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Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez? Taken out. Callum Smith? Crushed. Canelo Alvarez? Out pointed. With all of the top names out of the picture, both Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol are determined to face each other next.
From the moment he threw on his first pair of gloves, Tim Tszyu knew he wanted to become a world champion. As he made his way up the junior middleweight ranks, he noticed that just about anyone could grab a belt but it takes someone special to beat the man who beat the man.
Terence Crawford has pretty much done it all. From winning world titles in three separate divisions to becoming an undisputed champion at both 140 and 147 pounds, there isn’t much that the 36-year-old needs or wants to do.
Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Cromwell Gordon, otherwise known as Coach Bullet, were joined at the hip. They spent countless hours with one another in the gym and developed a close trainer/boxer relationship. Simply put, you wouldn’t see one without the other.
You could call Callum Smith a ton of things, but lacking in confidence? That was never a part of his DNA. Fighting Artur Beterbiev might be viewed as the scariest thing in the world at the moment, but Smith knew what he was getting himself into.
The worst kept secret in boxing was Tim Tszyu’s supposed next opponent. Erickson Lubin no longer walks around with a perfect record, but he’s put in enough work over the years to prove that he’s one of the best 154-pounders around. That was solidified once he grabbed a somewhat controversial win over Jesus Ramos Jr. a few short months ago.
Conor Benn has gone through a lot lately, most of his own doing. Heading into his showdown against Chris Eubank Jr., Benn failed a pre-fight drug test. His subsequent suspension has been a strange one. While he’s been barred from fighting in the UK, Benn was eventually cleared to fight in the US.
Moving up and down in weight is the norm in boxing. Seldom has any fighter spent the entirety of their careers in one setting. Terence Crawford has followed that same ole routine. So far, he’s managed to grab world titles as a lightweight, super lightweight, and a welterweight. In addition to those championship runs, Crawford has a pair of undisputed reigns under his belt as well.
Ryan Garcia has vacillated a bit too much. Once the 25-year-old was stopped at the hands of Gervonta Davis last year, he knew he needed a makeover. So, to build a bit of confidence, he took a step back and took on Oscar Duarte. It wasn’t a walk in the park but he eventually got it done, stopping Duarte in the eighth round.
Before he knew it, George Kambosos Jr.’s run on top of the lightweight division was over. After pulling off the upset against Teofimo Lopez in 2021, his bank account went through a makeover. With back-to-back appearances against Devin Haney soon after, however, Kambosos, if he wanted, never had to fight again. Nevertheless, those gigantic paydays came at a price.