Predictions 2014 - How many world champions
Posted: 07 Dec 2013, 12:07
How many world champions do you think the UK will have by the end of 2014.
Definition of World champion includes.
WBO, WBA (Super and Ordinary), WBC and IBF.
No interim titles.
Looking at the devisions and the rankings it could be an interesting year - here are the fighters in or lurking around the top 10 for the various organisations.
Heavyweight - Fury and maybe(ish) Haye still in the top 10.
Cruiserweight - Ola, Clev and Bomber - can they get a world title.
Light Heavyweight - Stunned when I read this but Joey Vegas is in the WBC top 10!!!
Super Middle - Froch, Groves, Degale all likely to be in world title fights in 2014. Paul Smith in the top 10 in some organisations also.
Middle - Big 4 (Barker, Murray, Macklin and Lee) all with world titles or lurking close.... Billy Joe Saunders top 10 in all organisations also.
Light Middle - Brain Rose is WBO Mandatory - Liam Smith in the WBO rankings also.
Welter - Frankie Gavin and Kell Brook might get world title shots in 2014 judging by their ranking. Khan also
Light Welter - No one in the rankings (aside for Olusegun).
Lightweight - Burns, Mitchell, Crolla, Rees, Matthews etc.
Super Feather - Smith and Walsh are ranked.
Feather - Selby
Super Bantam - Quigg, Frampton, Galahad,
Bantam - McDonnell, Hall, Haskins all ranked.
Super Fly - Butler ranked
Fly - Satcher and Butcher ranked
Definition of World champion includes.
WBO, WBA (Super and Ordinary), WBC and IBF.
No interim titles.
Looking at the devisions and the rankings it could be an interesting year - here are the fighters in or lurking around the top 10 for the various organisations.
Heavyweight - Fury and maybe(ish) Haye still in the top 10.
Cruiserweight - Ola, Clev and Bomber - can they get a world title.
Light Heavyweight - Stunned when I read this but Joey Vegas is in the WBC top 10!!!
Super Middle - Froch, Groves, Degale all likely to be in world title fights in 2014. Paul Smith in the top 10 in some organisations also.
Middle - Big 4 (Barker, Murray, Macklin and Lee) all with world titles or lurking close.... Billy Joe Saunders top 10 in all organisations also.
Light Middle - Brain Rose is WBO Mandatory - Liam Smith in the WBO rankings also.
Welter - Frankie Gavin and Kell Brook might get world title shots in 2014 judging by their ranking. Khan also
Light Welter - No one in the rankings (aside for Olusegun).
Lightweight - Burns, Mitchell, Crolla, Rees, Matthews etc.
Super Feather - Smith and Walsh are ranked.
Feather - Selby
Super Bantam - Quigg, Frampton, Galahad,
Bantam - McDonnell, Hall, Haskins all ranked.
Super Fly - Butler ranked
Fly - Satcher and Butcher ranked