Dan's Weekly Boxer Rankings and Blog

Argentine champion and 2-loss prospect Javier Maciel knocked out low-level Colombian journeyman Emilio Julio in round 5 of their Saturday fight in Buenos Aires.

 

Cory Spinks’ manager has confirmed Spinks’ wife’s previous announcement that the former welterweight Champion is now retired, and he is therefore removed.  Brian Rose returns at #20 after being removed 2 weeks ago due to Foreman’s return.
 

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

Champ: None

1) Carlos Molina (2-84-99)

Last Fight: 2/1/2013- UD12 #11 Cory Spinks

Next Fight: Unknown

Molina has now beaten 3 top-11 fighters, while Canelo has beaten just 1 ranked in the top 20 (along with a bunch of fringe contenders and smaller guys). 

2) Saul Alvarez (2-102-117)

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

Next Fight: Unknown

Canelo still hasn’t finalized the Trout match-up, but he says he’s got an agreement to fight Floyd on September 14 already.

3) Cornelius Bundrage (47-132-132)

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

Next Fight: 2/23/2013- vs. Ishe Smith (UNR)

K9 returns to action against gatekeeper Ishe Smith on Showtime, February 23.

4) Austin Trout (11-37-106)

Last Fight: 12/1/2012- UD12 #6 Miguel Cotto

Next Fight: Unknown

See Alvarez’s notes, above.

5) Erislandy Lara (11-84-106)

Last Fight: 11/10/2012- D* (TD9) vs. #15 Vanes Martirosyan (robbery- should be win)

Next Fight: Unknown

After Vanes bowed out of the WBC eliminator (something Lara already won, truly), the WBC has now ordered a fight with Italian prospect Emanuele Della Rosa instead, for some reason.

6) Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (11-41-41)

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

Next Fight: Unknown

Mayweather is in discussions to fight Robert Guerrero at welterweight sometime in the first half of 2013.

7) Miguel Cotto (11-141-141)

Last Fight: 12/1/2012- L (UD12) vs. #8 Austin Trout

Next Fight: Unknown

Cotto finally appears to have taken a decided back seat to Trout in the Canelo sweepstakes.

8) James Kirkland (11-67-67)

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

Next Fight: Unknown

Kirkland is apparently having managerial problems.

9) Alfredo Angulo (37-177-177)

Last Fight: 12/15/2012- UD10 Jorge Silva (UNR)

Next Fight: Unknown

Angulo proved he can still go to war after gutting out a tough fight with very hungry prospect Jorge Silva.

10) Gabriel Rosado (38-38-106)

Last Fight: 1/19/2013- L (TKO7) vs. #3 MW Gennady Golovkin (at MW)

Next Fight: Unknown

Looks like Rosado should stick to 154.

11) Sergey Rabchenko (2-35)

Last Fight: 11/24/2012- W (SD12) vs. Cedric Vitu (UNR)

Next Fight: Unknown

Rabchenko’s next fight may be a combination EBU title defense and WBC eliminator against Emanuele Della Rosa.

12) Delvin Rodriguez (1-83)

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

Next Fight: 2/15/2013- vs. George Tahdooahnippah (UNR)

Rodriguez will fight undefeated but totally untested Comanche tribesman George Tahdooahnippah on Friday Night Fights in Uncasville, CT in mid-February.

13) Lukas Konecny (1-79)

Last Fight: 10/6/2012- L* (UD12) vs. Zaurbek Baysangurov (UNR) (Robbery)

Next Fight: Unknown

Konecny all but dominated Baysangurov, but walked away with one of the worst robbery losses I’ve ever seen.

14) Keith Thurman (1-12)

Last Fight: 11/24/2012- TKO4 #16 Carlos Quintana

Next Fight: Unknown

Thurman will fight welterweight contender Jan Zaveck on HBO March 9 in Brooklyn, at 147.

15) Vanes Martirosyan (1-89)

Last Fight: 11/10/2012- D* (TD9) vs. #6 Erislandy Lara (robbery- should be L)

Next Fight: 4/6/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent

After ducking a rematch of his robbery draw with Lara, Vanes will fight April 6 in Macau, China.  His likely opponent is Argentine Champion Javier Maciel.

16) Yuri Foreman (1-3)

Last Fight: 1/23/2013- UD6 Brandon Baue (UNR)

Next Fight: Unknown

Foreman appeared to be retired, but is now back. 

17) Sechew Powell (1-152)

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

Next Fight: Unknown

18) Roberto Garcia (1-36)

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

Next Fight: Unknown

19) Anthony Mundine (1-23)

Last Fight: 1/30/2013- L (UD12) vs. #1 MW Daniel Geale (at MW)

Next Fight: Unknown

20) Brian Rose (1-1)

Last Fight: 12/14/2012- UD12* Sam Webb (UNR)

Next Fight: Unknown

After securing the Lonsdale Challenge belt by (often shakily) defending his British title three times, Rose would now like a shot at Sergey Rabchenko’s European belt.

 

The Week Ahead: Friday night at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, #13 Delvin Rodriguez takes on unproven, aging, but hard-hitting Comanche prospect George Tahdooahnippah.

 

The following evening in Atlantic City, gatekeepers Demetrius Hopkins and Charles Whittaker collide on the non-televised portion of the Broner/Bika showcase card. 

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