Quote Originally Posted by JohnnyKickAss
Felix is one of my favorite boxers so I wish him the best and hope he gonna have his next
fight in the states so you can all appreciate his fine boxing skills
Yeppers. Me too. I've been a Sturm groupie, hard core, since I watch him whoop on Oscar. What impressed me even more were his following showings.

I thought that he looked fantastic against Masoe, while most fans pissed & moaned about him boxing instead of trading. I have learned that a true boxer does more for me than a brawler does.

Sturm's jab is incredible & his body work aint bad either.

He'll go far as long as he keeps his head straight...he can't afford to fight for the crowds as he did against Castijello. The thing is...he's got a pretty sturdy beard...I think that he was just mentally broken down against Javier. Masoe wacked him several times & he kept on working.

The only thing I disagree with in your post is the matter of him coming stateside again...I don't think that he will. I think that the Oscar lost just pretty much ruined it for him & his bid for U.S. supremacy.

It's a shame too...I wanted to see him fight Wright.

Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo
Personally I don't think Abraham is going to do S***. He won't come over to the states. At best he will attempt to unify against Sturm but Sturm ain't going to do S*** either.
Personally...I say your'e wrong. Abraham & Sturm both will do well in the future & fight some game opposition...but I agree that they won't do it stateside...& I don't blame them.

There were talks of building a German superfight between Sturm & Abraham...but it got sidelined for some reason around the Masoe fight.

Can't recall what the reason was though.

I was really REALLY thrilled with the prospects of that match up.

Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo
I think the middleweight division is going to be quiet for a couple years. Half the belts are stuck in Europe and neither will fight on HBO or Showtime. I expect Taylor to move up to face Calzaghe leaving only Pavlick as an entertaining force in the division.
I hate to do it...but I totally disagree again.

There are plenty of exciting middles out there & plenty of exciting match ups to be made.

Sturm vs anyone equates to nail biting excitment...while I want Sturm to keep his head straight...he'll be shooting for the stars to draw in fans & redeem himself. Personally I'd love to see a Sturm vs Taylor rematch. When they fought in the amatuers Sturm beat him comfortably on points...the Olympics was a totally different story...Taylor won on the opposite of the stick.

I'd love to see Mora come into his own. Now whether that be because of his speed & skills or quite simply the fact that I'd love to see him get his ass handed to him...well...I just don't know...but he could bring about some great match ups.

Abraham? I'm curious to see if the Miranda bout fwocked him up...while I doubt that it did...most men are changed by a battering like that.

Winky...I truly believe that Wnky could & should run the division. I believe that Hopkins will defeat Wink & that he'll come back down to 160lbs to take care of some of the contenders. As I said...I'd love to see Wright vs Sturm.

There are also the fringe contenders & undefeateds out there that if matched together would definently be intriguing to watch. Fighters such as Demers, Sylvester, Duddy, Lorenzo, Asikainen, Eastman, Gevor, Ouma, & recently Spinks could all bring life to the division.