{"id":54169,"date":"2015-07-15T23:52:16","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T04:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=54169"},"modified":"2015-07-15T23:52:16","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T04:52:16","slug":"siderskis-personal-five-favorite-fighters-in-boxing-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=54169","title":{"rendered":"Siderski\u2019s Personal Five Favorite Fighters in Boxing Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DS\"<\/a>By Dave \u201cMythical\u201d Siderski (Who else would it be by?)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi all, I tend to be a retro guy at heart as you can probably see by my first few articles. However, I don\u2019t want to completely ignore the current boxing scene as there are certainly plenty of exciting fighters today as well. That said, I\u2019ll take a minute to tell you the five fighters I most enjoy watching now, along with a few that I\u2019d like to see get off the stage.<\/p>\n

#1) Gennady \u201cGGG\u201d Golovkin: To quote the Mickey Goldmill character from Rocky: \u201cThis guy is a wrecking machine\u2026\u2026..and he\u2019s hungry\u201d! An undefeated record of 33-0, 30 KOs, 13 title defenses, all by stoppage. \u201cGGG\u201d, I love watching you fight and want to see you get the big payday you deserve! Somebody please step up and fight these men. Canelo Alvarez, Miguel Cotto, Andre Ward, Are you listening? No, B-Hop, I don\u2019t mean you! <\/p>\n

#2) Deontay Wilder: Ah, an American Heavyweight that we can really get excited about! He stands an imposing 6\u20197\u2019\u2019 and has 33 knockouts in 34 victories. Do we finally have a Heavyweight that can challenge the Klitschko dynasty? Deontay, I don\u2019t know exactly how good you are just yet but look forward to finding out.<\/p>\n

#3) Andre Ward: Where have you been dude? I loved watching you in the Super Six. Your systematic destruction of Chad Dawson was amazing to watch! I thought he was the heir apparent to Mayweather, JR. as boxing\u2019s next Pound for Pound King. I\u2019m glad Andre has finally returned to the ring and look forward to seeing what he has in store for us next, preferably a showdown with Sergey Kovalev or \u201cGGG\u201d.<\/p>\n

#4) Guillermo Rigondeaux: Yes, you\u2019re boring at times but also an outstanding technical fighter with some power. I\u2019m following you with great interest. Guillermo earned my respect when he boxed the ears off of Nonito Donaire, formerly one of my favorite fighters. This potential fight with Lomachenko has possibilities.<\/p>\n

#5) Miguel Cotto: Miguel Cotto I have to give it up to you. You\u2019ve won some and lost some, but always performed honorably against the best of your era. That\u2019s all we can ask of a great fighter. In the end, he\u2019s a four division world champ and still relevant at the age of 34. Now, step up and fight \u201cGGG\u201d damn it!<\/p>\n

Please Exit Stage Left\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Floyd Mayweather, JR. and Manny Pacquiao: Guys, you have my utmost respect and you belong on a very short list of the greatest fighters ever. That said, I really don\u2019t want to see a rematch. Floyd, unless, it\u2019s a match with \u201cGGG\u201d, I\u2019m not interested. Manny, time to hang it up period! Nothing more to prove for either of you.<\/p>\n

Bernard Hopkins: B\u2019Hop, you are a true legend and the fighter I most admire in boxing over the past 25 years. I\u2019ve enjoyed watching you defy history and age limitations. That said, the beating you took against Kovalev concerns me. You have everything to lose and nothing to gain by going on. Same goes for you Roy Jones, JR. Guys, I\u2019d rather hear your insightful commentary on HBO!
\nAdrien Broner: Until you can back up your bravado with your performance in the ring, I\u2019m not particularly interested in seeing more of you either. No interest in seeing you fight against Mayweather, JR.<\/p>\n

Ok, that\u2019s it. To quote my great-grandmother \u201cBessie L. Cook\u201d, \u201cThem\u2019s my sentiments\u201d! Bessie died when I was very young so I never knew her personally but have gotten to know her through her poetry, an historical gem and great read which I\u2019m privileged to be in possession of now.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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By Dave \u201cMythical\u201d Siderski (Who else would it be by?) Hi all, I tend to be a retro guy at heart as you can probably see by my first few articles. However, I don\u2019t want to completely ignore the current boxing scene as there are certainly plenty of exciting fighters today as well. That said, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[13297],"class_list":["post-54169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-siderskis-personal-five-favorite-fighters-in-boxing-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54169"}],"version-history":[{"count":-4,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54169\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}