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Seriously,I have not been keeping track of 154 at all for a while but again,you are indeed correct,have a CC on me for knowing your stuff. I'm back in the swing of things. Joel Julio is there and Spinks is too. When I say dangermen,I mean in the sense that they could be top men in the division,dangerous to each other I guess.

Forzensolid was jut being an idiot to annoy me. He most likely has hardly seen any of those guys fight. The top guys appear to me to be:

Alcine
Spinks
Forrest
Santos
Karmazin
Julio
Dzinziruk
Martinez
Simms

I think some pretty decent matches could be arranged there but all these guys are plagued with injury/inactivity!! Also,f of those guys are southpaws,no-one likes fighting southpaws!! Heck Romazn Kamrazin once said in an interview,he HATES fighting southpaws!

Who do you think is the best there? Obviously it's difficult to say.

I'm not sure but arn't Alfonso Gomez and Julio Ceaser Chavez Jr fighting at 154 lb these days too? I wonder if our oiwn Bradley Pryce can get a title from amongst that group.

I think the division is one of the weaker ones but even so guys like Spinks, Forrest and Karmazin are still tough tests for a decent British domestic boxer.

I'd definitely fancy Santos to do well in this group though.

Actually Kasim Ouma has a great chance here if he ever decides what division he wants to be in, and of course guys like Sechew Powell and Ishe Smith will likely get another chance to impress in 2008.

It's actually not as weak a division as it first appears.
It is at least a very open division, but IMO it definitely lack some top guys. At the moment it is quite clear that anyone who can make 147 stays there (even it it takes some trouble), and anyone with a marketable name who cannot make 147 tries out 160 (even if they are less competitive there). I am not sure who is 'the leader' of 154, but perhaps it is not too unfair to go with the belt holders Forrest (who looked good against Baldomir), Spinks, Dzindiruk and Alcine?

Now that almost everyone have been mentioned in this thread, I'd like to point to James Kirkland. He is as good a guess as future main man as everone imo, especially if he keeps improving. As for domestic guys I actually believe that Evans Ashira (Kenyan, boxing out of Denmark) could make a splash - he may be mostly (but not fondly) remembered for going 12 with Calzghe, but he has looked good recently after moving down. One advantage with the division being 'weak' is that many of the top people have been meeting Danish boxers in the past (or at least been in talks to do so) or have had the same opponents as Danish fighters. For some reason that is not really the case at 147

Outside the elite I'd also like to make a case for Christophe Canclaux. Very exciting to watch, although likely to be found out big time if truly stepping up. Current EBU champ Baysangurov is 22 and 16(12)-0 and might be a guy to watch as well. Havent seen him yet though.