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The career of Jermall Charlo was about as picture-perfect as his record. At 154 pounds, he didn’t aggregate every world title but one was enough for most to consider him the man to beat. He may have taken the IBF crown off the carcass of an older Cornelius Bundrage but wins over Austin Trout and Julian Williams left no doubt surrounding his title reign.
The transformation Devin Haney normally goes through during his fight week is like night and day. The 24-year-old goes from healthy, spry, and full of energy to frail and malnourished.
A loss to Dmitry Bivol was a difficult one to accept. It isn’t because Bivol is some ho-hum fighter, in fact, he’s a pound-for-pound star. Still, despite his stature, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez believed that he had what it took to knock him off his high horse. After 12 incredibly lopsided rounds, however, Zurdo realized that he was in over his head.
Terence Crawford is officially done with fighting mandatory challengers and nondescript opponents for paychecks that won’t change his life. After making tens of millions for his win against Errol Spence Jr., Crawford admitted that from here on out, only big fights
Keyshawn Davis, in his most recent return, was tested by Nahir Albright, who wasn’t expected to do much by some observers. The 27-year-old has proven that he’s a respectable fighter but when he was asked to step up in the past, he came up short.
It was the same reoccurring dream for Ryan Garcia. Whenever he laid his head at night and tucked himself in, Garcia saw the carcass of Gervonta Davis lying at his feet. His tattooed body remained motionless as a roaring crowd stood on its feet, half applauding Garcia while the other half placed their hands over their mouths in disbelief.
No one knows Errol Spence Jr. quite like Derrick James. The world-renowned trainer has been there from the very beginning. From teaching Spence how to throw the jab to showing him how to work on the inside, to successfully guiding him to three world titles in the welterweight division - the constant has been James.
Alexis Rocha didn’t need to fight Giovanni Santillan. He was already ranked the number one contender in the WBO and simply needed to bide his time and wait patiently for a world title shot. That, of course, would’ve resulted in ring rust. With Terence Crawford holding every major trinket at 147 pounds, Rocha wanted to remain active.
The 2023 calendar has been filled with big fight after big fight. Eddie Hearn, having put together a few noteworthy shows of his own, wanted to close out his year with a blockbuster.
There’s a consensus in the super middleweight division. One that makes all the sense in the world. Canelo Alvarez, thanks to his overall skills and ability to aggregate every world title at 168 pounds, is regarded as the best fighter that the division has to offer. That very statement, while it may ring true to some, is flat-out erroneous in the mind of Demetrius Andrade