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Young Light Heavies Stepping Up.
Posted: 25 Aug 2015, 19:42
by skept
With Kovalev, Stevenson, Ward, & Beterbiev vultiring around the 175 pd weight class many prospects are stepping up. Sam Clarkson is one, having defeated Jerry Odom, who is also a 175 prospect. I don't know what Jeff Page father was thinking, throwing his son Jeff Page jr in with Beterbiev, but he messed his son up. Marcus Browne vs Campillo is not a step-up fight. Campillo beat Thomas Williams but Williams never had heart. Campillo is a name for Browne. Plus he 36. The real step-up was Travis Peterkin & Lenin Castillo. Both fighters put it all on the line & both was undefeated & Castillo an Olympian. The ref saved Castillo. But give these championship credit. Wanna see browne step up like these guys did.
Re: Young Light Heavies Stepping Up.
Posted: 25 Aug 2015, 21:06
by Boxing Prospect
Came in an expected to read about guys like Dmitry Bivol (24) and Avni Yildirim (24), two really fast rising young kids in the division
Re: Young Light Heavies Stepping Up.
Posted: 25 Aug 2015, 22:08
by Freedom2013
The division is loaded with up-and-coming talent:
Artur Beterbiev
Marcus Browne
Egor Mekhontsev
Dmitry Bivol
Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
Oleksandr Gvozdyk
Felix Valera
Eleider Alvarez
Medzhid Bektemirov
Erik Skoglund
Umar Salamov
Yunieski Gonzalez
Medzhid Bektemirov
Dmitry Bivol
Sergey Ekimov
Ahmed ElBiali
Enrico Koelling
Abel Gevor
Erik Skoglund
Oscar Ahlin
Sullivan Barrera
Yunier Dorticos
Craig Baker
Avni Yildirim
Yamaguchi Falcao
Sean Monaghan
Radivoje Kaladzjic
Abdelhafid Benchabla
Adilbek Niyazymbetov
Joe Ward
Plus titleholders like Sergey Kovalev (IBF, WBA, WBO), Adonis Stevenson (WBC) and Thomas Oosthuizen (IBO) as well as contenders like Jean Pascal, Andrew Fonfara, Nathan Cleverly, Isaac Chilemba, Igor Mikhalkin, and of course all-time great Bernard Hopkins.
Light heavyweight to me is the most exciting division in boxing right now.
Re: Young Light Heavies Stepping Up.
Posted: 25 Aug 2015, 23:31
by skept
Didn't Umberto Savigne just get stopped by Craig Baker? But Baker name not on the list. Prejudiced decisions? Of course not!!!
Re: Young Light Heavies Stepping Up.
Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 14:05
by Freedom2013
skept wrote:Didn't Umberto Savigne just get stopped by Craig Baker? But Baker name not on the list. Prejudiced decisions? Of course not!!!
I've changed it now.
Re: Young Light Heavies Stepping Up.
Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 14:12
by Maxime
