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Penguin said:
Yeah I pretty much think it's

Crawford

Spence

Thurman

Porter

Garcia

at this point
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i mean, id put porter above thurman at this point as hes looked great lately.  I think he wins the rematch.  Also where is Manny who beat thurman?  Says alot.  I put Manny 3rd plus hes the lineal.  I personally have to have spence first until Crawford fights one of those top 6 and wins. 

So i got
Spence, Crawford, Pacquiao, Porter, Thurman, Garcia

 
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PinkydaPimp said:
i mean, id put porter above thurman at this point as hes looked great lately.  I think he wins the rematch.  Also where is Manny who beat thurman?  Says alot.  I put Manny 3rd plus hes the lineal.  I personally have to have spence first until Crawford fights one of those top 6 and wins. 

So i got
Spence, Crawford, Pacquiao, Porter, Thurman, Garcia
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Manny lineal?  If anything, Crawford is lineal.  Reason being;

Floyd retired as lineal.

Vacant title between the top two won by Manny over Bradley in their 3rd fight.

Manny retired.

Manny returned and lost to Horn (yes, it was a bad decision).

Horn got KOed by Crawford.

Either Crawford is lineal or the lineal title was vacated by Manny's retirement and has not since been filled, as #1 and #2 have not fought each other since.

And this is coming from someone who would (slightly) favor Spence over Crawford.

 
Keith R said:
Manny lineal?  If anything, Crawford is lineal.  Reason being;

Floyd retired as lineal.

Vacant title between the top two won by Manny over Bradley in their 3rd fight.

Manny retired.

Manny returned and lost to Horn (yes, it was a bad decision).

Horn got KOed by Crawford.

Either Crawford is lineal or the lineal title was vacated by Manny's retirement and has not since been filled, as #1 and #2 have not fought each other since.

And this is coming from someone who would (slightly) favor Spence over Crawford.
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You might be right.  I did a quick google and it still had manny as lineal in the website i saw but that might not have been updated.  Tbh manny did not lose that fight to horn imo.  So I’d still say hes the guy to beat.  If any of these fighters want to say they are the best and manny is still fighting you want to get that fight and name on your resume.  

 
This Verdejo/Nakatani fight is wild.  Holy #### Nakatani KO'd him as I typed this.  Verdejo was way up on the cards, knocked Nakatani down in the first, but Nakatani finishes it in the 9th.

 
My year-end awards

Knockout of the Year- Alexander Povetkin KO5 Dillian Whyte.  It's an old cliche but this was a classic instance of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.  Whyte, the clear favorite, had dropped Povetkin twice in the fourth round and was looking to finish in the fifth.  Instead, Povetkin landed a bomb of an uppercut 30 seconds in and finished the fight victorious with that one lone punch.

Round of the Year- Jose Zepeda vs Ivan Baranchyk, Round 5.  A slugfest where both fighters had been down multiple times coming into this round.  Ivan swung away as Round 5 started, standing his ground rather than trying to recover.  He connected with a beautiful right, sending Zepeda down in the corner.  Zepeda got up and Ivan looked to finish.  When the action resumed, Ivan charged ahead and Zepeda caught him flush with a left hook to the chin that took away his legs and had his head slam against the mat for a sick and sudden end to the fight.  

Fight of the Year- Juan Estrada KO11 Carlos Cuadras II.    Edging out the above pairing due to a greater display of technical skill, they also outdid their excellent fight three years earlier.  Two of the top four flyweight/bantamweight fighters of the past decade, they staged an excellent duel in an empty arena in Mexico where both men hit the canvas before Estrada finally finished off his foe late.

Fighter of the Year- Tyson Fury.  Ordinarily, I would not give this award to a fighter who fought only once; unfortunately, that became the rule in 2020, not the exception.  That being the case, there is no better example of a fighter making the most of his one fight this year.  Fury defied conventional wisdom by going right at the world's most dangerous man Deontay Wilder.  Pushing the bully back in a manner reminiscent of Evander Holyfield in his first fight with Mike Tyson, Fury stayed inside the range of Wilder's lethal right hand, beating him to the punch inside and using his massive frame to push Wider back and wear him down.  Wilder had no answer and was systematically beaten down and eventually stopped, an outcome few could have foreseen.  

 
Canelo easily destroyed his Turkish foe this weekend and now on to Saunders.  To me, the only question about that is whether Saunders can last the distance.  He doesn't have the power to earn Canelo's respect. 

Caleb Plant is a bit stronger but not as technical and not much of a threat.  I thought GGG did very well against Canelo (had him winning both fights) but age plus the added weight would make him a significant underdog.  As long as Canelo stays at 168, I consider him practically unbeatable. 

 
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