My Top 10 Fights For 2007............

[Kev]

Ok these are the top 10 fights that I most want to see in 2007 in reverse order. See if you agree or disagree :P


10Daniel Ponce De Leon vs Isreal Vasquez A classic slugfest in the making, this one wouldn't be going 12 rounds!

9 Jorge Arce vs Vic Darchinyan These two little guys both bring entertainment to the ring, both punch well above their weight and if they met it could be one of the most explosive fights of 2007.

8 Arturo Gatti vs Diego Coralles Gatti is contracted for one more fight, Coralles having lost his last two fights is going to move up to welterweight. Could this fight be more appetising? This is a natural fight for fight fans, a blood and guts war that could truly be a pick'em fight.

7 Edwin Valero vs Eric Morales Assuming that Morales loses to the Pacman later this year, if he does decide to fight on what more entertaining fight could he be involved in than this? With Valero's future in America still uncertain due to that failed scan this one may not be possible, but oh how much do I want to see it!

6 Bernard Hopkins vs Oleg Maskaev Ok I know a lot of people don't care for this one, but it's a top 10 list and I have to stick at least one heavyweight fight on here don't I? Personally I'd love Bernard to do this and reach this historic milestone becoming the first and only true middleweight to win a heavyweight crown. Jones and Toney both campaigned at higher weights for the majority of their careers, Bernard was fighting at 160 just over a year ago! At age 42 to boot this would be a feat to catapualt him into the the top 10 p4p of all time.

5 Jermain Taylor vs Winky Wright 2Their first fight was a pulsating contest, nonstop action swinging both ways. I thought a draw was just about fair, but regardless this fight needs a rematch! Could be one of the best fights next year without a doubt.

4 Joe Calzaghe vs Mikkel Kessler I know Joe would prefer to sidestep this one in favour of a shot at Hopkins or Roy Jones but this fight simply has to be made. Both unbeaten, both double world champions, the winner would literally take it all. As far as I'm aware no fighter has ever truly unified the super middleweight division and I'm not even sure if anyone has held all 4 world titles at one weight simultaneously, Hopkins maybe? Regardless this fight would be huge for real fight fans.

3 Miguel Cotto vs Ricky Hatton Forget Castillo this surely has to be the most entertaining matchup in the junior welterweight division! Both fighters are pure aggression, both are vulnerable and both are evenly matched. This has fight of the year all over it. For Hatton a chance to prove his worth stateside, for Cotto a chance to join enter the top 10 p4p, the Hall of Fame beckons for the winner no doubt.

2 Marco Antonio Barrera vs Manny Pacquiao 2 Barrera ends his career apparently next year and what better way to bow out than victory over Manny Pacquaio, the last man to knock him out. Barrera has reigned as the premier small man fighter for a decade, a final megafight against the current king of the featherweights would be a fitting end for the great man win or lose.

1) Floyd Mayweather vs Oscar De La Hoya If it happens, and it must, this will unquestionably be the biggest fight in 2007 a PPV dream and Oscar's swansong. Out of all the fighters out there if anyone can beat Floyd it sure must be the goldenboy. People go on about how Baldy is Floyd's first natural welterweight opponent, well DLH is a natural 154 lber now and outshines Baldomir in every area. Could be the best fight of the year, certainly the biggest this is Floyd's legacy defining fight.

[Hous]

Was Taylor Wright I really all that entertaining? I mean it was based on 2 big name fighters but I found it awefully boring. It was of the few fights that I just stopped watching at the 6th round because I already knew how it would end. I downloaded it the day after the fight.

Its not just because I knew how it would end because I do that alot like with Pacquiao vs. Larios, Barera vs. Juarez I, Brewster vs. Lyakovich ....

[jbirdy]

i love reading that shit. it really excites me, loads of awesome fights and should be a good year.
i am so looking forward to some mega fights from mr hatton.

[ICB]

not in any order

RICKY HATTON VS CASTILLO

CALZAGHE VS KESSLER

CORRALES VS CASTILLO 3RD FIGHT

WRIGHT VS JERMAIN TAYLOR TO PROVE WHO REALLY IS THE BEST

WLAD VS 7 FOOT GUY

BARRERA VS PAC 2

FLOYD VS ANTONIO TO PROVE TO DOUBTERS WRONG

FLOYD VS OSCAR OR MOSLEY

HATTON VS COTTO

HATTON VS CORRALES WHAT A BLOODY WAR THAT WOULD BE

[oakleyno1]

de la hoya mayweather the biggest?

well mayb for the US, for us uk boys it would be
HATTON MAYWEATHER, that would be a tv dream

[Kev]

@ hous, I think you're in a minority there bud, I thought it was a brilliant fight one of the years best

@ jbirdy, me too bro love thinking of what goodies we got coming up in a few months time

@ Ice cold boxing, some great fights there buddy I would love to see all of them, when making my list I decided to limit myself to only allowing one major fight for each fighter though, as rarely do we see a fighter fight two megafights in one year unfortunately.

[Kev]

de la hoya mayweather the biggest?

well mayb for the US, for us uk boys it would be
HATTON MAYWEATHER, that would be a tv dream

I'm from the UK too bro and love Ricky Hatton but honestly putting him in with Mayweather is a mismatch in my opinion.

Hatton would get battered, not even a contest I don't think. Only De La Hoya of all the current lot can realistically beat Floyd and worldwide it is probably at least 5 times bigger than Mayweather Hatton.

[ICB]

@ hous, I think you're in a minority there bud, I thought it was a brilliant fight one of the years best

@ jbirdy, me too bro love thinking of what goodies we got coming up in a few months time

@ Ice cold boxing, some great fights there buddy I would love to see all of them, when making my list I decided to limit myself to only allowing one major fight for each fighter though, as rarely do we see a fighter fight two megafights in one year unfortunately.

yea but hatton against any of those guys next year id be happy boy :P

[Pugilistic]

de la hoya mayweather the biggest?

well mayb for the US, for us uk boys it would be
HATTON MAYWEATHER, that would be a tv dream

I'm from the UK too bro and love Ricky Hatton but honestly putting him in with Mayweather is a mismatch in my opinion.

Hatton would get battered, not even a contest I don't think. Only De La Hoya of all the current lot can realistically beat Floyd and worldwide it is probably at least 5 times bigger than Mayweather Hatton.

yeah i agree with bilbo hatton would get owned by mayweather

[Kev]

de la hoya mayweather the biggest?

well mayb for the US, for us uk boys it would be
HATTON MAYWEATHER, that would be a tv dream

I'm from the UK too bro and love Ricky Hatton but honestly putting him in with Mayweather is a mismatch in my opinion.

Hatton would get battered, not even a contest I don't think. Only De La Hoya of all the current lot can realistically beat Floyd and worldwide it is probably at least 5 times bigger than Mayweather Hatton.

yeah i agree with bilbo hatton would get owned by mayweather

you are clearly an intelligent guy :P

[oakleyno1]

mayweather has NEVER been hit with a left hook to the body like hatton can hit him with. He wouldnt have time to breath, a worse version of the castillo fight for him imo

[El Kabong]

Wlad-Valuev
Maskaev-Peter
Lyakhovich-Brock

Dawson-Tarver
Taylor-Abraham
Miranda-Pavlik

Mayweather Jr.-Mosley
De la Hoya-Margarito
Cotto-Cintron
Hatton-Corrales

Pacquiao-JMM 2
Diaz-Valreo

[BoxingGorilla]

8 Arturo Gatti vs Diego Coralles Gatti is contracted for one more fight, Coralles having lost his last two fights is going to move up to welterweight. Could this fight be more appetising? This is a natural fight for fight fans, a blood and guts war that could truly be a pick'em fight. Bilbo


This is only one I have no intrest in. Gatti has worn out his welcome.

The Bernard/Oleg fight is pushing it for me but I would tune in...

[El Gamo]

Too many to mention but:

Margarito v Cotto/Williams/pbf

PBF-Oscar/Hatton

Hatton-Cotto/Castillo

Ponce De Leon-Isreal Vazquez-Rafa Marquez

Arce-Darchinyan

This is all I can think of for now,the list would get too big otherwise and I think they are all realistic fights that can be made excepy maybe Cotto-Hatton,when Rick mentioned his next 3 oponents,none of them was Cotto.

[Tito BHB]

Was Taylor Wright I really all that entertaining? I mean it was based on 2 big name fighters but I found it awefully boring. It was of the few fights that I just stopped watching at the 6th round because I already knew how it would end. I downloaded it the day after the fight.

Its not just because I knew how it would end because I do that alot like with Pacquiao vs. Larios, Barera vs. Juarez I, Brewster vs. Lyakovich ....

i would say its less to do with how entertaining the fight is..
its more of a decider fight... the people must know who is the best.. two awesome fighters at theyr peak and one that is undefeated, and they need to show the world who is the best now!!
peace