Davis couldnt have performed much better than he did on a memorable Saturday night in Las Vegas. The scorecards read 9892, 9694, and 9991, all in favour of Ruiz who retained his titles. Accomplishments/biggest moment: Perhaps Lubin faced Charlo too soon; his biggest achievement has been recovering from that crushing setback so well. As a boxer, .more #8 of 65 The Best Boxers of the 1990s #729 of 880 The Greatest Entertainers Of All Time #12 of 49 The Best Welterweight Boxers of All Time If there was true justice in the boxing world, Raymundo Beltran would be the WBO lightweight champion of the world right now. Oscar De La Hoya (; born February 4, 1973) is a Mexican-American former professional boxer who, in 2002, also became a boxing promoter and, in 2018, a mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter. -- Steve Kim. The fans. [54] Ruiz dominated Johnson over ten rounds, winning via unanimous decision with scores of 9991, 9793, and 9793. The hard-punching Mexican is larger than any other fighter Mayweather has ever faced, and one punch could knock him off his perch as the No. Record: 40-1, 30 KOs But in July 2012, he forced his way into contender status when he thoroughly outboxed Henry Lundy to earn a majority decision. His win against Mosley was still a quality win, as was his TKO of Kermit Cintron. The two-division titleholder from Sonora is a superb boxer-puncher, as he has demonstrated repeatedly at an elite level. Future/ceiling/expectations: He fought inside "the bubble" on Tuesday and defeated Eric Moon by first-round KO. -- Parkinson. Benavidez then lost his title again, this time when he came in overweight for his first defense against Roamer Angulo last August. Chicanito held a major 130-pound belt for most of the 1990s, making a total of 11 successful defenses. Hector Tanajara, 3, 45. BoxRec has him rated second among all active Mexican boxers and sixth overall. In April 2013, he upset Brian Viloria to capture the WBA and WBO 112-pound belts. He had an awkward style but he was an excellent boxer with some pop in his punches who never failed to entertain. Divisions: Three (126-135 pounds) The 22-year-old from Los Angeles, who fights Luke Campbell on Saturday, is striving to become the latest in a long line of great Mexican-American boxers, those of Mexican descent either born or reared in the U.S. Oscar De La Hoya might be the best known of the lot. Hall of Fame: Yes This was the second time Hamer had retired on his stool following his previous loss to Vyacheslav Glazkov in December 2012. 10 greatest Mexican-American boxers - Boxing Junkie And he never ducked anyone. The fight was stopped after the third-round when Hamer indicated he did not wish to continue. In handing Austin Trout a unanimous decision loss, he beat one of the division's top fighters. Colbert will win a belt -- he's that good -- but his lack of power could be problematic as he moves up to 135 in the future. 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But the three-division world champion's resume prior to that setback is just too good to overlook based on getting caught one time against another great fighter. Lost to: Willie Pep, Lauro Salas (twice), Carlos Chavez, Harold Dade, Vic Toweel Background: Ortiz was one of the greatest fighters of all time regardless of ethic background. 7 in the division by ESPN. Titles: WBC featherweight (1974-75), WBC junior lightweight (1982-83) [61][62][63] For his next fight, Ruiz wanted to fight Adam Kownacki. The best active Mexican fighter is Canelo Alvarez, who tops many pound-for-pound lists. His career is just beginning; let's see how he handles six-round fights by the end of 2020. And who would round. Mexican-American boxers have enjoyed great success for generations. Birth: Feb. 4, 1973 One of the best, Jose Ramirez, is scheduled to face Josh Taylor for the undisputed 140-pound championship on Saturday in Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on ESPN and ESPN+. He lost a number of his biggest fights all to current or future Hall of Famers but he also had many important victories. Ryan Garcia shows off incredible punching speed as he works through drills at his house. The Los Angeles fighter doesnt have special knockout power but that hasnt prevented him from succeeding on a high level. 14 Art Aragon, No. And is Jaime Munguia, who fights DMitrius Ballard Saturday, on the list? Accomplishments/biggest moment: Figueroa emulated his brother's success by winning a world title when he forced the experienced Yonfrez Parejo to retire on his stool after the eighth round to win the vacant WBA interim junior featherweight title at 22. Record: 49-4 (33 KOs) Miguel Vazquez is among the best defensive technicians in boxing. You could argue that Garcia is boxing's first Instagram creation. Abram Martinez, 4, 44. Sign up for the Boxing Junkie newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, A critical look at the past week in boxing Birth: Nov. 25, 1965 Ruiz admitted it was good to go the distance and called out some of the better heavyweights, namely Jarrell Miller. The entertaining fighter has won seven of his past eight fights by stoppage and is ranked No. Emanuel Navarrete will get a shot immediately after stepping up a division and relinquishing his WBO junior featherweight belt recently. Garcia shows off incredible speed with his punches, How Gabriel Flores Jr. can take the next step as a boxer, Markian Hawryluk and Kevin Van Valkenburg, Boxing's top 25 under 25: Meet the stars of the future. Women's boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. The voters for the Top 25 included: Steve Kim, Nick Parkinson, Crystina Poncher, Bernardo Osuna and Joe Goossen. Ruiz made a successful fifth defence of his WBC-NABF title after ten one-sided rounds. This experience should serve him well in the future. Minor, regular and interim titlists are not included. [51] Ruiz knocked Vargas out in round one. 10 in the latest ESPN divisional rankings -- and fights against rival contenders Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Liam Williams and Matt Korobov are good stepping stones over the next year. But I predict the young star will be back on top eventually. indicates foreign boxer of Mexican heritage that doesn't represent Mexico. The Greatest Boxers of All Time. BIGGEST WINNERS Lost to: Floyd Mayweather, Joel Casamayor (twice), Jose Luis Castillo, Joshua Clottey Jhonny Gonzalez's Round 1 KO of Mares last August came during the Showtime-Time Warner feud that temporarily took Showtime off the air in my market. Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S. Lost WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles. [32], After a 9-month gap, Ruiz returned to the ring in September 2015 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California defeating Joell Godfrey via unanimous decision over eight rounds, all three judges scored it 8072. How good will the promotion be? Questions ahead of Paul vs. Diaz: Can Diaz box? He has won titles in four divisions and beaten a long list of elite opponents along the way. -- Kim. However, it might be too soon to write him off. With his lean frame and heavy hands, Zayas could be the next Puerto Rican star. The fighter: Mendez, a southpaw, has made two defenses of the WBO strawweight title and is part of a younger generation coming through to challenge the established order in boxing's lightest division. Johnson, who had previously only been stopped twice in his nine losses, was known for his toughness, having taken the likes of Kubrat Pulev, Derek Chisora, Tyson Fury and Vitali Klitschko the twelve round distance. Gervonta Davis. 6. Robert now trains Mikey, who has won five titles in four divisions, taking down a string of elite opponents along the way to establish himself as one of the best in the business. The younger brother is likely headed to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. [29] Ruiz was taken to the ten round distance for the first time in his career by Liakhovich, who trained hard for this fight and tried to win. Is Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr. really happening? [30][31] In June 2015, Ruiz began training with well-known trainer Abel Sanchez, whose most notable boxer was Gennady Golovkin.
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