Cream of the crop since c2009

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These are the fighters who've proven themselves the cream of the crop in their respective divisions over the last seven years or so. Pretty good showing from the UK. Any surprises (both in terms of who's there and who isn't)?

Tyson Fury
Wladimir Klitschko
David Haye
Chad Dawson
Bernard Hopkins
Jean Pascal
Andre Ward
Joe Calzaghe
Sergio Martinez
Kelly Pavlik
Jermain Taylor
Floyd Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao
Danny Garcia
Ricky Hatton
Terrence Crawford
Juan Manuel Marquez
Nonito Donaire
Guillermo Rigondeaux
Vic Darchinyan
Roman Gonzalez
Akira Yaegashi
Toshiyuki Igarashi
Sonny Boy Jaro
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
Koki Kameda
Ivan Calderon
Giovani Segura

DAVE667 wrote:

hazharrison wrote:

mobilemaster8 wrote:Kovalev? I'd put him in. GGG is cream of the crop at middle and has been for a few years now dominantly.

Surely have to have Khan in there if your having the likes of Kelly Pavlik and Jermaime Taylor in there?

Khan?

Agreed, never more than a belt holder at best, certainly never "the man" in any division he's fought in. FFS his refusal to fight John Murray meant he never even proved he was the best fighter in the Lancashire/Greater Manchester area

Yeah, strange shout that. I don't think he's even made the top two at 135-147.

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Why does beating an old champ make a fighter cream of the crop ??..

Spinks beat the linear Holmes but no one thought he'd beat Witherspoon or Thomas...

No one with any sense thinks Fury beats Joshua..

You picked Khan over Canelo, so wouldn't take your opinion too seriously.

AdamT wrote:

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Why does beating an old champ make a fighter cream of the crop ??..

Spinks beat the linear Holmes but no one thought he'd beat Witherspoon or Thomas...

No one with any sense thinks Fury beats Joshua..

You picked Khan over Canelo, so wouldn't take your opinion too seriously.

Then don't take it seriously..

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:

AdamT wrote:

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Why does beating an old champ make a fighter cream of the crop ??..

Spinks beat the linear Holmes but no one thought he'd beat Witherspoon or Thomas...

No one with any sense thinks Fury beats Joshua..

You picked Khan over Canelo, so wouldn't take your opinion too seriously.

Then don't take it seriously..