Heavyweight: 2013, Oct 14-20
Nothing of note to discuss from last week.
Champ: Wladimir Klitschko (225-438-438)
Last Fight: 10/5/2013- UD12 #3 Alexander Povetkin
Next Fight: Unknown
Klitschko made no new fans with his unnecessarily dirty win over Povetkin. 1) Tyson Fury (6-117-117) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- KO7 #3 Steve Cunningham
Next Fight: 2/8/2014- vs. #2 David Haye
Fury-Haye has been rescheduled for February 8. 2) David Haye (6-66-66) Last Fight: 7/14/2012- TKO5 #6 Dereck Chisora Next Fight: 2/8/2014- vs. #1 Tyson Fury See Fury’s notes, above. 3) Alexander Povetkin (6-312-312) Last Fight: 10/5/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko
Next Fight: Unknown
It feels like Povetkin’s technical qualifications to fight a Klitschko was the only factor that made him remotely interesting within the division. I’m not sure where he goes from here. 4) Steve Cunningham (6-43-43) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- L (KO7) vs. #6 Tyson Fury Next Fight: Unknown Cunningham is now sparring with the man that knocked him out in April- Tyson Fury. 5) Tomasz Adamek (6-182-182)
Last Fight: 8/3/2013- UD10 Dominick Guinn (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/16/2013- #17 Vyacheslav Glazkov
With the Bryant Jennings proposal falling apart over money, Adamek will now be fighting Glazkov in one of NBC’s mid-afternoon telecasts. 6) Kubrat Pulev (6-76-153) Last Fight: 8/24/2013- UD12 #11 Tony Thompson
Next Fight: Unknown
Pulev will now be at least one of Wlad’s mandatories after beating Thompson. There is serious talk of him fighting Chisora for a European title in the mean time. 7) Dereck Chisora (6-98-161) Last Fight: 9/21/2013- TKO5 Edmund Gerber (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/30/2013- vs. Arnold Gjergjaj (UNR)
Chisora might have a fight with Pulev on the horizon, but for now he’ll be fighting untested Albanian Arnold Gjergjaj on November 30. 8) Odlanier Solis (6-30-177)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- TKO7 Yakup Saglam (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Solis was scheduled to fight Carlos Takam in the WBC World Cup, but that organization once again proved that one old man is bigger than the sport, as Jose Sulaiman’s illness cancelled (or at least delayed) the whole thing. 9) Bermane Stiverne (6-17-33) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD12 #15 Chris Arreola Next Fight: Unknown Stiverne said after being challenged to a rematch by Chris Arreola that he will wait on Klitschko and will not consider that fight. 10) Chris Arreola (6-6-6) Last Fight: 9/7/2013- TKO1 #12 Seth Mitchell Next Fight: Unknown Arreola may be a candidate for Wilder, or could fight for a vacant title in a rematch with Stiverne, should Vitali retire. 11) Tony Thompson (17-177) Last Fight: 8/24/2013- L (UD12) vs. #8 Kubrat Pulev
Next Fight: Unknown
Thompson may have come up a bit short against Pulev, but he proved that even at 41, he’s still a challenge for obviously top-10 opposition. 12) Erkan Teper (6-7) Last Fight: 8/31/2013- TKO1 Michael Sprott (UNR) Next Fight: 11/16/2013- vs. Martin Rogan (UNR) Irish sources are reporting that Teper will be fighting Rogan in Germany in November. 13) Deontay Wilder (6-25) Last Fight: 8/9/2013- KO1 Sergei Liakhovich (UNR) Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Nicolai Firtha (UNR) Wilder is set to fight Ohio journeyman Nicolai Firtha on the Hopkins-Murat undercard. 14) Robert Helenius (6-177)
Last Fight: 3/23/2013- W*(UD10) vs. Michael Sprott (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Helenius intends to sit out the rest of his Sauerland contract, which might only last until the end of 2013 (though that issue might be litigated), and is moving back to Finland. There is also speculation in the air that the long-term prognosis on his hand injury is very poor, and it might very well end his career at anything but a local level. 15) Alexander Dimitrenko (6-144) Last Fight: 3/9/2013- UD8 Ivica Perkovic (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Dimitrenko is rumored at least to be fighting Sam Sexton in the first round of the WBC World Cup, but that tournament appears to be in limbo for the time being, at least. 16) Seth Mitchell (6-19) Last Fight: 9/7/2013- L (TKO1) vs. Chris Arreola (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mitchell’s chin is so fragile that he might want to consider calling it a career. 17) Vyacheslav Glazkov (7-43) Last Fight: 8/3/2013- TKO2 Byron Polley (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/16/2013- vs. #5 Tomasz Adamek
Glazkov will go from a non-TV tune-up directly to a NBC-televised afternoon showdown with Adamek. 18) Malik Scott (7-34) Last Fight: 7/20/2013- L (KO6*) vs. #8 Dereck Chisora Next Fight: Unknown Scott was up at 9.5 and ready to go, but Phil Edwards called the fight off in an unfortunate SNAFU. That being said, Chisora was coming on and I already had him ahead. Scott probably would have gone on to lose anyway. 19) Johnathon Banks (7-48) Last Fight: 6/22/2013- L (UD12) vs. #20 Seth Mitchell Next Fight: Unknown Banks apparently dinged his hands up pretty good in the Mitchell fight- an alternate explanation for those who, like me, thought his inexplicable failure to follow up on his early success was a bit suspicious. He’s been doing physical therapy, and is about ready to get back in the ring. He’d like a rematch with Mitchell, but unfortunately a trilogy probably isn’t of much benefit to the fragile young contender at this point. 20) Denis Boytsov (7-226)
Last Fight: 6/15/2013- KO3 Alexander Nesterenko (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/23/2013- vs. Alex Leapai (UNR)
Boytsov suffered a minor knee injury, pushing his return back to November 23. He will fight Samoan gatekeeper Alex Leapai. No world-beater, but his best opponent in a while.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20)
Champ: Wladimir Klitschko (225-438-438)
Last Fight: 10/5/2013- UD12 #3 Alexander Povetkin
Next Fight: Unknown
Klitschko made no new fans with his unnecessarily dirty win over Povetkin. 1) Tyson Fury (6-117-117) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- KO7 #3 Steve Cunningham
Next Fight: 2/8/2014- vs. #2 David Haye
Fury-Haye has been rescheduled for February 8. 2) David Haye (6-66-66) Last Fight: 7/14/2012- TKO5 #6 Dereck Chisora Next Fight: 2/8/2014- vs. #1 Tyson Fury See Fury’s notes, above. 3) Alexander Povetkin (6-312-312) Last Fight: 10/5/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko
Next Fight: Unknown
It feels like Povetkin’s technical qualifications to fight a Klitschko was the only factor that made him remotely interesting within the division. I’m not sure where he goes from here. 4) Steve Cunningham (6-43-43) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- L (KO7) vs. #6 Tyson Fury Next Fight: Unknown Cunningham is now sparring with the man that knocked him out in April- Tyson Fury. 5) Tomasz Adamek (6-182-182)
Last Fight: 8/3/2013- UD10 Dominick Guinn (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/16/2013- #17 Vyacheslav Glazkov
With the Bryant Jennings proposal falling apart over money, Adamek will now be fighting Glazkov in one of NBC’s mid-afternoon telecasts. 6) Kubrat Pulev (6-76-153) Last Fight: 8/24/2013- UD12 #11 Tony Thompson
Next Fight: Unknown
Pulev will now be at least one of Wlad’s mandatories after beating Thompson. There is serious talk of him fighting Chisora for a European title in the mean time. 7) Dereck Chisora (6-98-161) Last Fight: 9/21/2013- TKO5 Edmund Gerber (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/30/2013- vs. Arnold Gjergjaj (UNR)
Chisora might have a fight with Pulev on the horizon, but for now he’ll be fighting untested Albanian Arnold Gjergjaj on November 30. 8) Odlanier Solis (6-30-177)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- TKO7 Yakup Saglam (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Solis was scheduled to fight Carlos Takam in the WBC World Cup, but that organization once again proved that one old man is bigger than the sport, as Jose Sulaiman’s illness cancelled (or at least delayed) the whole thing. 9) Bermane Stiverne (6-17-33) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD12 #15 Chris Arreola Next Fight: Unknown Stiverne said after being challenged to a rematch by Chris Arreola that he will wait on Klitschko and will not consider that fight. 10) Chris Arreola (6-6-6) Last Fight: 9/7/2013- TKO1 #12 Seth Mitchell Next Fight: Unknown Arreola may be a candidate for Wilder, or could fight for a vacant title in a rematch with Stiverne, should Vitali retire. 11) Tony Thompson (17-177) Last Fight: 8/24/2013- L (UD12) vs. #8 Kubrat Pulev
Next Fight: Unknown
Thompson may have come up a bit short against Pulev, but he proved that even at 41, he’s still a challenge for obviously top-10 opposition. 12) Erkan Teper (6-7) Last Fight: 8/31/2013- TKO1 Michael Sprott (UNR) Next Fight: 11/16/2013- vs. Martin Rogan (UNR) Irish sources are reporting that Teper will be fighting Rogan in Germany in November. 13) Deontay Wilder (6-25) Last Fight: 8/9/2013- KO1 Sergei Liakhovich (UNR) Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Nicolai Firtha (UNR) Wilder is set to fight Ohio journeyman Nicolai Firtha on the Hopkins-Murat undercard. 14) Robert Helenius (6-177)
Last Fight: 3/23/2013- W*(UD10) vs. Michael Sprott (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Helenius intends to sit out the rest of his Sauerland contract, which might only last until the end of 2013 (though that issue might be litigated), and is moving back to Finland. There is also speculation in the air that the long-term prognosis on his hand injury is very poor, and it might very well end his career at anything but a local level. 15) Alexander Dimitrenko (6-144) Last Fight: 3/9/2013- UD8 Ivica Perkovic (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Dimitrenko is rumored at least to be fighting Sam Sexton in the first round of the WBC World Cup, but that tournament appears to be in limbo for the time being, at least. 16) Seth Mitchell (6-19) Last Fight: 9/7/2013- L (TKO1) vs. Chris Arreola (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mitchell’s chin is so fragile that he might want to consider calling it a career. 17) Vyacheslav Glazkov (7-43) Last Fight: 8/3/2013- TKO2 Byron Polley (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/16/2013- vs. #5 Tomasz Adamek
Glazkov will go from a non-TV tune-up directly to a NBC-televised afternoon showdown with Adamek. 18) Malik Scott (7-34) Last Fight: 7/20/2013- L (KO6*) vs. #8 Dereck Chisora Next Fight: Unknown Scott was up at 9.5 and ready to go, but Phil Edwards called the fight off in an unfortunate SNAFU. That being said, Chisora was coming on and I already had him ahead. Scott probably would have gone on to lose anyway. 19) Johnathon Banks (7-48) Last Fight: 6/22/2013- L (UD12) vs. #20 Seth Mitchell Next Fight: Unknown Banks apparently dinged his hands up pretty good in the Mitchell fight- an alternate explanation for those who, like me, thought his inexplicable failure to follow up on his early success was a bit suspicious. He’s been doing physical therapy, and is about ready to get back in the ring. He’d like a rematch with Mitchell, but unfortunately a trilogy probably isn’t of much benefit to the fragile young contender at this point. 20) Denis Boytsov (7-226)
Last Fight: 6/15/2013- KO3 Alexander Nesterenko (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/23/2013- vs. Alex Leapai (UNR)
Boytsov suffered a minor knee injury, pushing his return back to November 23. He will fight Samoan gatekeeper Alex Leapai. No world-beater, but his best opponent in a while.
THE WEEK AHEAD: Saturday in Leipzig, Lebanese-born German one-loss prospect Manuel Charr takes on mid-range Russian journeyman Denis Bakhtov on the Stieglitz-Ekpo undercard.
Later that night in Cuajimalpa, Mexico, undefeated prospect Gerald Washington fights weak journeyman Travis Fulton.
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