Could Amir Khan win a long-awaited British battle?
Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury is very much waiting to be seen, but our panel of experts has also selected more dream fights they want to see in 2021.
Heavyweight title combat is undoubtedly at the top of the wish list for many fighting fans, but there are more exciting games that could capture the world of boxing.
The Panel will select three fights which they hope can be delivered next year …
Carl Froch
Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury
The two best heavyweight scenes in the world happen to be British and have to fight while at the top. We can’t let belts, or politics get in the way.
Teofimo Lopez vs Gervonta Davis
Lopez is a major fighter. We saw it against Vasyl Lomachenko. Was Lomachenko slightly injured? Maybe, maybe not. But Lopez looks at the top. I’ve been on a ring watching Davis and remembering, ‘This baby can fight’. It has great power and excellent mobility.
Julius Indongo was severely stopped by Terence Crawford in 2017
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford
We all know what Errol Spence Jr. got, we’ve seen against Kell Brook. Spence Jr. has focused on business as always. Terence Crawford may be the best out of the lot at welterweight, but Spence Jr. is going to give him a hell of a fight. Both have speed, power and skill, and it’s a fight you want to see.
Adam Smith
Billy Joe Saunders vs. Chris Eubank Jr.
The lifting, the needle, and the fight itself would be very special. Callum Smith could fight Billy Joe as well, so there are a few interesting fights out there.
Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas
It would be great to see their shop again at the London 2012 Olympics. I would also like to see Savannah Marshall against Claressa Shields, but I don’t think that will happen next year.
0:35 Khan has talked in the past about his desire to fight Kell Brook
Amir Khan vs Kell Brook
This is certainly the last year you could talk about this fight. After all that has gone on, it will be a fight that happens too late, but at the same time, I do not see where they need to go, unless they fight against each other.
If we talk about the world, Terence Crawford v Errol Spence Jr. is the fight that everyone wants to see.
Johnny Nelson
Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury
A pair of Brits in a global title fight is undoubtedly unheard of, and it would be huge. There would be plenty of discussion and it is a big talking point. I want it to happen this year, because we do not want to reach a point where one fighter is beyond his best, and it looks like a false win.
2:03 Joshua vs. Fury will go on next year, says Sky Sports expert Johnny Nelson
Teofimo Lopez vs Gervonta Davis
Two young, strong fighters are at the top of their game. It is the best fight.
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford
This would answer that last question – who prefers welterweight? It’s an argument why one would defeat the other, and I like the debate it creates, but now we have to answer.
Mata Macklin
Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury
The two best depression, numbers 1 and 2, fighting for champion status without a doubt. It really isn’t bigger than that.
Errol Spence Jr. showed his destructive power against Brook in 2017
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford
It’s a fight that divides people down the middle. Personally, I find it hard to call. They’re two welterweights who are at the top of their game right now, but if it goes a little further, it may slow down on sales by date.
Teofimo Lopez vs Gervonta Davis
I would have said Lomachenko against Davis, but Lopez has beaten Lomachenko, and he is lighter and more natural as well. Lopez has that self-belief of a young, undeveloped fighter, which is what earned him the fight against Lomachenko, among other things.
Lopez vs. Davis would be a fight that has everyone tearing their lips apart.
Dave Coldwell
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford
Two whole beasts in the division and I want to see if Spence ‘s size and attack grow too much for Crawford, who has revealed two weight divisions. Will Crawford ‘s IQ and boxing skills negate that size advantage Spence gained?
0:26 Anthony Crolla was clinically terminated by Vasiliy Lomachenko in 2019
Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Gervonta Davis
I am a big fan of Lomachenko. One fight, one loss does not make a bad hero. I just feel like everyone is saying, ‘He was never that good’, just belittling everything he did. In Davis, he would fight a great puncher, whom we haven’t seen since the days of Gerald McClellan and Mike Tyson.
Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol
I would love to see that fight. I really like watching Bivol, which can punch, but it can box as well, but Beterbiev is a complete destroyer. That’s an interesting fight for me, but AJ vs Fury is the one we all want to see.
Anndra Clarke
Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury
This is a once in a lifetime fight. It has to happen.
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford
People have been talking about Spence Jr. against Crawford for so long. There are a lot of good fighters in that division and we’ve seen some really good fights, but the whole thing is a waste of time, until Spence Jr and Crawford share the ring.
Gervonta Davis stopped Jose Pedraza from winning his first world title in 2017
Teofimo Lopez vs Gervonta Davis
I really like that fight. I’d rather see that fight than the replaces of Teofimo Lopez vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko. I don’t see why Lopez should replace Lomachenko. I like Lomachenko, but Lopez overcame it clearly I thought.