maidana vs Matthysse, even if it's probably a bit of a mismatch.

Donaire and Rigo both need to step it up, so stick those two in together instead of fighting poor opponents.

Perhaps a Bellew/Cleverly rematch if we're talking domestically.

1. Pacquiao vs Mayweather
2. Vitali vs Haye
3. Froch vs Kessler
4. Burns vs Broner
5. Fury vs Povetkin

Vitali Vs Haye
Price Vs Fury
Pacquiao Vs Rios
Hopkins Vs Huck (at Cruiser)
Froch Vs Kessler

I would not argue with your own personal choice steveDow !
If I had to chuck a couple more in I'd go with.....

Burns v broner
Cleverly v bomber 2
Chisora v povetkin
Chisora v fury 2
Frampton v quigg

Froch v Kessler I nearly forgot ! You should of made it 10 ! 5 is just impossible.
How many will actually happen though ?

Adamj1987 wrote:Vitali Vs Haye
Price Vs Fury
Pacquiao Vs Rios
Hopkins Vs Huck (at Cruiser)
Froch Vs Kessler

Huck would kill him

1. Vitali vs Wladimir
2. Fury vs Price
3. Wilder vs Anyone in the top 100
4. Mayweather vs Golovkin
5. Khan vs Hatton

Brook v Khan
Macklin v Barker
Quigg v Frampton
Froch v Kessler
Price v Fury

Bomber v clev II
Groves v degale II
Price v fury
Canelo v martinez
Quigg v frampton

Mayweather v Pacquiao
Canelo v Cotto
Price v Fury
Froch v Kessler
Murray v Macklin

Mayweather Pacquiao
Froch Kessler
Fury Price
Haye Vitali
Cleverly Bellew rematch.

Hawk vs Dawson

Domestically

Brook vs Khan
Price vs Fury
Ree's vs Burns
Barker vs Macklin
Murray vs Lee and winners of each face each other
Bellew vs Clev 2
Groves vs Anderson 2
Murray vs Mitchell 2
Adam Etches vs Eubank Jnr

World

Martinez vs Golovkin
Floyd vs PAC
Garcia vs Mattheyse
Alvarez vs Chavez jr @ middleweight
Haye vs Vitali
Froch vs Kessler 2
Berto vs Ortiz 2
Burns vs Broner

Froch v Ward 2
Froch v Kessler 2
Mayweather v Pacquio

Holyfield v Vitali (let him have what he wants so he shuts up or puts up)

Martinez v Mayweather

bigB wrote:Domestically

Brook vs Khan
Price vs Fury
Ree's vs Burns
Barker vs Macklin
Murray vs Lee and winners of each face each other
Bellew vs Clev 2
Groves vs Anderson 2
Murray vs Mitchell 2
Adam Etches vs Eubank Jnr

World

Martinez vs Golovkin
Floyd vs PAC
Garcia vs Mattheyse
Alvarez vs Chavez jr @ middleweight
Haye vs Vitali
Froch vs Kessler 2
Berto vs Ortiz 2
Burns vs Broner

The top 5 fights......

Groves Vs Degale II
Brook Vs Khan
Burns Vs Broner
Price Vs Fury
Price Vs Haye

Cotto v Alvarez
Haye v Vitali
Pacquiao vs Mayweather
Martinez vs Golovkin although could see Golovkin v Sturm and Martinez v Chavez rematch.
Burns vs Broner
Froch vs Kessler
Cleverley vs Hopkins (Anthony)
Bellew vs Cloud but Gutnecht is more realistic
Groves v Abraham
DeGale v Dirrell
Murray v Barker
Macklin v Geale
Frampton v Quigg
Brook vs Alexander
Maidana v Matthyse
Khan v Rios

couldn't stick to Top 5

danconnollyeire wrote:Hawk vs Dawson

Hawk vs Karpency

Burns v Broner
Clev v Dawson
Fury v Klitscho(Any)
Price v Opposite Klitscho
Burns v Khan

Of course Pacma v Mayweather but never gonna happen. Those fights could put British boxing right on the map..

wladimir vs povetkin
wladimir vs pulev
wladimir vs mitchell

vitali vs Fury
Vitali vs Stiverne (after he beats arreola)

ShadrachSimmo wrote:

danconnollyeire wrote:Hawk vs Dawson

Hawk vs Karpency

BANGFEST

Not necessarily the best fights but the ones I would like to see happen.

Haye v Vitali
Khan v Hatton
Burns v Broner
Price v Fury
Mayweather v Pacman (although my interest has seriously declined in this over the past year)

jameswilson wrote:

bigB wrote:Domestically

Brook vs Khan
Price vs Fury
Ree's vs Burns
Barker vs Macklin
Murray vs Lee and winners of each face each other
Bellew vs Clev 2
Groves vs Anderson 2
Murray vs Mitchell 2
Adam Etches vs Eubank Jnr

World

Martinez vs Golovkin
Floyd vs PAC
Garcia vs Mattheyse
Alvarez vs Chavez jr @ middleweight
Haye vs Vitali
Froch vs Kessler 2
Berto vs Ortiz 2
Burns vs Broner

The top 5 fights......

sorry got excited and keyboard happy

World fights

Pac vs Mayweather
Cotto vs Alvarez
Martinez vs Ward
Peterson vs Garcia
Golovkin vs Martinez


Domestic
Hatton vs Khan
Price vs Haye
Winner of fight 1 vs Brook
Froch vs Cleverly
Any combination of Frampton / Quigg / Munroe and Jamie McDonnell.


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Macklin
Barker
Murray
Lee
Saunders
Hope
McEwan
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