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It wasn’t that long ago when Gennadiy Golovkin terrorized the middleweight division. Those who thought they could beat him were often given a harsh dose of reality once they woke up in their local hospital.
Troy Isley looks the part. He has muscles protruding from every part of his body, has the amateur background, and the swagger needed to take his career to the next level. Oh, and he really knows how to fight.
Shakur Stevenson doesn’t believe he’s a cocky individual but his words are often laced with hubris. A second-place finish in the 2016 Olympics didn’t stop him from running through everyone in the pros. Technically, with only 20 fights under his belt, Stevenson is supposed to be going through his growing pains - learning and adapting as he works his way to a title shot. Stevenson though, isn’t your typical 26-year-old.
Jamel Herring went through the same emotions that most retired fighters go through. Following back-to-back losses to Jamaine Ortiz and Shakur Stevenson, the former Marine announced that he was done with the sport of boxing.
Tommy Fury had aspirations of becoming a world champion. He still does. But he took a bit of a detour these last 12 months. After scoring a points win over Daniel Bocianski, Fury was determined to show that “YouTubers” turned boxers had no business in the sport he grew up loving.
The life of Jaron “Boots” Ennis was difficult. Well of course, it’s hard to complain when you’re pocketing large wads of cash for beating people up for a living, but deep down inside, he was frustrated with his lack of opportunities.
When most fighters decide to hang up the gloves, they notice that it isn’t so easy to actually walk away. Jamel Herring just dealt with this very issue.
Jermall Charlo has been both out of sight and out of mind. For the most part, the idleness of his career has been out of his control. It was a solid year for Charlo in 2021. He was fresh off arguably his biggest win the year prior against Sergiy Derevyanchenko and parlayed that showing into another victory over Juan Macias Montiel.
Before there was an Errol Spence Jr., a Jaron Ennis, or a Terence Crawford - Andre Berto was the man to beat at 147 pounds. The former Olympian had it all. Speed, power, an incredibly high ring IQ, and the swagger that made all the pieces fit together perfectly.
Chris Colbert needed to show that his fight against Hector Luis Garcia was a fluke, an off night, or in other words, something that will never happen again.