Dan's Weekly Boxer Rankings and Blog

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Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20)

Champ: None

1) Saul Alvarez (22-83-98)

Last Fight: 9/15/2012- TKO5 WW#? Josesito Lopez

Next Fight: Unknown

After some (literally) light work against Lopez, Canelo is considering Kirkland in December, and hoping for Mayweather or Cotto on May 4.  The WBC plans to make him fight the Vanes vs. Lara winner in 2013.

2) Carlos Molina (22-65-80)

Last Fight: 8/17/2012- UD10 Damian Frias (UNR)

Next Fight: Unknown

3) Cornelius Bundrage (28-113-113)

Last Fight: 6/30/2012- TKO7 #11 Cory Spinks

Next Fight: Unknown

Bundrage may fight Andre Berto on November 24.

4) Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (22-22-22)

Last Fight: 5/5/2012- UD12* #4 Miguel Cotto

Next Fight: Unknown

Floyd may be looking to fight Pacquiao in April.  But we’ve heard this before, and it wouldn’t even be as enticing this time after his so-so performance against Bradley and robbery win over Marquez.

5) Miguel Cotto (22-122-122)

Last Fight: 5/5/2012- L* (UD12) vs. WW #1 Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Next Fight: 12/1/2012- vs. #8 Austin Trout

Cotto fights Austin Trout December 1 at Madison Square Garden.

6) Erislandy Lara (22-65-87)

Last Fight: 6/30/2012- UD10 Freddy Hernandez (UNR)

Next Fight: 11/10/2012- vs. #14 Vanes Martirosyan

After months of speculation, Lara-Martirosyan is finally on, November 10 in Vegas, with the winner to get a mandatory shot at Canelo.  The fight will be shown on HBO.

7) James Kirkland (22-48-48)

Last Fight: 3/24/2012- W*(DQ10) vs. #6 Carlos Molina (Robbery)

Next Fight: Unknown

Kirkland is apparently having managerial problems, but may be in position for a Canelo fight in December.

8) Austin Trout (18-18-87)

Last Fight: 6/2/2012- UD12 #13 Delvin Rodriguez

Next Fight: 12/1/2012- vs. #5 Miguel Cotto

See Cotto’s notes, above.

9) Alfredo Angulo (18-158-158)

Last Fight: 11/5/2011- L (TKO6) vs. James Kirkland (UNR)

Next Fight: 11/10/2012- vs. Raul Casarez (UNR)

After what must have been a nightmarish 8 months in a detention center for very little reason, Angulo has already got a fight scheduled, against journeyman Raul Casarez on November 10, and he reportedly may hire Virgil Hunter as trainer.

10) Gabriel Rosado (19-19-87)

Last Fight: 9/21/2012- TKO10 Charles Whittaker (UNR)

Next Fight: Unknown

With Angulo back in action, Rosado may be looking for a rematch.

11) Cory Spinks (16-36)

Last Fight: 6/30/2012- L (TKO7) vs. #3 Cornelius Bundrage

Next Fight: Unknown

Spinks failed to revenge his ugly 2010 TKO loss to Bundrage, but managed to look a little better and capture a round or two this time.

12) Sergey Rabchenko (16-16)

Last Fight: 6/16/2012- TKO7 #11 Ryan Rhodes

Next Fight: 11/24/2012- vs. Cedric Vitu (UNR)

Rabchenko will fight one-loss French prospect Cedric Vitu on November 24 in Manchester, England.

13) Delvin Rodriguez (19-64)

Last Fight: 6/2/2012- L (UD12) vs. #12 Austin Trout

Next Fight: Unknown

14) Vanes Martirosyan (17-70)

Last Fight: 2/4/2012- TKO3 Troy Lowry (UNR)

Next Fight: 11/10/2012- vs. #6 Erislandy Lara

See Lara’s notes, above.

15) Lukas Konecny (17-60)

Last Fight: 4/5/2012- TKO7 Salim Larbi (UNR)

Next Fight: 10/6/2012- vs. Zaurbek Baysangurov (UNR)

Konecny-Baysangurov will finally happen- October 6 in Kiev.

16) Carlos Quintana (17-22)

Last Fight: 5/5/2012- TKO6 Deandre Latimore (UNR)

Next Fight: Unknown

Quintana said he wanted Canelo in the immediate aftermath of his upset TKO of Deandre Latimore, and has since expressed interest in Cotto and Trout, as well.

17) Sechew Powell (4-133)

Last Fight: 6/1/2012- L (TKO9) vs. #10 Gabriel Rosado

Next Fight: Unknown

18) Brian Rose (4-44)

Last Fight: 6/2/2012- W* (UD12) vs. Kris Carslaw (UNR)

Next Fight: 10/5/2012- vs. Vivian Harris (UNR)

Rose will fight former junior welterweight contender and current welterweight journeyman Vivian Harris on October 5 in Blackpool.

19) Roberto Garcia (4-17)

Last Fight: 3/23/2012- UD10 Antwone Smith (UNR)

Next Fight: Unknown

20) Anthony Mundine (4-4)

Last Fight: 7/14/2012- TKO7 Bronco McKart (at MW)

Next Fight: Unknown

 

The Week Ahead: #18 Brian Rose meets welterweight journeyman and former 140-pound contender Vivian Harris in Blackpool, England on Friday.

 

The following night in Kiev, #15 Lukas Konecny takes on fringe contender Zaurbek Baysangurov, who somehow has a major title.  Baysangurov was last seen in May, being handed an undeserved decision over unbeaten prospect Michel Soro.

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