Thread: Where does Matt Godfrey ramk among the top Cruisers in the world?

I'd say he's somewhere in the top five or six. I think Jean-Marc Mormeck, O'Neil Bell and Steve Cunningham are the best that the division has to offer. Godfrey falls in with David Haye, Vadim Tokarev and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk. He is coming along nicely, stepping up in competition and looking good doing it. Big victories like the one over Felix Cora Jr. go a long way in earning respect and title shots.

Originally Posted by pistonhonda

I'd say he's somewhere in the top five or six. I think Jean-Marc Mormeck, O'Neil Bell and Steve Cunningham are the best that the division has to offer. Godfrey falls in with David Haye, Vadim Tokarev and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk. He is coming along nicely, stepping up in competition and looking good doing it. Big victories like the one over Felix Cora Jr. go a long way in earning respect and title shots.

I think he's in the top 10 or 12. He looks good... strong...

Originally Posted by pistonhonda

I'd say he's somewhere in the top five or six. I think Jean-Marc Mormeck, O'Neil Bell and Steve Cunningham are the best that the division has to offer. Godfrey falls in with David Haye, Vadim Tokarev and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk. He is coming along nicely, stepping up in competition and looking good doing it. Big victories like the one over Felix Cora Jr. go a long way in earning respect and title shots.

Top 5 or 6 is tooo high IMO....
Heres how I see it

Jean Marc Mormeck
O'Neil Bell
Enzo Maccarinelli
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
Vadim Tokarev
David Haye
Marco Huck
Firat Arslan
Steve Cunningham
Matt Godfrey

He's probably broken into top ten, he's looked pretty good to me.

Originally Posted by CutMeMicK

Originally Posted by pistonhonda

I'd say he's somewhere in the top five or six. I think Jean-Marc Mormeck, O'Neil Bell and Steve Cunningham are the best that the division has to offer. Godfrey falls in with David Haye, Vadim Tokarev and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk. He is coming along nicely, stepping up in competition and looking good doing it. Big victories like the one over Felix Cora Jr. go a long way in earning respect and title shots.

Top 5 or 6 is tooo high IMO....
Heres how I see it

Jean Marc Mormeck
O'Neil Bell
Enzo Maccarinelli
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
Vadim Tokarev
David Haye
Marco Huck
Firat Arslan
Steve Cunningham
Matt Godfrey

I would definitely include Guillermo Jones.

Although it seems like he hasn't fought in 2 years.

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Originally Posted by CutMeMicK

Originally Posted by pistonhonda

I'd say he's somewhere in the top five or six. I think Jean-Marc Mormeck, O'Neil Bell and Steve Cunningham are the best that the division has to offer. Godfrey falls in with David Haye, Vadim Tokarev and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk. He is coming along nicely, stepping up in competition and looking good doing it. Big victories like the one over Felix Cora Jr. go a long way in earning respect and title shots.

Top 5 or 6 is tooo high IMO....
Heres how I see it

Jean Marc Mormeck
O'Neil Bell
Enzo Maccarinelli
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
Vadim Tokarev
David Haye
Marco Huck
Firat Arslan
Steve Cunningham
Matt Godfrey

I would definitely include Guillermo Jones.

Although it seems like he hasn't fought in 2 years.

Campaining at Heavy. now, thats why I didn't include him.
But def. would be in there if he was still at Cruiser.

Well for what its worth BoxRec has him raited 7th
Man the division is really week though

Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey

Well for what its worth BoxRec has him raited 7th
Man the division is really week though

Yeah! BoxRec also has their ALL-TIME Bantamweight list like this:

Manuel Ortiz
Lou Salica
Fighting Harada
Ruben Olivares
Eder Jofre

How both 'Puas' & 'Golden Bantam' are below those 3 guys is beyond me.
(I don't have an issue with 'Harada' cause a case can be made for him but the other 2 forget it I don't care what you tell me I don't buy it)

Heres another one:
Corrales just lost his 1st fight at Welter he took on Clottey. How Corrales is rated at #10 by them is beyond me.

Originally Posted by CutMeMicK

Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey

Well for what its worth BoxRec has him raited 7th
Man the division is really week though

Yeah! BoxRec also has their ALL-TIME Bantamweight list like this:

Manuel Ortiz
Lou Salica
Fighting Harada
Ruben Olivares
Eder Jofre

How both 'Puas' & 'Golden Bantam' are below those 3 guys is beyond me.
(I don't have an issue with 'Harada' cause a case can be made for him but the other 2 forget it I don't care what you tell me I don't buy it)

Heres another one:
Corrales just lost his 1st fight at Welter he took on Clottey. How Corrales is rated at #10 by them is beyond me.

Again for what its worth,a loss is temporary death to your ranking,even by promoter standards

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Originally Posted by CutMeMicK

Originally Posted by pistonhonda

I'd say he's somewhere in the top five or six. I think Jean-Marc Mormeck, O'Neil Bell and Steve Cunningham are the best that the division has to offer. Godfrey falls in with David Haye, Vadim Tokarev and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk. He is coming along nicely, stepping up in competition and looking good doing it. Big victories like the one over Felix Cora Jr. go a long way in earning respect and title shots.

Top 5 or 6 is tooo high IMO....
Heres how I see it

Jean Marc Mormeck
O'Neil Bell
Enzo Maccarinelli
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
Vadim Tokarev
David Haye
Marco Huck
Firat Arslan
Steve Cunningham
Matt Godfrey

I would definitely include Guillermo Jones.

Although it seems like he hasn't fought in 2 years.

Jones is one of the most entertaining but he moved up to heavyweight a few months ago. Whats crazy is he started his career as a welterweight and still has that clubbing right hand. His fight vs. Braithwaite (sp?) was classic

Why did Jones move up to heavy? Weight problems? Crazy that he was a jr. middle at one point.

I thought he was a good cruiser, should have stayed there, doesn't seem like he has the power to be a great heavyweight.