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Predict your top ten biggest fights in the future of boxing
Just wanna see what yall think. And makes your predictions based off of what you think will happen by the time the fight happens not off of what is currently going on.
Mine are:
10. Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales IV. Lightweight Title Rematch for Morales's WBC Lightweight Title (won from Diaz). It seems like everyone isn't amped for this fight but it's the best scenario for both fighters. Can Morales get a victory to tie the series and leave boxing even with his Mexican arch-nemesis? Can Barrera move up in weight to capture a title in his fourth weight class and stamp himself as possibly "The Best Mexican Fighter Ever"? What ever happens in the fight, both fighters deserve to go out in a blaze of glory, and you can bet your a** that the memory of Morales and Barrera going toe to toe in final seconds of the 12th round will be a fitting end to two great careers. ETA - December 2007. Favorite at fight time - Barrera 3-2.
9. Jermain Taylor vs Edison Miranda. Middleweight Title Match for Taylor's WBC and WBO Titles. As you can tell, you see who I have picked to win Pavlik-Miranda in a week. Surprisingly, JT doesn't jump to 168 or fight RJJ, as much as Dibella tries to prevent JT from taking the fight, he takes on the power punching Colombian in his farewell to the middleweight division. This will be a great fight and a great night. ETA - October 2007. Favorite at fight time - Taylor 3-2.
8. Rafael Marquez vs Isreal Vasquez II. Super Bantamweight Title Rematch for Marquez's WBC Title. The first fight was amazing sustained action that just happened to end a bit too early due to Vasquez's broken nose. The crowd and viewing audience desperately wanted more so now? They fight. ETA - October 2007. Favorite at fight time - Marquez 5-1.
7. Jermain Taylor vs Winky Wright II. Light Heavyweight Special Attraction Rematch. Winky is coming off of back to back wins over B-Hop and Tarver while Taylor is coming off of back to back wins over Miranda and Roy Jones Jr. The two P4P fighters come together to settle the score over the hotly disputed draw in the first match, which should have been a fight of the year candidate. This one will be. ETA - June 2008. Favorite at fight time - Even.
6. Floyd Mayweather vs Oscar De La Hoya II. Light Middleweight Title Rematch for Mayweather's WBC Title. The first fight probably created more questions than it answered. Can De La Hoya follow a gameplan for 12 rounds? Can Mayweather put punches together and throw combinations? Can De La Hoya finally solve his stamina problems? Can Mayweather take more chances and slience the critics? So many questions... ETA - November 2007. Favorite at fight time - Mayweather 4-1.
5. Joe Calzaghe vs Mikkel Kessler. Super Middleweight Title Unification Match for Kessler's WBC and WBA Titles and Calzaghe's WBO Title. This is a fight that needs to happen and on paper it looks like it could be the fight of the year. It's a European superfight. Can JoeCal use his handspeed, ring generalmanship, boxing ability to hold off the dangerous Kessler or will Kessler's youth, size, and power rule the day? We will see... ETA - December 2007. Favorite at fight time - Even.
4. Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez II. Super Featherweight Title Unification Rematch for Pacquiao's WBA 130 Title (won from Valero) and Marquez's WBC 130 Title. Biggest fight in the lighter weights. Top Rank and Golden Boy bury the hatchet for one night so that we finally will get a winner after possibly 24 rounds of boxing between the two. ETA - January 2008. Favorite at fight time - Pacquiao 2-1.
3. Mayweather vs Mosley. Welterweight Match for the "universally recognized" welterweight championship. Best matchup in all boxing. Should be a fast paced, action packed match. Speed vs Speed. ETA - April 2008. Favorite at fight time - Mayweather 2-1.
2. Mayweather vs Hatton. Welterweight Match for the "universally recognized" welterweight championship. Mayweather makes his first trip overseas to take on the undefeated British mugger, Ricky Hatton, in his backyard. Perhaps not the best matchup but with Mayweather (40-0) and Hatton (45-0) in the same ring, someone's 0 has go to go. ETA - November 2008. Favorite at fight time - Mayweather 3-1.
1. Wladimir Klitschko vs Sam Peter II. Heavyweight Title Unification Rematch for Wlad's IBF Title and Peter's WBC Title (won from Maskaev). This is the biggest future fight because it will serve to give boxing what it needs, a powerful, reasonably young, deserving, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. If there is a true winner and there's no need for a rematch then boxing should have it's heavyweight champion for the next five years at least. ETA - February 2008. Favorite at fight time - Wlad 2-1.
Oh yeah, if you're wondering where Cotto is, I'm predicting a Judah KO in 9.
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