BoxingScene Champions: Super Middleweight II

[Marchegiano]

John Ryder may not have even an unofficial title, but, posters have requested he be added.

Outside of that you'll notice some changes in format, all of which come by request. If you don't like it tell me about it and I'll handle the next poll differently

NSB Nominee - John Ryder

WBC - David Benavidez

WBA & Ring - Callum Smith

IBF - Caleb Plant

WBO - Billy Joe Saunders

IBO - Chris Eubank Jr.

TBRB - Vacant

Lineal - Andre Ward

Master Thread:

https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=830606

[Marchegiano]

John Ryder
ID# ID# 545557
alias 'The Gorilla'
born 1988-07-19 / age 31
nationality
United Kingdom
debut 2010-09-10
division super middle
stance southpaw
height 5′ 9″ / 175cm
reach 72″ / 183cm
residence
Islington, London, United Kingdom
birth place
Islington, London, United Kingdom

Record to date
won 28 (KOs 16)
lost 5 (KOs 1)
drawn 0
bouts 33
rounds 202
KOs 48.48%

Callum Smith
ID# ID# 631178
birth name Callum John Smith
alias 'Mundo'
born 1990-04-23 / age 29
nationality
United Kingdom
debut 2012-11-17
division super middle
stance orthodox
height 6′ 3″ / 191cm
reach 78″ / 198cm
residence
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
birth place
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Record to date
won 27 (KOs 19)
lost 0 (KOs 0)
drawn 0
bouts 27
rounds 134
KOs 70.37%

[Marchegiano]

David Benavidez
ID# ID# 672259
birth name Anthony David Benavidez
alias El Bandera Roja / Red Flag
born 1996-12-17 / age 22
nationality
USA
debut 2013-08-17
division super middle
stance orthodox
height 6′ 1½″ / 187cm
reach 77″ / 196cm
residence
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
birth place
Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Record to date
won 22 (KOs 19)
lost 0 (KOs 0)
drawn 0
bouts 22
rounds 87
KOs 86.36%

[Marchegiano]

Caleb Plant
ID# ID# 684493
birth name Caleb Hunter Plant
alias Sweethands
born 1992-07-08 / age 27
nationality
USA
debut 2014-05-10
division super middle
stance orthodox
height 6′ 1″ / 185cm
reach 74″ / 188cm
residence
Henderson, Nevada, USA
birth place
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Record to date
won 19 (KOs 11)
lost 0 (KOs 0)
drawn 0
bouts 19
rounds 100
KOs 57.89%

[Marchegiano]

Billy Joe Saunders
ID# ID# 482499
alias 'Superb'
born 1989-08-30 / age 30
nationality
United Kingdom
debut 2009-02-28
division super middle
stance southpaw
height 5′ 11″ / 180cm
residence
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
birth place
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Record to date
won 29 (KOs 14)
lost 0 (KOs 0)
drawn 0
bouts 29
rounds 202
KOs 48.28%

[Marchegiano]

Chris Eubank Jr
ID# ID# 588468
born 1989-09-18 / age 30
nationality
United Kingdom
debut 2011-11-12
division super middle
stance orthodox
height 5′ 11″ / 180cm
reach 72½″ / 184cm
residence
Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom
birth place
Hove, Sussex, United Kingdom

Record to date
won 28 (KOs 21)
lost 2 (KOs 0)
drawn 0
bouts 30
rounds 184
KOs 70%

[W1LL]

Billy Joe Saunders or Vacant, I'd say. Saunders vs. Ryder II makes a lot of sense now!

[Marchegiano]

Andre Ward
ID# ID# 281958
birth name Andre Michael Ward
alias S.O.G.
born 1984-02-23
nationality
USA
debut 2004-12-18
division super middle
stance orthodox
height 6′ 0″ / 183cm
reach 71″ / 180cm
residence
Oakland, California, USA
birth place
San Francisco, California, USA

Record to date
won 32 (KOs 16)
lost 0 (KOs 0)
drawn 0
bouts 32
rounds 238
KOs 50%





I don't personally recognize lineal outside of HW so I don't really agree myself, but, as best I can tell Dre is the widely accepted SMW lineal. TBRB, CBZ, and LBC are all in agreement, Ward over Froch made him the lineal champion, he's not yet lost that title but you may see it as vacated. Outside of that, I can't really explain Ward as SMW lineal because from my perspective SMW has no lineal. Happy voting.

[Marchegiano]

Billy Joe Saunders or Vacant, I'd say. Saunders vs. Ryder II makes a lot of sense now!

Would you prefer to be able to vote more than once?

[W1LL]

Would you prefer to be able to vote more than once?

No it's cool March, I'd only end up confusing things with multiple votes.

I went with Saunders because he has wins over Eubank Jr. and Ryder (albeit @ 160), and he is a two-weight champion now. I do believe he is a stylistic nightmare for any of the other active Super Middleweights right now. Before Saturday I'd have leaned towards Smith being the cream of the crop.