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Last Updated:
Tuesday, 3 December, 2002, 15:56 GMT
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Grandstand gives you the lowdown on The Class of 2002's main players, including video highlights of their fights this year.
The class of 2002:
Carl Froch | Lee Meager | Matthew Thirlwall | David Walker
Carl Froch
Super-middleweight
Honours: Double senior ABA Champion, Multin Nations gold medallist, World bronze medallist.
Froch is arguably the best of the class, a fighter with bags of talent and real world class potential.
Trainer Robert McCracken believes he has the potential to win the British title right now.
BBC boxing commentator Richie Woodhall: "Carl hits very hard and is a supremely talented fighter."
"He keeps his hands very low and it makes the opposition think that he is easy to hit - which is just not the case."
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Lee Meager
Lightweight
Honours: Undefeated professional.
Known as 'macho man,' Meager is an old fashioned slugger who will battle it out with the hardest.
Trainer McCracken believes he will be challenging for his first professional title in the near future, a testament to the hard work he puts in during training.
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Matthew Thirlwall
Middleweight
Honours: ABA senior champion, debut season as professional
Thirlwall's aggressive style makes for exciting fights, tending to go for the knockout rather than points.
His all-action style has attracted a band of followers from south-east London, and many have likened the youngster to Nigel Benn.
With over 50 amateur fights to his name, Thirlwall showed his mental strength by rebounding from a loss in the ABA 2000 final to take the title in 2001.
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David Walker
Welterweight
Honours: ABA senior champion, undefeated as professional
Nicknamed the 'kid dynamite,' Walker has knock-out power in either hand.
He embarked on his professional career in style, knocking Dave Fallon out in the first round of their bout at Wembley.
BBC boxing commentator Richie Woodhall: "Walker is a very good fighter. He is a little bit more experienced than the rest of class of 2002.
"He likes to come forward and be in the front foot - that's his style - and a lot of opponents have trouble dealing with it."
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