Top 10 Light Heavyweights

[Neuraxis]

Like the heavyweight division there seems to be a changing of guard going on in the light heavyweight division. Jones and DM are out and its anyones for taking. There is also a lot of young talented fighters in this division. What is your list of the top 10 light heavyweights.

1) Tarver: earned this spot by being the second person to beat Jones.
2) Erdei: linear champ, easily outpointed Gonzalez winning 10, 10 and 9 rounds as opposed to RJJ winning 11, 11, and 10 rounds against him.
3) Briggs: undefeated Tarver mandatory and he has good power.
4) Green: only loss is a DQ and he gave Toney a run for his money, though Toney wasn't really trying.
5) Gonzalez: first to beat DM.
6) Drews: only loss was to Briggs, and Briggs only managed to win 5, 7, and 9 rounds.
7) Garay: only loss is a close loss to Erdei.
8) Johnson: beat a ruined RJJ.
9) Ulrich: retired Rocchigiani, only loss is to Johnson.
10) Veit: only loss is to Calzaghe.

[Champoreeno]

I don't see anyone there who beats Tarver, unfortunately. At least not for a couple of years.

This is sort of a shot in the dark, but what about Taylor in about 3-5 yrs. Certainly Super Middle anyway, he looks really big at 160, I don't see him staying there too long.

[Swifty]

Why is Tarver that Good?

Tarver shouldnt get anymore credit out of beating jones then Johnson did. They both fought a washed up fighter, who is now only a shadow of his former self. I do see Tarver ruling the division fo a while, but to me, it's not because he beat RJJ...

[Neuraxis]

Tarver shouldnt get anymore credit out of beating jones then Johnson did. They both fought a washed up fighter, who is now only a shadow of his former self. I do see Tarver ruling the division fo a while, but to me, it's not because he beat RJJ...

Johnson fought a more washed up version of Jones than Tarver did. There is no way Johnson could possibly rule the division, yet you see Tarver ruling it. And yet you are asking why Tarver is that good. Tarver is the man for the moment, but I don't see him being the man for very long. Yet you do. Tarver obviously ruined a declining version of Jones. Just look at how horrible he looked against Johnson.

[MetalVomit]

Johnson fought a more washed up version of Jones than Tarver did. There is no way Johnson could possibly rule the division, yet you see Tarver ruling it. Tarver obviously ruined Jones. He looked horrible against Johnson. So Tarver obviously ruined Jones.

that is true. I think Jones ruined himself by dropping back down. If Tarver really got under his skin, he should have just invited him up to heavy weight, but Jones had to feed his ego with those damn belts

[Champoreeno]

Tarver shouldnt get anymore credit out of beating jones then Johnson did. They both fought a washed up fighter, who is now only a shadow of his former self. I do see Tarver ruling the division fo a while, but to me, it's not because he beat RJJ...

I agree with you to an extent, but do you think there are any LH's listed here or otherwise who would be favored against Tarver right now. (Realistically I mean, I'm not saying he's unbeatable)

Of course I'll contradict myself here by saying that I would love to see Hopkins beat Tarver, and I don't think it's too far fetched.

I realize this reads fairly ******ly, but that's what happens when you try type and think at the same time...that said I'll post it anyway...

[RJj1fan]

Like the heavyweight division there seems to be a changing of guard going on in the light heavyweight division. Jones and DM are out and its anyones for taking. There is also a lot of young talented fighters in this division. What is your list of the top 10 light heavyweights.

1) Tarver: earned this spot by being the second person to beat Jones.
2) Erdei: linear champ, easily outpointed Gonzalez winning 10, 10 and 9 rounds as opposed to RJJ winning 11, 11, and 10 rounds against him.
3) Briggs: undefeated Tarver mandatory and he has good power.
4) Green: only loss is a DQ and he gave Toney a run for his money, though Toney wasn't really trying.
5) Gonzalez: first to beat DM.
6) Drews: only loss was to Briggs, and Briggs only managed to win 5, 7, and 9 rounds.
7) Garay: only loss is a close loss to Erdei.
8) Johnson: beat a ruined RJJ.
9) Ulrich: retired Rocchigiani, only loss is to Johnson.
10) Veit: only loss is to Calzaghe.

And you don't think you are a hypocrite at all?

[goodkingbudpuffer]

whats the scoop on Paul Briggs, have read a little about him can he compete with AT?

[The Fix]

Like the heavyweight division there seems to be a changing of guard going on in the light heavyweight division. Jones and DM are out and its anyones for taking. There is also a lot of young talented fighters in this division. What is your list of the top 10 light heavyweights.

1) Tarver: earned this spot by being the second person to beat Jones.
2) Erdei: linear champ, easily outpointed Gonzalez winning 10, 10 and 9 rounds as opposed to RJJ winning 11, 11, and 10 rounds against him.
3) Briggs: undefeated Tarver mandatory and he has good power.
4) Green: only loss is a DQ and he gave Toney a run for his money, though Toney wasn't really trying.
5) Gonzalez: first to beat DM.
6) Drews: only loss was to Briggs, and Briggs only managed to win 5, 7, and 9 rounds.
7) Garay: only loss is a close loss to Erdei.
8) Johnson: beat a ruined RJJ.
9) Ulrich: retired Rocchigiani, only loss is to Johnson.
10) Veit: only loss is to Calzaghe.

i dont think erdei is linear, tarver by beating the former p4p king has earned him that spot but i mostly agree with your rankings . i do believe that ice griffin should be included after his performance against rico hoye, hoye should also be considered

[Neuraxis]

And you don't think you are a hypocrite at all?

Please explain.