The middleweight division has a lot of up-and-coming talent right now

[Jubei]

I think Murata is probably the best MW once GGG retires. Not sure if he will be able to fight at MW much longer, he is pretty big for the weight, but even at 168 he would be really good.

[nivek535]

I think Murata is probably the best MW once GGG retires. Not sure if he will be able to fight at MW much longer, he is pretty big for the weight, but even at 168 he would be really good.

i dont know how that guy got gold medal in olympics....
dude literally has no headmovement til he's hit.
plods forward like a bull, but at the speed of a tortoise.
punches aren't powerful either... (dont tell me to look at his ko rate please, i know its high, but look at his opponents.)

[NEETzsche]

I think Murata is probably the best MW once GGG retires. Not sure if he will be able to fight at MW much longer, he is pretty big for the weight, but even at 168 he would be really good.

not sold on him at all tbh. i like derevyanchenko and yeleussinov myself, and i think andrade and williams can move up and be forces at 160 too

[Tom Cruise]

Tony Harrison

Ievgen Khytrov

Ryota Murata

Sergiy Derevyanchenko

Jason Quigley

Andrey Meryasev

Arif Magomedov

Dominic Wade

Patrick Nielsen

Dmitry Chudinov

George Carter Jr

Billy Joe Saunders

Chris Eubank Jr

Marat Kulumbegov

Anthony Ogogo

Sherzod Husanov

Adam Etches


And the division will be made even more interesting with the boxers currently at 154 who will probably eventually move up:

Lara, Alvarez, Andrade, Trout, Martirosyan, the Charlo brothers, etc.

From a Brit point of view Ogogo, Etches, Eubank Jr and Saunders are most likely not going to be anything special. I think Eubank Jr and Saunders will be top 10ers, the other two probably not.

I like the look of Irelands Quigley but he hasnt really fought anyone yet. Khytrov still has a lot to prove but seems like he can punch. Havent seen much of the others.

[kiaba360]

I'm looking forward to seeing how Magomed and Derevy turn out, but I'm still not all that impressed by Khytrov.

[Outworn]

Tony Harrison

Ievgen Khytrov

Ryota Murata

Sergiy Derevyanchenko

Jason Quigley

Andrey Meryasev

Arif Magomedov

Dominic Wade

Patrick Nielsen

Dmitry Chudinov

George Carter Jr

Billy Joe Saunders

Chris Eubank Jr

Marat Kulumbegov

Anthony Ogogo

Sherzod Husanov

Adam Etches


And the division will be made even more interesting with the boxers currently at 154 who will probably eventually move up:

Lara, Alvarez, Andrade, Trout, Martirosyan, the Charlo brothers, etc.

You can add the Falcao brothers Esquiva and Yamaguchi. Esquiva the younger of the two, is with Top Rank and has a fight later on.

He lost the Olympic final to Murata by a single point after the ref deducted two points from him for holding.

[Hougigo]

I think Murata is probably the best MW once GGG retires. Not sure if he will be able to fight at MW much longer, he is pretty big for the weight, but even at 168 he would be really good.

Murata hasn't really wow'd since his debut.... his last fight did not look that good...at all

[Jubei]

Murata hasn't really wow'd since his debut.... his last fight did not look that good...at all

Yeah he definetely needs to improve, recently i was reading some stuff about him sparring with GGG a couple times and still doing it. Pretty sure that will help him alot in his upcoming fights.

[HI-TECH Boxing]

The Middleweight division does have some very good talent coming up. I think the best talent are still in the amateurs though.
Arlen Lopez of Cuba 2015 World Championship Gold
Bektemir Melikuziev, Uzbekistan, 2015 World Championship Silver
Michael O'Reilly, Ireland, 2015 World Bronze
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, Kazakhstan, 2013 World Gold, 2015 World Quaterfinalist
Petr Khamukov, Russia, 2015 World Quaterfinalist

Hopefully some, if not all, of these guys turn pro after the Olympics next year. It would obviously be more difficult for Lopez.
They're not old either. I believe they are all in their early 20's. Melikuziev is 19.

[Hougigo]

Yeah he definetely needs to improve, recently i was reading some stuff about him sparring with GGG a couple times and still doing it. Pretty sure that will help him alot in his upcoming fights.

Yea, he's been to big bear a couple of times earlier this year. IMO, his last performance was one of his worst ones.... even though it was a step up, he didn't look good at all. Hope he improves because TR keep talking title run and I think the only way is when all of them are vacated