British golden year

[kamicazze]

Back in 2007 I recall the UK having 7 world champions at one point. These being :-

Alex Arthur
Gavin Rees
Junior witter
Ricky hatton
Joe Calzaghe
Enzo maccarinelli
David haye

Does anyone envisage this golden period being surpassed in the coming years and who would you anticipate to hold the baubles?

[Boxing Prospect]

Back in 2007 I recall the UK having 7 world champions at one point. These being :-

Alex Arthur
Gavin Rees
Junior witter
Ricky hatton
Joe Calzaghe
Enzo maccarinelli
David haye

Does anyone envisage this golden period being surpassed in the coming years and who would you anticipate to hold the baubles?

I think we're about to hit a bit of a dark age tbh with you. We don't appear to have a lot of sure fire world level guys. Yes there are more titles than ever out there but even then I think we'll struggle with this current crop

[expe]

Clinton Woods was world champion at the same time too. Really was a golden age, 8 world champions, 3 of them genuinely number 1 in the division, 55,000 watching Calzaghe beat Kessler in Cardiff, 50,000 going out to Vegas for Hatton-Mayweather. If we see something like that again then we'll be very lucky. Hopefully we'll see the benefits of that in a few years as the next generation of fighters come through that were inspired by the likes of Calzaghe and Hatton, hopefully it sets off another era like that one.

[kamicazze]

I knew there was on missing. Clinton too. It was an incredible year. I think it would take a lot of things falling into place for something similar anytime soon

[Horse]

Carl Froch - WBA/IBF
Kell Brook - IBF
Carl Frampton - IBF
Scott Quigg - WBA Regular
Jamie McDonnell - WBA Regular

Amir Khan - Might beat Mayweather for Ring/WBC/WBA
Tyson Fury - Might beat Klitschko for Ring/WBA/IBF/WBO
Ola Afolabi - Might beat Hernandez for Ring/IBF

James DeGale - Might win vacant IBF
George Groves - Might beat Dirrell for WBC
Martin Murray - Might beat Golovkin for WBA
Lee Selby - Might beat Gradovich for IBF
Billy Joe Saunders - Might beat Lee for WBO
Paul Smith - Might beat Abraham for WBO
Paul Butler - Might beat Tete for IBF
Anthony Crolla - Might beat Abril for WBA
Tony Bellew - Likely to get world title shot next year
Enzo Maccarinelli - Might get Braehmer rematch for WBA Regular
Kevin Mitchell - Might get WBC title shot

Stuart Hall - Might get another title shot or eliminator
Callum Smith - Might fight for world title next year possibly Abraham
Matthew Macklin - Outside chance of fighting Lee for WBO title if he gets a comeback win or two
Anthony Joshua - Might fight for WBA Regular or something
Dereck Chisora - Outside chance of getting world title fight later next year
Kid Galahad - Might get a world title shot or eliminator
Lee Haskins - Probably won't get a world title shot


It's not that unlikely that we might have more world champions next year than we did in 2007.

[Boxerbeetle]

Carl Froch - WBA/IBF
Kell Brook - IBF
Carl Frampton - IBF
Scott Quigg - WBA Regular
Jamie McDonnell - WBA Regular

Amir Khan - Might beat Mayweather for Ring/WBC/WBA
Tyson Fury - Might beat Klitschko for Ring/WBA/IBF/WBO
Ola Afolabi - Might beat Hernandez for Ring/IBF

James DeGale - Might win vacant IBF
George Groves - Might beat Dirrell for WBC
Martin Murray - Might beat Golovkin for WBA
Lee Selby - Might beat Gradovich for IBF
Billy Joe Saunders - Might beat Lee for WBO
Paul Smith - Might beat Abraham for WBO
Paul Butler - Might beat Tete for IBF
Anthony Crolla - Might beat Abril for WBA
Tony Bellew - Likely to get world title shot next year
Enzo Maccarinelli - Might get Braehmer rematch for WBA Regular
Kevin Mitchell - Might get WBC title shot

Stuart Hall - Might get another title shot or eliminator
Callum Smith - Might fight for world title next year possibly Abraham
Matthew Macklin - Outside chance of fighting Lee for WBO title if he gets a comeback win or two
Anthony Joshua - Might fight for WBA Regular or something
Dereck Chisora - Outside chance of getting world title fight later next year
Kid Galahad - Might get a world title shot or eliminator
Lee Haskins - Probably won't get a world title shot


It's not that unlikely that we might have more world champions next year than we did in 2007.

Surely we can't count Regular titles?

[Horse]

Surely we can't count Regular titles?

Alex Arthur only had an interim title, so if that counts then I don't see why regular titles don't.

[tobyh5]

Carl Froch - WBA/IBF
Kell Brook - IBF
Carl Frampton - IBF
Scott Quigg - WBA Regular
Jamie McDonnell - WBA Regular

Amir Khan - Might beat Mayweather for Ring/WBC/WBA
Tyson Fury - Might beat Klitschko for Ring/WBA/IBF/WBO
Ola Afolabi - Might beat Hernandez for Ring/IBF

James DeGale - Might win vacant IBF
George Groves - Might beat Dirrell for WBC
Martin Murray - Might beat Golovkin for WBA
Lee Selby - Might beat Gradovich for IBF
Billy Joe Saunders - Might beat Lee for WBO
Paul Smith - Might beat Abraham for WBO
Paul Butler - Might beat Tete for IBF
Anthony Crolla - Might beat Abril for WBA
Tony Bellew - Likely to get world title shot next year
Enzo Maccarinelli - Might get Braehmer rematch for WBA Regular
Kevin Mitchell - Might get WBC title shot

Stuart Hall - Might get another title shot or eliminator
Callum Smith - Might fight for world title next year possibly Abraham
Matthew Macklin - Outside chance of fighting Lee for WBO title if he gets a comeback win or two
Anthony Joshua - Might fight for WBA Regular or something
Dereck Chisora - Outside chance of getting world title fight later next year
Kid Galahad - Might get a world title shot or eliminator
Lee Haskins - Probably won't get a world title shot


It's not that unlikely that we might have more world champions next year than we did in 2007.

If my aunt had bollox she would be my uncle.

[expe]

Surely we can't count Regular titles?

Alex Arthur only had an interim title, so if that counts then I don't see why regular titles don't.

He was upgraded to full champion because Guzman was a lazy bastard and wouldn't fight/make weight. An example of when interim titles work well, the Foster fight was effectively for the vacant title, should probably have been retrospectively upgraded.

[Boxerbeetle]

I've just realised I care even less about world titles than I thought.

Instead I'm fantasising about a return to one world champion per divison. Wouldn't it be loverly.

[Horse]

He was upgraded to full champion because Guzman was a lazy bastard and wouldn't fight/make weight. An example of when interim titles work well, the Foster fight was effectively for the vacant title, should probably have been retrospectively upgraded.

In 2007 he was an interim champion and beating Foster is not anything to crow about at world level.

[Horse]

I've just realised I care even less about world titles than I thought.

Instead I'm fantasising about a return to one world champion per divison. Wouldn't it be loverly.

Probably not.

[Boxerbeetle]

I've just realised I care even less about world titles than I thought.

Instead I'm fantasising about a return to one world champion per divison. Wouldn't it be loverly.

Probably not.

Really? Why not?

[Horse]

Really? Why not?

Boxing would still have rubbish decisions and people ducking each other.

I'm not sure it would make things any better.

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

There hasn't been a 'golden era' since boxing was shunted off mainstream TV.

The world 'title' situation is a complete mess, until that is sorted out - there can be no 'golden era' because we don't know what is what.

[kamicazze]

Carl Froch - WBA/IBF
Kell Brook - IBF
Carl Frampton - IBF
Scott Quigg - WBA Regular
Jamie McDonnell - WBA Regular

Amir Khan - Might beat Mayweather for Ring/WBC/WBA
Tyson Fury - Might beat Klitschko for Ring/WBA/IBF/WBO
Ola Afolabi - Might beat Hernandez for Ring/IBF

James DeGale - Might win vacant IBF
George Groves - Might beat Dirrell for WBC
Martin Murray - Might beat Golovkin for WBA
Lee Selby - Might beat Gradovich for IBF
Billy Joe Saunders - Might beat Lee for WBO
Paul Smith - Might beat Abraham for WBO
Paul Butler - Might beat Tete for IBF
Anthony Crolla - Might beat Abril for WBA
Tony Bellew - Likely to get world title shot next year
Enzo Maccarinelli - Might get Braehmer rematch for WBA Regular
Kevin Mitchell - Might get WBC title shot

Stuart Hall - Might get another title shot or eliminator
Callum Smith - Might fight for world title next year possibly Abraham
Matthew Macklin - Outside chance of fighting Lee for WBO title if he gets a comeback win or two
Anthony Joshua - Might fight for WBA Regular or something
Dereck Chisora - Outside chance of getting world title fight later next year
Kid Galahad - Might get a world title shot or eliminator
Lee Haskins - Probably won't get a world title shot


It's not that unlikely that we might have more world champions next year than we did in 2007.

I was thinking this. On a realistic note though how many of them actually stand a chance to win those fights?
You can pretty much write murray off now.

[los2]

50,000 going out to Vegas for Hatton-Mayweather.

this figure goes up everytime someone tells it................can i raise it to 55000................

[Fantastic Giants]

I've heard the entire population of Greater Manchester went to Las Vegas, apart from a gentlemen in Eccles who was expecting delivery of concrete sectional garage.

[mickey1975]

Carl Froch - WBA/IBF
Kell Brook - IBF
Carl Frampton - IBF
Scott Quigg - WBA Regular
Jamie McDonnell - WBA Regular

Amir Khan - Might beat Mayweather for Ring/WBC/WBA
Tyson Fury - Might beat Klitschko for Ring/WBA/IBF/WBO
Ola Afolabi - Might beat Hernandez for Ring/IBF

James DeGale - Might win vacant IBF
George Groves - Might beat Dirrell for WBC
Martin Murray - Might beat Golovkin for WBA
Lee Selby - Might beat Gradovich for IBF
Billy Joe Saunders - Might beat Lee for WBO
Paul Smith - Might beat Abraham for WBO
Paul Butler - Might beat Tete for IBF
Anthony Crolla - Might beat Abril for WBA
Tony Bellew - Likely to get world title shot next year
Enzo Maccarinelli - Might get Braehmer rematch for WBA Regular
Kevin Mitchell - Might get WBC title shot

Stuart Hall - Might get another title shot or eliminator
Callum Smith - Might fight for world title next year possibly Abraham
Matthew Macklin - Outside chance of fighting Lee for WBO title if he gets a comeback win or two
Anthony Joshua - Might fight for WBA Regular or something
Dereck Chisora - Outside chance of getting world title fight later next year
Kid Galahad - Might get a world title shot or eliminator
Lee Haskins - Probably won't get a world title shot


It's not that unlikely that we might have more world champions next year than we did in 2007.

I was thinking this. On a realistic note though how many of them actually stand a chance to win those fights?
You can pretty much write murray off now.

If Murray gets past the third round, using Horse logic, he will probably top the March p4p list.

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

50,000 going out to Vegas for Hatton-Mayweather.

this figure goes up everytime someone tells it................can i raise it to 55000................

That figure might have been conjured up by Celtic's 'Seville Calculator'.

[Fantastic Giants]

Horse logic

What's 'Horse logic' ?

[mickey1975]

Horse logic

What's 'Horse logic' ?

If you do better than expected, but still get beat, it's more or less a win!

[Fantastic Giants]

Horse logic

What's 'Horse logic' ?

If you do better than expected, but still get beat, it's more or less a win!

Murray's whole career is based on that premise

[danamba7]

Froch unfortunately on the verge of retirement.

Brook, Khan and Frampton genuinely world class.

If a fit David Haye returns, he could prove to still be world class.

AJ, Fury, Degale, Groves, C Smith, Campbell, Yafai, BJS, Selby, Butler, Kid all potentially world class IMO (some further on than others obviously).

Murray, Quigg, McDonnell, Macklin, Bellew, Gavin, Ola, Ryder, Rose, L Smith, S Smith, Mitchell, Crolla, Walsh, all solid, respectable pros with varying accomplishments so far.

A great domestic scene.

Plenty of decent amateurs coming through, especially Anthony Fowler.

Maybe not a golden age currently but I think British boxing is alive and well!

[mfc_se15]

50,000 going out to Vegas for Hatton-Mayweather.

this figure goes up everytime someone tells it................can i raise it to 55000................

That figure might have been conjured up by Celtic's 'Seville Calculator'.

Seville calculator multiplied by the number of people from East London in the Blind Beggar on "that" night....