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Even with the WBO super featherweight title in his possession, Emanuel Navarrete didn’t feel like the division’s best. In order to change his mind, the Mexican star knew that he needed to secure a big-time win. Oscar Valdez then became his next target.
Moving up in weight wasn’t designed to be easy. No matter how great a particular fighter is, life changes once they decide to compete in a higher weight class. For Naoya Inoue, however, it’s been a walk in the park.
Demetrius Andrade looks like he’s filling in nicely into the super middleweight division. The 35-year-old somewhat towered over his competition at 154 pounds. He used those physical advantages and of course, his skills, to win a world title.
Gradually, Tim Tszyu was backing Jermell Charlo into a corner, even when he didn’t notice it. The 28-year-old wasn’t even a blip on his radar. Actually, Charlo wasn't the only one who had no idea who Tszyu was. Most of the division’s top names were clueless about him as a fighter. It wasn’t entirely their fault. Tszyu, for the first six years of his career, fought primarily out of Australia.
If anyone knows how difficult it is to become a world champion, it’s Floyd Mayweather. He may have grabbed a title in five different divisions but none of it came easy.
William Foster hasn’t fought a murderous row of opponents just yet. Actually, if you sift through his resume, you’ll run across names that you simply never heard of. One fighter, however, that sticks out, is Edwin De Los Santos.
Being undefeated made Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez feel as though he couldn’t be beat. Wins over Sullivan Barrera and Jesse Hart reinforced those thoughts. But after grabbing a world title at 168 pounds and making a handful of defenses, Zurdo saw an opportunity at 175 pounds. Turns out, however, it was nothing more than a mirage.
A fight with Canelo Alvarez ostensibly slipped right through the fingers of Edgar Berlanga. Just a few months ago, he was a hot-shot free agent. Practically all of the big names surrounded him, wanting to get his name inked on the dotted line.
It takes a lot to impress Shakur Stevenson. Being a strong puncher or an all-out brawler isn't enough to get his attention. Stevenson loves an all-around fighter, one who can do it all, kind of like himself.
Tim Bradley never quite understood it. For as long as he could remember, Demetrius Andrade was an incredible fighter. He dominated everyone at 154 pounds and did much of the same at 160. He hasn’t fought the best fighters around, but Bradley has always been impressed with his ability to do just about everything in the ring.