Who will be at the top of their weightclasses late 09?

[JazMerkin]

Heavyweight: David Haye, I'll admit this is probably my heart ruling my head.

Cruiserweight: Tomasz Adamek

Light-Heavyweight: Chad Dawson, by next year I wouldn't be surprised if he could beat JC.

Super-Middleweight: Mikkel Kessler - In my mind head & shoulders above a very tough division.

Middleweight: Kelly Pavlik - I think he will come back from the Hopkins defeat, and hopefully fight Abraham to decide it in the next year.

Light-Middleweight: Paul Williams - if he stays at this weight.

Welterweight: Antonio Margarito/Paul Williams - will beat Mosley & Cotto. However, if he fights Williams again (which he probably won't as I think PW will stay at 154) then I think he will lose.

Light-Welterweight: Manny Pacquiao - Let's face it everyone knows this is between two guys, but I think Manny's speed will be just a bit too much for Ricky.

Lightweight: Juan Manuel Marquez
Super-Featherweight: Edwin Valero - If he gets the fights he will destroy everyone.

Featherweight: Yuriorkis Gamboa - Like you say a very tough division, I'm going with Gamboa purely on how much I enjoy watching him, and the fact I think he will take riskier fights than Luevano or John.

Super-Bantamweight: Juan Manuel Lopez - Think he will take over this year. I think Marquez & Vasquez have been in the wars too much with each other & will have lost something.

Bantamweight: Abner Mares - Between him & Penalosa here.

Super-Flyweight: Vic Darchinyan

Flyweight: Nonito Donaire - If he stays at this weight obviously.

Junior-Flyweight: Ivan Calderon

Minimumweight: Have to admit don't know enough about anyone at this weight.

[ICB]

Heavyweight = Vitali Klitschko/David Haye
Cruiserweight = Tomasz Adamek
Light Heavyweight = Chad Dawson
Super Middleweight = Jermain Taylor
Middleweight = Arthur Abraham
Jr Middleweight = Paul Williams
Welterweight = Antonio Margarito
Jr Welterweight = Manny Pacquiao/Ricky Hatton
Lightweight = Juan Manuel Marquez
Super Featherweight = Jorge Linares
Featherweight = Chris John
Super Bantamweight = Juan Manuel Lopez
Bantamweight = Abner Mares
Super Flyweight = Vic Darchinyan
Flyweight = Nonito Donaire if he stays there
Jr Flyweight = Ivan Calderon
Minimumweight = Roman Gonzalez

[The Fightfan]

Heavyweight = Wlad or Vitali
Cruiser = I think Cunnigham will win if a rematch occurs, if not Adamek
Lightheavy = Tarver.......just kidding Dawson
SuperMiddle = Kessler
Middle = Kelly
Juniormiddle = Williams
Welter = Mosley I believe he will stop Maragrito's future plans of a great year
junior welter = Pacquiao
Lightweight = JMM
Don't care too much about the lower classes anymore as Marquez,Morales,Barrera,and Pacquiao are longer around.

[HattonTheHammer]

Heavyweight = Wlad or Vitali
Cruiser = I think Cunnigham will win if a rematch occurs, if not Adamek
Lightheavy = Tarver.......just kidding Dawson
SuperMiddle = Kessler
Middle = Kelly
Juniormiddle = Williams
Welter = Mosley I believe he will stop Maragrito's future plans of a great year
junior welter = Pacquiao
Lightweight = JMM
Don't care too much about the lower classes anymore as Marquez,Morales,Barrera,and Pacquiao are longer around.

how the hell would cunningham beat Adamek


Heavyweight - Vitali Klitschko
Cruserweight - Tomasz Adamek
Light Heavyweight - Chad Dawson (pending JC`s retirement)
Super Middleweight - Mikkel Kessler
Middleweight - Arthur Abraham
Light Middleweight - Sergei Dzindrizuk
Welterweight - Miguel Cotto (marg is going down on points to sugar and pac will get a hiding from ricky)
Light welterweight - Ricky Hatton
Lightweight - Juan Manuel Marquez
Super Featherweight - Jorge Linares



dont really pay much attention to anything lower (other than izzy of course)

[ClubberLang]

how the hell would cunningham beat Adamek

He nearly beat him in the first fight. In fact, he would have won a UD but for the three knockdowns, and he was not seriously in danger of being stopped on any of those. Why is it inconceivable that Cunningham could win a rematch.? At times, he was battering Adamek from pillar to post.

[The Fightfan]

Heavyweight = Wlad or Vitali
Cruiser = I think Cunnigham will win if a rematch occurs, if not Adamek
Lightheavy = Tarver.......just kidding Dawson
SuperMiddle = Kessler
Middle = Kelly
Juniormiddle = Williams
Welter = Mosley I believe he will stop Maragrito's future plans of a great year
junior welter = Pacquiao
Lightweight = JMM
Don't care too much about the lower classes anymore as Marquez,Morales,Barrera,and Pacquiao are longer around.

how the hell would cunningham beat Adamek


Heavyweight - Vitali Klitschko
Cruserweight - Tomasz Adamek
Light Heavyweight - Chad Dawson (pending JC`s retirement)
Super Middleweight - Mikkel Kessler
Middleweight - Arthur Abraham
Light Middleweight - Sergei Dzindrizuk
Welterweight - Miguel Cotto (marg is going down on points to sugar and pac will get a hiding from ricky)
Light welterweight - Ricky Hatton
Lightweight - Juan Manuel Marquez
Super Featherweight - Jorge Linares



dont really pay much attention to anything lower (other than izzy of course)

Come on now how couldn't you think Cunningham would win. If it wasn't for those knockdown's I think Cunningham would have won.

[Tam Seddon]

thanks for the response guys, its interesting to see all of your views on this. VD is wrong calling Froch a Fraud though

[nyc champ]

these are my top.

Heavyweight = david haye

Cruiserweight = Tomasz Adamek

Light Heavyweight = Chad Dawson

Super Middleweight = andre ward

Middleweight = Kelly Pavlik

Jr Middleweight = Paul Williams

Welterweight = andre berto

Jr Welterweight = Manny Pacquiao

Lightweight = Juan manuel marquez

Super Featherweight = yuriorkis gamboa

Featherweight = Chris John

Super Bantamweight = Juan Manuel Lopez

Bantamweight = Cristian Mijares

Super Flyweight = Nonito Donaire

Flyweight = Koki Kameda

Jr Flyweight = Edgar Sosa

Minimumweight = Roman Gonzalez

[Rantcatrat]

Heavyweight: Klitschko's. One of them easily will take the belt off Valuev. Haye chose the wrong one to fight.
Cruiserweight: Adamek, but difficult decision.
Light-heavyweight: Calzaghe retires. Dawson begins reign. I also like Diaconu who should face Glenn Johnson by the end of the year in what is sure to be a slugfest.
Supermiddleweight - Kessler.
Middleweight - Pavlik, but I am curious to see how he performs in February against #8 Rubio.
Jr. Middleweight - Paul Williams.
Welterweight - Margarito
Jr. Welterweight - Pacman, but he may not fight the other big names besides Hatton - so, Tim Bradley too.
Lightweight - Nate Campbell
Jr. Lightweight-Not sure.
Featherweight - Chris John, not that he'll leave Indonesia.
Jr. Featherweight - Juanma.
Bantamweight - not sure
Jr. Bantamweight - Vic.

[Violent Demise]

Heavyweight = Vitali & Wladimir Klitschko- They'll own it together
Cruiserweight = Guillermo Jones- He can beat Adamek and I think he already beat Cunningham
Light Heavyweight = Chad Dawson- I doubt Calzaghe or Hopkins fight him
Super Middleweight = Jermain Taylor- Beats Kessler and crushes Fraud
Middleweight = Felix Strum- I got this nagging feeling he'll out box Pavlik if he ever gets the heart to fight him
Jr Middleweight = Alfredo Angulo- He'll run this place by the end of the year
Welterweight = Antonio Margarito- Who's going to beat him?
Jr Welterweight = Timothy Bradley- Somebody needs to run this crap division.
Lightweight = Juan Manuel Marquez- Pac is scared of him. And he already beat the best Lightweight in Casamayor
Super Featherweight = Robert Guerrero- Better than Valero, Soto or Linares
Featherweight = Steven Luevano- John is overrated. Luevano the best of a mediocre division
Super Bantamweight = Rafael Marquez- He's coming back strong. Should of got the Win in his last fight
Bantamweight = Eric Morel- Looking at good at this weight
Super Flyweight = Fernando Montiel- Best of a strong division
Flyweight = Koki Kameda- 2009 will be big for him
Jr Flyweight = Ulises Solis- Calderon is ducking him for a reason
Minimumweight = Roman Gonzalez- With Yutaka Niida retired has no real threat. Might not be long for the division though

[El Kabong]

Angulo over Kirkland and Williams


It's going to be interesting

[CutMeMick]

H: Wladdy
C: Adamek
LH: BCD
SM: Kess
M: Pavlik
LM: Williams
W: Cotto
LW: Pac
L: JMM
SF: Linares
F: Luevano
SB: Cordoba
B: Moreno
SFly: Montiel
Fly: Nonito
LFly: Solis
Mini: Gonzalez

[killersheep]

Heavyweight = Wlad Klitschko
Cruiserweight = Tomasz Adamek
Light Heavyweight = Chad Dawson
Super Middleweight = Mikkel Kessler
Middleweight = Paul Williams
Jr Middleweight = Sergio Martinez
Welterweight = Antonio Margarito
Jr Welterweight = Ricky Hatton
Lightweight = Juan Manuel Marquez
Super Featherweight = Robert Guerero
Featherweight = Chris John
Super Bantamweight = Juan Manuel Lopez
Bantamweight = Hozumi Hasegawa
Super Flyweight = Fernando Montiel
Flyweight = Nonito Donaire
Jr Flyweight = Ulises Solis
Minimumweight = Roman Gonzalez

[ClubberLang]

Middleweight = Paul Williams

Interesting choice. The word from Dan Rafael is that he and Winky will fight at 160 in April, which I think he will win in a wide points decision given Wright's long layoff and age. I take it you see him fighting and beating Pavlik in '09?

[killersheep]

Middleweight = Paul Williams

Interesting choice. The word from Dan Rafael is that he and Winky will fight at 160 in April, which I think he will win in a wide points decision given Wright's long layoff and age. I take it you see him fighting and beating Pavlik in '09?

I do think Williams will see bigger paydays at 160, and I think he would be too much for Pavlik. Pavlik/Williams at 160 would be an entertaining one though.