Hi Doug,
Love the Bi-weekly mailbags, thought I?d give it a go and see if I could get a line of your wishes for 2012.
What are you really looking forward to for 2012? Do you have a division you think is going to rule the ratings?
My thinking is that if Brando Rios and Robert Guerrero move up in weight as it?s rumoured, the division to be in could be Light Welter. Peterson, Khan, Maidana, Morales, Garcia and Bradley along with those two just scream ?Great Match-Ups? and throw in Marquez (if he doesn?t retire) and it could just be the most exciting division of 2012.
As a Brit I?m obviously hoping Amir comes back 10 fold and think he should stay where he is and try and become the No. 1 in one division before ?dream? fights against the wife beater who, let?s face it, will probably think up another ?reason? for not fighting Pacman when he gets released. And really how the hell did he manage to keep his belt? Surely that contravenes enough of the WBC?s own rules in itself! Am I the only one who rues the day that Graciano Rocchigianisettled his dispute with them and didn?t just let this corrupt little organisation enter Chapter 7.
As for the Lightweights even if we do lose the top three in the current ratings I still think there are some great fights out there and a chance for Ricky Burns or Kevin Mitchell and Antonio DeMarco to really shine. At Light-Middleweight I?d love to see Alvarez and Cotto get it on, and at Bantamweight Moreno and Mares would be a cracker.
As you may have noticed I?ve picked a few No.1?s and No. 2?s of the divisions as my main wish for 2012 is for The Ring Champion boxes to be filled in and ?Vacant? not to be the Champion of so many divisions! Here?s to hoping! — Chris McCandlish
I guarantee you that there will be less RING title vacancies by the end of 2012 than there are now. The magazine?s cruiserweight title will be filled by the winner of the Yoan Pablo Hernandez-Steve Cunningham rematch on Feb. 4.
