Welterweight: 2013, Aug 12-18
No fights to report in the division from last week.
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 (92-92-92)
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 (92-245-245)
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 (13-13-13)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- UD12 Pablo Cesar Cano (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Date- vs. #12 MW Anthony Mundine (at JMW) The word from Mundine is that Mosley has signed the contract and the fight is good to go at 154, but no word on the date yet. 4) Devon Alexander (9-77-77)
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 (10-10-10)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO6 #4 Josesito Lopez Next Fight: Unknown Golden Boy is reportedly working on a November 9 fight with Broner. Reportedly it might be a Showtime Pay-per-View. Broner is nowhere near a PPV attraction for me, so I’m definitely not sure about buying this one, if true, as much as I like Maidana. 6) Jesus Soto Karass (3-3-29)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- TKO12 #7 Andre Berto Next Fight: Unknown Soto Karass obviously had a little help from Berto’s bad shoulder, but he was ahead in the fight even before the injury. 7) Robert Guerrero (3-38-55)
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Next Fight: Unknown Guerrero might be on a collision-course with fast-rising prospect Keith Thurman for November 2. 8) Kell Brook (13-120-120)
Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO8 Carson Jones (UNR) (at JMW) Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Vyacheslav Senchenko (UNR) Brook fights Senchenko in late October. He’s better make 147 for the non-title fight if he wants to maintain his ranking here. 9) Randall Bailey (13-62-62) 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 (10-60-60)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L (TKO6) vs. #11 Marcos Maidana Next Fight: Unknown Lopez suffered an injury, and will no longer be fighting on September 6. 11) Andre Berto (3-38)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- L (TKO12) vs. #11 Jesus Soto Karass Next Fight: Unknown Berto’s shoulder surgery will keep him out until sometime in 2014. 12) Keith Thurman (3-23) Last Fight: 7/27/2013- KO10 Diego Chaves (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown See Guerrero’s notes, above. 13) Chris van Heerden (3-61)
Last Fight: 3/2/2013- UD12 Matthew Hatton (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Van Heerden recently moved his home base to Southern California from his native South Africa in search of better sparring and bigger fights. He is likley to work with Brandon Rios in the coming months, and hopes to make his US debut in October. 14) Luis Carlos Abregu (3-16)
Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Antonin Decarie (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Apparently the reports that Abregu would be opening up the Chavez-Vera broadcast on September 7 were incorrect. Instead, Abregu will likely fight either Brad Solomon or Wale Omotoso on one of 3 possible Saturdays in October. 15) Jan Zaveck (3-192)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #15 JMW Keith Thurman Next Fight: Unknown 16) Selcuk Aydin (3-226)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- KO8 Aaron Herrera (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 17) Timothy Bradley (3-62)
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. 18) Ruslan Provodnikov (3-22)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- L* (UD12) vs. #11? Timothy Bradley (should be draw) Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. JWW#? Mike Alvarado (at JWW) Alvarado-Provodnikov is done for 10/19 in Denver, at 140, with HBO to televise. 19) Leonard Bundu (3-8)
Last Fight: 4/6/2013- KO11 Rafal Jackiewicz (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 20) Jessie Vargas (3-3) Last Fight: 3/16/2013- UD10 Wale Omotoso (UNR) Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Vargas will look to follow up on his career-best win against Omotoso with an appearance against a TBA opponent on the Marquez-Bradley undercard.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20) Champ: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (172-204-204)
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 (92-92-92)
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 (92-245-245)
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 (13-13-13)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- UD12 Pablo Cesar Cano (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Date- vs. #12 MW Anthony Mundine (at JMW) The word from Mundine is that Mosley has signed the contract and the fight is good to go at 154, but no word on the date yet. 4) Devon Alexander (9-77-77)
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 (10-10-10)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO6 #4 Josesito Lopez Next Fight: Unknown Golden Boy is reportedly working on a November 9 fight with Broner. Reportedly it might be a Showtime Pay-per-View. Broner is nowhere near a PPV attraction for me, so I’m definitely not sure about buying this one, if true, as much as I like Maidana. 6) Jesus Soto Karass (3-3-29)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- TKO12 #7 Andre Berto Next Fight: Unknown Soto Karass obviously had a little help from Berto’s bad shoulder, but he was ahead in the fight even before the injury. 7) Robert Guerrero (3-38-55)
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Next Fight: Unknown Guerrero might be on a collision-course with fast-rising prospect Keith Thurman for November 2. 8) Kell Brook (13-120-120)
Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO8 Carson Jones (UNR) (at JMW) Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Vyacheslav Senchenko (UNR) Brook fights Senchenko in late October. He’s better make 147 for the non-title fight if he wants to maintain his ranking here. 9) Randall Bailey (13-62-62) 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 (10-60-60)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L (TKO6) vs. #11 Marcos Maidana Next Fight: Unknown Lopez suffered an injury, and will no longer be fighting on September 6. 11) Andre Berto (3-38)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- L (TKO12) vs. #11 Jesus Soto Karass Next Fight: Unknown Berto’s shoulder surgery will keep him out until sometime in 2014. 12) Keith Thurman (3-23) Last Fight: 7/27/2013- KO10 Diego Chaves (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown See Guerrero’s notes, above. 13) Chris van Heerden (3-61)
Last Fight: 3/2/2013- UD12 Matthew Hatton (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Van Heerden recently moved his home base to Southern California from his native South Africa in search of better sparring and bigger fights. He is likley to work with Brandon Rios in the coming months, and hopes to make his US debut in October. 14) Luis Carlos Abregu (3-16)
Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Antonin Decarie (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Apparently the reports that Abregu would be opening up the Chavez-Vera broadcast on September 7 were incorrect. Instead, Abregu will likely fight either Brad Solomon or Wale Omotoso on one of 3 possible Saturdays in October. 15) Jan Zaveck (3-192)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #15 JMW Keith Thurman Next Fight: Unknown 16) Selcuk Aydin (3-226)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- KO8 Aaron Herrera (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 17) Timothy Bradley (3-62)
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. 18) Ruslan Provodnikov (3-22)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- L* (UD12) vs. #11? Timothy Bradley (should be draw) Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. JWW#? Mike Alvarado (at JWW) Alvarado-Provodnikov is done for 10/19 in Denver, at 140, with HBO to televise. 19) Leonard Bundu (3-8)
Last Fight: 4/6/2013- KO11 Rafal Jackiewicz (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 20) Jessie Vargas (3-3) Last Fight: 3/16/2013- UD10 Wale Omotoso (UNR) Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Vargas will look to follow up on his career-best win against Omotoso with an appearance against a TBA opponent on the Marquez-Bradley undercard.
The Week Ahead: This figures to be a second slow week in a row.
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