Comments Thread For: BoxingScene Roundtable: Who is a dark horse in 2025?

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BoxingScene writers identify fighters who might be sneaking under the radar at the start of 2025.
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Eduardo Núñez if Hearns gives him more opportunities.. instead of wasting his time with washed up Joshua or scared Boots Ennis

[JeBron Lamez]

Sheeraz, Bakole & Kabayel are the only respectable picks on this list, the rest don't really even qualify.

[Left Hook Louie]

Manuel Charr is going to shock the world of boxing.
The WBA thinks very highly of this prospect.

[garfios]

Osley Iglesias

[MulaKO]

Osley Iglesias

You beat me to it
He will be the next light heavyweight champ

[SteveM]

You beat me to it
He will be the next light heavyweight champ

isn't he fighting at 168?

[MulaKO]

isn't he fighting at 168?

Your right
I thought he had made the jump as their is talk he’ll be moving up
Thought it had happened but I’m not far saying he’ll be a champ soon enough

[lilacp]

These so-called journalists need to look up the definition of dark horse, which means unexpected winner. The only one I really see fitting this category is Joseph Parker. Anyone who has watched their first bout knows that Figueroa-Fulton is a 50/50 fight. Sheeraz-Adames is a 50/50 fight too. Same with Kabayel-Zhang. I haven't heard anyone downplaying Bakole's prospects for this year either.

[lilacp]

These so-called journalists need to look up the definition of dark horse, which means unexpected winner. The only one I really see fitting this category is Joseph Parker. Anyone who has watched their first bout knows that Figueroa-Fulton is a 50/50 fight. Sheeraz-Adames is a 50/50 fight too. Same with Kabayel-Zhang. I haven't heard anyone downplaying Bakole's prospects for this year either.

A dark horse would be if Tszyu or Berlanga (the horror!) reemerged as champions, for example.