Light Welterweight division could be in for a great 2010
December 31st, 2009
By Peter Wells: First of all I hope you enjoyed my friend Michael Taylor’s articles hopefully he’ll carry on, we just worked together and he took the credit. Well now to the Light Welterweight division, it is full of great names and if all the fighters fought each other then we could have some great fights next year and beyond. Packed into the division we have: Timothy Bradley (WBO), Devon Alexander (WBC), Amir Khan (WBA), Juan Urango (International Boxing Federation), Marcos Maidana, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton, Victor Ortiz, Nate Campbell and Paulie Malignaggi.
So far only Victor Ortiz and Marcos Maidana have met out of all those names, but already all these names are been linked together. To be honest why do they need to look at other divisions when they look around there own division. For next year Devon Alexander is returning on March 6th and Marcos Maidana has been linked with him. There were talks that Amir Khan would fight on the card and the winner of each fight would face each other in the summer.
Since defeating Dmitriy Salita in just over a minute, Amir Khan has been linked to nearly every big name in the division. First he was linked to Marquez and Hatton then there were talks for a fight with Bradley then a fight with Malignaggi. I’m guessing Khan is spoilt for choice and picking an opponent won’t be easy. Malignaggi’s name has been linked with a fight with Pacquiao if the Mayweather fight doesn’t get sorted and if Marquez fights Hatton then Khan will still be left with Bradley, Ortiz whom has also been mentioned, Urango and Campbell. Juan Urango is hoping to fight Khan and has big plans for the future. Bradley would be the best fight personally; Tim has the WBO title, is unbeaten and would hold a great challenge. It would also be the hardest, while Campbell would just be a test, and Ortiz would be another interesting battle between two fighters who have suffered bad losses.
It’s doubtful that all these great fights will happen, other fighters will emerge and others will be exposed and pushed to the side, or weight issues will ruin most of them.
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Tino, my bad…
ravenous if u read my post again youll see i wasn’t asking u
Tino, read my post again…I did NOT write that Ortiz has a GLASS jaw…Khan is the one with the GLASS CHIN…if anything, Ortiz has GLASS BALLS…lol…
also can i just ask ART SA BOXING EXPERT, wen has ortiz had a glass jaw? he just lacked a bit of heart if anyone in that fight had a glass jaw it was maidana! that was the best thing to happen to ortiz now he wont quit again trust me
u cant say for sure thats gonna happen, i will improve dont u wory bout that, i was stoppd prematurely 3 fights ago which was BS, but i got my rematch just b4 xmas and won 17-3 easy u cant say wats gonna happen unless its world class vs a bum an none of those guys are bums! u involved in boxing ravenous?
Tino, you should say Bradley is not great YET…but he will be once he gets RID OF all the guys you mentioned…Khan speed will not BOTHER Tim & the DESERT STORM will touch that SUSPECT CHIN early in a fight…Ortiz will quit against the RELENTLESS pressure of the STORM…Alexander will be competitive but Bradley SPEED will give him the decision…you’re 23-8?..That’s alright…keep improving…
anybody on this site actually box or know wat its like to be in a ring, im an amateur, anything can happen in boxing i hate to say it but its corrupt, b4 u ask my record is 23-8 (11 kos) i was just wondering where u guys are comin from thats all?
ravenous settle yourself down tim bradley is not unbeatable hes a good fighter but not great, khan or ortiz on their a-game would beat bradley also i’d give alexander a chance against him too so please take his d@@@ out of your mouth b4 u speak
ANY 140 pounder fighting Tim Bradley WILL LOSE…Khan, Victor Ortiz, Alexander, Urango, Maidana, Marquez, Hatton, whoever…
BRADLEY IS THE BEST AT THIS DIVISION PERIOD, KHAN IS VERY GOOD BUT NEEDS TO FIGHT MORE TOP GUYS, ORTIZ HAS NO CHIN AT ALL AND HE IS EXACTLY LIKE FERNANDO VARGAS, AND WILL GET KOD WITH HIS GLASS JAW!
I understand the so called “haters”, because i think Khan is trying to have his cake and eat it. On the one hand he says he deserves to be champion but when asked why he hasn’t fought high quality opponents he says his only 22 and should be given time.
If he is not ready then he should not be champion.
Bradley is top dog Khan is not top 5. I would bet my money on Ortiz against a Khan. Khan has a grass chin and there is nothing he can do about that…
Hey BNB, get your fact straight. AMIR KHAN KNOCKED OUT ORTIZ IN TWO ROUNDS IN AMATURES.
All those hater saying he should not be mentioned amoung the top 5, he is WBA World champ you chumps.
Yep historian I have heard that funkea is moving to llw he’s fightin rolando reyes next well that’s what I’ve heard
oh and mike alvarodo is another 26 wins 18 by knockout wow , wot a division!
sorry saul alvarez is welterweight
hey guys dont forget alin funeka might be moving to lww and watch out for saul alvarez and victor manuel cayo
That’s the nice thing about this sweet science, a fight answers all questions and there’s a lot of questions at 140. Can Marquez take on the young guns? Can Bradley take as good as he gives? Can Khan protect his chin against the best? Is Alexander ready to be in this group? Does Ortiz have the discipline to know when to box and when to brawl to protect his chin? Was Maidana a fluke? Can any of these guys handle Pacquiao at 140? etc…etc…etc… 2010, 2011, 2012 here we come!!
amir con is goin 2 get put 2 sleep in 2010 tryin 2 mix with the top guys in the division
This may sound funny but i think it’s a shame Amir Khan is a champion, because there are a lot of people who think he is not good enough. Including, if i may say so, people around him.
They have done a good job of protecting him and making sure he develops at a reasonable pace.
Unfortunately the fact that he is a belt holder demands that he fights the top fighters in the division.
So this is really going to mess-up people’s expectations as far as Khan is concerned.
Since when has Khan earned the right to be thought of as the best in the division?
All he’s done is blow out a nobody in Dmitriy Salita and beat a very limited guy with feather fists to win his title in the first place.
Bradley is top dog Khan is not top 5. I would bet my money on Ortiz against a Khan. Khan has a grass chin and there is nothing he can do about that…
Maidana would also crash Khan, but they are going to hype Khan as much as the can. How do you hide that grass chin against top fighters?
Yep defintly lots of talent agree with rick amir and Bradley are the top dogs best division
140 is the weight class with the deepest overall talent. Bradley and Khan are argueably the premier fighters in the group, but the boxing ability the others bring to a fight makes for the best prosective fights in any weight. If Ortiz can refine his defense, he will be equal to the best in the class, if not “the” best. Plus there are up and comers that show great potential that add to the depth. Wow, what a future for 140!