A few changes in this week's rankings update: Sergio Martinez keeps his #1 spot in the middleweight division with Saturday's unanimous decision victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. while Chavez Jr. falls from #2 to #3 in the division. Yoan Pablo Hernandez assumes the #1 ranking at cruiserweight following Saturday's win over Troy Ross. Former #1, Marco Huck, falls to … [Read more...]
Boxing Rankings Update: Froch moves up, more
Not much to report this week as only two ranked fighters were in action withi their division . Carl Froch, after his four round demolition of Lucina Bute moves up from #4 at super middleweight to #2, right behind Andre Ward. Bute, in our system which does not overly penalize fighters for high-profile losses against top opposition, falls from #2 to #3. Sergio Thompson, … [Read more...]
Thompson, Cano, Soto-Karass Victorious; The Mexican Boxing Recap
Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico-- Sergio Thompson (23-2-1, 21 KOs) had a predictably easy time with Argentina's Juan Ramon Solis (17-6, 6 KOs) en route to a fifth round TKO victory, but also showed why his March victory over Jorge Linares could very well have been a fluke. Short-armed, crude, but aggressive, Thompson pursued a perpetually back-tracking … [Read more...]
Sergio Thompson: Promised DeMarco, has to settle for Solis, Saturday in Cancun
When Sergio Thompson (22-2, 20 KOs) stopped Jorge Linares in two rounds last March, not only was it an early candidate for Upset of the Year, but it meant that the Cancun native was headed for a title shot against WBC lightweight champ, Antonio DeMarco. Then Thompson was informed by Jose Sulaiman and the WBC that what was billed as a "WBC Lightweight Title eliminator fight" … [Read more...]
In Boxing, Where Money is King and Villains Reign Supreme, Promises are Easily Broken
Sergio Martinez, who recently signed a contract guaranteeing him a shot at the winner of June’s WBC middleweight title fight between current belt holder, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and Andy Lee, will prepare a plan B if he’s learned anything from his dealings with the crooked sanctioning body known as the World Boxing Council (WBC). Martinez, for his part, has agreed to this … [Read more...]