Thread: Today's Light heavyweight Division..

The Light heavyweight division has been forever over looked and is still bieng over looked..

But looking deeper into the full picture as of right now.. I can see it looking up..

As of Roy Jones' lightheavyweight reign there was really no competition for roy.. All his defences came against good top ten contenders but none were presumed to be challenging..You could have looked in the top ten rankings and been unimpressed with most of the competition..

But looking at it now.. Its started to fill out with quality

As of now Bernard stands on top of the division and assuming he doesnt loose in a large fashion anytime soon..I cant see him leaving immediately..

There's Erdei a reigning undefeated champ..
Clinton woods a veteran champion willing to fight the big names..

We have former champions like Tarver, Johnson ( Who i thought looked good last night), Jones jr who im sure is willing to make some big fights in the hope of regaining some legacy he may have lost..

Theres great young fighters Like bad chad dawson, Ademek may have lost to johnson but he too is a good fighter and has every chance coming back and winning another title, Theres that diaconu fellow who looks a good young prospect and has a great style and wallop on him..

Its like a resurgence of new talent to begin mixing with the old veterans and making great prospects for future fights and unification..

Frankly i would like to see Hopkins go for a legitimate light heavyweight world title..

Chad dawson vs Bhop is well watchable in my opinion..

Even if winky is to beat hopkins.. Would he then drop from this Technically lightheavyweight catchweight to 168 and take over there? Or would he be willing to take his immaculate craft to light heavyweight and make a go at becoming world champion there?

Tarver has a tune up.. I would love to see Johnson vs Tarver the rubber match just to decide who is still good and who is finished..

Frankly i'd like to see Roy jones vs anybody..Especially i would like him to swallow his pride and get it on with bernard again hopefully for a legitimate 175 title
And frankly.. I'd like to see him give it another shot against Johnson.. If roy jones can beat him..Then he stands a chance of getting back in the game..If not..Then maybe its not worth trying for that last big one..

Theres alot to be done if the fighters are ready and willing..

Who do you want to match up and what happens with this new light heavyweight division?

And who comes out on top?

Peace

I really want to see Diaconu vs. Dawson. You made some strong points there. I hope Jones comes out for another fight but he need to be realistic about his cut of the money. As for Tarver, we'll see. I can't believe he stayed away this long. I love Johnson because he has that "just won't quit" attitude. We'll just have to wait and see how it all unfolds.

For me I like dawson..He reminds me of roy jones..

Frankly i think dawson outboxes diaconu in a ud..

However diaconu vs ademek makes for a great fight!

I like Dawson and Woods i think Calzaghe should stop chasing middle and supermiddle fighters and step up and fight the best at lightheavy he has talked about it often enough

Originally Posted by tysonbruno

I like Dawson and Woods i think Calzaghe should stop chasing middle and supermiddle fighters and step up and fight the best at lightheavy he has talked about it often enough

Im not sure i can see calzaghe bieng effective at supermiddle..

I dont regard him as strong at supermiddle .. Especially with his hand problems.. Light heavy would be too much and i cant think of anybody at light heavy who doesnt seem far too big for him..

Calzaghe would have to put on a boxing masterpiece every time out against any of the light heavyweight elite

A fight I would love to see would be Glen Johnson vs. Diacanu.
I think Dawson is almost there with the toolkit to take the division though.

I would like to see a unification fight with Woods and Dawson i don't fancy seeing Woods vs Johnson 4

Originally Posted by tysonbruno

I would like to see a unification fight with Woods and Dawson i don't fancy seeing Woods vs Johnson 4

Lol!.. I dont really either..But for the record..I think woods takes it..

I know the third fight was already Mega close!.. I think i had it a draw.. But could see Woods may had just taken it

Originally Posted by Tito_BHB

Originally Posted by tysonbruno

I would like to see a unification fight with Woods and Dawson i don't fancy seeing Woods vs Johnson 4

Lol!.. I dont really either..But for the record..I think woods takes it..

I know the third fight was already Mega close!.. I think i had it a draw.. But could see Woods may had just taken it

I like Woods he is a true fighter he did it the hard way he gives his all in every fight and he even fought Jones Jnr at his best and he is from my home city of Sheffield

Originally Posted by tysonbruno

Originally Posted by Tito_BHB

Originally Posted by tysonbruno

I would like to see a unification fight with Woods and Dawson i don't fancy seeing Woods vs Johnson 4

Lol!.. I dont really either..But for the record..I think woods takes it..

I know the third fight was already Mega close!.. I think i had it a draw.. But could see Woods may had just taken it

I like Woods he is a true fighter he did it the hard way he gives his all in every fight and he even fought Jones Jnr at his best and he is from my home city of Sheffield

Lol yeaa he is a good fighter..Typical down to earth brit bloke..

Lol Yeaa dont need to tell me he from sheffield.. Everytime im there im like..Fwockin hope i should bump into clinton woods lol

My opinion of Clinton Woods has gone downhill at the mo. His perseverence to get a world title was fantastic, but as a champion, he seems to be just going in with guys he's beat before. Delisle and now Gonzalez. He should be looking for new challenges, not repeating previous ones.