your favorite fighter in each division...

i know it's been discussed before, but for the record...

also, i'm hoping to find out who to watch for at 126, 108 and 105.

heavyweight - Peter
cruiserweight - Adamek
light heavyweight - Dawson
super middleweight - Kessler
middleweight - Pavlik
junior middleweight - Ouma
welterweight - Margarito
junior welterweight - Castillo
lightweight - Katsids/D. Diaz
junior lightweight - Pacquiao
featherweight - Linares
super bantam - Vazquez
bantam - Penalosa
junior bantam - Mijares
flyweight - Donaire
junior fly - ?
straw-weight - ?

 

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That's pretty funny. I actually have a lot of the same favs as you.

 

so who do you like at 126? 108 and 105?

 

heavyweight - Peter
Cruiser- Mormeck
Light Heavyweight - G.Johnson
Super Middleweight - Kessler
Middleweight - Pavlik
Junior Middleweight - De La Hoya
Welterweight - M. Cotto
Junior Welterweight - R. Hatton
Lightweight - J. Casamayor
Junior Lightweight - M. Pacquiao
Featherweight - J. Linares
Super Bantam - R. Marquez

 

My list sucks because I don't have many favorites. In fact on this list my only true favorites are the Peterson brothers and my #1 fighter Paul Williams. The rest I'm picking as a "best to see in that weight" if I can manage that, but even that's tough for me.


heavyweight - ???????????? (to infinity...)
Cruiser - Mormeck
light heavyweight - Dawson
super middleweight - Kessler
middleweight - Pavlik
junior middleweight - ??? Forrest (I guess)
welterweight - Williams
junior welterweight - Lamont Peterson (I'm kinda cheating here)
lightweight - Anthony Peterson
junior lightweight - Pacquiao
featherweight - ????
super bantam - ????
bantam - ????
junior bantam - ????
flyweight - ????
junior fly - ?????
straw-weight - Calderon

 

105 Eagle Kyowa
108 Hmmmm, Giovanni Segura is raw but fun to watch
126 I liked what I saw of Jorge Linares

 

Heavyweight - Wlad
Cruiserweight - Adamek
Light heavyweight - Dawson
Super middleweight - Kessler
Middleweight - Taylor
Junior middleweight - Karmazin
Welterweight - Margarito/Mosely
Junior welterweight - Witter
Lightweight - Katsidis

5 white, 4 black, 1 Hispanic.

Racist probability = 52%

 

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i'm changin my cruiser fave to adamek.

 

It's tough for me to make a list because I'm indifferent about most fighters. There's a few fighters I am a big fan of and a few that I dislike, but most of them I'm indifferent or I'm sort of a fan of. I only listed the weights in which I have a clear favorite fighter.

Heavyweight: Lamon Brewster. He's probably finished as a fighter, but he was involved in some really entertaining fights. My favorite used to be James Toney, but he's no longer one of my favorites after his repeated positive steroid tests (and just for being a lazy fat ass). He's still one of my all-time favorites though for his whole career.

168: Andre Ward. Because he's the local guy who won the gold medal. Among world class super middleweights, my favorite is Kessler. I like his surgeon-like precision and fluid combos.

147: Floyd Mayweather. I'm a fan of more fighters in this division than any other. I like Floyd's crafty skills, I like Cotto's aggressive style and fluid combinations, I like Williams's activity level. I'm also a fan of Shane as well.

135: Juan Diaz. People like to make fun of him because of his weeping episode awhile back and his grunts and all, but I like watching him fight. He's fun to watch with his aggressive style and active workrate. He seems like a decent guy too.

130: Manny Pacquiao. Pac-Man has been one of my favorites for awhile.

 

heavyweight - Wlad
cruiserweight - Adamek
light heavyweight - Hopkins
super middleweight - Kessler
middleweight - Taylor
junior middleweight - Mayweather
welterweight - Mayweather
junior welterweight - Mayweather
lightweight - Mayweather
junior lightweight - Pacquiao
featherweight - Who-gives-a-shit?
super bantam - Who-gives-a-shit?
bantam - Who-gives-a-shit?
junior bantam - Who-gives-a-shit?
flyweight - Who-gives-a-shit?
junior fly - Who-gives-a-shit?
straw-weight - Who-gives-a-shit?

 

Look at that flagrant racism OOOOOOOZE..

 

I dont have favorites in most divisions so I'll just keep it simple and say that I'm currently fans of Floyd, Pacman, Dawson, Kessler, Pavlik, Cotto, Katsidis, P.Williams, Miranda, and I'm a semi-Mosley fan.

 

Even though I'm in a vast minority here, I'm blatantly stating my likeness for PBF. Sure, a lot of teeenyboppers support guys like Margarito/Baldomir/Mosley, etc at 147...But not me! No, sir! PBF all the way! P4P #1, baby!

 

holyfield, 190-mormeck, 175-dawson, 160-wright, 154-quartey, 147-mayweather, 140-bailey, 135-casamayor, 130-marquez, 122-marquez, 115-castillo

 

heavyweight - Really hate the heavyweight scene at the moment but - Matt Skelton - was shocking last time out but love how he will fight anyone, started out late and fights in a style similar to drunk people. Poor Skelton has been promised a world title shot for ages by Wank Warren.
cruiserweight - David Haye
light heavyweight - Clinton Woods - Ain't a world beater by any means but does the best with what he has, was chuffed when he eventually won the title
super middleweight - Joe Calzaghe - Shit division and i don't like him but he is the best of a bad bunch
middleweight - Sam Soliman - Love how many punches he throws
junior middleweight - ODLH - Been a fan of his for a looong time
welterweight - Shane Mosley - Probably one of my favs especially when he used to be at Welterweight hope they make the cotto fight, will be a tough one for Shane to win at this stage of his career but heres hoping!
junior welterweight - Ricky Hatton - Can't believe the floyd fight is signed, ain't going to be easy but i believe he is the only one out there who has the tools to beat him
lightweight - Erik Morales - thought he got the decision on Saturday, but he is past his best now
junior lightweight - Manny Pacquiao
featherweight - Nicky Cook - Felt sorry for him in his last fight, think he has a world title in him
super bantam - Vazquez
bantam - Jonny Gonzalez
junior bantam - Jorge Arce
Not sure about the lower weights as doesn't get much exposure and only catch the odd fight if they get to the main bills of ppv

 

168 isn't shit, Ocaz.

 

It's my hate for Calzaghe shining through:doh:

 

byrd
cunningham
johnson
calzaghe
wright
ouma
margarito
hatton
katsidis
guzman
chi
caballero
sahaprom
arce
sakata
cazares
kyowa

 

Anybody who suspiciously devises a list that equally diverse, HAS to be a racist in hiding. :nono:

 

:dunno:

 

bailey has always been a favorite of mine too.

 

Povetkin
Alekseev
Tarver/Dawson
Kessler
Abraham
Dzinziruk/Forrest
Margarito/Williams
Kotelnik
J. Diaz
Gamboa
Tajbert
Marquez/Vazquez
Sidorenko/Hasegawa
Munoz
Parra/Wonjongkam
Solis
Kyowa

 

elterrible, where are u from?

 

heavyweight - Wlad
cruiserweight - Adamek
light heavyweight - Dawson
super middleweight - Lacy
middleweight - Pavlik
junior middleweight - Spinks
welterweight - Margarito
junior welterweight - Viv
lightweight - Julio Diaz
junior lightweight - Barrera
featherweight - Rocky
super bantam - Vazquez/Marquez
bantam - Gonzalez
junior bantam - Gallito Castillo
flyweight - Donaire
junior fly - Raul Martinez
straw-weight - Cazares or Gio Sergura
mini- Calderon

 

HVY - Lamon Brewster (though he's most likely done)
200 - O'Neil Bell and Tomasz Adamek
175 - Chad Dawson
168 - Jeff Lacy (keep hope alive!)
160 - Winky Wright and Kelly Pavlik
154 - Kassim Ouma
147 - Kermit Cintron
140 - Vivian Harris
135 - Nate Campbell
130 - Joan Guzman
126 - Robert Guerrero and Rocky Juarez (and glad they're not fighting each other)
122 - Rafael Marquez
118 - Jhonny Gonzalez
115 - Indifferent, though I guess Cristian Mijares for the sake of picking one
112 - Vic Darchinyan, though I wasn't terribly upset that Donaire did him the way he did
108 - Giovanni Segura
105 - Eagle Kyowa and Ivan Calderon

 

yeah but in the spirit of putting boxing above boxers doesn't a good matchup always take priority?

 

It does - and I've actually voiced my displeasure in not only JMM-Juarez headlining what will most likely be a $45-50 PPV show, but that it killed a solid co-feature in the process.

 

damn look at eaner, can't choose between his boys so he creates an extra division ::

 

I don't think Segura is that far removed from Darchinyan.

 

skill-wise, or arrogance-wise?