Middleweight: 2012, Oct 1-7
No fights to report from last week.
Next Fight: Unknown
Summary of the latest news: Sergio may or may not need surgery on his meniscus. He is interested in a rematch with Chavez if Chavez takes Olympic-style drug tests, and is also interested in Mayweather, but not interested in Golovkin.
1) Daniel Geale (67-172-172) Last Fight: 9/1/2012- W*(SD12) vs. #4 Felix Sturm
Next Fight: Unknown
The Klitschkos, who promote Golovkin, are trying to make a fight between him and Geale, while Geale appears to be pining for a fight with fellow Australian Sam Soliman, perhaps before Christmas. 2) Felix Sturm (5-472-472) Last Fight: 9/1/2012- L*(SD12) vs. #1 Daniel Geale
Next Fight: Unknown
Golovkin says he’d like to fight Sturm. 3) Gennady Golovkin (5-5-68) Last Fight: 9/1/2012- TKO5 #3 Grzegorz Proksa
Next Fight: Unknown Sergio’s promoter recently said that there’s not enough money in a Golovkin fight to make it worthwhile, but Golovkin remains interested in Sturm at last check. 4) Matthew Macklin (3-67-158) Last Fight: 9/15/2012- TKO1 Joachim Alcine (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Macklin wants a rematch with Sergio after fighting on his undercard, but given the buzz and the money attached to another rematch (as well as a number of other options), I have a feeling he’s not at the front of the line. 5) Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (3-70-88) Last Fight: 9/15/2012- L (UD12) vs. Champ Sergio Martinez
Next Fight: Unknown
Chavez tested positive for marijuana for his fight with Martinez, and is likely to be suspended. That won’t affect his rating here at all because he lost anyway, and because it’s not a performance enhancer. The suspension is likely to last about 6 months, and Sergio recently stated that he wants Olympic testing as a precondition to a rematch. 6) Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (35-101-101) Last Fight: 5/4/2012- UD12 #15 Max Bursak
Next Fight: 10/20/2012- vs. #20 Peter Quillin
He’ll be fighting a very good matchup with Peter Quillin in October.
7) Dmitry Pirog (22-114-114) Last Fight: 5/1/2012- UD12 #20 Nobuhiro Ishida
Next Fight: Unknown
Pirog had a short-lived entry on his calendar to fight Golovkin in August, but withdrew very quickly with a back injury. 8) Grzegorz Proksa (5-77-77) Last Fight: 9/1/2012- L(TKO5) vs. #13 Gennady Golovkin
Next Fight: Unknown After a taxing TKO loss to Golovkin (and a fairly busy first 3 quarters of the year), Proksa now says he’ll take a rest until at least January. 9) Martin Murray (5-44-44) Last Fight: 6/16/2012- UD10 Karim Achour (UNR) Next Fight: 11/24/2012- vs. Jorge Navarro (UNR) Murray will return on 11/24, and will be fighting for an “interim title” against untested but undefeated prospect Jorge Navarro. 10) Anthony Mundine (5-35-88) Last Fight: 7/14/2012- TKO7 Bronco McKart (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Mundine recently split with his long-time manager. Maybe he’s upset that he had to waste time fighting Bronco McKart. 11) Sam Soliman (5-33) Last Fight: 8/24/2012- UD12 Giovanni Lorenzo (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Soliman is now the mandatory for Geale, which is a potential big-money domestic showdown in Australia. 12) Marco Antonio Rubio (5-88) Last Fight: 9/8/2012- RTD4 Carlos Baldomir (UNR) (at SMW)
Next Fight: Unknown
13) Osumanu Adama (5-80) Last Fight: 3/7/2012- L(UD12) vs. #1 Daniel Geale Next Fight: Unknown Adama came up short against Geale, but has nothing to be ashamed of. He frequently took the #1 contender out of his game plan and looked entirely in his league at that lofty level. 14) Avtandil Khurtsidze (19-88) Last Fight: 12/18/2011- W(MD12) vs. Ossie Duran (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
15) Max Bursak (19-88) Last Fight: 7/21/2012- KO1 Sergei Melis (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
After Martin Murray declined the opportunity, the EBU has ordered a fight between Bursak and Julien Marie Sainte for the European title. I’m not honestly sure what Sainte in particular ever did to deserve that, but oh well. 16) Demetrius Andrade (19-59) Last Fight: 9/20/2012- TKO2 Alexis Hloros (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 17) Darren Barker (19-51) Last Fight: 10/1/2011- L(KO11) vs. Champ Sergio Martinez Next Fight: Unknown Barker has now been inactive for right at around a year, but he has had multiple apparently legitimate injuries and at least one surgery, so I’ll give him some extra time before removing him. 18) Billi Godoy (19-50) Last Fight: 7/7/2012- UD12 Jorge Heiland (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Godoy went life and death with solid journeyman Heiland. He’s going to have to do better than that when he fights legitimate top 50 opposition, or his time in the top 20 will be very short. Hell of a fight, though. 19) Nobuhiro Ishida (19-31) Last Fight: 5/1/2012- L(UD12) vs. #8 Dmitry Pirog Next Fight: Unknown Barely challenged Pirog at all, but has enough mileage left on the Kirkland upset to remain ranked for the moment. 20) Peter Quillin (19-19) Last Fight: 6/2/2012- UD10 Winky Wright (UNR) Next Fight: 10/20/2012- vs. #6 Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam After originally being rumored for a fight September 8, Quillin will instead attempt a star turn against the highly-ranked Hassan N’Dam in mid-October.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20) Champ: Sergio Martinez (129-129-129) Last Fight: 9/15/2012- UD12 #4 Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
Next Fight: Unknown
Summary of the latest news: Sergio may or may not need surgery on his meniscus. He is interested in a rematch with Chavez if Chavez takes Olympic-style drug tests, and is also interested in Mayweather, but not interested in Golovkin.
1) Daniel Geale (67-172-172) Last Fight: 9/1/2012- W*(SD12) vs. #4 Felix Sturm
Next Fight: Unknown
The Klitschkos, who promote Golovkin, are trying to make a fight between him and Geale, while Geale appears to be pining for a fight with fellow Australian Sam Soliman, perhaps before Christmas. 2) Felix Sturm (5-472-472) Last Fight: 9/1/2012- L*(SD12) vs. #1 Daniel Geale
Next Fight: Unknown
Golovkin says he’d like to fight Sturm. 3) Gennady Golovkin (5-5-68) Last Fight: 9/1/2012- TKO5 #3 Grzegorz Proksa
Next Fight: Unknown Sergio’s promoter recently said that there’s not enough money in a Golovkin fight to make it worthwhile, but Golovkin remains interested in Sturm at last check. 4) Matthew Macklin (3-67-158) Last Fight: 9/15/2012- TKO1 Joachim Alcine (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Macklin wants a rematch with Sergio after fighting on his undercard, but given the buzz and the money attached to another rematch (as well as a number of other options), I have a feeling he’s not at the front of the line. 5) Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (3-70-88) Last Fight: 9/15/2012- L (UD12) vs. Champ Sergio Martinez
Next Fight: Unknown
Chavez tested positive for marijuana for his fight with Martinez, and is likely to be suspended. That won’t affect his rating here at all because he lost anyway, and because it’s not a performance enhancer. The suspension is likely to last about 6 months, and Sergio recently stated that he wants Olympic testing as a precondition to a rematch. 6) Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (35-101-101) Last Fight: 5/4/2012- UD12 #15 Max Bursak
Next Fight: 10/20/2012- vs. #20 Peter Quillin
He’ll be fighting a very good matchup with Peter Quillin in October.
7) Dmitry Pirog (22-114-114) Last Fight: 5/1/2012- UD12 #20 Nobuhiro Ishida
Next Fight: Unknown
Pirog had a short-lived entry on his calendar to fight Golovkin in August, but withdrew very quickly with a back injury. 8) Grzegorz Proksa (5-77-77) Last Fight: 9/1/2012- L(TKO5) vs. #13 Gennady Golovkin
Next Fight: Unknown After a taxing TKO loss to Golovkin (and a fairly busy first 3 quarters of the year), Proksa now says he’ll take a rest until at least January. 9) Martin Murray (5-44-44) Last Fight: 6/16/2012- UD10 Karim Achour (UNR) Next Fight: 11/24/2012- vs. Jorge Navarro (UNR) Murray will return on 11/24, and will be fighting for an “interim title” against untested but undefeated prospect Jorge Navarro. 10) Anthony Mundine (5-35-88) Last Fight: 7/14/2012- TKO7 Bronco McKart (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Mundine recently split with his long-time manager. Maybe he’s upset that he had to waste time fighting Bronco McKart. 11) Sam Soliman (5-33) Last Fight: 8/24/2012- UD12 Giovanni Lorenzo (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Soliman is now the mandatory for Geale, which is a potential big-money domestic showdown in Australia. 12) Marco Antonio Rubio (5-88) Last Fight: 9/8/2012- RTD4 Carlos Baldomir (UNR) (at SMW)
Next Fight: Unknown
13) Osumanu Adama (5-80) Last Fight: 3/7/2012- L(UD12) vs. #1 Daniel Geale Next Fight: Unknown Adama came up short against Geale, but has nothing to be ashamed of. He frequently took the #1 contender out of his game plan and looked entirely in his league at that lofty level. 14) Avtandil Khurtsidze (19-88) Last Fight: 12/18/2011- W(MD12) vs. Ossie Duran (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
15) Max Bursak (19-88) Last Fight: 7/21/2012- KO1 Sergei Melis (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
After Martin Murray declined the opportunity, the EBU has ordered a fight between Bursak and Julien Marie Sainte for the European title. I’m not honestly sure what Sainte in particular ever did to deserve that, but oh well. 16) Demetrius Andrade (19-59) Last Fight: 9/20/2012- TKO2 Alexis Hloros (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 17) Darren Barker (19-51) Last Fight: 10/1/2011- L(KO11) vs. Champ Sergio Martinez Next Fight: Unknown Barker has now been inactive for right at around a year, but he has had multiple apparently legitimate injuries and at least one surgery, so I’ll give him some extra time before removing him. 18) Billi Godoy (19-50) Last Fight: 7/7/2012- UD12 Jorge Heiland (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Godoy went life and death with solid journeyman Heiland. He’s going to have to do better than that when he fights legitimate top 50 opposition, or his time in the top 20 will be very short. Hell of a fight, though. 19) Nobuhiro Ishida (19-31) Last Fight: 5/1/2012- L(UD12) vs. #8 Dmitry Pirog Next Fight: Unknown Barely challenged Pirog at all, but has enough mileage left on the Kirkland upset to remain ranked for the moment. 20) Peter Quillin (19-19) Last Fight: 6/2/2012- UD10 Winky Wright (UNR) Next Fight: 10/20/2012- vs. #6 Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam After originally being rumored for a fight September 8, Quillin will instead attempt a star turn against the highly-ranked Hassan N’Dam in mid-October.
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