An optimistic look at the British super-middle weights
Posted: 25 Nov 2014, 10:56
Disclaimer: I got bored and started thinking about next years British super-middle weight scene, fully aware that I will get shot down with a fair few of these shouts, but they are just a few of my optimistic thoughts.
The super-middle weight scene in Britain is thriving at the moment, and it isn't that unrealistic that we could have all four world champions come the middle-to-end of 2015.
WBC - George Groves is the mandatory and should get a shot at Dirrell around March next year. Callum Smith is currently number 8
and I have every hope that he will go onto fight Groves for that title in maybe November 2015.
IBF - Carl Froch is currently champion, however, I think he will vacate and fight Chavez in Vegas. That leaves DeGale fighting either Rebrasse, Ramirez or Jackson, tough fights but with DeGales' current form I think he beats them all with ease.
WBO - Arthur Abraham current champion. Paul Smith may have lost by a wide scorecard in the judges eyes, but in my and many others eyes it was a lot closer and perhaps Smith would have got the decision on UK shores. It sounded on Saturday that Smith is confident he will be getting another shot, and with all eyes on the judges this time and Smiths' last performance then there is no reason why he can't bring the title home.
WBA - The most confusing division, is it Froch or Ward that are champion, is it both? Anyway, if I go with the hypothetical Froch fight with Chavez, winning and then retiring, this leaves the title wide open. Chudinov and Ramirez are ranked high, but with the Froch fight not happening for quite a while it leaves Rocky Fielding with the opportunity to climb the rankings. Imagine Rocky Fielding vs Callum Smith in Liverpool for the world title.
If allllllll that happened, we could have quite the round robin, maybe even a British super six with DeGale, Groves, Callum Smith, Paul Smith, Rocky Fielding and maybe a Eubank jnr stepping like his father before him. (obviously that would have to worked around mandatory challenges that will inevitably occur)
This is all a massive long shot, but would be marvelous for British boxing if it were to happen, and would really prove that we are a great force in world boxing, especially in the super-middleweight division.
The super-middle weight scene in Britain is thriving at the moment, and it isn't that unrealistic that we could have all four world champions come the middle-to-end of 2015.
WBC - George Groves is the mandatory and should get a shot at Dirrell around March next year. Callum Smith is currently number 8
and I have every hope that he will go onto fight Groves for that title in maybe November 2015.
IBF - Carl Froch is currently champion, however, I think he will vacate and fight Chavez in Vegas. That leaves DeGale fighting either Rebrasse, Ramirez or Jackson, tough fights but with DeGales' current form I think he beats them all with ease.
WBO - Arthur Abraham current champion. Paul Smith may have lost by a wide scorecard in the judges eyes, but in my and many others eyes it was a lot closer and perhaps Smith would have got the decision on UK shores. It sounded on Saturday that Smith is confident he will be getting another shot, and with all eyes on the judges this time and Smiths' last performance then there is no reason why he can't bring the title home.
WBA - The most confusing division, is it Froch or Ward that are champion, is it both? Anyway, if I go with the hypothetical Froch fight with Chavez, winning and then retiring, this leaves the title wide open. Chudinov and Ramirez are ranked high, but with the Froch fight not happening for quite a while it leaves Rocky Fielding with the opportunity to climb the rankings. Imagine Rocky Fielding vs Callum Smith in Liverpool for the world title.
If allllllll that happened, we could have quite the round robin, maybe even a British super six with DeGale, Groves, Callum Smith, Paul Smith, Rocky Fielding and maybe a Eubank jnr stepping like his father before him. (obviously that would have to worked around mandatory challenges that will inevitably occur)
This is all a massive long shot, but would be marvelous for British boxing if it were to happen, and would really prove that we are a great force in world boxing, especially in the super-middleweight division.