Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
I disagree with Shza that the division is all that weak. It's just top heavy to me and probably winds up about average in depth. Ward is undefeated at the top of the division appears to be a solid boxer with legitimate wins over Kessler, Froch, and Bika. Bute is undefeated and another solid boxer with wins over Johnson and Bika. Froch has wins over Johnson, Pascal and Dirrell. Kessler has a recent win over Froch. After that the division somewhat falls off. There is Bika, Johnson and Stieglitz.
I don't think we actually disagree at all. I said "mediocre" (read: average), not weak, "apart from Ward and (possibly) Bute." I agree that Froch and Kessler are better than average ("B+ fighters"); and I think Dirrell is probably better than either of them (he certainly has far more raw talent -- we'll see what he can do with it). The rest of the division is undoubtedly sub-par.

I don't mean to completely bad-mouth the division, I'm just reacting to this notion that it's one of the most talent-laden divisions in boxing, which it isn't, and never has been.