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Devin Haney and Gervonta “Tank” Davis are headstrong and considered the best of the best. While the two no longer compete in the same weight class, they’ve continued to argue loudly. Although it’s been entertaining, fans are at the point where they simply want to see them get it on.
Before he became an incredibly popular fighter, Ryan Garcia made a promise to himself. Win a world title. Well, Garcia is entering year eight of his pro career and he hasn’t come close to achieving his goal. In fact, the 26-year-old has failed to even fight for one.
Joe Joyce is ready to re-enter the heavyweight fray. On March 16th, the former WBO interim heavyweight champion will make his first appearance since Zhilei Zhang ruthlessly stopped him in three rounds last September when he fights Kash Ali in Birmingham. The fight will be part of Queensberry’s latest ‘Magnificent Seven’ show.
Heading into his showdown against Edwin De Los Santos, Shakur Stevenson promised to put on a show. However, as the rounds grew more and more mundane, fans began booing profusely. Once they realized that the action simply wasn’t going to pick up, they grabbed their belongings and headed for the exit.
Demetrius Andrade was kept out of the loop for years. The former Olympian turned two-division champ found it practically impossible to land a big fight at 154 and 160 pounds, his natural weight classes. So, on a whim, he moved up in weight to take on David Benavidez.
The topic surrounding who’s the best fighter in the world is subjective but it all depends on what you enjoy most. For some, Oleksandr Usyk deserves a bit of praise as the best pound-for-pound fighter around. He cleaned out the cruiserweight division and is just one win away from doing the same in the land of the heavies. Naoya Inoue is another fighter who deserves his props.
Teofimo Lopez might come across as incoherent and aloof at times but his overall boxing skills have him pegged as one of the best in the world. In just under a month, the 26-year-old will jump back into the ring to defend his WBO and Ring Magazine titles when he takes on Jamaine Ortiz.
If you asked Eddie Hearn and most who resided in the UK, they believed that Callum Smith was the right man for the job. Sure Artur Beterbiev is a dangerous and scary fighter with the type of power that can have you waking up in the emergency room, but Smith’s supporters wouldn’t let up.
For most of his career, Terence Crawford was forced to play nice. Fans and plenty of media members poked holes in his resume and laughed when he claimed that he took on top-tier competition. Although they were all bombastic, Errol Spence Jr.’s criticism was the loudest.
If you're a well-recognized name in the super middleweight division or even a fighter on the come-up, the goal is to fight Canelo Alvarez. It makes all the sense in the world. With just one fight, you could make the sort of money that could change your life forever. If the cash grab wasn’t sufficient, the only route to a world title is through him. Both reasons are enough for Mbilli.