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Leeds Rumble: The Panel choose their fight of the night

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There are four fantastic fights at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Saturday

The Leeds Rumble has four fantastic fights this Saturday, with something for everyone's taste, but what does our Panel think will be the standout fight?

We asked Glenn McCrory, Johnny Nelson, Paul Smith and Jamie Moore to give their opinions ahead of a huge night of boxing live on Sky Sports...

By the way, there was no plan in place for them to pick it by schedule.

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Glenn McCrory

Glenn McCrory

It has to be the main event. Warrington is flying high and he is looking for Lee Selby and I am sure that will happen. I also expect Carl Frampton to beat Leo Santa Cruz, so the featherweight division will be wide open over here and Warrington will put on a cracking display and set up huge headline fights.

Mind you, Hyland has come to win - he's got support coming over from Ireland with him and he's said a win could get him right back up there, too. Add that support in Leeds, and it really is going to be a cracking fight.

Johnny Nelson

Johnny Nelson

For drama, it has to be the heavyweights. The way Dillian Whyte has been talking to and looking at David Allen suggests he will be surprised how tough this is going to be. That is when it is going to be messy and that means we will be on the edge of our seats.

Allen is a bit cocksure of himself and he likes playing the fool and coming out with the lines - but he is a tough kid, believe me. It was fun at the press conference, it will probably be fun when they touch gloves before the first bell and I think it will be well worth watching. This will steal the show.

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Paul Smith

Paul Smith

Campbell and Mendez is a great fight for the boxing critics and fans and it should really catch fire. It will be two quality operators in there, an Olympic gold medallist and a former world champion - the pedigree speaks for itself. 

It didn't go to script for Campbell against Mendy and he showed a lot of vulnerabilities and frailties in that fight - he didn't look himself. I want to see a more positive performance from Campbell. I've seen Mendez up close in the gym sparring and he is a very good fighter - this is a tough test. It should be a great fight to see if Campbell can get back on track and shine.

Jamie Moore

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You know Coyle is never in a dull fight and I can see this being the best of the night - with the best result for us, as well. I just think their styles will blend well, whatever Tyrone Nurse does. People know him for boxing well on the back foot but don't be fooled, he's decent on the inside.

We have been working on a few things but you all know that Tommy likes to fight and the one thing about moving up to super-lightweight is it gives him more strength and he can take shots better. If you'd seen him sparring, you'd be expecting another brilliant fight. It will be the best of the night.

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