Heavyweight: 2015, Feb 2-8
Nothing to report from last week.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20)
Champ: Wladimir Klitschko (293-506-506)
Last Fight: 11/15/2014- KO5 #5 Kubrat Pulev
Next Fight: 4/25/2015- vs. #17 Bryant Jennings
Klitschko-Jennings is on, and figures to be a fairly average defense for the Champ. 1) Tyson Fury (51-51-51) Last Fight: 11/29/2014- RTD10 #6 Dereck Chisora Next Fight: 2/28/2015- vs. Christian Hammer (UNR) Christian Hammer is a very beatable gatekeeper, but did look good in his last fight, and is probably about a class better than you’d expect a guy with a mandatory championship shot coming his way to stay busy against. 2) Alexander Povetkin (36-380-380) Last Fight: 10/24/2014- KO10 #7 Carlos Takam
Next Fight: Unknown
Nothing has been signed yet, but the WBC has given approval for Povetkin to fight an eliminator with Mike Perez. 3) Vyacheslav Glazkov (36-47-111) Last Fight: 11/8/2014- TKO7 Darnell Wilson (UNR)
Next Fight: 3/14/2015- vs. #10 Steve Cunningham With Main Events behind both fighters, you could almost see this one coming. Glazkov will take on Steve Cunningham, likely on NBC Sports, in March. 4) Amir Mansour (44-44-44) Last Fight: 11/8/2014- KO7 Fred Kassi (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mansour’s power was brought to bear on the mediocre Kassi, who did a good job of hanging in there- perhaps for longer than most expected- while losing every round. 5) Kubrat Pulev (51-144-221) Last Fight: 11/15/2014- L (KO5) vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko
Next Fight: Unknown
Back to the drawing board for the Bulgarian. He at least mounted an attack. That’s more than some challengers can say. 6) Carlos Takam (10-35-55) Last Fight: 10/24/2014- L (KO10) vs. #2 Alexander Povetkin Next Fight: Unknown Takam found the ceiling on his rise to the top in #2 Povetkin. He actually appeared more than a match for the Russian early in the fight, but couldn’t hang in the later rounds. 7) Deontay Wilder (3-3-93) Last Fight: 1/17/2015- UD12 #8 Bermane Stiverne Next Fight: Unknown With an alphabet belt under his…um…belt….Wilder will have plenty of suitors. 8) Dereck Chisora (3-166-229) Last Fight: 11/29/2014- L (RTD10) vs. #1 Tyson Fury
Next Fight: Unknown
Chisora apparently doesn’t want to leave the bad taste in his mouth from his last performance, as he is reportedly planning to fight again on February 28. He is also said to be splitting from trainer Don Charles. 9) Bermane Stiverne (3-39-101) Last Fight: 1/17/2015- L (UD12) vs. #12 Deontay Wilder Next Fight: Unknown No word just yet on what’s next for now former beltholder Stiverne. 10) Steve Cunningham (3-111-111) Last Fight: 10/18/2014- W (RTD7) vs. Natu Visinia (UNR) Next Fight: 3/14/2015- vs. #3 Vyacheslav Glazkov See Glazkov’s notes, above. 11) Tony Thompson (3-245) Last Fight: 6/6/2014- L (UD12) vs. #12 Carlos Takam
Next Fight: 2/27/2015 – vs. #12 Odlanier Solis
Yet another delay for Thompson-Solis II, with a 4th date now scheduled for February 27 in Hungary, of all places. 12) Odlanier Solis (3-245) Last Fight: 3/22/2014- L* (SD12) vs. #13 Tony Thompson
Next Fight: 2/27/2015- vs. #11 Tony Thompson
See Thompson’s notes, above. 13) Chris Arreola (13-74) Last Fight: 5/10/2014- L (TKO6) vs. #12 Bermane Stiverne Next Fight: Unknown Arreola advised Boxingscene.com that he’s likely back in late January or February, and called out Antonio Tarver, as well. 14) Malik Scott (13-22) Last Fight: 10/31/2014- UD10 #16 Alex Leapai Next Fight: Unknown After an apparently dominant win over Leapai, Scott is probably back in the mix for some sort of big fight. 15) Erkan Teper (13-75) Last Fight: 6/13/2014- RTD6 Newfel Ouatah (UNR) Next Fight: 3/14/2015- vs. Johann Duhaupas (UNR) Teper-Duhaupas has a new date: March 14 in Stuttgart. 16) Antonio Tarver (8-8) Last Fight: 12/11/2014- TKO7 Johnathon Banks (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Tarver has recently challenged a comebacking David Haye. 17) Bryant Jennings (7-28) Last Fight: 7/26/2014- W* (SD12) vs. Mike Perez (UNR) Next Fight: 4/25/2015- vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko Jennings has got his shot at Klitschko for April 25. Almost certanily too soon for him, given his mediocre last performance against Perez. 18) Artur Szpilka (7-13) Last Fight: 11/8/2014- W (UD10) vs. #11 Tomasz Adamek
Next Fight: 4/24/2015- vs. Unknown Opponent Now advised by Al Haymon and trained by Ronnie Shields, Szpilka will debut his new team against an opponent to be announced on an April 24 Showtime card in Chicago. 19) Mike Perez (7-28) Last Fight: 7/26/2014- L* (SD12) vs. Bryant Jennings (UNR) Next Fight: 2/5/2015- vs. Darnell Wilson (UNR) Perez will stay busy on February 5 against Darnell Wilson in Costa Mesa, California. 20) Alex Leapai (7-7) Last Fight: 10/31/2014- L (UD10) vs. #20 Malik Scott Next Fight: Unknown THE WEEK AHEAD: #19 Mike Perez takes on half-decent but likely overmatched journeyman Darnell Wilson on Thursday in Costa Mesa, California.
Last Fight: 11/15/2014- KO5 #5 Kubrat Pulev
Next Fight: 4/25/2015- vs. #17 Bryant Jennings
Klitschko-Jennings is on, and figures to be a fairly average defense for the Champ. 1) Tyson Fury (51-51-51) Last Fight: 11/29/2014- RTD10 #6 Dereck Chisora Next Fight: 2/28/2015- vs. Christian Hammer (UNR) Christian Hammer is a very beatable gatekeeper, but did look good in his last fight, and is probably about a class better than you’d expect a guy with a mandatory championship shot coming his way to stay busy against. 2) Alexander Povetkin (36-380-380) Last Fight: 10/24/2014- KO10 #7 Carlos Takam
Next Fight: Unknown
Nothing has been signed yet, but the WBC has given approval for Povetkin to fight an eliminator with Mike Perez. 3) Vyacheslav Glazkov (36-47-111) Last Fight: 11/8/2014- TKO7 Darnell Wilson (UNR)
Next Fight: 3/14/2015- vs. #10 Steve Cunningham With Main Events behind both fighters, you could almost see this one coming. Glazkov will take on Steve Cunningham, likely on NBC Sports, in March. 4) Amir Mansour (44-44-44) Last Fight: 11/8/2014- KO7 Fred Kassi (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mansour’s power was brought to bear on the mediocre Kassi, who did a good job of hanging in there- perhaps for longer than most expected- while losing every round. 5) Kubrat Pulev (51-144-221) Last Fight: 11/15/2014- L (KO5) vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko
Next Fight: Unknown
Back to the drawing board for the Bulgarian. He at least mounted an attack. That’s more than some challengers can say. 6) Carlos Takam (10-35-55) Last Fight: 10/24/2014- L (KO10) vs. #2 Alexander Povetkin Next Fight: Unknown Takam found the ceiling on his rise to the top in #2 Povetkin. He actually appeared more than a match for the Russian early in the fight, but couldn’t hang in the later rounds. 7) Deontay Wilder (3-3-93) Last Fight: 1/17/2015- UD12 #8 Bermane Stiverne Next Fight: Unknown With an alphabet belt under his…um…belt….Wilder will have plenty of suitors. 8) Dereck Chisora (3-166-229) Last Fight: 11/29/2014- L (RTD10) vs. #1 Tyson Fury
Next Fight: Unknown
Chisora apparently doesn’t want to leave the bad taste in his mouth from his last performance, as he is reportedly planning to fight again on February 28. He is also said to be splitting from trainer Don Charles. 9) Bermane Stiverne (3-39-101) Last Fight: 1/17/2015- L (UD12) vs. #12 Deontay Wilder Next Fight: Unknown No word just yet on what’s next for now former beltholder Stiverne. 10) Steve Cunningham (3-111-111) Last Fight: 10/18/2014- W (RTD7) vs. Natu Visinia (UNR) Next Fight: 3/14/2015- vs. #3 Vyacheslav Glazkov See Glazkov’s notes, above. 11) Tony Thompson (3-245) Last Fight: 6/6/2014- L (UD12) vs. #12 Carlos Takam
Next Fight: 2/27/2015 – vs. #12 Odlanier Solis
Yet another delay for Thompson-Solis II, with a 4th date now scheduled for February 27 in Hungary, of all places. 12) Odlanier Solis (3-245) Last Fight: 3/22/2014- L* (SD12) vs. #13 Tony Thompson
Next Fight: 2/27/2015- vs. #11 Tony Thompson
See Thompson’s notes, above. 13) Chris Arreola (13-74) Last Fight: 5/10/2014- L (TKO6) vs. #12 Bermane Stiverne Next Fight: Unknown Arreola advised Boxingscene.com that he’s likely back in late January or February, and called out Antonio Tarver, as well. 14) Malik Scott (13-22) Last Fight: 10/31/2014- UD10 #16 Alex Leapai Next Fight: Unknown After an apparently dominant win over Leapai, Scott is probably back in the mix for some sort of big fight. 15) Erkan Teper (13-75) Last Fight: 6/13/2014- RTD6 Newfel Ouatah (UNR) Next Fight: 3/14/2015- vs. Johann Duhaupas (UNR) Teper-Duhaupas has a new date: March 14 in Stuttgart. 16) Antonio Tarver (8-8) Last Fight: 12/11/2014- TKO7 Johnathon Banks (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Tarver has recently challenged a comebacking David Haye. 17) Bryant Jennings (7-28) Last Fight: 7/26/2014- W* (SD12) vs. Mike Perez (UNR) Next Fight: 4/25/2015- vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko Jennings has got his shot at Klitschko for April 25. Almost certanily too soon for him, given his mediocre last performance against Perez. 18) Artur Szpilka (7-13) Last Fight: 11/8/2014- W (UD10) vs. #11 Tomasz Adamek
Next Fight: 4/24/2015- vs. Unknown Opponent Now advised by Al Haymon and trained by Ronnie Shields, Szpilka will debut his new team against an opponent to be announced on an April 24 Showtime card in Chicago. 19) Mike Perez (7-28) Last Fight: 7/26/2014- L* (SD12) vs. Bryant Jennings (UNR) Next Fight: 2/5/2015- vs. Darnell Wilson (UNR) Perez will stay busy on February 5 against Darnell Wilson in Costa Mesa, California. 20) Alex Leapai (7-7) Last Fight: 10/31/2014- L (UD10) vs. #20 Malik Scott Next Fight: Unknown THE WEEK AHEAD: #19 Mike Perez takes on half-decent but likely overmatched journeyman Darnell Wilson on Thursday in Costa Mesa, California.
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