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Originally Posted by _original_
Ortiz - see him beating Berto and Maidana in big rematches to kick off the year
Rios - possible move up to 140, great things to happen
Dirrell - Agree with the OP
Canelo - I expect a big year from him, but I'm curious to see him against the Kirkland/Molina winner
Martinez - if he can get decent people to not shutter in fear from the idea of fighting him
Guys who I see having a bad year
Manny Pacquiao - think the 4th Marquez fight was the beginning of the end of the Filipino icon.
Floyd Mayweather - jail sentence, might take the whole year off, hopefully he gives us at least a surprising fight late in the year
Amir Khan - Peterson beats him again, if not he'll lose again eventually in '12
Miguel Cotto - See him losing badly to somebody
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i agree on all accounts save victor ortiz and floyd mayweather
if he can get out of jail within 30 days (certainly within the realm of possibility) and get a fight quickly he might be able to have two fights this year
one of them perhaps being with manny pacquiao, who he's sure to defeat and get plenty of credit along the way.
i also think victor is on the way down
he was in a war with berto. a war with maidana. both of those guys can punch. he's been stopped by floyd mayweather
he's not a fleet boxer who will be able to adjust his style as his legs slow and he begins to fight larger opponents at ww and jr mw
i think he's shaping up for a short career. he's also pretty rich at this stage with a long involvement with goldenboy.
nice looking post, though.
i can also see bernard hopkins and shane mosley getting stopped.
it's a testament to the lack of bruisers in boxing that they have not.
their bodies are deteriorating. shane's no slickster and bernard is getting close to fifty.
the wrong guy will knock them out
canelo would stop shane. i dont think nazim richardson would allow him out there for too many rounds
12-29-2011, 12:39 PM
