168lbs is the weight to be!!

[PrideOfWales]

Top of the Bill
Joe Calzaghe vs Mikkel Kessler (Nov)

Other Titleist Chief Support
Alejandro Berrio vs Danilo Haussler (Sep)

In The Mix
Jeff Lacy, Anthony Mundine, Librado Andrade

The Future
Lucian Bute(20-0), Carl Froch (21-0), Denis Inkin (31-0)

Moving Up/Down?
Jermain Taylor, Winky Wright, Bernard Hopkins

On the comeback trail
Markus Beyer, Mads Larsen



So many good fights to be made!! I would love to see:

Lacy vs Mundine
Bute vs Froch
Froch vs Berrio
Calzaghe vs Taylor/Hopkins/Wright
Kessler vs Wright
Beyer vs Larsen
Inkin vs Andrade

[pecks]

Very true. Although guys like Beyer will fade out (if he hasn't retired already) and I'm thinking Larsen will have a hard time keeping up with the elite in the division as well.

Still, having Bute, Froch, Mundine, Taylor, Lacy, and Andrade up there makes the division very strong.

[Marnoff]

Boxing is great right now, period. Look at the other weights also. Look at the Welterweights.

[Maxime]

It really sucks that Berrio will fight Haussler in September instead of Bute.

[BobDigi5060]

Taylor vs. Lacy coming soon. I wrote a thread about it a while ago.

One of these young guns is soon to be cast away.

[WhataRock]

Had some very rich fights over the last few years

Calzaghe-Lacy
Beyer-Kessler
Beyer-Green II
Green-Mundine

Potentially Kessler-Calzaghe

Not one in america either.

[Dr Gonzo]

any word on how Lacy is dealing with the shoulder? After having 2 reconstructions myself i should think he would be back training by now...

[*BOX_FAN*]

Meaby Miranda will go to 168 also after problems with making weight in MW :yep . SMW is strong as hell.

[Laydown]

any word on how Lacy is dealing with the shoulder? After having 2 reconstructions myself i should think he would be back training by now...

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[Decebal]

It really sucks that Berrio will fight Haussler in September instead of Bute.

:shock: WHAT???

What happened to the Bute v. Berrio fight?

Do you have any links that might confirm this?

Didn't Berrio HAVE to fight Bute in September, because Bute won the right to be the mandatory?

Is Berrio giving up his belt or can he defend against someone else except for Bute?

Does this mean that Bute will not compete for a World Title fight this year?



Someone please explain!

[*BOX_FAN*]

:shock: WHAT???

What happened to the Bute v. Berrio fight?

Do you have any links that might confirm this?

Didn't Berrio HAVE to fight Bute in September, because Bute won the right to be the mandatory?

Is Berrio giving up his belt or can he defend against someone else except for Bute?

Does this mean that Bute will not compete for a World Title fight this year?



Someone please explain!

I think it's because champion may take free defense before mandatory challange. Something pretty normal. Especially that Berrio won title 3 months before Bute's eliminator.

[Decebal]

I think it's because champion may take free defense before mandatory challange. Something pretty normal. Especially that Berrio won title 3 months before Bute's eliminator.


Yeah...I saw this:

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So Berrio is ducking Bute, right?

[*BOX_FAN*]

Yeah...I saw this:

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So Berrio is ducking Bute, right?

I doubt he is ducking Bute. Rather Sauerland suggested him a lot of money for this fight :yep

[Smith]

Theres something about watching the 168 pounders fighting which is so easy on the eye. Good division, but like Cruiser, kind of gets bypassed

[PrideOfWales]

Theres something about watching the 168 pounders fighting which is so easy on the eye. Good division, but like Cruiser, kind of gets bypassed

The average bloke on the street is 5'10" to 6ft - Average weight about 12 stone - these guys are normal guys who happen to be finely tuned athletes, they can't get away with being fat at this weight so they're always in shape but at the same time pack a decent punch. I prefer LHW but most of the guys there are lazy at the moment - SMW is where all the action is.

[Smith]

The average bloke on the street is 5'10" to 6ft - Average weight about 12 stone - these guys are normal guys who happen to be finely tuned athletes, they can't get away with being fat at this weight so they're always in shape but at the same time pack a decent punch.Spot on :good

[Maxime]

I doubt he is ducking Bute. Rather Sauerland suggested him a lot of money for this fight :yep

I'm willing to bet my house that Berrio would make a hell of a lot more when he fights Bute.

My guess is the purse bid of that fight will be in the 7 figures.

[JETSKI]

Top of the Bill

Joe Calzaghe vs Mikkel Kessler (Nov)

Other Titleist Chief Support
Alejandro Berrio vs Danilo Haussler (Sep)

In The Mix
Jeff Lacy, Anthony Mundine, Librado Andrade

The Future
Lucian Bute(20-0), Carl Froch (21-0), Denis Inkin (31-0)

Moving Up/Down?
Jermain Taylor, Winky Wright, Bernard Hopkins

On the comeback trail
Markus Beyer, Mads Larsen



So many good fights to be made!! I would love to see:

Lacy vs Mundine
Bute vs Froch
Froch vs Berrio
Calzaghe vs Taylor/Hopkins/Wright
Kessler vs Wright
Beyer vs Larsen

Inkin vs Andrade


You forgot to mention Kelly Pavlik.


I wonder why???:yep

[Odo]

It really sucks that Berrio will fight Haussler in September instead of Bute.

It really does,maxime!

Berrio is a slow,one-dimensional,and a very beatable champ who will face a feather fisted German with average skills and almost no chance to beat Berrio.
Damn! Someone like Bute truly deserves a title shot,and not this mediocre German who is no fun to watch,and who has already got his chances to get a title and blew it.

[Pimp C]

168 hasn't been hot for years but watch out when Taylor and Pavlik move up.

[Decebal]

It really does,maxime!

Berrio is a slow,one-dimensional,and a very beatable champ who will face a feather fisted German with average skills and almost no chance to beat Berrio.
Damn! Someone like Bute truly deserves a title shot,and not this mediocre German who is no fun to watch,and who has already got his chances to get a title and blew it.

:good