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Candidates for the WBO LWW Champ Tim Bradley:
Edwin Valero - I think Valero would love to fight the number 1 guy at 140 and a win against Bradley would put him very high in the Pacquiao sweepstakes but I think Bob Arum is already regretting mentioning Bradley's name.
Paulie Malignaggi - This fight makes sense as Paulie is the number 1 ranked contender by the WBO but I personally think he'll go for a fight against the Alexander/Urango winner instead as they're all fighting on HBO. There's also talk of the Berto fight and he's also a possible opponent for WBA champ Amir Khan.
Devon Alexander (WBC Champ) - As mentioned above I think if he gets past and unifies against Urango, he'll target a HBO fight against a highly ranked contender in Malignaggi (#5 WBC & #3 IBF) or maybe even Zab Judah (#7 IBF).
Juan Urango (IBF Champ) - same as Alexander
Ricky Hatton - Hatton is apparently coming back to 140 and says he will take on a top guy, but I very much doubt it will be against The top guy. More likely to be against someone like Juan Manuel Marquez, Nate Campbell or even Juan Diaz.
Amir Khan (WBA Champ) - Khan is delaying having to fight WBA interim champ Marcos Maidana and is being protected by HBO so there is no way he is going to take on the number 1 LWW and Showtime fighter in Bradley.
Marcos Maidana - Maidana will want to continue to fight on HBO so that takes him out of contention for Bradley as long as he stays with Showtime.
Nate Campbell - A rematch should happen but I don't think it will, I think there is a lot of bad feeling between both sides now since the fight was changed from a Bradley win to a NC.
Victor Ortiz - He is WBO top 5 ranked but he is yet another Golden Boy/HBO LWW so is probably going to be kept well away from TB.
I can't think of any other top LWW's really. I can see Bradley having a hard time getting into the mix at 140 and I think that's why Team Bradley and Gary Shaw were trying to bite Bob Arum's arm off at the mention of a possible fight with Bradley. I hope Tim can get into the mix at 140 because in my opinion he is without doubt the top guy at Light Welterweight.
Edwin Valero - I think Valero would love to fight the number 1 guy at 140 and a win against Bradley would put him very high in the Pacquiao sweepstakes but I think Bob Arum is already regretting mentioning Bradley's name.
Paulie Malignaggi - This fight makes sense as Paulie is the number 1 ranked contender by the WBO but I personally think he'll go for a fight against the Alexander/Urango winner instead as they're all fighting on HBO. There's also talk of the Berto fight and he's also a possible opponent for WBA champ Amir Khan.
Devon Alexander (WBC Champ) - As mentioned above I think if he gets past and unifies against Urango, he'll target a HBO fight against a highly ranked contender in Malignaggi (#5 WBC & #3 IBF) or maybe even Zab Judah (#7 IBF).
Juan Urango (IBF Champ) - same as Alexander
Ricky Hatton - Hatton is apparently coming back to 140 and says he will take on a top guy, but I very much doubt it will be against The top guy. More likely to be against someone like Juan Manuel Marquez, Nate Campbell or even Juan Diaz.
Amir Khan (WBA Champ) - Khan is delaying having to fight WBA interim champ Marcos Maidana and is being protected by HBO so there is no way he is going to take on the number 1 LWW and Showtime fighter in Bradley.
Marcos Maidana - Maidana will want to continue to fight on HBO so that takes him out of contention for Bradley as long as he stays with Showtime.
Nate Campbell - A rematch should happen but I don't think it will, I think there is a lot of bad feeling between both sides now since the fight was changed from a Bradley win to a NC.
Victor Ortiz - He is WBO top 5 ranked but he is yet another Golden Boy/HBO LWW so is probably going to be kept well away from TB.
I can't think of any other top LWW's really. I can see Bradley having a hard time getting into the mix at 140 and I think that's why Team Bradley and Gary Shaw were trying to bite Bob Arum's arm off at the mention of a possible fight with Bradley. I hope Tim can get into the mix at 140 because in my opinion he is without doubt the top guy at Light Welterweight.
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