Super Middleweight: 2011, Sep 26 – Oct 2
Texas prospect Alfonso Lopez stopped journeyman Michael Walker at the beginning of round 7 in Corpus Christi on Saturday, and in a fight that was technically contested just slightly over the 168 limit, Russian prospect Maxim Vlasov made undefeated but green 3-0 prospect Gasan Gasanov quit after one round in Krasnodar, Russia on Sunday.
1) Andre Ward 2) Carl Froch 3) Lucian Bute 4) Mikkel Kessler
5) Robert Stieglitz
6) Sakio Bika 7) Glen Johnson 8) Arthur Abraham 9) Thomas Oosthuizen 10) George Groves
1) Andre Ward (43-122-122)
Last Fight: 5/14/2011- UD12 #6 Arthur Abraham
Next Fight: Unknown Date- vs. #2 Carl Froch Ward sustained a cut in training, and the Super Middleweight Championship fight with Froch has been postponed. 2) Carl Froch (43-275-275)
Last Fight: 6/4/2011- W(MD12) vs. #12 Glen Johnson
Next Fight: Unknown Date- vs. #1 Andre Ward See Ward’s comments above. 3) Lucian Bute (43-284-284)
Last Fight: 7/9/2011- KO4 Jean Paul Mendy (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/5/2011- vs. #12 Glen Johnson Bute passed up Mikkel Kessler for a potentially slightly easier night with #12 Glen Johnson in early November.
4) Mikkel Kessler (43-354-354)
Last Fight: 6/4/2011- TKO6 Mehdi Bouadla (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/5/2011- vs. #5 Robert Stieglitz The Stieglitz bout is now official, and will be in Copenhagen.
5) Robert Stieglitz (24-108-108)
Last Fight: 4/9/2011- W(DQ10) vs. Khoren Gevor (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/5/2011- vs. #4 Mikkel Kessler See Kessler’s notes above. 6) Thomas Oosthuizen (4-16-64)
Last Fight: 9/3/2011- UD12 #9 Aaron Pryor, Jr.
Next Fight: Unknown Oosthuizen is one of the most accomplished fighters out there that nobody has ever heard of. 7) Arthur Abraham (4-100-100)
Last Fight: 5/14/2011- L(UD12) vs. #1 Andre Ward
Next Fight: 11/5/2011- vs. Unknown Opponent Abraham is scheduled to return to the ring on November 5, probably in a catchweight fight between 160 and 168, and probably against a tune-up-type opponent.
8) Dimitri Sartison (4-60-64)
Last Fight: 7/31/2010- UD12 Khoren Gevor (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Sartison badly injured his knee in training and will be out until about October. He will be given adequate time to schedule a fight thereafter without being removed. I probably won’t even consider removing him until February.
9) Peter Quillin (4-21-21) Last Fight: 7/23/2011- TKO5 Jason LeHoullier (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Quillin turned down an offer to fight Ishe Smith on the Hopkins-Dawson undercard. He has bigger ambitions, hoping to fight Sergio Martinez or the winner of Vera-Lee. 10) Sakio Bika (4-4-233)
Last Fight: 11/27/2010- L(UD12) vs. #2 Andre Ward
Next Fight: Unknown 11) Aaron Pryor, Jr. (4-20) Last Fight: 9/3/2011- L(UD12) vs. #10 Thomas Oosthuizen Next Fight: 10/10/2011- vs. Adonis Stevenson (UNR) Pryor looks to rebound from his momentum-halting loss to Oosthuizen with another tough fight against human highlight reel Adonis Stevenson in October. 12) Glen Johnson (23-46) Last Fight: 6/4/2011- L(MD12) vs. #2 Carl Froch Next Fight: 11/5/2011- vs. #3 Lucian Bute With no apparent buzz leading up to the announcement, Johnson suddenly had a fight signed with Bute for November. 13) Isaac Chilemba (21-64) Last Fight: 3/26/2011- UD12 Vikapita Meroro (UNR) (at LHW)
Next Fight: Unknown Chilemba seems to be toying with the idea of moving up to 175. We’ll have to see if he ultimately takes that route or not.
14) Bryan Vera (16-33) Last Fight: 6/24/2011- KO8 Eloy Suarez (UNR) Next Fight: 10/1/2011- vs. #15 Andy Lee Now officially scheduled for a rematch with #15 Andy Lee on October 1, on the Martinez-Barker undercard. Not sure yet whether that will be a Middleweight or Super Middleweight fight. 15) Andy Lee (16-28) Last Fight: 5/18/2011- UD10 Alex Bunema (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: 10/1/2011- vs. #14 Bryan Vera See Vera’s notes, above. 16) Librado Andrade (5-5) Last Fight: 8/27/2011- TKO3 Matt O’Brien (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Still appears to be well on the downside of his career, but with his past success he only needs to stay active and win to stay in the rankings at this point. 17) Jesus Gonzalez (5-11) Last Fight: 7/8/2011- UD12 Francisco Sierra (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown With a fairly comfortable win over a generally solid and much bigger opponent, Gonzalez finds his way easily within the top 20. 18) Ezequiel Maderna (5-29) Last Fight: 8/28/2011- TKO3 Jorge Rodriguez Olivera (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 19) Jesse Brinkley (5-64)
Last Fight: 4/29/2011- L (TKO3) vs. Peter Quillin (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Brinkley’s career now appears a shambles after he was destroyed by rising star Peter Quillin. 20) George Groves (5-18) Last Fight: 5/21/2011- W(MD12*) vs. #20 James DeGale
Next Fight: 12/17/2011- vs. Paul Smith (UNR) Groves will fight James DeGale victim Paul Smith on December 17 in Liverpool.
Here are The Ring’s top 10 for comparison purposes:
1) Andre Ward 2) Carl Froch 3) Lucian Bute 4) Mikkel Kessler
5) Robert Stieglitz
6) Sakio Bika 7) Glen Johnson 8) Arthur Abraham 9) Thomas Oosthuizen 10) George Groves
Dan’s Top 20 Champ: None
1) Andre Ward (43-122-122)
Last Fight: 5/14/2011- UD12 #6 Arthur Abraham
Next Fight: Unknown Date- vs. #2 Carl Froch Ward sustained a cut in training, and the Super Middleweight Championship fight with Froch has been postponed. 2) Carl Froch (43-275-275)
Last Fight: 6/4/2011- W(MD12) vs. #12 Glen Johnson
Next Fight: Unknown Date- vs. #1 Andre Ward See Ward’s comments above. 3) Lucian Bute (43-284-284)
Last Fight: 7/9/2011- KO4 Jean Paul Mendy (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/5/2011- vs. #12 Glen Johnson Bute passed up Mikkel Kessler for a potentially slightly easier night with #12 Glen Johnson in early November.
4) Mikkel Kessler (43-354-354)
Last Fight: 6/4/2011- TKO6 Mehdi Bouadla (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/5/2011- vs. #5 Robert Stieglitz The Stieglitz bout is now official, and will be in Copenhagen.
5) Robert Stieglitz (24-108-108)
Last Fight: 4/9/2011- W(DQ10) vs. Khoren Gevor (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/5/2011- vs. #4 Mikkel Kessler See Kessler’s notes above. 6) Thomas Oosthuizen (4-16-64)
Last Fight: 9/3/2011- UD12 #9 Aaron Pryor, Jr.
Next Fight: Unknown Oosthuizen is one of the most accomplished fighters out there that nobody has ever heard of. 7) Arthur Abraham (4-100-100)
Last Fight: 5/14/2011- L(UD12) vs. #1 Andre Ward
Next Fight: 11/5/2011- vs. Unknown Opponent Abraham is scheduled to return to the ring on November 5, probably in a catchweight fight between 160 and 168, and probably against a tune-up-type opponent.
8) Dimitri Sartison (4-60-64)
Last Fight: 7/31/2010- UD12 Khoren Gevor (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Sartison badly injured his knee in training and will be out until about October. He will be given adequate time to schedule a fight thereafter without being removed. I probably won’t even consider removing him until February.
9) Peter Quillin (4-21-21) Last Fight: 7/23/2011- TKO5 Jason LeHoullier (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Quillin turned down an offer to fight Ishe Smith on the Hopkins-Dawson undercard. He has bigger ambitions, hoping to fight Sergio Martinez or the winner of Vera-Lee. 10) Sakio Bika (4-4-233)
Last Fight: 11/27/2010- L(UD12) vs. #2 Andre Ward
Next Fight: Unknown 11) Aaron Pryor, Jr. (4-20) Last Fight: 9/3/2011- L(UD12) vs. #10 Thomas Oosthuizen Next Fight: 10/10/2011- vs. Adonis Stevenson (UNR) Pryor looks to rebound from his momentum-halting loss to Oosthuizen with another tough fight against human highlight reel Adonis Stevenson in October. 12) Glen Johnson (23-46) Last Fight: 6/4/2011- L(MD12) vs. #2 Carl Froch Next Fight: 11/5/2011- vs. #3 Lucian Bute With no apparent buzz leading up to the announcement, Johnson suddenly had a fight signed with Bute for November. 13) Isaac Chilemba (21-64) Last Fight: 3/26/2011- UD12 Vikapita Meroro (UNR) (at LHW)
Next Fight: Unknown Chilemba seems to be toying with the idea of moving up to 175. We’ll have to see if he ultimately takes that route or not.
14) Bryan Vera (16-33) Last Fight: 6/24/2011- KO8 Eloy Suarez (UNR) Next Fight: 10/1/2011- vs. #15 Andy Lee Now officially scheduled for a rematch with #15 Andy Lee on October 1, on the Martinez-Barker undercard. Not sure yet whether that will be a Middleweight or Super Middleweight fight. 15) Andy Lee (16-28) Last Fight: 5/18/2011- UD10 Alex Bunema (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: 10/1/2011- vs. #14 Bryan Vera See Vera’s notes, above. 16) Librado Andrade (5-5) Last Fight: 8/27/2011- TKO3 Matt O’Brien (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Still appears to be well on the downside of his career, but with his past success he only needs to stay active and win to stay in the rankings at this point. 17) Jesus Gonzalez (5-11) Last Fight: 7/8/2011- UD12 Francisco Sierra (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown With a fairly comfortable win over a generally solid and much bigger opponent, Gonzalez finds his way easily within the top 20. 18) Ezequiel Maderna (5-29) Last Fight: 8/28/2011- TKO3 Jorge Rodriguez Olivera (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 19) Jesse Brinkley (5-64)
Last Fight: 4/29/2011- L (TKO3) vs. Peter Quillin (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Brinkley’s career now appears a shambles after he was destroyed by rising star Peter Quillin. 20) George Groves (5-18) Last Fight: 5/21/2011- W(MD12*) vs. #20 James DeGale
Next Fight: 12/17/2011- vs. Paul Smith (UNR) Groves will fight James DeGale victim Paul Smith on December 17 in Liverpool.
The Week Ahead: Nothing major on tap for this week.
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