BoxRec

With the Middleweight division being one of Britain's best and opinions split on who's the king, post your version of the top 10. Base this more on who you think would beat who rather than a fighters current CV.

BoxRec Top 10
1. Darren Barker
2. Martin Murray
3. Matthew Macklin
4. Billy Joe Saunders
5. Eamonn O'Kane
6. John Ryder
7. Chris Eubank Jr.
8. Nick Blackwell
9. Prince Arron
10. Kerry Hope

My Top 10
1. Darren Barker
2. Martin Murray
3. Matthew Macklin
4. Billie Joe Saunders
5. John Ryder
6. Nick Blackwell
7. Chris Eubank Jr.
8. Eamonn O'Kane
9. Adam Etches
10. Danny Butler

*Classing Andy Lee as Irish*

1. Martin Murray
2. Darren Barker
3. Billy Joe Saunders
4. Matthew Macklin
5. Nick Blackwell
6. John Ryder
7. Eamon O'Kane
8. Adam Etches
9. Joe Selkirk
10. Chris Eubank JR

jam100 wrote:1. Martin Murray
2. Darren Barker
3. Billy Joe Saunders
4. Matthew Macklin
5. Nick Blackwell
6. John Ryder
7. Eamon O'Kane
8. Adam Etches
9. Joe Selkirk
10. Chris Eubank JR

The same but with Ryder and Blackwell switching places.

I'd like to see macklin vs Billy Joe soon.....would be a good match up.

Im gonna switch it up a bit

Murray
BJS
Macklin
Barker
Ryder
Mcewan
Blackwell
O'Kane
Hope
Etches

TopGun wrote:I'd like to see macklin vs Billy Joe soon.....would be a good match up.

Me too, I think its a perfect fight for BJS to see where he's at. Even if he lost he's young enough to come back and Macklin needs what he might think is an easy fight for him to come back after his loss. I think Billy would outbox him though and prove his class.

Interesting list Columbo, I think Barker beats Macklin myself, isn't O'kane Irish though.
Edit: also Mcewan

digzee wrote:

TopGun wrote:I'd like to see macklin vs Billy Joe soon.....would be a good match up.

Me too, I think its a perfect fight for BJS to see where he's at. Even if he lost he's young enough to come back and Macklin needs what he might think is an easy fight for him to come back after his loss. I think Billy would outbox him though and prove his class.

Interesting list Columbo, I think Barker beats Macklin, isn't O'kane Irish though.

I think O'Kane is Northern Irish. Could be wrong though. It's a bit of mad one I know. Id just be interested to see how Barker would cope if Macklin really put the fight on him! Regarding BJS, ive got him listed very high but to be honest we still dont really know how good his chin is yet.

Saunders beating Macklin? Do me a favour!

1 Murray
2 Barker
3 Macklin
4 Lee
5 Saunders
6 Hope
7 McEwan
8 Ryder
9 Blackwell
10 Okane

Barker
Murray
Macklin
Lee
Bjs
Ryder
Mcewan
Blackwell
Hope
Agogo

columbo wrote:Im gonna switch it up a bit

Murray
BJS
Macklin
Barker
Ryder
Mcewan
Blackwell
O'Kane
Hope
Etches

How can you justify BJS over Barker? thats crazy when one is a proven top 15 in the world kinda guy and the other is not even proven at european caliber

funtime wrote:

columbo wrote:Im gonna switch it up a bit

Murray
BJS
Macklin
Barker
Ryder
Mcewan
Blackwell
O'Kane
Hope
Etches

How can you justify BJS over Barker? thats crazy when one is a proven top 15 in the world kinda guy and the other is not even proven at european caliber

I was doing it in a who I think is the best 10 vs in a current rankings sense.