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It's too fragmented now and has been for years. The only dominant force seems to be mayweather.
Hardly anyone is a household name, yet they are some sort of world champion.
Years ago, we had McGuigan, Fenech and Nelson holding a version of the featherweight title. All of them were worthy champions.
Now some journeyman with 6 or 7 defeats can get a title fight.
 
2sheikhs said:
It's too fragmented now and has been for years. The only dominant force seems to be mayweather.
Hardly anyone is a household name, yet they are some sort of world champion.
Years ago, we had McGuigan, Fenech and Nelson holding a version of the featherweight title. All of them were worthy champions.
Now some journeyman with 6 or 7 defeats can get a title fight.
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Too many bloody titles thats the problem
 
2sheikhs said:
It's too fragmented now and has been for years. The only dominant force seems to be mayweather.
Hardly anyone is a household name, yet they are some sort of world champion.
Years ago, we had McGuigan, Fenech and Nelson holding a version of the featherweight title. All of them were worthy champions.
Now some journeyman with 6 or 7 defeats can get a title fight.
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Johnny Nelson the Sky pundit was beaten 12 times before he went on to win his World Championship. He held the Wbo title for i think 6 or 7 years before retiring. Its a shame during that time he never got a big unification fight which i find crazy if your a champion that long you should be fighting other champions too. So it has happened in the years gone back too. I think there is too much bullshit for fighters to keep there 0. Someones 0 has to go fights. You can see from the past that a lot of fighters has got beaten and then showed the heart and desire to go out and win themselves a World title thats something you cant knock.

Current British champions who have lost there 0s fighting.
Tony Bellew KOd badly by Adonis Stevenson
James DeGale beaten on points by George Groves.
Ricky Burns beaten 5 times by Alex Arthur , Terenece Crawford and Figuero Jnr to name 3 fighters.
Anthony Crolla beaten 4 times beaten by Gary Sykes twice and Derry Mathtews.
Lee SELBY beaten by Samir Mouneimne
Jamie McDonnell beaten twice by Lee Haskins and Chris Edwards on points.
Lee Haskins KO'd 3 times by Jamoye , Ian Nappa and Munyai

So there is 7 British World champions who all tasted defeat and went on to win World titles. I think thats some going and to be honest some brilliant promoting by the promotors in getting them the chances to go on and live there dream of being a World Champion. I say the longer it continues as there are some fighters who have some good fights lined up coming up soon too.
 
I see Haye's responded to Bellew and said he will fight him after Briggs. Can't see that being on uncle Dave.

Just watching a re-run of Thompson v Eubank on Boxnation. The cat looks huge.
 
Cruisers can be 15 st in the ring so it is a full stone of muscle for Haye to lose then put back on if he wants to continue as a Heavyweight so I am surprised he is bothering at his age.
 
Corky said:
Cruisers can be 15 st in the ring so it is a full stone of muscle for Haye to lose then put back on if he wants to continue as a Heavyweight so I am surprised he is bothering at his age.
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Ruined Roy Jones doing that
 
Corky said:
Just seen this may be above cruiser, if so a wise concession by Bellew as he gets the pay day, gets beat and keeps his belt..
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Yep he will take getting KO,d for a life changing payday, I know I would
 
I'd of thought he'd stay on the AJ path and develop his training with Shane at heavy. Unless they agree on a catch weight, either way Haye would destroy him. Think he needs to stick too his original game plan, that said money turns heads.
 
Adidas Sharston said:
I'd of thought he'd stay on the AJ path and develop his training with Shane at heavy. Unless they agree on a catch weight, either way Haye would destroy him. Think he needs to stick too his original game plan, that said money turns heads.
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Think Haye knows it's a huge payday and quick nights work before then making more millions v AJ
 
Yeah 210lbs I would guess, that would be very doable for Haye to lose 4lb muscle and 10lbs water for the weigh in. The extra weight would not do Bellew much good going of his cruiser 'shape'.
 
bluemc1 said:
Think Haye knows it's a huge payday and quick nights work before then making more millions v AJ
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Yeah makes sense at catch weight. No doubt Sky will flog it PvP plus both can sell a fight verbally. I remember TBs last PvP, the card was shite and so was Cleverly, didn't move off the ropes after the 7th.
 
Adidas Sharston said:
Yeah makes sense at catch weight. No doubt Sky will flog it PvP plus both can sell a fight verbally. I remember TBs last PvP, the card was shite and so was Cleverly, didn't move off the ropes after the 7th.
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That really took the piss being on PPV
 
Adidas Sharston said:
Yeah makes sense at catch weight. No doubt Sky will flog it PvP plus both can sell a fight verbally. I remember TBs last PvP, the card was shite and so was Cleverly, didn't move off the ropes after the 7th.
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Cleverly was no way a cruiser and it showed, but with Kovalev and Adonis on the scene at LH I don't blame him.
 
Corky said:
Cleverly had gone back to LH by the Ward moved up to it, but I get what you are saying, there should be some 'super fights' at LH now. I wonder why Froch never moved up :)
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Yeah realised what you meant after I'd posted. I'm a big fan of Ward, that shoulder injury put him back, then there was the Paul Smith fiasco when he turned up bloated. Wards got a great jab and opens you up, he can also adapt and win ugly.
 
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