Cruiserweight: 2011, Nov 7-13
#1 Denis Lebedev shut out 43-year-old former middleweight champion James Toney in Moscow on Friday. Maybe Lebedev will fight somebody with a pulse next.
4) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
5) Denis Lebedev 6) Troy Ross 7) Antonio Tarver
8) Giacobbe Fragomeni
9) Ola Afolabi
10) Guillermo Jones
Champ: None
1) Denis Lebedev (16-92-92) Last Fight: 11/4/2011- UD12 James Toney (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown There has been buzz of a possible matchup with Tarver in February in England, but Tarver recently said he has no reason to fight Lebedev. 2) Antonio Tarver (6-16-16) Last Fight: 7/20/2011- RTD9 #7 Danny Green Next Fight: Unknown See Lebedev’s comments above. 3) Yoan Pablo Hernandez (6-72-72) Last Fight: 10/1/2011- W(SD6) vs. #2 Steve Cunningham Next Fight: Unknown Hernandez’s mandatory for now appears to be Troy Ross. It seems possible that popular demand could lead to a rematch with Cunningham, though, too.
4) Steve Cunningham (6-386-386) Last Fight: 10/1/2011- L(SD6) vs. #6 Yoan Pablo Hernandez Next Fight: Unknown Cunningham was all but robbed in his last fight, but left just enough doubt by getting knocked down in the first to leave him behind his opponent in the rankings. 5) Marco Huck (6-257-257) Last Fight: 10/22/2011- KO5 Rogelio Rossi (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Huck may be literally getting too big for his britches, as he has been publicly agitating for a fight with heavyweight #1 contender Vitali Klitschko. Vitali seems to have some interest, and there are talks that the fight might happen in February or March. He also says he wants to fight Guillermo Jones.
6) Ola Afolabi (6-139-139) Last Fight: 9/10/2011- UD8 Lukasz Rusiewicz (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 7) Guillermo Jones (16-58-58) Last Fight: 11/5/2011- TKO6 Michael Marrone (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Jones, a former welterweight, now says he wants a Klitschko. 8) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (32-333-333) Last Fight: 4/2/2011- W(SD12*) vs. Francisco Palacios (UNR) Next Fight: 11/30/2011- vs. #9 Danny Green A really good matchup on tap between Wlodarczyk and Green- two contenders with a lot to prove. 9) Danny Green (16-101-101) Last Fight: 7/20/2011- L(RTD9) vs. Antonio Tarver (UNR) Next Fight: 11/30/2011- vs. #8 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk See Wlodarczyk’s comments, above. 10) Giacobbe Fragomeni (16-156-156) Last Fight: 7/8/2011- UD6 Remigijus Ziausys (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 11) B.J. Flores (4-72) Last Fight: 10/15/2011- UD10 Paul Jennette (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown The natural assumption is that Flores is in line for a shot at Don King stablemate Guillermo Jones. 12) Francisco Palacios (4-32) Last Fight: 11/5/2011- UD8 Joell Godfrey (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 13) Lateef Kayode (4-51) Last Fight: 9/9/2011- UD10 Felix Cora, Jr. (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Kayode has engaged in close fights with less-than-stellar opposition in 2 of his last 3 outings. 14) Steve Herelius (2-71) Last Fight: 2/12/2011- L(KO7) vs. #6 Yoan Pablo Hernandez Next Fight: Unknown 15) Enad Licina (2-72) Last Fight: 10/22/2011- UD8 Hari Miles (UNR) Next Fight: 2/4/2011- vs. #17 Alexander Alexeev Licina-Alexeev now has a date: February 4. 16) Firat Arslan (2-17) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- TKO5 Lubos Suda (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Arslan has finally got his comeback on the right track after the Herelius setback by destroying the decent Suda. 17) Alexander Alexeev (2-43) Last Fight: 6/11/2011- TKO2 Damian Norris (UNR) Next Fight: 11/18/2011- vs. Daniel Bruwer (UNR) See Licina’s notes, above. 18) Matt Godfrey (2-8) Last Fight: 6/10/2011- L(UD10) vs. #17 Lateef Kayode Next Fight: Unknown It’s a testament to the stagnation in the bottom half of the rankings that Godfrey- who last had a significant win over 3 years ago- continues to hang around the top 20. 19) Eric Fields (2-4) Last Fight: 9/2/2011- TKO2 Rubin Williams (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Fields is the latest in a fairly long line of iffy candidates to enter in the rankings. He’s a one-loss prospect with a win over marginal gatekeeper Danny Batchelder back in June. What separates him from the 2 or 3 guys he beat out for this spot is the fact that his loss- in 2008 against current #6 Ola Afolabi- is a lot more forgivable than the losses of his competitors. 20) Mateusz Masternak (2-2) Last Fight: 9/10/2011- TKO3 Carl Davis (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
In dual stay-busy fights on the same card in Hollywood, Florida, #12 Francisco Palacios shut out mediocre journeyman Joell Godfrey over 8 rounds, while #7 Guillermo Jones stopped an only slightly better journeyman in Michael Marrone, in what incredibly was for Jones’ WBA title.
No changes in the rankings.
For Comparison, here are the Current Ring Magazine Cruiserweight Rankings: Champ: None 1) Marco Huck 2) Yoan Pablo Hernandez 3) Steve Cunningham
4) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
5) Denis Lebedev 6) Troy Ross 7) Antonio Tarver
8) Giacobbe Fragomeni
9) Ola Afolabi
10) Guillermo Jones
Champ: None
1) Denis Lebedev (16-92-92) Last Fight: 11/4/2011- UD12 James Toney (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown There has been buzz of a possible matchup with Tarver in February in England, but Tarver recently said he has no reason to fight Lebedev. 2) Antonio Tarver (6-16-16) Last Fight: 7/20/2011- RTD9 #7 Danny Green Next Fight: Unknown See Lebedev’s comments above. 3) Yoan Pablo Hernandez (6-72-72) Last Fight: 10/1/2011- W(SD6) vs. #2 Steve Cunningham Next Fight: Unknown Hernandez’s mandatory for now appears to be Troy Ross. It seems possible that popular demand could lead to a rematch with Cunningham, though, too.
4) Steve Cunningham (6-386-386) Last Fight: 10/1/2011- L(SD6) vs. #6 Yoan Pablo Hernandez Next Fight: Unknown Cunningham was all but robbed in his last fight, but left just enough doubt by getting knocked down in the first to leave him behind his opponent in the rankings. 5) Marco Huck (6-257-257) Last Fight: 10/22/2011- KO5 Rogelio Rossi (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Huck may be literally getting too big for his britches, as he has been publicly agitating for a fight with heavyweight #1 contender Vitali Klitschko. Vitali seems to have some interest, and there are talks that the fight might happen in February or March. He also says he wants to fight Guillermo Jones.
6) Ola Afolabi (6-139-139) Last Fight: 9/10/2011- UD8 Lukasz Rusiewicz (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 7) Guillermo Jones (16-58-58) Last Fight: 11/5/2011- TKO6 Michael Marrone (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Jones, a former welterweight, now says he wants a Klitschko. 8) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (32-333-333) Last Fight: 4/2/2011- W(SD12*) vs. Francisco Palacios (UNR) Next Fight: 11/30/2011- vs. #9 Danny Green A really good matchup on tap between Wlodarczyk and Green- two contenders with a lot to prove. 9) Danny Green (16-101-101) Last Fight: 7/20/2011- L(RTD9) vs. Antonio Tarver (UNR) Next Fight: 11/30/2011- vs. #8 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk See Wlodarczyk’s comments, above. 10) Giacobbe Fragomeni (16-156-156) Last Fight: 7/8/2011- UD6 Remigijus Ziausys (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 11) B.J. Flores (4-72) Last Fight: 10/15/2011- UD10 Paul Jennette (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown The natural assumption is that Flores is in line for a shot at Don King stablemate Guillermo Jones. 12) Francisco Palacios (4-32) Last Fight: 11/5/2011- UD8 Joell Godfrey (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 13) Lateef Kayode (4-51) Last Fight: 9/9/2011- UD10 Felix Cora, Jr. (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Kayode has engaged in close fights with less-than-stellar opposition in 2 of his last 3 outings. 14) Steve Herelius (2-71) Last Fight: 2/12/2011- L(KO7) vs. #6 Yoan Pablo Hernandez Next Fight: Unknown 15) Enad Licina (2-72) Last Fight: 10/22/2011- UD8 Hari Miles (UNR) Next Fight: 2/4/2011- vs. #17 Alexander Alexeev Licina-Alexeev now has a date: February 4. 16) Firat Arslan (2-17) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- TKO5 Lubos Suda (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Arslan has finally got his comeback on the right track after the Herelius setback by destroying the decent Suda. 17) Alexander Alexeev (2-43) Last Fight: 6/11/2011- TKO2 Damian Norris (UNR) Next Fight: 11/18/2011- vs. Daniel Bruwer (UNR) See Licina’s notes, above. 18) Matt Godfrey (2-8) Last Fight: 6/10/2011- L(UD10) vs. #17 Lateef Kayode Next Fight: Unknown It’s a testament to the stagnation in the bottom half of the rankings that Godfrey- who last had a significant win over 3 years ago- continues to hang around the top 20. 19) Eric Fields (2-4) Last Fight: 9/2/2011- TKO2 Rubin Williams (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Fields is the latest in a fairly long line of iffy candidates to enter in the rankings. He’s a one-loss prospect with a win over marginal gatekeeper Danny Batchelder back in June. What separates him from the 2 or 3 guys he beat out for this spot is the fact that his loss- in 2008 against current #6 Ola Afolabi- is a lot more forgivable than the losses of his competitors. 20) Mateusz Masternak (2-2) Last Fight: 9/10/2011- TKO3 Carl Davis (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
THE WEEK AHEAD: Polish undefeated prospect Pawel Kolodziej fights Argentine journeyman Mauro Ordiales in Poland on Saturday in the week’s only notable cruiserweight action.
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