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RE: Your 5 favourite active fighters - jamieson2 - 01-21-2016
Yeah love Gonzalez. Been following him since he destroyed Niida way back in '08.
Naoya Inoue. The Monster... enough said.
Adrian Granados. Been following this guy since he gave Frankie Gomez hell back in '11. Could arguably be unbeaten. His recent big win over Imam has given him some much needed attention.
Sergey Kovalev.
Oscar Valdez. Watch this space.
Honorable mention:
GGG, Crawford, Uchiyama, Drozd, Lomachenko, Mikhaylenko.
Postol, Barthelemy, Santa Cruz and Spence Jr.
RE: Your 5 favourite active fighters - craigyid14 - 01-21-2016
Its incredible to think what naoya Inoue could achieve if he stays fit and unbeaten.
RE: Your 5 favourite active fighters - craigyid14 - 04-21-2016
(01-20-2016, 12:46 AM)craigyid14 Wrote: 1st has to be Roman Gonzalez, 3 weight world champion and all action
2nd Golovkin, its just a shame he's 34 this, probably only a couple of more peak years in him, I hope he gets the big fights.
The next 3 are from my British roots. Kell Brook, he's gonna be massive....
Scott Quigg, I've been looking forward to his upcoming fight with Carl Frampton for what seems forever, real 50-50 fight with to class undefeated fighters. And my favourite British fighter lightweight world champ Terry Flanagan, this guys gonna be a star. Can't wait for his fight with Derry Matthews. Lee Selby would be in a top 6.
I'm completely opposite to you James, the heavys don't rock my boat so much, not the current crop anyway. Although of coarse I'd love to see 'baby' Joseph become world champ, and why not? He has all the attributes....
Two on one bill this weekend, I'm made up.
RE: Your 5 favourite active fighters - The Fly - 04-21-2016
Lets hope they continue putting these two on the same cards.
RE: Your 5 favourite active fighters - jamieson2 - 05-15-2024
(01-21-2016, 06:06 PM)jamieson1 Wrote: Yeah love Gonzalez. Been following him since he destroyed Niida way back in '08.
Naoya Inoue. The Monster... enough said.
Adrian Granados. Been following this guy since he gave Frankie Gomez hell back in '11. Could arguably be unbeaten. His recent big win over Imam has given him some much needed attention.
Sergey Kovalev.
Oscar Valdez. Watch this space.
Honorable mention:
GGG, Crawford, Uchiyama, Drozd, Lomachenko, Mikhaylenko.
Postol, Barthelemy, Santa Cruz and Spence Jr.
Time for an update after 8 years.
There are so many good fighters that it's a mission to squeeze it down to 5.
Current Top 5 active fighters would be something like this:
Naoya Inoue
William Zepeda
Jai Opetaia (I think this guy is a future heavyweight champion)
Bam Rodriguez
Ginjiro Shigeoka
Honorable mention:
Junto Nakatani, Oleksandr Usyk, O'Shaquie Foster, Luis Alberto Lopez, Subriel Matías, Oscar Collazo.
I still love Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez he's just nearing the end of his career & is planning to make one last ran at 118, reportedly starting with a July 15th Nicaraguan homecoming fight against Rober Barrera.[url=https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/657045][/url]
RE: Your 5 favourite active fighters - diehard - 05-15-2024
Parker, Andrei, Hemi, Inoue, and most of the other NZ fighters.
RE: Your 5 favourite active fighters - jamieson2 - 12-31-2024
Heading into 2025 it's looking like this:
Naoya Inoue.
Oleksandr Usyk.
Jai Opetaia.
Bam Rodriguez.
Junto Nakatani.
RE: Your 5 favourite active fighters - diehard - 12-31-2024
I'd substitute Nyika for Opetaia after January 8th. Don't know Nakatani.
RE: Your 5 favourite active fighters - diehard - 12-31-2024
Here ya' go, jamieson (Re: Nakatani). Now I know who he is and look forward to watching him in 2025.
7. Boxing is big in Japan
Naoya Inoue didn’t come out of nowhere — he had been a star for a decade. Now more than ever, boxing is flourishing in Japan. The country boasts nine male titleholders and is holding mega-cards bi-annually. With pound-for-pound rising star Junto Nakatani only getting better, Japan’s boxing presence won’t go away once Inoue retires. Japanese boxers are here to stay.
RE: Your 5 favourite active fighters - jamieson2 - 01-01-2025
I'm glad you became familiar with Nakatani. A champion in 3 weight divisions. A record of 29-0, 22KOs that includes lots of solid opposition. In my opinion he's the biggest threat to both Inoue & Rodriguez.