ESPN's Dan Rafael Top 20 P4P List

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#7 - Israel Vazquez

7. Israel Vazquez (43-4, 32 KOs)


Junior featherweight champion
Hits: It's nice to see Vazquez just chillin' this summer after three consecutive bruising fights against Rafael Marquez. Vazquez deserves the time off to enjoy his rubber-match victory, his summer and his family. Is anyone not looking forward to his return either later this year or in early 2009?
Misses: As long as he doesn't take too much time off, how can anyone complain about what he has accomplished or about the thrills he's given all of us in recent years?

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#8 - Rafael Marquez

8. Rafael Marquez (37-5, 33 KOs)


Junior featherweight
Hits: Although he lost fights II and III to Vazquez, they were all-time great scraps, and he was competitive all the way. That means we'll probably get a fourth fight eventually, which should put a smile on our faces and, hopefully, fill up Marquez's bank account.
Misses: If Vazquez opts to fight somebody else, is there a big-time fight out there for Marquez? Doesn't look like it.

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#9 - Cristian Mijares

9. Cristian Mijares (35-3-2, 14 KOs)


Unified junior bantamweight titleholder
Hits: Although he's supposed to fight on Aug. 30 in his native Mexico, many in boxing are supremely excited about the prospect of a showdown with fellow titleholder Fernando Montiel on the same card as another outstanding 115-pound fight, Jorge Arce, against flyweight titlist Nonito Donaire, who would move up in weight. Then the winners of each bout would fight next.
Misses: As exciting as the idea of a Mijares-Montiel and Arce-Donaire card is, remember that the person talking the most about it is Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who has been known to break a few hearts when it comes to not making certain fights that fans want to see.

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#10 - Ivan Calderon

10. Ivan "Iron Boy" Calderon (31-0, 6 KOs)


Junior flyweight champion
Hits: Calderon is the consummate technician, but he's now 33, which is old for a 108-pounder. But that means he's slowed down just enough to make his fights a little more exciting, as evidenced by his being dropped by Hugo Cazares but winning the world title against him last summer. Now, Calderon and Cazares are set for an Aug. 30 rematch, which is a must-see fight for fans of the little guy.
Misses: For a long-reigning championship level fighter, Calderon has one of the worst knockout percentages in boxing history.

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Wlad, Kessler and Abraham deserve to be on there more than Taylor, Diaz, Montiel right now. There is a severe lack of eastern Europeans right now Chris John is good though YEA!

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Shane Mosley at 11? Seriously?
Oscar at 12?

Man, actually 11-20 is all pretty terrible.

They should be like The Ring and just stick with 1-10.

Do you think that Hatton or Kessler are better fighters - TODAY - than Shane Mosley?

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Do you think that Hatton or Kessler are better fighters - TODAY - than Shane Mosley?

even at his old age shane can hang with anybody. (anybody not named winky or viper of course)

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I am posting in this thread. Yes, I am.

I am glad Mijares is on the list.
and Iron Boy...

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I am posting in this thread. Yes, I am.
I am glad Mijares is on the list.
and Iron Boy...

why? do you have something against posting on my threads?

i want cristian as high on the list as possible when nonito beats him. :-)

ivan is very talented he would make my list if i didn't have wladimir #10.

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why? do you have something against posting on my threads?

i want cristian as high on the list as possible when nonito beats him. :-)

ivan is very talented he would make my list if i didn't have wladimir #10.

Nah, I posted on WladOwns/Tunney's topic first. But realized you made yours first, I think.

But that one turned into a Wlad thread and guess who arrived in full Eastern european force on that thread.
No not CorrieSandersOwns or the Black Tunney but their evil dopplegangers.