The outgoing 2015 in boxing was not like all the previous ones. The world has finally seen the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. But after that, the planet did not stop rotating. In addition to the most money fight in history, we witnessed great fights in various weight categories. The heavyweight division was no exception. Of course, the main event for the heavyweights took place on November 28 in Düsseldorf. But besides the defeat of the great champion, there was something to pay attention to.
It should be noted right away that it is impossible to make such a rating that would suit everyone. Therefore, this New Year's "hit parade" is nothing more than the opinion of the author. So let's go.
10. Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine, 31 years old)
In 2015, Glazkov fought 2 fights - in a boring confrontation he defeated Steve Cunningham by decision of the judges and knocked out the Trinidadian Kertson Manswell, who had 11 defeats at that time. However, the main events in Vyacheslav's career will take place in the new year. After Tyson Fury flushed the IBF down the toilet, the title became vacant. And at the very beginning of 2016, the Ukrainian will have the first championship fight in his career - against the American Charles Martin, for this very IBF belt. Well, let's wish Glazkov good luck.
Weak opposition, no championship fights.
9. Bermain Stivern (Canada, 37 years old)
Stiverne rose to public prominence in 2013 by defeating Chris Arreola via unanimous decision. This was followed by a rematch in which Stiverne had already knocked out Arreola and won the then vacant WBC title. At the beginning of 2015, Burmain had the biggest fight of his career to date, losing his newly won title to Deontay Wilder. At the end of the outgoing year, the Canadian returned to the ring, defeating the little-known Derrick Rossi.
Unlike Glazkov, he defeated serious opponents and took part in championship fights.
8. Bryant Jennings (USA, 31)
The American debuted in the professional ring quite recently - in 2010, and already in 2012 he was awarded the title of "Prospect of the Year" by the authoritative version of Sports Illustrared. In 2014, he fought 2 fights - against the notorious Arthur Shpilka and Mike Perez - both won, and at the end of the year he had an ideal track record of 19-0 (10 knockouts). The outgoing 2015 was definitely the worst year in Jennings' career. At first, the American lost to Wladimir Klitschko, and last weekend he was beaten ahead of schedule and in all respects by one Cuban puncher (more on him below). However, Bryant Jennings is relatively young in the heavyweight division and has the perfect physique to continue his career.
Unlike Stiverne, he fought with Wladimir Klitschko and lasted the entire distance of the battle.
7. Kubrat Pulev (Bulgaria, 34 years old)
The Bulgarian spent 2015 successfully, judging by the result - two wins in two fights. However, the rivals of the "Cobra" can not be called top. Suffice it to say that Kubrat won his last victory over Maurice Harris, who has almost the same number of victories and defeats in his track record - 26 versus 21. Of course, victories over such opponents will not bring Pulev closer to the champion titles. But at the same time, after the knockout defeat from Wladimir Klitschko in 2014, it was quite normal to take a break and return to big boxing as a more confident fighter.
Unlike Jennings, he not only boxed with Klitschko, but also for the first time in many years managed to seriously shock the champion (even if he eventually lost ahead of schedule).
6. Anthony Joshua (Great Britain, 26 years old)
London Olympic Champion. The youngest (and therefore the most promising) boxer in our rating. The only representative of the top 10 who completed all his fights ahead of schedule. He has all the qualities of a future super-champion: he is strong, fast, has good dimensions (height is almost 200 cm, arm span is about 210 cm), he approaches fights in excellent physical shape. He was a sparring partner of Wladimir Klitschko and received the warmest reviews from the Ukrainian. However, the Briton's opponents are carefully selected to put it mildly. In the last fight with the most serious opponent of his career, Dillian Whyte (I'm sure not everyone knows this), Joshua experienced certain problems, although he knocked out his compatriot in the 7th round.
Unlike Pulev, he is an Olympic champion, and has not yet lost in a professional ring.
5. Luis Ortiz (Cuba, 36 years old)
The Cuban nicknamed "Real King Kong" - the interim champion of the WBA - is a real threat to all heavyweights of our time without exception. Ortiz has an excellent school, having spent more than 360 fights in the amateurs. He switched to professionals quite late - at the age of 30. Of his 24 victorious fights, 21 finished ahead of schedule. Has in his arsenal a deadly blow from the left hand. With rather large dimensions, in the ring it looks very well-coordinated, feels the distance well, attacks and counterattacks in a timely manner. In addition, it is inconvenient for rivals, as it is left-handed. Of the minuses - he was disqualified for 9 months for the use of illegal drugs, and also never spent all 12 rounds of the title fight in the ring.
He spent 2015 with shock, knocking out 3 opponents, the last of which was the aforementioned Bryant Jennings.
Unlike Joshua, he fought with serious opponents and defeated them.
4. Deontay Wilder (USA, 30)
The Bronze Bomber is one of the most controversial heavyweight boxers of our time. A track record of 35-0 with 34 knockouts (Iron Mike himself could be envious), the world champion belt in the most prestigious version (WBC) - it would seem, what else is needed to be considered the best? The answer is simple - we need fights with serious boxers. Yes, Wilder destroys one opponent after another. True, these rivals - whether it be the American Jason Gavern or the Frenchman Joan Dupas - cannot boast of anything serious. Wilder's toughest opponent to date is our No. 9 Burmaine Stiverne. And that fight lasted the whole distance. And this despite the fact that the Canadian is far from the most formidable boxer in the division. In general, boxing fans have accumulated a lot of questions for Wilder. We are waiting and hoping that in 2016 the American will have at least one fight with a serious opponent (preferably with someone from this rating from 1 to 6 place)
Unlike Ortiz, he owns a full-fledged world champion belt, and also has a more impressive track record.
3. Tyson Fury (Great Britain, 27 years old)
The main troublemaker that reigned in the heavyweight division for over 10 years. A man who created a sensation like the world hasn't seen since Mike Tyson's first loss in his career. Gypsy king who does not recognize authorities. Tyson Fury has taken the boxing elite by storm after just one fight. But what. The Irishman defeated Wladimir Klitschko himself. He won not by a random blow and not by cutting or stopping the fight. He won confidently and coolly, outboxing the champion and sending him into a deep depression. For all his clumsiness and lack of coordination, Tyson Fury is an insanely talented boxer by nature. Having impressive dimensions, he copes with them very skillfully and looks plastic and relaxed in the ring. At the same time, we will not make hasty conclusions and put the gypsy fighter at the head of the rating. Let's just wait for the rematch.
Unlike Wilder, Wladimir Klitschko won.
2. Alexander Povetkin (Russia, 36 years old)
The Russian Vityaz has noticeably changed after a single defeat two years ago (I hope everyone remembers from whom). In the next four fights, Povetkin ahead of schedule defeated far from the most passable boxers - Charr, Takam, Perez and Wah. Alexander became a more prudent fighter, acting in combination and bringing his fights to early victories. We can say that now Povetkin is experiencing a second youth and is ready for new achievements. By the way, the change of coach benefited Alexander. So far, Povetkin has only won with Ivan Kirpa, and wins by knockouts. We will wait for the new championship fight of our Russian Knight. One of the most likely opponents is Deontay Wilder (the one with a terrible knockout list). It seems that such a fight will attract the attention of fans from all over the world and become an adornment of the heavyweight division.
Unlike Fury, he has been in big boxing for a long time, fights with the best and has more than one significant victory over famous fighters.
1. Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine, 39 years old)
I am sure many (if not most) will not agree with the first number of our rating. This is everyone's right. Again, this rating is nothing more than the opinion of the author. It makes no sense to list all the regalia of Wladimir Klitschko - everyone already knows them very well and is even tired of the constant victories of the Ukrainian. Perhaps Vladimir himself was tired. Whatever one may say, at the age of 39 it is difficult to find motivation for the next new opponent, no matter what they say about it. No matter how the Jr. Klitschko rematch with Fury ends (they say it will take place in the UK in 2016), Wladimir and his older brother have already secured their places in the international boxing hall of fame. No, I'm not a big fan of the Klitschko brothers and don't really share some of the things they do (or did) in the ring. However, I urge everyone to look at things objectively, putting aside all political aspects and leaving only the sports component at the head of our rating. Still, we have a sports hit parade.
Unlike everyone else, he has not lost in the ring for more than 11 years, most of the time spending title fights and defending his countless belts.
This is how our rating of boxing heavyweights of the turn of 2015-2016 turned out. Surely everyone will have their own comments and suggestions regarding the distribution of places, and, perhaps, the inclusion of completely different boxers in the list. Ruslan Chagaev, Derek Chisora, Lucas Brown, Andy Ruiz, Malik Scott, or even Antonio Tarver - each of these (and perhaps not only these) heavyweights can claim a place in such a ranking. Well, our rating turned out to be just that. I would like to pay special attention to one interesting character in the new 2016, who nevertheless returns to big-time sports.
Bonus: David Haye (UK, 35)
Yes. It will finally happen in 2016. Haymaker will return to the ring. The date has already been determined - January 16, and the opponent is the Australian Mark de Maury. 3.5 years have passed since the last fight of David Haye, when he knocked out compatriot Chisora. All this time, Haymaker was recovering from injuries, trying to punish the gypsy king Fury in the ring and just enjoying life. I think no one will argue, Haye is definitely needed by the heavyweight right now. Haye is the person who is able to cause problems to any of the above boxers, regardless of the position of our rating. Haye has noticeably gained muscle mass and is in excellent condition. Adding to this perfected technique, plasticity and natural reflexes, it becomes even more interesting to follow the return of the Briton.
BoxRec is the statistical mecca of professional boxing. It contains two main rankings. Most boxing fans have seen only the rating posted on the portal tab of the same name. This rating reflects the contribution of boxers to the dominance of a particular division throughout the history of professional boxing. This rating has no practical value, because in it the higher the nominee, the weaker the division was during the period of his performances and the longer he performed. Therefore, many boxing fans who first wandered into this BoxRec page in the hope of seeing a “sane strength rating” were deeply disappointed.
BoxRec is the statistical mecca of professional boxing. It contains two main ratings.
However, BoxRec presents another rating that only a few know about. The rating is located directly in the boxers' records, under the heading with personal data, on the right side of the table. In order for the hidden columns to appear, you need to change the position of the “ratings off” button to “on”. This rating, which we will call current for clarity, shows how the strength (level, class) of a given boxer changes from fight to fight. After a careful long-term and cross-study of the current rating on the example of hundreds of boxers, I can confidently state that there is nothing more perfect and accurate for measuring the strength of boxers. The current rating absolutely clearly shows when this boxer had peaks of his career, and when there were recessions, when he reached his highest peak, and when he degraded.
Looking ahead, I want to focus your attention on the literal meaning of the word “current” in the conditional name of this rating. If you open the record of any boxer and randomly poke your finger into the table, you will get information not about the real strength (rating) of the boxer, but only rough information, which only in the inextricable chain of all other rating changes provide information to determine the true strength of the boxer. To avoid further confusion of terms, we agree henceforth to call:
- current rating - BoxRec data for each individual fight;
- real rating - a rating that differs in value from the current rating, which is supposed to be closer to the true value;
- confirmed rating - the value of the current rating, which does not decrease in a number of subsequent battles;
- true rating - the value of the rating, which most accurately reflects the strength of a boxer in a given segment of his career.
Thus, only the current rating is visible to the naked eye in BoxRec. The true rating is given to see the chosen ones. To see the true rating, you first need to understand the mechanism of building the current rating.
1) a single formula for all boxers, which is published with detailed comments to it;
2) the boxer's rating does not increase if the rating of the defeated opponent at the time of the fight was 4 or more times lower;
3) a boxer's rating is reduced by half every 1.5 years during which he did not fight a worthy opponent.
The text of the principles can be changed in detail, one number can be changed to another, but it is hardly possible to replace them with other principles or give them a different essence.
At zero approximation, the formula looks like this:
P \u003d 4 * C * 16 (D - 1),
D is the share of wins.
This formula is very convenient for manual adjustments, although it has a large error.
As a first approximation, the formula is the product of the boxer's initial rating and natural logarithms, etc.
It follows from the rules that the purpose of BoxRec is an attempt to rank boxers at such levels, the representatives of which differ catastrophically from each other in the class. In simple words, a boxer with a current rating of 400 points is "theoretically" unable to defeat a boxer with a rating of 100 points or less. On the other hand, a boxer with a current rating of 400 points is incapable of defeating a boxer with a rating of 1600 or more points.
If the difference is less than four times, then a boxer with a higher rating can lose, and by any means. The main thing here is not how to lose, for example, KO 1, but how many times.
Let's look at examples. Take a boxer with a rating of 100 points. In order for his rating to increase to 400 or more points, he needs to win in a row, strictly speaking, an infinite number of opponents with a rating of 100 points (after the 50th victory, he seems to hit the line), or 5 opponents with a rating of 200 points, or 2 opponents with a rating of 400 points, or 1 opponent with a rating of 701 or more points. Here and everywhere, for simplicity, by victory we mean victory on points 120-108. As you can see, the meaning is that a boxer proves with his victories that his real level infinitely exceeds the level of boxers with a rating of 100 points. Defeats bring down the rating. So, if in our example a boxer won 59 wins in a row over a 100-point opposition, but in the 60th fight, having a rating of 399 points, he loses to a 100-point opponent, then his rating falls to 233 points, and the opponent’s rating, on the contrary, increases to 266 points. That is, already one defeat refutes the initial hypothesis that this boxer is infinitely above the 100-point level.
Summarizing the BoxRec practice for heavyweights in 1990 units, we can make approximately the following significant levels and sublevels (levels differ by 4 times, sublevels by 2 times):
- "zero": true rating from 0 to 50 points;
- "bag": rating from 50 to 100 points;
- jonirman: rating from 100 to 200 points;
- gatekeeper: rating from 200 to 400 points;
- top: rating from 400 to 600 points;
- champion: rating from 600 to 800 points;
- monster: rating from 800 to 1000 points;
- dominator: rating from 1000 points.
For other divisions and other decades, the classification may differ, with the exception of 2-3 initial levels.
As bad as Principle #2 BoxRec was, it creates a practical case. Namely: any boxer, with skillful guidance and selection of opponents, will be able to "fill" his rating by 4 times, defeating the same type of boxers of the same level, for example, 100-pointers. Nor will he be completely incapable of beating 200-point opponents, let alone 400-point ones. It is thanks to this incident that the so-called bag fighters rise high in the ratings - specialists in victories over rivals who are obviously inferior in level. I want to especially emphasize that only fights with boxers of a similar class can finally confirm the class of the boxer being studied.
In different decades, in different parts of the world, rating points had different values. This is obvious if we compare the values of the confirmed maximum current ratings Joe Louis(5380 points), Rocky Marciano (4363),Ali-2 (3282), Fraser (2901), Foreman-1 (1759), Tyson(1591) and Lewis(1071). For example, a higher rating than Lewis, in the old days had Joe Bugner and dozens of other heavyweights. Rating points are cheaper, the more often fights are held in the division, the more often interdivisional migrations, the fewer weight categories, the greater the gap between elite boxers and the rest, the weaker the division or region of performances. For example, the regional bag fighter Lucien Rodriguez scored 735 points, while his true rating hardly reached 200 points. As for the quantitative measure of the “bag”, it has not changed throughout the history of boxing.
BoxRec only takes into account official results, some of which contain "German score". However, most of all, the statistics are distorted not by fake victories, but by fights with a force majeure outcome.
BoxRec only takes into account official results, some of which contain "German score". However, most of all, the statistics are distorted not by "fake" victories, but by fights with a force majeure outcome. That is why a proper study of the dark forest called BoxRec requires a preliminary and multiple viewing of fights with the participation of all the main persons of the division throughout its history.
Fortunately, "wrong" fights and their judges' scores make up a small percentage of all fights. And what is important - most often the “German score” and sensational defeats occur in those cases when the boxer under study has filled himself with a deliberately inflated rating. Manual recalculation of "wrong" fights can be done using the zero formula and the 1x2 calculator for BoxRec.
To be continued.
On the eve of the fight between the IBF world heavyweight champion British (64-4-0, 53 KOs), we publish the rating of fighters in the absolute weight category, which you, dear readers, made a few days before the start of 2017.
2. Alexander Povetkin (Russia, 31-1-0, 23 KOs) - 27%
3. (Great Britain, 18-0-0, 18 KOs) - 14%
4. Deontay Wilder (USA, 37-0-0, 36 KOs) - 13%
5. Tyson Fury (Great Britain, 25-0-0, 18 KOs) - 9%
6. David Haye (Great Britain, 28-2-0, 26 KOs) - 6%
7. Luis Ortiz (Cuba, 27-0-0, 23 KOs) - 2%
8. Lucas Brown (Australia, 24-0-0, 21 KOs) - less than 1%
9. Bermain Stivern (Haiti/Canada, 25-2-1, 21 KOs) - less than 1%
10 Joseph Parker (New Zealand, 22-0-0, 18 KOs) - less than 1%
1. (Ukraine, 64-4-0, 53 KOs)
The long-term champion from Ukraine is still highly rated among boxing fans, which is confirmed by his position in the national rating of the "Championship". Having lost his championship belts in a fight with Briton Tyson Fury, Klitschko has been unable to enter the ring for more than a year. The reason for this is the same Fury (the Briton was caught doping, and then, citing mental problems, he left boxing for a while), as well as difficulties in selecting a new opponent. Now, when there is a clear understanding of the further development of events in the career of Klitschko Jr. (the fight against the unbeaten prospect is scheduled for April 29), you need to be patient and wait for the defining fight for the Ukrainian. The result of this fight will give an answer to the question of whether the almost 40-year-old ex-champion is able to regain lost positions again or whether the fight with the promising Briton will be the last in his career for Klitschko.
2. Alexander Povetkin (Russia, 31-1-0, 23 KOs)
The Russian Knight has recently been waging a fierce fight not only in the ring, but also outside it. The meldonium doping story pretty much ruffled the nerves of the Russian fighter at the beginning of the year (as a result, Alexander was acquitted), and at the same time deprived him of the opportunity to compete for the title in one of the most prestigious versions - the WBC. At the end of the year, another wake-up call sounded, this time, similar to the situation with meldonium, one of several tests before the fight with Stiverne for the interim WBC title turned out to be positive. As a result, no fight, no belt. Now Povetkin's representatives have to prove their case in court, since in new history with the doping of the Russian fighter, there are more questions than answers. Meanwhile, time goes by and plays against Povetkin. The Russian Knight, who has gained an excellent move, has been producing a phenomenal result in recent years, having won five early victories in five fights. Largely due to this, Alexander is still highly rated in the world of pro boxing, and also takes a confident second place in the ranking of the best heavyweights today.
3. (Great Britain, 18-0-0, 18 KOs)
The 27-year-old current IBF world heavyweight champion Briton (18-0-0, 18 KOs) won 18 victories in the pro ring, and all of them were won ahead of schedule. Joshua is one of the most progressive pro fighters of our time. In three years of playing as a professional, he managed to fight 18 fights (an average of six fights a year), become a champion and make several title defenses. Joshua has the biggest fight of his career ahead of him. Will become his rival. The fight will take place on April 29 at the famous 90,000-strong Wembley Stadium in London. At stake in it will be world titles - WBA Super, IBF and IBO. It will be a classic confrontation between youth and experience. Recall that 41-year-old Vladimir is the 1996 Olympic champion, and Anthony is the owner of the gold medal of the 2012 Olympics.
4. Deontay Wilder (USA, 37-0-0, 36 KOs)
The 31-year-old 201-centimeter American is the bronze medalist of the 2008 Olympic Games, only in the first heavy weight (up to 91 kg). Moreover, Wilder became the only US boxer to win a medal at those Games. Deontay only started boxing in 2005 when he was 20 years old. But the guy was so physically developed that already in the 21st amateur fight he won the right to represent his country at the Olympic Games. He then turned pro straight away, signing with Golden Boy Promotions. Wilder has fought 37 pro fights to date, winning 36 by stoppage. Wilder defeated Bermain Stivern to win the WBC title. After that, his duel with Alexander Povetkin broke down. In February 2017, Wilder went into battle against Gerald Washington, whom he defeated ahead of schedule.
5. Tyson Fury (Great Britain, 25-0-0, 18 KOs)
The 28-year-old 206-centimeter Fury received such a name at birth thanks to his father, who was also a professional fighter and considered Mike Tyson his idol. This giant, in whose veins gypsy blood flows, made a real rustle in the heavyweight division, beating the long-term Ukrainian champion Wladimir Klitschko. British Tyson is no different high speed and technique, but uses his enormous size quite effectively, acting mainly because of the jab. But as practice shows, a modest arsenal on paper does not prevent him from achieving his goals. In addition, Fury is sharp on the tongue. Tyson never climbed into his pocket for a word, and that is why half of the fans hate him, but the other idolizes him. Currently, Fury, who failed the doping test before the re-fight with Klitschko, is out of boxing. According to Gypsy, he has a mental disorder, which was the result of drug use.
6. David Haye (Great Britain, 28-2-0, 26 KOs)
The odious Briton David Haye, who after losing to Wladimir Klitschko in 2011 and defeating Derek Chisora in 2012, took an almost four-year pause, was once again a few steps away from contender status. After two warm-up bouts this year, Haymaker challenged WBC cruiserweight champion compatriot Tony Bellew but lost by technical knockout. The public has always been partial to hooligan fighters. Hey is what it is. Suffice it to recall his famous sketch with the heads of Klitschko. Haye knows how to shock the audience, and she still reciprocates him.
7. Joseph Parker (New Zealand, 22-0-0, 18 KOs)
24-year-old New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker (22-0-0, 18 KOs) recently won the vacant WBO world title and can now rightfully be considered one of the best fighters in the division. The 24-year-old Parker plans to combine championship belts with champions from neighboring versions. However, in order to fight the same Wilder, he would have to make several title defenses in the United States. Nobody knows Parker in the Mecca of professional boxing. This is the biggest difficulty in the negotiation process regarding the attempt to unify the belts.
8. Luis Ortiz (Cuba, 27-0-0, 23 KOs)
For a long time he played for the Cuban national team and won many medals in competitions different levels, now a fugitive 37-year-old left-hander makes a successful professional career in the USA. Ortiz, like the vast majority of settlers from Liberty Island, settled in the state of Florida, where he mainly holds his fights. Louis started without a buildup, having managed to beat a good opposition in a year and a half and rapidly advancing to the top of the world rankings. To date, on his account, in particular, victories over two-time participants in world championship fights Bert Cooper and Luis Andres Pineda, as well as promising Latif Kayode, Bryant Jennings, experienced Tony Thompson and Malik Scott. In his last fight, which took place on December 10, Ortiz defeated the little-known British David Allen ahead of schedule, and 28 days before that, he defeated the already mentioned Scott.
9. Lucas Brown (Australia, 24-0-0, 21 KOs)
37-year-old Australian giant Lucas Brown (24-0-0, 21 KOs) is currently on standby. His downtime after the fight against Ruslan Chagaev in March of this year continues to this day, and he has practically no prospects. Earlier, the World Boxing Association ruled that Brown should play for the regular title in a fight with American Shannon Briggs before December 31 of this year. However, a doping test recently taken from Brown by WADA tested positive for a prohibited substance (which one was not specified). It is expected that in the near future the WBA will respond to the result of the doping test of the Australian boxer. Earlier, Brown failed a doping test after a fight with Ruslan Chagaev, from whom he took away the WBA title. He lost his title, but his team categorically denied the boxer's use of illegal drugs.
10. Bermain Stiverne (Haiti/Canada, 25-2-1, 21 KOs)
Bermain Stivern was previously the WBC world champion, becoming it after the former holder of this title, Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko, decided to end his boxing career. And Stiverne lost his world title just in a fight with Wilder, losing to him in January last year on points by unanimous decision. Before the fight between Bermain and Povetkin was announced, the Haitian Canadian was considered as a possible opponent for the next defense of the IBF world title by his current owner, the British. Now that Stiverne has fled Yekaterinburg with his team (A Povetkin's doping test tested positive for ostarine), it is extremely difficult to guess when he will still be eligible for a title fight.
Vasily Lomachenko/@TRAPPFOTOS
It's time to take stock of the outgoing 2017! For 12 months, boxing fans were able to see the defeat of perennial champions, the victories of young prospects, the interruption of unbeaten streaks and many other interesting events. We present a rating of the top 10 boxers, regardless of the weight category.
No. 1. VASILY LOMACHENKO (10-1-0, 8 KOs)
Boxer of the year according to XSPORT.ua. Note that before the duel with Guillermo Rigondeaux"Hi-tech" was not a contender for the first and, possibly, for the second place. It was assumed that a victory over the Cuban would not be able to lift him to the first line, since a boring chess battle was expected. However, the bright manner with which the Ukrainian won became.
2017 began for Lomachenko with an April duel with Jason Sosa. A boxer from Puerto Rico could not oppose anything to the Ukrainian in terms of technique, speed and endurance. Vasily played with him, broke and forced him to refuse to continue the fight before the ninth round. Bitterness remained only due to the fact that "Hi-Tech" could not win the WBA Regular title, which the boxing organization refused to put on the line.
In August, Vasily held his second fight of the year. This time his opponent was Miguel Marriaga, who spoke one category lower and lost earlier Nicholas Walters and Oscar Valdez. The opponent is not top-level, but all the strong opposition at that time either wanted a lot of money or were busy. The same infamous Orlando Salido constantly disrupted negotiations for revenge. In the duel with Marriaga, "Hi-tech" showed his superiority very easily and forced the opponent to surrender before the 7th round.
Extreme for the Ukrainian was the duel against the Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux, who bombarded Vasily with mockery and insults on Twitter. It was expected that it was the Jackal that would be able to impose competition on the Ukrainian and even win. Of course, Hi-Tech had an advantage in height and weight, but this did not stop some experts from calling the Cuban a favorite. However, an equal fight did not work out and Lomachenko very easily outboxed the opponent and again forced him to surrender before the seventh round - the 4th time in a row. The defeated opponent complained of a hand injury,.
No. 2. TERENCE CRAWFORD (32-0-0, 23 KOs)
For the current year Terence Crawford was able to move from the 6th to the 2nd line of the XSPORT .ua rating. Such success was made possible thanks to the American winning the prestigious WBA and IBF titles, which allowed him to become the only undisputed world champion in super lightweight.
Terence started the year with an easy win over Felix Diaz, and finished his performances in August, . The confrontation between the two champions turned out to be interesting, but transient. The Namibian decided to go for the American with a checker for a goal and on the counterattack he missed a sufficient number of blows to fly into a knockout in the third round. Note that Crawford will start 2018 as a stellar featherweight boxer, where he will have many attractive fights.
Number 3. SRISAKET SOR RUNGVISAI (44-4-4, 40 KOs)
Who knew until 2017 about the Thai boxer of the second flyweight (up to 52.1 kg) Srisakete Sor Rungvisai? There are few such people in the boxing world. Previously, Srisaket had only two high-level top fights. In the first Thai lost Carlos Cuadras, and the second won Jose Salgado. In 2016, he had 5 fights, three of which were against debutants, and two against opponents with a rating in which there are more losses than wins.
After this, a little-known Thai in 2017 was invited to fight with the first number of the list of the best boxers, regardless of the weight category. Roman Gonzalez. The boxer from Nicaragua was expected to pass Sor Rungvisai very easily. However, Srisaket forced his felling on him and had a very equal fight. The judges, after such a confrontation, surprisingly, gave the victory to the Thai. At the same time, boxing experts almost unanimously called it controversial.
In September of this year, Sor Rungvisai had a rematch with Gonzalez, and in order to cool the ardor of experts,.
No. 4. ANTHONY JOSHUA (20-0-0, 20 KOs)
About Anthony Joshua, as a new heavyweight star, only lazy people don't talk about it. The Briton makes his way to the boxing Olympus without defeat, and all victories are won by knockout. In doing so, he collects full football stadiums of British fans.
In 2017, Joshua fought the most important fight of his career. At the famous 90,000-seat Wembley football stadium, Anthony met with the former Ukrainian heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko. Both boxers showed a bright spectacle, but the winner was the Briton, who, although he was knocked down, was able to win by technical knockout in the 11th three-minute period.
In October, the second fight took place Joshua, who came on as a substitute Kubrat Pulev. Having the status of a favorite, Joshua treated Takamu with disdain and underestimation. The British did not even smell of defeat, but during the battle he was slow and less dangerous than usual.
No. 5. KIT THURMAN (28-0-0, 22 KOs)
Undefeated American welterweight Keith Thurman in 2017, he only entered the ring once. The American fought his duel back in March, defeating the dangerous and by decision of the judges.
Dirty and hard, Garcia has always been considered the favorite of the judges, because even for nondescript fights he received a victory on the cards of the majority of the referees. After the fight with Thurman, he also raised his hands in the air, confident in his victory. This despite the fact that he looked worse than Thurman. Keith was faster, smarter and more diverse than his opponent, thanks to which he was awarded a place in the top 10 boxers of 2017.
No. 6. GENNADY GOLOVKIN (37-0-1, 33 KOs)
Kazakh dominator Gennady Golovkin dropped by one position over the year and became sixth in our ranking. Such a minimal drop was influenced by his fights in 2017. First in March GGG won controversial decision judges at Daniel Jacobs, which became a very dangerous and uncomfortable opponent for the Kazakh.
If after the fight with the American the judges helped Golovkin, then in the fight in Saul Alvarez in September they got in the way. Against Alvarez, Gennady looked less technical and faster. But due to the pressure, he had an advantage in accurate hits and pressure. However, the judges were adamant and gave a draw.
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No. 7. SAUL ALVARES (49-1-2, 34 KOs)
The Mexican superstar, in addition to the duel with Golovkin, had another superfight this year. In May, Alvarez met with Julio Cesar Chevez Jr.. The son of a big champion from Mexico promised that he would give a fitting rebuff to Canelo, but he went out just to make money. Saul destroyed his opponent with powerful hits and brought the fight to victory by decision.
Note that in the future, Usyk should be higher in the ratings, regardless of weight categories. However, now Alexander suffers due to the lack of stars in the cruiserweight. To be more precise, there is only one star and it is he himself. To advance to the first positions, the Ukrainian needs to become the owner of the majority of heavyweight belts and successfully move to the heavyweight division.
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World Boxing Association (WBA, WBA) founded in 1921. In accordance with the rules of the WBA (WBA), a boxer who holds the title of champion according to the WBA (WBA) and one of three other associations receives a special title:
"super champion" (super champion) for fighters who have the right to defend their title in battles with applicants from other versions;
After that, the regular WBA title becomes vacant and is played among the contenders.
The WBA also practices "spraying" its belts. In each of the weight categories, the WBA has:
"super champion"- who is obliged to defend his title every two years with applicants not necessarily from his version, and who does not have to be a champion in one of the other versions.
"regular champion"- an ordinary champion who is required to defend the title against a mandatory challenger according to the WBA
"interim champion"- in fact, the first number of the rating, but not having the rights of a mandatory contender, but also having the "title" of the champion.
World Boxing Council (WBC, WBC) established in Mexico City, Mexico on February 14, 1963 as an international boxing organization. WBS has introduced new safety requirements in boxing. So, for example, she set a limit of 12 rounds instead of 15 previously in force and expanded the range of weight categories.
International Boxing Federation (IBF, IBF) It was founded in September 1976 as the United States Boxing Association (USBA). In April 1983, an international division (BASSh-M, USBA-I) was created in the organization. In May 1984, the New Jersey-based BASSh-M was renamed MBF.