Who Wasted There Year of 07

**Pugilistic** · 12-27-2007 06:04 PM

klitschko only had two fights this year. he needs to have more next year

**The Rookie Fan** · 12-27-2007 07:29 PM

There are a few, but the biggest names I can think of is Winky Wright and Bernard Hopkins.

Their hole fight and the months leading to it were a complete waist of My time Your Time and Their time. What the hell were they fighting for anyway.

Doesn't it mean somethink when the Universally recognized 175lb champion has no title? Hopkins should've taken on some other champion at 175 and fought Calzaghe and/or Jones instead of waisint time with Winky.

As for Wright, he should've stayed at 160, taken a title from Sturm or Abraham and he would've been in negotiations with Pavlik for another title shot.

Carlos Quintana was also very inactive for a contender. He only fought once this year. Some rankings already have Joel Julio ahead of him, the guy he beat soundly. Glad he's getting another title shot, but it would've helped him if he had been more active. Then again, who knows how much time he needed off after the Cotto fight.

**Irish Rover** · 12-27-2007 07:35 PM

Agree about Williams. He has been managed so poorly. After a magnificent victory over Margarito we have to wait 7 months for a fight with Carlos Quintana

So disappointing.

**headson** · 12-27-2007 07:39 PM

I can understand Williams but remember he was depending on that match with Cintron, and him being unify in the best weight class in today boxing would draw some more better fights for him

**Trainer Monkey** · 12-27-2007 07:43 PM

Roy Jones Jr
Laila Ali

**Irish Rover** · 12-27-2007 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by Headson

I can understand Williams but remember he was depending on that match with Cintron, and him being unify in the best weight class in today boxing would draw some more better fights for him

Yeah true, shame about Cintron. Its a fight I really would have loved to see

Addicted to_boxing · 12-27-2007 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Joel - Wasted the better part of this year complaining about no one wanting to fight him. Instead of keeping busy and getting at least some rounds in the ring.

Williams - I can't stress it enough how bad of a job I think they did with Williams. After that huge win over Margarito the kid should have had a follow up fight to make his print even bigger.

Woods - He takes on Gonzalez yet again and has fought 1 time in one full year.

Collazo - All he had was the SSM fight I thought he'd try to bounce back from this and at least take on an easy fight.

Barrios - After the Guzman loss in 06, he took on an easy fight and got the TKO but that's about all he did in 07.

Hasegawa - He only fought once in 07, I thought for sure he would have done more then 1 defense.

Well I expect to be killed for my mention of Pac, but how does one retain being the Peoples Champ fighting an old Barrera and an untested despite nice record in Jorge Solis? This is not a slight on his ability as a fighter so please do not steer of the heading of this title. Lucky the JMM fight is set for 2008.

**headson** · 12-27-2007 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Irish Rover

Originally Posted by Headson

I can understand Williams but remember he was depending on that match with Cintron, and him being unify in the best weight class in today boxing would draw some more better fights for him

Yeah true, shame about Cintron. Its a fight I really would have loved to see

we can use j.diaz for ex. when he beat popo and kidd diaz
look at what match ups hatton,pac,valero