Guys who need to fight way more often

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  • Jsmooth9876
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    #1

    Guys who need to fight way more often

    Andre Ward---lets get that great career back on track...fight someone respectable by years end and give us a Kovalev fight next year..

    Rigo-- where has this guy been? Has he even fought since last New Year's Eve? Talk about a waste of unbelievable talent, he may be the best fighter nobody has ever heard of and many never will.

    Demetrius Andrade- I know he's fighting this weekend against a nobody but this kid had a lot of momentum going then disappeared for a long long time. I'm a big fan of his, I hope he gets it going starting this weekend and into 2016.

    Lomanchenko- I know he's a stud already after only a handful of fights but fighting 2 times a year does nothing for me. This guy should take a page out of GGG book and fight 4 times a year against anyone who will get in the ring with him.. Top rank doing what they do best I guess....

    There's probably a bunch more that I can't think of at the moment...anyone you'd like to see fight more often?
  • imperial1
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    The business side of boxing os killing the match ups ..I mean let's be honest aside the level of activity most the best guys don't want to fight the best or each other .

    So,what happens they end up sitting around doing a whole lot of nada ..I.E. Amir Khan ask,this same question in a month from now and you can add him to,your list .l

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    • NEETzsche
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      #3
      i feel like bob arum has wasted this whole year for a lot of his fighters. crawford and lomachenko in particular, but i'm also disappointed with the slow progress gvozdyk and mekhontsev are making. is top rank a sinking ship?

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      • imperial1
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        #4
        What happened to Mikey Garcia?

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        • Tom Cruise
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          #5
          The key issue for all of those guys (minus Loma, plus Mikey Garcia) is promotional problems.

          The sport is so fragmented and disorganized. Its infuriating sometimes watching talented fighters primes slip away.

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          • LA_2_Vegas
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            #6
            Yeah all good mentions, Mikey Garcia too. It's crazy the amount of talent you can find just sitting out and falling by the wayside. I guess in boxing it's a little different because of business/politics end of things, but just sports in general...you see these guys who are so good naturally but just don't have the love or the desire to maintain the discipline it takes to rise past a certain level. Probably came across these kinds of people in high school or college if you played sports, i know I did. Some guys are uncoachable or unmanageable. Not saying this group falls into that category, but I always wonder what kind of fighters slip through the cracks just because they didn't give a crap

            I'm sure coaches/trainers see all types of talent come and go

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            • boxinghead530
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              #7
              Every fighter needs to fight way more often.

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              • mlac
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                #8
                what's happened to Gamboa?

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                • Larry the boss
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by mlac
                  what's happened to Gamboa?
                  50 cent........

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                  • bird060799
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                    As soon as I saw Forum topic, Demetrius Andrade immediately popped up in my mind. Ok, we both agree on him, so here are a few more (in no specific order):

                    1. Jermell Charlo
                    2. Andre Dirrell
                    3. Clottey
                    4. Maidana
                    5. Chad Dawson (assuming he isn't retired ???)
                    6. Chavez Jr.
                    7. Bermane Stiverne
                    8. Lara (though he has November fight planned)

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