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Pound-for-pound lists are getting a bit overstated nowadays. Everyone has one. And, more times than not, they vary to a certain degree. Caleb Plant, of course, has his own thoughts when it comes to those arbitrary rankings.
Devin Haney hasn’t had a single fight at 140 pounds, but the work he’s put in at 135 pounds is something Lenny Wilson, head trainer of Richardson Hitchins, simply can’t ignore.
Fighting at 130 pounds became a bit too taxing for Shakur Stevenson. He may have grabbed two world titles, but once he was asked to defend his unified throne against Robson Conceicao, he realized that making weight was practically impossible.
Never say never but it seemed like Demetrius Andrade would never get an opportunity to show what he’s got. To a certain extent, the Rhode Island native has proven that he’s one of the game's best, but that’s by using strictly the eye test.
Regis Prograis did some digging around. With his showdown against Devin Haney coming up, the current WBC super lightweight champ wanted to know if Haney’s flawless record was legitimate.
Canelo Alvarez was a wanted man. Eddie Hearn, although they weren’t tied at the hip contractually, always had a leg up on the competition. The British promoter simply had the stable that Alvarez needed. Well, at least he did.
Gervonta Davis was never quite interested in fighting Ryan Garcia. It wasn’t because he was unnerved over the idea of facing him but Davis saw nothing special about the widely popular fighter. Garcia’s speed is blinding and his power is eye-catching but Davis believed he lacked substance to go along with all that flash.
He isn’t old in the traditional sense of the word, but Demetrius Andrade, at least from a pure boxing perspective, is nearing the end of the road. At the age of 35, he’s accomplished practically everything that he wanted. Multiple title reigns in separate weight classes, generational wealth, and of course, a spotless record.
The work he put in at 130 and 126 pounds made Shakur Stevenson believe that he did more than enough to earn a shot at Devin Haney’s IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO 135-pound titles. Although he was forced to play the waiting game a bit, the former Olympic silver medalist wiped the floor with Shuichiro Yoshino.
There are weight classes for a reason, that’s probably the oldest saying in boxing. But if you challenge Kyrone Davis to a fight, chances are, he’ll accept - even if it means he’d be at a massive disadvantage.