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me others kovalev and stevenson, the biggest heavy hitters ever at LH going at it would be the most enjoyable fight to watch to me. only question is, does stevenson still has it, or way past his prime. other than this fight kovalev and bertebiev.

as far as boxing quality, its a no brainer. rigo n loma, 2 olympic gold legends, 2 technicle and athletly elite boxers, doesnt get more quality than this fight. but i am more for action, thats why kovalev, bertebiev, stevenson.

definitely Alvarez - Golovkin

you forgot Lomachenko - Walters, it will be more interesting than Loma-Rigo
and Bradley - Porter is really something fans will enjoy

That is my top 3, but first one rules

i've voted for 'other' wlad v wilder would get me interested.

Cent0089 wrote:definitely Alvarez - Golovkin

you forgot Lomachenko - Walters, it will be more interesting than Loma-Rigo
and Bradley - Porter is really something fans will enjoy

That is my top 3, but first one rules

walthers has so much problems making weight, i think he is going to be at super featherweight soon. uchiyama is waiting for him

Naoya vs Roman.

Kovalev-Ward for me, although I'd actually prefer GGG-Ward at 168lb.

jezzamundo wrote:Kovalev-Ward for me, although I'd actually prefer GGG-Ward at 168lb.

This and I think ward wins both.

How about Gonzalez vs Rigo at 118 or 122? I don't think they are far apart in natural weight, as they re-hydrate about the same. To me it is equally realistic as Rigo vs Lomo, which would be great too.

Joshua v wilder because I badly want to see wilder do the chicken dance.

forestbox wrote:Joshua v wilder because I badly want to see wilder do the chicken dance.

That would be a great match-up....they may both do some chicken dancing. Not sure who I would pick. As untested as Wilder is, he is more tested than Joshua, so would lean towards picking Wilder in that one.

Gonzalez/Inoue but I'd like Inoue to get a couple more fights. Hard to see how it could be a bad fight given their respective styles.

For me it is probably Rigo-Loma.

It is the best one that can be made right away without folks worrying
much about things like weight and age.

GGG-Canelo.

If watch GGG fight anyone. He's the fighter that gets me out of my seat with excitement.
Canelo the only guy around at that weight capable of testing him.

GGG v Ward would be fascinating. Khan v Brook is another I'd love to see but im really looking forward to AJ vs Whyte

The Insider wrote:GGG v Ward would be fascinating. Khan v Brook is another I'd love to see but im really looking forward to AJ vs Whyte

Khan-Brook should absolutely be on this list.

GGG vs Canelo because it's time he gets his Star Fighter on his resume.

Inoue vs Chocolatito would be awesome as well.

I like all of the fights on the list though.

Wilder vs Joshua would be 1 hell of an exciting, all guns blazing, US v UK heavyweight tear up.

A close 2nd is Rigondeaux. Rigo vs any opponent really is a fight not to be missed. Boy.... do i get jacked up when Rigo is fighting!! I buy advent calenders with chocolates inside and count down the last 24 days to a Rigo fight. He's like Santa Claus to boxing fans. Guillermo Rigondeaux.... boxing's Cuban Santa Claus.

Ricky_ wrote:Wilder vs Joshua would be 1 hell of an exciting, all guns blazing, US v UK heavyweight tear up.

A close 2nd is Rigondeaux. Rigo vs any opponent really is a fight not to be missed. Boy.... do i get jacked up when Rigo is fighting!! I buy advent calenders with chocolates inside and count down the last 24 days to a Rigo fight. He's like Santa Claus to boxing fans. Guillermo Rigondeaux.... boxing's Cuban Santa Claus.

wilder-fury
kovalev-stevenson
ggg-lee, ggg-quillin,

-Vasquez-Thurman

-GGG - Ward

Wilder - Fury
Povetkin - Joshua
Crawford - Pacquaio
Thurman - Khan
GGG - Canelo
Ward - Kovalev

PredatorHayds wrote:GGG-Canelo.

If watch GGG fight anyone. He's the fighter that gets me out of my seat with excitement.
Canelo the only guy around at that weight capable of testing him.

i think that canelo would not test ggg, after all he is a 154 boxer. quillin or lee would have bigger chances, simply cause they taller, bigger and have more punching power than canelo. hell, lemeiaux with his big power would is a bigger test than small slow canelo. canelo against ggg is interesting, cause both brint it and both are big names in boxing.

Chepppaaa wrote:

PredatorHayds wrote:GGG-Canelo.

If watch GGG fight anyone. He's the fighter that gets me out of my seat with excitement.
Canelo the only guy around at that weight capable of testing him.

i think that canelo would not test ggg, after all he is a 154 boxer. quillin or lee would have bigger chances, simply cause they taller, bigger and have more punching power than canelo. hell, lemeiaux with his big power would is a bigger test than small slow canelo. canelo against ggg is interesting, cause both brint it and both are big names in boxing.

I completely disagree about Canelo - who for the record, I think is overrated by many and barely deserved to beat Trout, Lara and to a lesser extent, Cotto. He is shorter than Lee and Quillin, but he's a big drainer and really a natural middleweight. He probably doesn't hit as hard as Lee or Quillin - and certainly not as hard as Lemieux - but he's still a big puncher. The reason he goes the distance so often isn't a lack of power, it's because he has low punch output and generally seems happy to box for a decision. Canelo isn't small, but he is short, especially for middleweight and I could see him getting stuck on the end of GGG's jab, although he'd definitely have more success evading it than Lemieux. Canelo also isn't slow, in fact he would definitely have a fairly big handspeed advantage over GGG, though his footspeed is admittedly quite slow.

Canelo is definitely a level above anyone GGG has fought to date, but I think - at 160lb at least - GGG is probably a level above him.

jezzamundo wrote:

Chepppaaa wrote:

PredatorHayds wrote:GGG-Canelo.

If watch GGG fight anyone. He's the fighter that gets me out of my seat with excitement.
Canelo the only guy around at that weight capable of testing him.

i think that canelo would not test ggg, after all he is a 154 boxer. quillin or lee would have bigger chances, simply cause they taller, bigger and have more punching power than canelo. hell, lemeiaux with his big power would is a bigger test than small slow canelo. canelo against ggg is interesting, cause both brint it and both are big names in boxing.

I completely disagree about Canelo - who for the record, I think is overrated by many and barely deserved to beat Trout, Lara and to a lesser extent, Cotto. He is shorter than Lee and Quillin, but he's a big drainer and really a natural middleweight. He probably doesn't hit as hard as Lee or Quillin - and certainly not as hard as Lemieux - but he's still a big puncher. The reason he goes the distance so often isn't a lack of power, it's because he has low punch output and generally seems happy to box for a decision. Canelo isn't small, but he is short, especially for middleweight and I could see him getting stuck on the end of GGG's jab, although he'd definitely have more success evading it than Lemieux. Canelo also isn't slow, in fact he would definitely have a fairly big handspeed advantage over GGG, though his footspeed is admittedly quite slow.

Canelo is definitely a level above anyone GGG has fought to date, but I think - at 160lb at least - GGG is probably a level above him.

lemeauix kos canelo at middleweight. canelo is to stationary and would get hit. you are right, his handspeed is good, but footspeed is more important than handspeed in boxing. canelo would not be able to hide from lemieaux big power and canelo cant exchange heavy blows with lemeiaux. lara would beat lemeauix, simply outbox and move lemieaux. canelo cant do that, he needs to be the stronger boxer in order to win and impose his power. ones he faces someone more athletic and naturaly faster than him like floyd or lara he losses. ones he faces someone a bigger puncher than him, like lemeaux he losses too, because he cant impose his power on lemeiaux, david has a 84 % ko ratio, he hurts opponents for sure, ones they decide to trade with him.

I'd definitely take Lara over Lemiuex. Canelo vs Lemieux would be a great matchup, but I think Canelo's boxing skills would be a decided advantage - he's much better defensively than Lemieux - and he would win a lopsided decision. You make some interesting points, though, stylistically it would be a very interesting fight.