Top 25 Boxing Prospects for 2009 and Beyond ...

[IwatchBoxing]

1. (USA)Danny Jacobs, 21, super middleweight, 13-0, 12 KOs
Boxing's busiest prospect - 12-0 in 2008!

2. (MEX LOST)Victor Ortiz, 21, light welterweight, 23-1-1, 18 KOs
Best pro win: Jeffrey Resto TKO 2

3. (USA JAIL)James Kirkland, 24, junior middleweight, 24-0, 21 KOs
Trained by former women's Ann Wolfe. Best win: Brian Vera TKO 8

4. (USA WEAK CHIN )Andre Ward, 24, super middleweight, 17-0, 12 KOs
Olympic gold medalist for the United States in 2004. Best pro win: Jerson Ravelo TKO 8

5. (USA)Devon Alexander, 21, junior welterweight, 17-0, 10 KOs
Best pro win: DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley W 12

6. (USA)Deandre Latimore, 23, super welterweight, 19-1, 16 KOs
Best pro win: Sechew Powell TKO 7

7. Vanes Martirosyan, 22, junior middleweight, 22-0, 14 KOs
Best pro win: Michael Medina W 10

8. (USA)Demetrius Andrade, 20, junior middleweight, 2-0, 2 KOs
Widely considered to be the best pro prospect on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team.

9. (MEX OVERRATED)Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. , 22, junior middleweight, 38-0-1, 29 KOs
Next bout will be his 40th as a pro and he's still only 22! Best pro win: Jose Celaya TKO 8

10. (MEX GREAT)Abner Mares, 23, bantamweight, 17-0, 10 KOs
Best pro win: Diosdado Gabi TKO 2

11. (COLM LOST BUT GREAT WIN)Breidis Prescott, 25, lightweight, 20-0, 18 KOs
Knocked out high-profile prospect Amir Khan in just 54 seconds.

12. (MEX?)Danny Garcia, 20, welterweight, 10-0, 7 KOs
2006 U.S. national amateur champ and 2007 U.S. Olympic trials finalist.

13. (USA)Anthony Peterson, 23, lightweight, 28-0, 19 KOs
Best pro win: Javier Jauregui W 10

14. (MEX LOST)Fernando Guerrero, 22, middleweight, 12-0, 11 KOs
Best pro win: Tyrone Watson W 8

15. (CUBAN)"Kid Chocolate" Peter Quillin, 25, middleweight, 20-0, 15 KOs
Best pro win: Antwun Echols W 10

16. (MEX)Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia, 21, featherweight, 14-0, 11 KOs
Trained by his brother, Danny Garcia, former junior lightweight titleholder. Best pro win: Walter Estrada W 8

17. (MIKE JONESS WHOO)Mike Jones, 25, welterweight, 16-0, 14 KOs
Best pro win: Luciano Perez TKO 3

18. (ENGLAND )Amir Khan, 22, lightweight, 19-1, 15 KOs
Bounced back from devastating first round KO to fellow prospect Breidis Prescott with a second round TKO of Oisin ***an.

19. Beibut Shumenov, 25, light heavyweight, 7-0, 5 KOs
A 2004 Olympian for Kazakhstan. Best pro win: Montell Griffin W 12

20. (PR)Kenny Galarza, 23, junior welterweight, 8-0, 8 KOs
Best pro win: Heraclides Barrantes KO 1

21. (USA)Lamont Peterson, 24, light welterweight, 26-0, 12 KOs
Best pro win: Antonio Mesquita W 10

22. (RUS)Matvey Korobov, 25, super middleweight, 2-0, 2 KOs
A 2008 Olympian for Russia.

23. (PR LOST)Carlos Velasquez, 24, super featherweight, 9-0, 8 KOs
A 2004 Olympian for Puerto Rico.

24. (GHANA)Bastie Samir, 22, middleweight, 3-0, 3 KOs
A 2008 Olympian for Ghana.

25. ( USA)Deontay Wilder, 23, heavyweight, 1-0, 1 KO
The only fighter on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team to win a medal (bronze).

Honorable Mentions: (MEX)Saul Alvarez (18, welterweight), (PINOY)Bernabe Concepcion (20, super bantamweight), (MEX?)Humberto Gutierrez (20, lightweight), (PR)Cesar Seda Jr. (22, flyweight).

Whats your top ten, or post info/videos on one you support, or would like to share. Nationalty lists welcome. Just for us nerds

[Яша]

lol ultra-nationalist american much?

and wtf matvey korobov 2-0? he is 7-0 lol

amir khan has beaten barrera and kotlenik and is 21-1 not 19-1 and you have him at 18th place? below guys like latimore and mike jones(who?)?. he is a world champ ffs

[DC Fight Fan]

This list is a little dated. Also Guerrero is a Dominican American

[IwatchBoxing]

NEXT PUERTO RICAN STAR IN THE MAKING 3 TIME GOLD MEDALIST LUIS DEL VALLE



HE IS A SECERT , WE WILL SEE, how he does compared to JUanma

[Clegg]

Andre Ward has a weak chin? What makes you say that?

[Яша]

i dont get this thread. why do you list there records as they where in 2008? i mean whats the point? why not list their current records?

[IwatchBoxing]

Andre Ward has a weak chin? What makes you say that?

He early fights hes been wobbled something like Gamboa and Cotto. I dont remenber but yeah I did those quotations quicky, Fernando is Dominican I recorded his fight with that Puerto Rican on ESPN 2 lol but is name sounded Mexican LOL.

Anyway Fernando has competition, Latin competition in Lara and Quillin, anybody think Fernando could beat any of those two? THose are some good fights.,

[DC Fight Fan]

i dont get this thread. why do you list there records as they where in 2008? i mean whats the point? why not list their current records?

I don't think "IWatchBoxing" has watched boxing in 2009....

[IwatchBoxing]

i dont get this thread. why do you list there records as they where in 2008? i mean whats the point? why not list their current records?

Its old brah LOL but 2009, because the prospect thread so I listed to see if we all can find the next big thing !! Plus, I want Mexicans to come in with their lists LOL IM dieing to know their next big thing is LOL

[DC Fight Fan]

He early fights hes been wobbled something like Gamboa and Cotto. I dont remenber but yeah I did those quotations quicky, Fernando is Dominican I recorded his fight with that Puerto Rican on ESPN 2 lol but is name sounded Mexican LOL.

Anyway Fernando has competition, Latin competition in Lara and Quillin, anybody think Fernando could beat any of those two? THose are some good fights.,

Fernando destroys Quillen but Lara would be a good fight