The Super Middleweight Top 10 Thread +

[Queen_Leia]

I watched Taylor against Lacy, and it was a good performance, especially after the layoff and at the new weight and all...I liked the way he was cutting inside and clinching to avoid loopy shots, he seemed strong on the inside, he did it all well...I am glad to see that...he'll be a force and he'll get better as he gains more confidence.

The thing that concerned me the most was the way Taylor was backing up in a straight line...man...that's not good news against someone like Kessler especially.

So...here's my new SMW Top 10:

1. Kessler
2. Bute
3. Andrade
4. Taylor
5. Bika
6. Inkin

The rest I will not rank until they prove they belong.

So, what's your Top 10?

[Hitman932]

1. Kessler
2. Taylor
3. Dirrell
4. Bute
5. Andrade
6. Bumdine
7. Bika
8. Balzsay
9. Froch
10. Inkin

[egreezy]

Kessler
Taylor
Bute
Andrade
Bika
Green
Froch
Inkin
Lacy
Pascal-Dirrell

[rj_ct]

1. Kessler
2. Taylor
3. Dirrell
4. Bute
5. Andrade
6. Bumdine
7. Bika
8. Balzsay
9. Froch
10. Inkin

i was going to say dirrell is way too high on that list, then i noticed:

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

[Hitman932]

i was going to say dirrell is way too high on that list, then i noticed:

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

picking a super middleweight top 10 is like a fantasy football draft. some of the "top pics" will inevitably fall by the wayside and some of the lesser known prosppects will rise to the top.

in this instance Dirrell is a much superior boxer to basically everybody at the weight. Sakio Bika or Dennis Inkin wouldn't even lay a hand on him. He is a much more polished fighter than Pascal and I believe Dirrell would box circles around Froch.

regardless of where I live I believe this is true and I am confident we can look back at this post in a years time and you will have to give me props.

[QuCongee]

Anyone who has Bika over Green needs to seriously reconsider things.

[MANGLER]

There's some good fights to be made at 168. If these guys are matched right the fights could be hot. kessler is probably the best guy there but i've about given up on him. Bute showed his talent wit andarde, but there should be a rematch. Miranda and Bika can make good fights wit anybody, but I don't see either becomin the top dog. Froch's OK, but i don't know enuf about him to say 4 sho where his place is. Taylor should have a belt or 2 next year.

[dmaclv]

Andre Ward with is next fight should crack the top ten. Even now havin Froch or Balzasy over him ain't right. Dre Ward gonna be champ in 09, I can feel it!

[egreezy]

Anyone who has Bika over Green needs to seriously reconsider things.

I have never seen Green fight. And nobody else has him in their top10

[Hitman932]

Andre Ward with is next fight should crack the top ten. Even now havin Froch or Balzasy over him ain't right. Dre Ward gonna be champ in 09, I can feel it!

I hope so. Ward and Dirrell are poised to break out this year.