Heavyweight: 2014, Oct 20-26
Thursday in Auckland, New Zealand, unbeaten Kiwi prospect Joseph Parker pounded out a 10-round decision with the capable Sherman Williams. Unfortunately I’ve yet to locate a video of the fight, so I’m going to have to leave you with just the cold results for now, which included 2 clean 100-90 scorecards, along with a 97-94, all in Parker’s favor.
One-loss Polish giant Mariusz Wach finally returned on Friday from a steroid suspension and accompanying two-year layoff, winning virtually every round of an 8-rounder against fellow big man Samir Kurtagic, a durable but limited Turk.
Last Fight: 4/26/2014- TKO5 #16 Alex Leapai
Next Fight: 11/15/2014- vs. #5 Kubrat Pulev
The Pulev defense has now been rescheduled for November 15. 1) Tyson Fury (36-36-36) Last Fight: 2/15/2014- TKO4 Joey Abell (UNR) Next Fight: 11/29/2014- vs. #6 Dereck Chisora Fury-Chisora II has been moved back a week, to November 29. 2) Alexander Povetkin (21-365-365) Last Fight: 5/30/2014- TKO7 Manuel Charr (UNR)
Next Fight: 10/24/2014- vs. #7 Carlos Takam
Povetkin will attempt to halt the meteoric rise of rugged slugger Carlos Takam when the two meet in Russia on October 24. 3) Vyacheslav Glazkov (21-32-96) Last Fight: 8/9/2014- W(MD10) vs. Derric Rossy (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Glazkov didn’t exactly earn any style points for his lazy showing against big underdog Rossy, but a win’s a win, I suppose… 4) Amir Mansour (29-29-29) Last Fight: 4/4/2014- Robbery L (UD10) vs. #4 Steve Cunningham Next Fight: 11/8/2014 – vs. Fred Kassi (UNR) Mansour gets a stay-busy type fight against the unknown Fred Kassi, who despite a relatively attractive 18-2 record, has lost to the likes of Lionel Butler and Kendrick Releford, and has only fought 3 times since April 2010. 5) Kubrat Pulev (36-129-206) Last Fight: 4/5/2014- RTD3 Ivica Perkovic (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/15/2014- vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko
See Klitschko’s notes, above. 6) Dereck Chisora (36-151-214) Last Fight: 2/15/2014- UD12 Kevin Johnson (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/29/2014- vs. #1 Tyson Fury
See Fury’s notes, above. 7) Carlos Takam (20-20-40) Last Fight: 6/6/2014- UD12 #9 Tony Thompson Next Fight: 10/24/2014- vs. #2 Alexander Povetkin Takam looks to go from contender to international superstar when he looks to topple Povetkin in Russia in late October. 8) Bermane Stiverne (20-24-86) Last Fight: 5/10/2014- TKO6 #13 Chris Arreola Next Fight: Unknown Another postponement of the purse bid for the Wilder fight, as Don King and Oscar De La Hoya are apparently desperately trying to reach a deal to keep Jay-Z from getting a shot at buying the rights to the promotion. 9) Steve Cunningham (20-96-96) Last Fight: 4/4/2014- Robbery W (UD10) vs. Amir Mansour (UNR) Next Fight: 10/18/2014 – vs. Natu Visinia (UNR) Cunningham gets what, at least on paper, looks like a stay-busy fight in October against Natu Visinia. Visinia is unbeaten at 10-0, but has fought nobody. He’s a big boy, though. The Samoan typically tips the scales in the 260s or 270s. 10) Tony Thompson (20-31-230) Last Fight: 6/6/2014- L (UD12) vs. #12 Carlos Takam
Next Fight: 11/22/2014- vs. #12 Odlanier Solis
The Thompson-Solis rematch has been postponed due to a Solis ankle injury, with a new date of November 22. 11) Tomasz Adamek (20-235) Last Fight: 3/15/2014- L (UD12) vs. #18 Vyacheslav Glazkov
Next Fight: 11/8/2014- vs. Artur Szpilka (UNR) Originally penciled in for October 18 in Lodz, it now appears that Adamek-Szpilka is destined for November 8 in Krakow. 12) Odlanier Solis (20-230) Last Fight: 3/22/2014- L* (SD12) vs. #13 Tony Thompson
Next Fight: 10/18/2014- vs. #10 Tony Thompson
See Thompson’s notes, above. 13) Deontay Wilder (24-78) Last Fight: 8/16/2014- W(RTD4) vs. Jason Gavern (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown See Stiverne’s notes, above. 14) Chris Arreola (24-59) Last Fight: 5/10/2014- L (TKO6) vs. #12 Bermane Stiverne Next Fight: Unknown Arreola had elbow surgery, and was said to be expected back in October. No news about an upcoming fight, though. 15) Erkan Teper (29-60) Last Fight: 6/13/2014- RTD6 Newfel Ouatah (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Teper is rumored to be close to signing for a fight with 36 year old one-loss Polish prospect(?) Marcin Rekowski in December. 16) Alex Leapai (29-48) Last Fight: 4/26/2014- L (KO5) vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko Next Fight: 10/31/2014- vs. #20 Malik Scott Leapai-Scott has been moved back a week to Halloween after Leapai suffered a minor leg injury. 17) Andy Ruiz (29-48) Last Fight: 5/17/2014- TKO2 Manuel Quezada (UNR) Next Fight: 10/25/2014- vs. Kenny Lemos (UNR) Ruiz will look to make up for some lost fight in short order. He will be in the ring this Saturday on about a week’s notice against an easy mark in Kenny Lemos, and then expects to be back on December 6, as well. 18) Bryant Jennings (7-13) Last Fight: 7/26/2014- W* (SD12) vs. Mike Perez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Reasonable minds can disagree on the correct result of Jennings-Perez. What’s clear, though, is that Jennings is not nearly ready for Klitschko, a fight some of his supporters have been proposing for a while now. He himself appears to want the Wilder-Stiverne winner, which might be more within his competency. 19) Mike Perez (7-13) Last Fight: 7/26/2014- L* (SD12) vs. Bryant Jennings (UNR) Next Fight: 11/?/2014 – vs. Unknown Opponent Perez, who calls Cork, Ireland home, will return to his home base in November when he headlines a card there. Details TBD. 20) Malik Scott (7-7) Last Fight: 3/15/2014- L (KO1) vs. #13 Deontay Wilder Next Fight: 10/31/2014 – vs. #16 Alex Leapai See Leapai’s notes, above.
Undefeated and totally untested Samoan prospect Natu Visinia overperformed expectations in many ways on Saturday in Philly. After 7 rounds, I had the fight even. Visinia managed to drop the much smaller Cunningham in the 5th after a very close first four rounds. Cunningham fired the one-two combos constantly, but got himself in trouble when he found himself on the ropes, which frankly happened more often than it probably should have. His chin did hold up well for the most part against the 278 pound prospect, and Visinia ultimately retired in his corner, apparently due to a general state of busted-upness.
Williams came in as a low-level gatekeeper around the fringe of the top 50, which is roughly the same level as Parker’s previous best win over Brian Minto. Still, the win moves Parker up a couple slots unofficially. He’s right at about the top 25 level now. Wach is back to activity and rankability now, but he’s only got one gatekeeper-level win in his career, and tops out around the top 40 currently. No changes.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20) Champ: Wladimir Klitschko (278-491-491)
Last Fight: 4/26/2014- TKO5 #16 Alex Leapai
Next Fight: 11/15/2014- vs. #5 Kubrat Pulev
The Pulev defense has now been rescheduled for November 15. 1) Tyson Fury (36-36-36) Last Fight: 2/15/2014- TKO4 Joey Abell (UNR) Next Fight: 11/29/2014- vs. #6 Dereck Chisora Fury-Chisora II has been moved back a week, to November 29. 2) Alexander Povetkin (21-365-365) Last Fight: 5/30/2014- TKO7 Manuel Charr (UNR)
Next Fight: 10/24/2014- vs. #7 Carlos Takam
Povetkin will attempt to halt the meteoric rise of rugged slugger Carlos Takam when the two meet in Russia on October 24. 3) Vyacheslav Glazkov (21-32-96) Last Fight: 8/9/2014- W(MD10) vs. Derric Rossy (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Glazkov didn’t exactly earn any style points for his lazy showing against big underdog Rossy, but a win’s a win, I suppose… 4) Amir Mansour (29-29-29) Last Fight: 4/4/2014- Robbery L (UD10) vs. #4 Steve Cunningham Next Fight: 11/8/2014 – vs. Fred Kassi (UNR) Mansour gets a stay-busy type fight against the unknown Fred Kassi, who despite a relatively attractive 18-2 record, has lost to the likes of Lionel Butler and Kendrick Releford, and has only fought 3 times since April 2010. 5) Kubrat Pulev (36-129-206) Last Fight: 4/5/2014- RTD3 Ivica Perkovic (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/15/2014- vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko
See Klitschko’s notes, above. 6) Dereck Chisora (36-151-214) Last Fight: 2/15/2014- UD12 Kevin Johnson (UNR)
Next Fight: 11/29/2014- vs. #1 Tyson Fury
See Fury’s notes, above. 7) Carlos Takam (20-20-40) Last Fight: 6/6/2014- UD12 #9 Tony Thompson Next Fight: 10/24/2014- vs. #2 Alexander Povetkin Takam looks to go from contender to international superstar when he looks to topple Povetkin in Russia in late October. 8) Bermane Stiverne (20-24-86) Last Fight: 5/10/2014- TKO6 #13 Chris Arreola Next Fight: Unknown Another postponement of the purse bid for the Wilder fight, as Don King and Oscar De La Hoya are apparently desperately trying to reach a deal to keep Jay-Z from getting a shot at buying the rights to the promotion. 9) Steve Cunningham (20-96-96) Last Fight: 4/4/2014- Robbery W (UD10) vs. Amir Mansour (UNR) Next Fight: 10/18/2014 – vs. Natu Visinia (UNR) Cunningham gets what, at least on paper, looks like a stay-busy fight in October against Natu Visinia. Visinia is unbeaten at 10-0, but has fought nobody. He’s a big boy, though. The Samoan typically tips the scales in the 260s or 270s. 10) Tony Thompson (20-31-230) Last Fight: 6/6/2014- L (UD12) vs. #12 Carlos Takam
Next Fight: 11/22/2014- vs. #12 Odlanier Solis
The Thompson-Solis rematch has been postponed due to a Solis ankle injury, with a new date of November 22. 11) Tomasz Adamek (20-235) Last Fight: 3/15/2014- L (UD12) vs. #18 Vyacheslav Glazkov
Next Fight: 11/8/2014- vs. Artur Szpilka (UNR) Originally penciled in for October 18 in Lodz, it now appears that Adamek-Szpilka is destined for November 8 in Krakow. 12) Odlanier Solis (20-230) Last Fight: 3/22/2014- L* (SD12) vs. #13 Tony Thompson
Next Fight: 10/18/2014- vs. #10 Tony Thompson
See Thompson’s notes, above. 13) Deontay Wilder (24-78) Last Fight: 8/16/2014- W(RTD4) vs. Jason Gavern (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown See Stiverne’s notes, above. 14) Chris Arreola (24-59) Last Fight: 5/10/2014- L (TKO6) vs. #12 Bermane Stiverne Next Fight: Unknown Arreola had elbow surgery, and was said to be expected back in October. No news about an upcoming fight, though. 15) Erkan Teper (29-60) Last Fight: 6/13/2014- RTD6 Newfel Ouatah (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Teper is rumored to be close to signing for a fight with 36 year old one-loss Polish prospect(?) Marcin Rekowski in December. 16) Alex Leapai (29-48) Last Fight: 4/26/2014- L (KO5) vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko Next Fight: 10/31/2014- vs. #20 Malik Scott Leapai-Scott has been moved back a week to Halloween after Leapai suffered a minor leg injury. 17) Andy Ruiz (29-48) Last Fight: 5/17/2014- TKO2 Manuel Quezada (UNR) Next Fight: 10/25/2014- vs. Kenny Lemos (UNR) Ruiz will look to make up for some lost fight in short order. He will be in the ring this Saturday on about a week’s notice against an easy mark in Kenny Lemos, and then expects to be back on December 6, as well. 18) Bryant Jennings (7-13) Last Fight: 7/26/2014- W* (SD12) vs. Mike Perez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Reasonable minds can disagree on the correct result of Jennings-Perez. What’s clear, though, is that Jennings is not nearly ready for Klitschko, a fight some of his supporters have been proposing for a while now. He himself appears to want the Wilder-Stiverne winner, which might be more within his competency. 19) Mike Perez (7-13) Last Fight: 7/26/2014- L* (SD12) vs. Bryant Jennings (UNR) Next Fight: 11/?/2014 – vs. Unknown Opponent Perez, who calls Cork, Ireland home, will return to his home base in November when he headlines a card there. Details TBD. 20) Malik Scott (7-7) Last Fight: 3/15/2014- L (KO1) vs. #13 Deontay Wilder Next Fight: 10/31/2014 – vs. #16 Alex Leapai See Leapai’s notes, above.
THE WEEK AHEAD: Friday #2 Alexander Povetkin vs. #7 Carlos Takam; Moscow, Russia; TV Unknown This is a big matchup, needless to say. I haven’t run the numbers yet, but a win from either guy could give Tyson Fury a run for the #2 spot, it would seem.
Manuel Charr vs. Michael Grant; Moscow, Russia; TV Unknown Charr had been beaten twice, but only by a Klitschko and Povetkin. Grant, who stands 6’7″, may once have been a real challenge, but at 42 years old and coming off a layoff, I’d say his odds are pretty long in this one. The big American comes off a stoppage loss to Carlos Takam 16 months ago, in what was his most recent fight.
Saturday #17 Andy Ruiz vs. Kenny Lemos; Fresno, CA; Unimas (US) This is a stay-busy fight for Ruiz against a 12-8 nobody in Lemos. Ruiz was recently scheduled to fight Sergei Liakhovich, but pulled out of that fight for some sort of family issue. Apparently it wasn’t a long-standing problem.
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