Welterweight: 2013, Jul 15-21
#8 Kell Brook dominated pretty much every second of his TKO8 rematch with Oklahoma gatekeeper Carson Jones in England last weekend, more than making up for his very shaky win in their first encounter. The only problem is that it was at 154, and will only affect the rankings there. It also means that he now has only until October to schedule a fight at 147 to stay ranked here. No changes this week.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20)
Champ: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (168-200-200)
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- UD12 #6 Robert Guerrero Next Fight: 9/14/2013- vs. #2 JMW Saul Alvarez (at JMW) Shane Mosley was the legit champ after beating Margarito, and thus Mayweather has been the legit champ since beating him in 2010. 1) Juan Manuel Marquez (88-88-88)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- KO6 #2 Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. #18 Timothy Bradley With Mayweather apparently wanting to stay busy, a hard-earned rematch with the Champ might not be out of the question over the next year or two. For now, it’s all about Tim Bradley. 2) Manny Pacquiao (88-241-241)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- L (KO6) vs. #1 Juan Manuel Marquez Next Fight: 11/23/2013- vs. #? JWW Brandon Rios (UNR) Pac Man needs to prove he can still get it done when he tries to rebound from a devastating knockout against former top lightweight Brandon Rios in China. 3) Shane Mosley (9-9-9)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- UD12 Pablo Cesar Cano (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown A junior middleweight contest against Anthony Mundine in Australia sounds very likely for the Fall. 4) Devon Alexander (5-73-7)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- RTD7 Lee Purdy (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown It looks likely that Alexander will fight Khan on December 7, but no contract yet. 5) Marcos Maidana (6-6-6)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO6 #4 Josesito Lopez Next Fight: Unknown Maidana is the subject of speculation regarding a possible fight with Adrien Broner in December. 6) Robert Guerrero (9-34-51)
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Next Fight: Unknown Guerrero appears to be the top candidate for a fall fight with Victor Ortiz. 7) Andre Berto (9-34-34)
Last Fight: 11/24/2012- L (UD12) vs. #13? Robert Guerrero Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. #11 Jesus Soto Karass Berto will look to get back on track against tough measuring stick Jesus Soto Karass. 8) Kell Brook (9-116-116)
Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO8 Carson Jones (UNR) (at JMW) Next Fight: Unknown Brook’s promoter plans to get him a significant fight in September. 9) Randall Bailey (9-58-58) Last Fight: 10/20/2012- L (UD12) vs. #? Devon Alexander Next Fight: Unknown I haven’t heard any buzz about an upcoming Bailey fight since he was comfortably outpointed by Alexander in October. 10) Josesito Lopez (6-56-56)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L (TKO6) vs. #11 Marcos Maidana Next Fight: Unknown Lopez has had a tough diet to chew on since moving up from 140. 11) Jesus Soto Karass (4-25)
Last Fight: 2/26/2013- MD10 #5 Selcuk Aydin (at 149) Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. #7 Andre Berto Soto Karass will (and practically does) fight anyone and everyone. Next up: Andre Berto. 12) Chris van Heerden (4-57)
Last Fight: 3/2/2012- UD12 Matthew Hatton (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Van Heerden is expected to fight Ashley Theophane in either New York or the UK later this summer. 13) Luis Carlos Abregu (4-12)
Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Antonin Decarie (UNR) Next Fight: 9/7/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Abregu will kick off the telecast of Chavez-Vera on September 7, with undefeated prospect Brad Solomon being a possible opponent. 14) Alfonso Gomez (4-51)
Last Fight: 7/28/2012- L* (UD10) vs. Shawn Porter (UNR) (Robbery) Next Fight: Unknown Gomez now sounds like the frontrunner for an early-September fight with Victor Ortiz. 15) Keith Thurman (4-19) Last Fight: 3/9/2013- UD12 #? Jan Zaveck Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. Diego Chaves (UNR) Thurman is now ranked in two divisions. 16) Jan Zaveck (4-188)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #15 JMW Keith Thurman Next Fight: Unknown 17) Selcuk Aydin (4-222)
Last Fight: 3/22/2013- UD10 Giuseppe Lauri (UNR) (at JWW) Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. Aaron Herrera (UNR) (at JWW) Aydin appears to be looking for a new lease on his career at 140. 18) Timothy Bradley (4-58)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- W* (UD12) vs. Ruslan Provodnikov (UNR) (should be draw) Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. #1 Juan Manuel Marquez Bradley will look for redemption after very nearly losing to an inconsistent prospect. It’ll be a tall order. 19) Ruslan Provodnikov (4-18)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- L* (UD12) vs. #11? Timothy Bradley (should be draw) Next Fight: Unknown Nothing solid, but there is some talk of an all-action encounter with Mike Alvarado. 20) Leonard Bundu (4-4)
Last Fight: 4/6/2013- KO11 Rafal Jackiewicz (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- UD12 #6 Robert Guerrero Next Fight: 9/14/2013- vs. #2 JMW Saul Alvarez (at JMW) Shane Mosley was the legit champ after beating Margarito, and thus Mayweather has been the legit champ since beating him in 2010. 1) Juan Manuel Marquez (88-88-88)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- KO6 #2 Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. #18 Timothy Bradley With Mayweather apparently wanting to stay busy, a hard-earned rematch with the Champ might not be out of the question over the next year or two. For now, it’s all about Tim Bradley. 2) Manny Pacquiao (88-241-241)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- L (KO6) vs. #1 Juan Manuel Marquez Next Fight: 11/23/2013- vs. #? JWW Brandon Rios (UNR) Pac Man needs to prove he can still get it done when he tries to rebound from a devastating knockout against former top lightweight Brandon Rios in China. 3) Shane Mosley (9-9-9)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- UD12 Pablo Cesar Cano (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown A junior middleweight contest against Anthony Mundine in Australia sounds very likely for the Fall. 4) Devon Alexander (5-73-7)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- RTD7 Lee Purdy (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown It looks likely that Alexander will fight Khan on December 7, but no contract yet. 5) Marcos Maidana (6-6-6)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO6 #4 Josesito Lopez Next Fight: Unknown Maidana is the subject of speculation regarding a possible fight with Adrien Broner in December. 6) Robert Guerrero (9-34-51)
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Next Fight: Unknown Guerrero appears to be the top candidate for a fall fight with Victor Ortiz. 7) Andre Berto (9-34-34)
Last Fight: 11/24/2012- L (UD12) vs. #13? Robert Guerrero Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. #11 Jesus Soto Karass Berto will look to get back on track against tough measuring stick Jesus Soto Karass. 8) Kell Brook (9-116-116)
Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO8 Carson Jones (UNR) (at JMW) Next Fight: Unknown Brook’s promoter plans to get him a significant fight in September. 9) Randall Bailey (9-58-58) Last Fight: 10/20/2012- L (UD12) vs. #? Devon Alexander Next Fight: Unknown I haven’t heard any buzz about an upcoming Bailey fight since he was comfortably outpointed by Alexander in October. 10) Josesito Lopez (6-56-56)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L (TKO6) vs. #11 Marcos Maidana Next Fight: Unknown Lopez has had a tough diet to chew on since moving up from 140. 11) Jesus Soto Karass (4-25)
Last Fight: 2/26/2013- MD10 #5 Selcuk Aydin (at 149) Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. #7 Andre Berto Soto Karass will (and practically does) fight anyone and everyone. Next up: Andre Berto. 12) Chris van Heerden (4-57)
Last Fight: 3/2/2012- UD12 Matthew Hatton (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Van Heerden is expected to fight Ashley Theophane in either New York or the UK later this summer. 13) Luis Carlos Abregu (4-12)
Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Antonin Decarie (UNR) Next Fight: 9/7/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Abregu will kick off the telecast of Chavez-Vera on September 7, with undefeated prospect Brad Solomon being a possible opponent. 14) Alfonso Gomez (4-51)
Last Fight: 7/28/2012- L* (UD10) vs. Shawn Porter (UNR) (Robbery) Next Fight: Unknown Gomez now sounds like the frontrunner for an early-September fight with Victor Ortiz. 15) Keith Thurman (4-19) Last Fight: 3/9/2013- UD12 #? Jan Zaveck Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. Diego Chaves (UNR) Thurman is now ranked in two divisions. 16) Jan Zaveck (4-188)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #15 JMW Keith Thurman Next Fight: Unknown 17) Selcuk Aydin (4-222)
Last Fight: 3/22/2013- UD10 Giuseppe Lauri (UNR) (at JWW) Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. Aaron Herrera (UNR) (at JWW) Aydin appears to be looking for a new lease on his career at 140. 18) Timothy Bradley (4-58)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- W* (UD12) vs. Ruslan Provodnikov (UNR) (should be draw) Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. #1 Juan Manuel Marquez Bradley will look for redemption after very nearly losing to an inconsistent prospect. It’ll be a tall order. 19) Ruslan Provodnikov (4-18)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- L* (UD12) vs. #11? Timothy Bradley (should be draw) Next Fight: Unknown Nothing solid, but there is some talk of an all-action encounter with Mike Alvarado. 20) Leonard Bundu (4-4)
Last Fight: 4/6/2013- KO11 Rafal Jackiewicz (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
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