All of the above although I disagree with Fire regarding Hatton only losing one round combined in the Urango Castillo fights. For my money Hatton lost a few of the late rounds against Urango as he seemingly gassed out and had to clinch and hold his way through the final third of the fight. The Urango performance was not impressive imo.
As for other guy's not yet mentioned whose stock has risen I'd say Vernon Forrest has done a good job in breathing new life into what looked to be an almost over career.
Alfonso Gomez has taken great strides in defeating credible opponents in Gatti and Tackie and showing he's more than just a journeyman fighter.
He's never mentioned but Tony Thompson has been progressing nicely and has shown signs to the more astute observer that he is possibly the biggest threat out of all the non belt holders in the heavyweight division, hopefully he'll get a major fight next year.
Call me crazy but Sultan Ibragimov has twice shown this year that he can be a smart fighter and a decent boxer in his wins over Briggs and Holyfield.
Still with the heavyweight division Eddie Chambers with wins over Dominic Guinn and Calvin Brock has shown that he is no longer just a prospect but a legitimate contender and Alexander Povetkin has shown that he could well be the future of the division with a win over Chris Bryd in just his 14th pro fight.


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