Thread: What fights are you looking forward to in 2008? Can boxing top 2007?

With this great year entering it's final stretch, or final quarter for all you business men, what are your expectations of 2008? Will boxing keep it's great run going? What fights are you looking forward to the most?

Here is my list.

Calderon vs Solis/Cazarez 2

Naito vs Nonito

Vazquez vs Marquez III

PACMAN vs Marquez/Guzman/Valero

Casa vs Juan Diaz

Mayweather vs Cotto/Williams (His two biggest challenges short of moving up in weight IMO)

Margarito vs Mosley/Cintron

Clottey vs any of the above should be good too.

Pavlik vs Abraham/Taylor 2/Kessler

Taylor vs Calzaghe

Dawson vs Hopkins (The only fight that these two should be thinking about. Lets do it.)

Tito vs Jones, already signed (Even though it means nothing, I just can't help to be intrigued)

Klitchko vs Peter/Chagaev

There are also some prospects I am interested in seeing what they do.

Berto, Andy Lee, JuanMa Lopez, Tony Thomson

Possible Fights

Calzaghe v Hopkins

Vasquez v Marquez 3

Hatton v Cotto

Mayweather v Mosley

Pavlik v Taylor 2

I thnk 2008 will be better.

Some I would love to happen:

Miranda/Andrade
Pavlik/Taylor II
Pavlik/Andrade{if Pav moves up}
Cotto/Margarito
Mosley/Mayweather
Lacy/Pavlik{if Pav moves}
Katsidis/Diaz
Wright/Pavlik
Hatton/Judah{which I think should have been made before Ricky tried Floyd }
Margarito/Cintron II
Margarito/Williams II
Margarito/Mosley
Malinaggi/Hatton
Pacman/Casamayor
Diaz/Diaz
Mirand/Kessler
Wlad/Someone
Dawson/Diaconu{very disappointed it didn't go through}

Originally Posted by LEGION

I thnk 2008 will be better.

Some I would love to happen:

Miranda/Andrade
Pavlik/Taylor II
Pavlik/Andrade{if Pav moves up}
Cotto/Margarito
Mosley/Mayweather
Lacy/Pavlik{if Pav moves}
Katsidis/Diaz
Wright/Pavlik
Hatton/Judah{which I think should have been made before Ricky tried Floyd }
Margarito/Cintron II
Margarito/Williams II
Margarito/Mosley
Malinaggi/Hatton
Pacman/Casamayor
Diaz/Diaz
Mirand/Kessler
Wlad/Someone
Dawson/Diaconu{very disappointed it didn't go through}

Some great fights there but Hatton Judah?? I think Hattons team will not put him in with a slick southpaw who has nothing on the line, what would be the point?

Originally Posted by skel1983

Originally Posted by LEGION

I thnk 2008 will be better.

Some I would love to happen:

Miranda/Andrade
Pavlik/Taylor II
Pavlik/Andrade{if Pav moves up}
Cotto/Margarito
Mosley/Mayweather
Lacy/Pavlik{if Pav moves}
Katsidis/Diaz
Wright/Pavlik
Hatton/Judah{which I think should have been made before Ricky tried Floyd }
Margarito/Cintron II
Margarito/Williams II
Margarito/Mosley
Malinaggi/Hatton
Pacman/Casamayor
Diaz/Diaz
Mirand/Kessler
Wlad/Someone
Dawson/Diaconu{very disappointed it didn't go through}

Some great fights there but Hatton Judah?? I think Hattons team will not put him in with a slick southpaw who has nothing on the line, what would be the point?

The point, sir, is purely for my entertainment It would be a pointless fight now, but it could have done Hatton some good before getting in with Floyd, just from a perspective of dealing with speed.

Hard to answer till the fights of this year are all done.....what looks attractive now can get crapped on with just one loss. Those mentioned above look like some good ones though.

Originally Posted by Mar

Hard to answer till the fights of this year are all done.....what looks attractive now can get crapped on with just one loss. Those mentioned above look like some good ones though.

Good point!

But let's just hope at this point. My fights are:


Pacquiao (plans on fighting 3 times next year) vs Marquez in March, Valero in the summer, and winner or Guzman/Soto in the winter

Mayweather vs Cotto/Mosely (whoever wins that match)

Pavlik vs Taylor 2

De La Hoya (plans on fighting twice to end his career) vs Wright then Cotto (where he wont win either fight and still long for that final win)

One fan's wishlist:

(In no particular order)
Pacquiao-Marquez II
Mayweather-Cotto
Cintron-Williams
Pavlik-Taylor II
Pavlik-Taylor II Winner vs. Winky Wright
Vazquez-Marquez III
Hopkins-Dawson
Dawson-Jones (If Hopkins won't fight Dawson)
Wlad-Peter II
Casamayor-Juan Diaz

What about:
Ponce de leon v Marquez. Two heavy hitters
Froch v Mundine. See if Froch can hang with someone who can actually fight back.
Calzaghe v RJJ, if RJJ looks good v Tito
Donaire v Arce
Hatton v Malignaggi
Andrade v Lacy
Pac v Katsidis
Trinidad v Pavlik at 160.... This could be brutal.....

Until I see otherwise I think Mayweather puts a boxing clinic on Cotto.
I want to see him face Mosley
Winner of Kessler-Calzaghe face Hopkins
Pavlik-Taylor 2
Pavlik-Winky
Andrade-Lacy
Solis vs Calderon
Pac vs JMM
Marquez-Vazquez III if it doesn't happen in 07 I am not sure
Klitschko vs Chagaev
Dawson-Jones Jr.
Juan Diaz vs Casamayor
Pac vs Juan Diaz
Pac vs Casamayor(not likely)
Cotto vs Margarito
Williams vs Hatton or Cotto or Margarito II
Cotto vs Cintron maybe
Cintron vs Margarito II

I've only mentioned rumoured or signed fights.

Jones vs. Tito
Pavlik vs. Taylor II
Pavlik vs. Duddy
Marquez vs. Vazquez III
Hatton vs. Oscar
Woods vs. Dawson
Khan vs. Thaxton
Mitchell vs. Johanneson
Calzaghe/Kessler vs. Froch
Maccarinelli vs. Cunningham
Peter vs. Maskaev (Although wants the betting it gets cancelled again?)
Klitschko vs. Ibragimov
Diaz vs. Diaz

Originally Posted by Taeth

Until I see otherwise I think Mayweather puts a boxing clinic on Cotto.
I want to see him face Mosley
Winner of Kessler-Calzaghe face Hopkins
Pavlik-Taylor 2
Pavlik-Winky
Andrade-Lacy
Solis vs Calderon
Pac vs JMM
Marquez-Vazquez III if it doesn't happen in 07 I am not sure
Klitschko vs Chagaev
Dawson-Jones Jr.
Juan Diaz vs Casamayor
Pac vs Juan Diaz
Pac vs Casamayor(not likely)
Cotto vs Margarito
Williams vs Hatton or Cotto or Margarito II
Cotto vs Cintron maybe
Cintron vs Margarito II

You'll see something come November 10th

Originally Posted by skel1983

Originally Posted by LEGION

I thnk 2008 will be better.

Some I would love to happen:

Miranda/Andrade
Pavlik/Taylor II
Pavlik/Andrade{if Pav moves up}
Cotto/Margarito
Mosley/Mayweather
Lacy/Pavlik{if Pav moves}
Katsidis/Diaz
Wright/Pavlik
Hatton/Judah{which I think should have been made before Ricky tried Floyd }
Margarito/Cintron II
Margarito/Williams II
Margarito/Mosley
Malinaggi/Hatton
Pacman/Casamayor
Diaz/Diaz
Mirand/Kessler
Wlad/Someone
Dawson/Diaconu{very disappointed it didn't go through}

Some great fights there but Hatton Judah?? I think Hattons team will not put him in with a slick southpaw who has nothing on the line, what would be the point?

agreed....if he was goin to do tht he might aswell fight collazo again

Originally Posted by The Rookie Fan

With this great year entering it's final stretch, or final quarter for all you business men, what are your expectations of 2008? Will boxing keep it's great run going? What fights are you looking forward to the most?

Here is my list.

Calderon vs Solis/Cazarez 2

Naito vs Nonito

Vazquez vs Marquez III

PACMAN vs Marquez/Guzman/Valero

Casa vs Juan Diaz

Mayweather vs Cotto/Williams (His two biggest challenges short of moving up in weight IMO)

Margarito vs Mosley/Cintron

Clottey vs any of the above should be good too.

Pavlik vs Abraham/Taylor 2/Kessler

Taylor vs Calzaghe

Dawson vs Hopkins (The only fight that these two should be thinking about. Lets do it.)

Tito vs Jones, already signed (Even though it means nothing, I just can't help to be intrigued)

Klitchko vs Peter/Chagaev

There are also some prospects I am interested in seeing what they do.

Berto, Andy Lee, JuanMa Lopez, Tony Thomson

V. Klitschko - James Toney
Kessler - Jeff Lacy
W. Klitschko - S. Peter

Yes, that would be a great year