Light Heavyweight: 2013-2014, Dec 30- Jan 5
Nothing to report, except that I got a few nice presents for Christmas.
Champ: Andre Ward (69-69-69) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- UD12 #15 Edwin Rodriguez (as SMW) Next Fight: Unknown When asked about a fight with Hopkins, Ward acknowledged that it’s one of only two fights that would get him on PPV (the other being Chavez), but said he would only fight Hopkins if the legend called him out. He’s now officially suing his promoter, but seems hopeful of a March or April return. He’s also indicated interest in a Froch rematch or a Groves fight. 1) Adonis Stevenson (30-30-30) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO6 #6 Tony Bellew Next Fight: Unknown Stevenson-Kovalev is the obvious can’t-miss battle in the division, but it sounds like Stevenson is looking for a much safer outing against Andrzej Fonfara for April 12. 2) Bernard Hopkins (69-395-395) Last Fight: 10/26/2013- UD12 Karo Murat (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Golden Boy is working on an in-house clash between Hopkins and Shumenov, though B-Hop still says he strongly prefers a middleweight clash with Mayweather- a great superfight, but a fight that is probably not going to get made, realistically. 3) Sergey Kovalev (29-50-50) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO2 Ismayl Sillakh (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Kovalev is actively pursuing a fight with a seemingly reluctant Stevenson, and says he’s open to fighting Ward at 175, too. More recently, there is talk of a February or March bout, with stated possibilities being Fonfara or the Pascal-Bute winner. 4) Chad Dawson (29-396-396) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L(TKO1) vs. SMW #6 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown Dawson is now a promotional free agent, and is looking to sign with a top promoter to start rebuilding after a rough year. He says he is interested in a Stevenson rematch. 5) Andrzej Fonfara (20-20-77) Last Fight: 12/6/2013- KO2 Samuel Miller (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Fonfara was being discussed as a possible alternative for Kovalev if Stevenson fell through, but apparently there are now active discussions for him to fight Stevenson, instead. 6) Tony Bellew (20-116-116) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- L (TKO6) vs. #1 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown Bellew plans a move to cruiserweight. That division could use some new blood. Cleverly seems like a natural opponent there, since he’s moving up as well. Both men are interested, though Cleverly just signed to fight Makabu. 7) Gabriel Campillo (20-184-184)
Last Fight: 8/16/2013- L (KO9) vs. #14 Andrzej Fonfara
Next Fight: Unknown Campillo might be on his way to deserved obscurity after being robbed of deserved prominence for so much of his career. He still has plenty of boxing skill, but his will might be fading just a bit. 8) Tavoris Cloud (20-227-227)
Last Fight: 9/28/2013- L (TKO7) vs. #1 Adonis Stevenson
Next Fight: Unknown Cloud should probably get himself back in the win column at some point. 9) Nathan Cleverly (20-204-204) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- L (TKO4) vs. #3 Sergey Kovalev
Next Fight: 2/1/2014- vs. #11 CW Ilunga Makabu (at CW) Cleverly will fight Junior Makabu on the Golovkin card in Monaco, February 1. 10) Isaac Chilemba (20-40-100) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- UD8 Michael Gbenga (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 11) Jürgen Brähmer (3-89) Last Fight: 12/14/2013- UD12 Marcus Oliveira (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Braehmer now has an alphabet title. The rather abysmal rankings of that organization would suggest that guys like Mohammedi and Eleider Alvarez are at the top of the heap to challenge for that. 12) Cornelius White (3-107) Last Fight: 6/14/2013- L (TKO3) vs. #5 Sergey Kovalev Next Fight: Unknown White was blasted out by Kovalev, but at least he has good company in that regard. 13) Karo Murat (10-10) Last Fight: 10/26/2013- L (UD12) vs. #2 Bernard Hopkins Next Fight: Unknown 14) Cedric Agnew (10-38) Last Fight: 4/12/2013- UD12 #14 Yusaf Mack Next Fight: Unknown Agnew has been ordered to defend his regional title against fringe contender Anatoliy Dudchenko. 15) Edwin Rodriguez (10-25) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Andre Ward Next Fight: Unknown Rodriguez’s trainer Ronnie Shields opines that a fight against a top-15 level light heavyweight would be a good jumping-off point for his anticipated permanent move up. Before that happens, he’ll need to recover from minor elbow surgery he had in December. 16) Lucian Bute (10-61) Last Fight: 11/3/2012- UD12 #16 Denis Grachev Next Fight: 1/18/2014- vs. Jean Pascal (UNR) Bute-Pascal has been pushed back to January 18. 17) Hadillah Mohoumadi (10-27) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO5 Bartlomiej Grafka (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mohoumadi snuck in a low-level win on November 30, apparently at 168. 18) Eleider Alvarez (10-49) Last Fight: 9/28/2013- UD10 Edison Miranda (UNR) Next Fight: 1/18/2013- vs. #6 SMW Thomas Oosthuizen Alvarez-Oosthuizen appears to be a go for the Bute-Pascal undercard. 19) Dmitry Sukhotsky (6-6) Last Fight: 11/23/2013- TKO5 Eduard Gutknecht (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown As conclusive as the Sukhotsky-Gutknecht result looks on paper, I’d actually like to see a rematch, since Gutknecht was having the better of it before his eye began to balloon. 20) Enzo Maccarinelli (6-20) Last Fight: 12/7/2013- TKO7 Courtney Fry (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Maccarinelli has a likely fanciful desire to fight Bernard Hopkins.
Dan’s Top 20 (weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20)
Champ: Andre Ward (69-69-69) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- UD12 #15 Edwin Rodriguez (as SMW) Next Fight: Unknown When asked about a fight with Hopkins, Ward acknowledged that it’s one of only two fights that would get him on PPV (the other being Chavez), but said he would only fight Hopkins if the legend called him out. He’s now officially suing his promoter, but seems hopeful of a March or April return. He’s also indicated interest in a Froch rematch or a Groves fight. 1) Adonis Stevenson (30-30-30) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO6 #6 Tony Bellew Next Fight: Unknown Stevenson-Kovalev is the obvious can’t-miss battle in the division, but it sounds like Stevenson is looking for a much safer outing against Andrzej Fonfara for April 12. 2) Bernard Hopkins (69-395-395) Last Fight: 10/26/2013- UD12 Karo Murat (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Golden Boy is working on an in-house clash between Hopkins and Shumenov, though B-Hop still says he strongly prefers a middleweight clash with Mayweather- a great superfight, but a fight that is probably not going to get made, realistically. 3) Sergey Kovalev (29-50-50) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO2 Ismayl Sillakh (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Kovalev is actively pursuing a fight with a seemingly reluctant Stevenson, and says he’s open to fighting Ward at 175, too. More recently, there is talk of a February or March bout, with stated possibilities being Fonfara or the Pascal-Bute winner. 4) Chad Dawson (29-396-396) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L(TKO1) vs. SMW #6 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown Dawson is now a promotional free agent, and is looking to sign with a top promoter to start rebuilding after a rough year. He says he is interested in a Stevenson rematch. 5) Andrzej Fonfara (20-20-77) Last Fight: 12/6/2013- KO2 Samuel Miller (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Fonfara was being discussed as a possible alternative for Kovalev if Stevenson fell through, but apparently there are now active discussions for him to fight Stevenson, instead. 6) Tony Bellew (20-116-116) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- L (TKO6) vs. #1 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown Bellew plans a move to cruiserweight. That division could use some new blood. Cleverly seems like a natural opponent there, since he’s moving up as well. Both men are interested, though Cleverly just signed to fight Makabu. 7) Gabriel Campillo (20-184-184)
Last Fight: 8/16/2013- L (KO9) vs. #14 Andrzej Fonfara
Next Fight: Unknown Campillo might be on his way to deserved obscurity after being robbed of deserved prominence for so much of his career. He still has plenty of boxing skill, but his will might be fading just a bit. 8) Tavoris Cloud (20-227-227)
Last Fight: 9/28/2013- L (TKO7) vs. #1 Adonis Stevenson
Next Fight: Unknown Cloud should probably get himself back in the win column at some point. 9) Nathan Cleverly (20-204-204) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- L (TKO4) vs. #3 Sergey Kovalev
Next Fight: 2/1/2014- vs. #11 CW Ilunga Makabu (at CW) Cleverly will fight Junior Makabu on the Golovkin card in Monaco, February 1. 10) Isaac Chilemba (20-40-100) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- UD8 Michael Gbenga (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 11) Jürgen Brähmer (3-89) Last Fight: 12/14/2013- UD12 Marcus Oliveira (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Braehmer now has an alphabet title. The rather abysmal rankings of that organization would suggest that guys like Mohammedi and Eleider Alvarez are at the top of the heap to challenge for that. 12) Cornelius White (3-107) Last Fight: 6/14/2013- L (TKO3) vs. #5 Sergey Kovalev Next Fight: Unknown White was blasted out by Kovalev, but at least he has good company in that regard. 13) Karo Murat (10-10) Last Fight: 10/26/2013- L (UD12) vs. #2 Bernard Hopkins Next Fight: Unknown 14) Cedric Agnew (10-38) Last Fight: 4/12/2013- UD12 #14 Yusaf Mack Next Fight: Unknown Agnew has been ordered to defend his regional title against fringe contender Anatoliy Dudchenko. 15) Edwin Rodriguez (10-25) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Andre Ward Next Fight: Unknown Rodriguez’s trainer Ronnie Shields opines that a fight against a top-15 level light heavyweight would be a good jumping-off point for his anticipated permanent move up. Before that happens, he’ll need to recover from minor elbow surgery he had in December. 16) Lucian Bute (10-61) Last Fight: 11/3/2012- UD12 #16 Denis Grachev Next Fight: 1/18/2014- vs. Jean Pascal (UNR) Bute-Pascal has been pushed back to January 18. 17) Hadillah Mohoumadi (10-27) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO5 Bartlomiej Grafka (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mohoumadi snuck in a low-level win on November 30, apparently at 168. 18) Eleider Alvarez (10-49) Last Fight: 9/28/2013- UD10 Edison Miranda (UNR) Next Fight: 1/18/2013- vs. #6 SMW Thomas Oosthuizen Alvarez-Oosthuizen appears to be a go for the Bute-Pascal undercard. 19) Dmitry Sukhotsky (6-6) Last Fight: 11/23/2013- TKO5 Eduard Gutknecht (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown As conclusive as the Sukhotsky-Gutknecht result looks on paper, I’d actually like to see a rematch, since Gutknecht was having the better of it before his eye began to balloon. 20) Enzo Maccarinelli (6-20) Last Fight: 12/7/2013- TKO7 Courtney Fry (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Maccarinelli has a likely fanciful desire to fight Bernard Hopkins.
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