2003: Rocky Juarez KO10 Antonio "Chelo" Diaz Juan Francisco Estrada celebrates a 2017 win against Carlos Cuadras. It has been handed to the likes of Muhammad Ali, He is fighting like a man, but, boy, it's tough against this young guy," Showtime's Al Bernstein observed in the ninth round. Vasiliy Lomachenko TKO10 Jorge Linares (May 12 at Madison Square Garden, New York): Pound-for-pound king Lomachenko, who moved up to win a lightweight world title, got a stiff test from Linares in a terrific fight in which Lomachenko tore the labrum in his right shoulder in the second round, survived a knockdown in the sixth round and stopped him in the 10th with a left to the body. Magdaleno fought back ferociously as the fight degenerated into something of a slugfest, before ultimately succumbing to the challengers dogged assault in the penultimate round, losing both his championship status and undefeated record. 2005: Allan Green KO1 Jaidon Codrington Get the latest update on UAE, business, life style, UAE jobs, gold rate, Exchange rate, UAE holidays, Dubai police, RTA and prayer times from UAEs largest news portal. From the last round theatrics that punctuated Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury's battle to the absolutely furious 1, A megafight is set for 2023: Here's what's at stake when Gervonta Davis faces Ryan Garcia in 2023, Tyson Fury dominates, stops Derek Chisora in Round 10. FIGHTER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER). Keita Obara TKO2 Alvin Lagumbay I; 9. When 2018 began, you could probably count on one hand the number of people who were praying to see a fight between Murat Gassiev and Yunier Dorticos. The beauty of the World Boxing Super Series was fights like this one, pitting two unbeatens against each other in a tournament format. On the secondday after a category is introduced, well give you the winner and explain why. 2008: Israel Vazquez W12 Rafael Marquez (III) "He can barely hold his boxing stance. Will superseded skill in a pulsating April affair at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas. The past few years have seen heavyweight epics for the ages between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, they have seen Saul Canelo Alvarez establish himself as the face of the sport in the eyes of many fans, and they have seen frequent displays of technical brilliance from champions in lighter weight classes. For each category, we give five finalists, with video and/or relevant info. 2015: Canelo Alvarez KO3 James Kirkland Dillian Whyte KO11 Dereck Chisora II; 4. It may refer to: The Ring magazine Fight of the Year awarded by The Ring magazine AliFrazier Award the Boxing Writers Association of America 's fight of the year See also [ edit] Sporting News 2018 Fight of the Year (Boxing): Jarrett Hurd vs. Erislandy Lara. I think Estrada-Gonzalez is the clear winner; it was non stop action every single round. In the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series, spurred on by a vociferous Sochi crowd, Murat Gassiev produced a positively gladiatorial performance as he weathered an early storm from the heavy-handed Cuban and returned fire with some devastating counter punches of his own throughout the first half of the cruiserweight unification contest. And yeah, for 2019, I want to see Deontay Wilder fight Anthony Joshua; Errol Spence face Terence Crawford and Mikey Garcia take on Vasiliy Lomachenko, among many others. 2001: Micky Ward W10 Emanuel Burton 6. But he showed his class by rallying to stop Linares in the 10th of a heated affair. 2007: Israel Vazquez TKO6 Rafael Marquez (II) 2003: Acelino "Popo" Freitas-Jorge Barrios (11th) Posted by Tim Starks The southpaw stopped the latter, as well as notably finishing Kell Brook on the Britons home turf earlier in his career, and a cancelled clash with Manny Pacquiao would surely have built up Spence even further had it come to fruition. HONORABLE MENTIONS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER). In a gender-reversal of the classic film "Billy Elliott," 15-year-old Frances must fight for the right to fight back. However, Golovkin also displayed different and long-forgotten facets to his game with upright boxing and movement, frustrating Canelo as the contest spiralled into a high-level toe-to-toe war. Naoya Inoue KO1 Juan Carlos Payano; 11. After beating Lee Selby for the IBF title in 2018, Warrington made an impressive first Breaking news from the premier Jamaican newspaper, the Jamaica Observer. The top destination for enthusiasts of all things Boxing. Leo Santa Cruz W12 Abner Mares II (June 9 at Staples Center, Los Angeles): In 2015, the Los Angeles rivals met for a vacant featherweight belt and produced a memorable battle Santa Cruz won by majority decision. This story, about the federal inquiry for missing and murdered Indigenous women, was published Dec. 5, 2018. with Video. Official biography, fight record, and exclusive photos of professional American boxer Errol Spence Jr. Access fight highlights, the latest news, revealing videos, and upcoming fight schedule for The action, drama and pace steadily built throughout the fight until they were emptying their tanks over the final four rounds. The fight, which Fury won via eleventh-round knockout, was widely regarded as the best match of the year How right Hurd was, as he and Lara turned in a grinding, grueling, hard-fought classic that was the 2018 ESPN.com Fight of the Year. 10. Welcome to The Queensberry Rules annual year-end boxing awards, continuing throughoutthis week. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (function(){ 2009: Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz I (1st) Junior Lightweight (130): Shakur Stevenson, Junior Featherweight (122): Guillermo Rigondeaux, Junior Bantamweight (115): Juan Francisco Estrada. Jarrett Hurd vs. Erislandy Lara was ESPN 2018 Fight of the With that second victory over Donaire, Inoue added the WBC belt to his collection of bantamweight titles, and he also surged to the top of this list from No 5. The Frenchman who, prior to the fight, was essentially stereotyped as a superior version of Chisora attempted to pummel Del Boy into submission, but Chisora, employing the rope-a-dope strategy, once again displayed his remarkable ability to absorb tremendous amounts of punishment. Khi c tc p[]. 2. Wilder-Luis Ortiz, March 3, Brooklyn, New York: This bout for the WBC heavyweight title had a little bit of everything. var D=new Date(),d=document,b='body',ce='createElement',ac='appendChild',st='style',ds='display',n='none',gi='getElementById',lp=d.location.protocol,wp=lp.indexOf('http')==0?lp:'https:'; Police in Bethel are looking for a man they say committed an armed robbery of a marijuana store on Monday night. In a successful unification of the IBF and WBA light-middleweight championships, late success for Swift secured victory by the very slimmest of numerical margins against tricky southpaw Lara, who was tagging him repeatedly with surgically precise straight left hands throughout a competitive twelve rounds, before the Cuban was sensationally hurt and dropped in the dying seconds of the fight. News, fixtures, scores and video. 2020 Katie Taylor. Boxing should have completed the trilogy soon after this 2018 fight, but as it the sports wont, all kinds of sniping got in the way. catch(e){var iw=d;var c=d[gi]("M331907ScriptRootC264917");}var dv=iw[ce]('div');dv.id="MG_ID";dv[st][ds]=n;dv.innerHTML=264917;c[ac](dv); 2019 Katie Taylor. A title holder in four weight classes, the Mexican failed to add a second light-heavyweight title to his collection when he was outpointed by unbeaten Russian Bivol in May 2022. Get the latest boxing news, schedules of boxing fixtures and fight results on Sky Sports. Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone.It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise.It also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith.In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), an uneducated, small-time club fighter and debt collector gets an unlikely shot at the world Was the only ever undisputed cruiserweight champion of the four-belt era before moving up to heavyweight, where he became WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO champion in 2021 by outpointing Anthony Joshua with relative ease. Breaking down the trilogies: Who has the edge in Fury-Chisora and Chocolatito-Estrada? His three victories in 2021 all stoppages saw him ultimately become boxings first ever undisputed super-middleweight champion. A creative fighter who has demonstrated remarkable resilience and heart in the ring, Fury previously held the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO titles and will look to regain them in a likely clash with Oleksandr Usyk in 2023. This is MMA, not crawl around on the mat, hoping for a surprise submission. He entered the twelfth round running out of time and trailing by one point on two scorecards. By clicking Register you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to ourTerms of use,Cookie policyandPrivacy notice. ", Other scorchers: 2. Inoue has the best stoppage percentage of any fighter on this list, part of what makes him such an exciting fighter to watch along with his effortless evasiveness, brutal body attacks, and frightening level of output. Read our privacy policy. Errol Spence Jr leaving AT&T Stadium with another welterweight belt. Regis talks all about his upcoming fight set for July 14th against the unbeaten Juan Velasco in New Orleans. Get the latest international news and world events from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and more. It was a rock-'em, sock-'em bloodbath from the opening bell until Saucedo, in need of a win to secure a world title shot, earned a seventh-round stoppage when Zappavigna's corner threw in the towel. 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ESPN's Joe Tessitore cried with 90 seconds to go in the round. See world news photos and videos at ABCNews.com "Lara's standing his ground. 8. From the producers of "Once" and "Sing Street", "Float Like a Butterfly" is a powerful, timely story of a girl's fight for freedom and belonging. The rematch was worth the wait, with the pair again producing fireworks in another all-action bout that Santa Cruz again won as he retained his title. Estrada has since outpointed Argi Cortes, and his trilogy bout with Chocolatito finally taking place in December, when Estrada won a close fight by majority decision. 2000: Lennox Lewis TKO2 Francois Botha. 2018; 2017; 2016; 2015; November 2022; Sat, Nov 05, 2022. The Bronze Bomber reminded fans of his destructive potential in the fifth, however, with a heavy knockdown, before being severely stunned himself in the seventh after walking into a venomous counter right-hand. The American has not been the most active fighter in recent years, but he has been slowly building a fine resume. Teofimo Lopez Jr. KO1 Mason Menard; 3. The sweet science had a variety of great fights in 2018. In the nine years since his loss to Floyd Mayweather, the Mexican has established himself as the face of boxing, with wins against Erislandy Lara, Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan, Gennadiy Golovkin, Daniel Jacobs, Billy Joe Saunders and many more of note. There was plenty of competition, but I chose Gassiev-Dorticos as my best of the year from a list that included the following fights, listed chronologically: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai-Juan Francisco Estrada, Feb. 24, Inglewood, California: This battle for the WBC super flyweight title was intense and action-packed for all 12 rounds. 2001: Lennox Lewis KO4 Hasim Rahman II 4. It had the unexpected, as the hard-hitting Ortiz boxed marvelously. Tyson Fury defends the WBC heavyweight title for the third time Saturday against familiar foe and veteran contender Derek Chisora in a 12-round boxing main event. 2009: Manny Pacquiao KO2 Ricky Hatton Vasyl Lomachenko introduced himself to the lightweight division in style, ending the fight late by sinking a devastating left uppercut into the midsection of reigning WBA champion Jorge Linares, after sustaining a shoulder injury in the second round and surviving a knockdown in the sixth. Get the latest coverage and analysis on everything from the Trump presidency, Senate, House and Supreme Court. In March, the boxing world celebrated when Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua signed a two-fight deal to meet each other and unify the heavyweight champion. 6. Other sweet shots: 2. Moments later, Gassiev sent him down again. Muay Thai (Thai: , RTGS: muai thai, pronounced [maj tj] ()), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. 2013: Timothy Bradley Jr. W12 Ruslan Provodnikov Fury, nevertheless, was able to consistently make Wilder miss and was in the process of making him pay when the Gypsy King tasted the canvas in the ninth, and inexplicably rose from the dead in the final round to make it to the final bell, as both fighters ultimately emerged with their undefeated records intact. Jarrett Hurd-Erislandy Lara, April 7, Las Vegas: Lara is often derided as a boring fighter, but he probably shed that reputation forever in this back-and-forth bout with Hurd. "There's a storm coming," said Hurd, predicting an exciting fight. Soccer team signs 10-year-old boy with cancer to its game day roster Srisaket Sor Rungvisai-Juan Francisco Estrada (12th); 4. Float Like a Butterfly: Directed by Carmel Winters. He lives in Washington, D.C. 2012: Juan Manuel Marquez KO6 Manny Pacquiao (IV) JoinDAZNand watch more than 100 fight nights a year. Last October, Fury stopped Wilder for the second fight in a row to retain the belt, which he did again in April by knocking out Dillian Whyte with ease and once more in December with a late stoppage of Derek Chisora. Four of the Americans last seven opponents were undefeated before facing him, and all seven were stopped by Crawford who has a tremendous number of knockout and TKO victories to his name. After scoring a flash knockdown in the opening round, he was viciously roughed up by a resilient Dogboe before being dropped in the fifth, courtesy of a vicious combination to the body. But only one fight could top our list. The sweet science had a variety of great fights in 2018. The Ukrainian once again took the opportunity to showcase his considerable skillset in front of his burgeoning international audience, confounding the seasoned veteran Linares with unorthodox punching angles and sublime footwork to become a three-weight world champion in twelve fights an unprecedented achievement. For the first two or three rounds, he seemed on course to produce one, radically altering his style from the first fight and taking Golovkin and virtually everyone watching by surprise with his aggressive approach. December 27, 2018, 4:00 PM Yunier Dorticos (L) and Murat Gassiev struggle in their World Boxing Super Series semifinal cruiserweight title bout at the Bolshoy Ice It is fiendishly difficult to beat Dereck Chisora at his own game; something Carlos Takam discovered to his detriment when the two fighters met on the undercard of Dillian Whytes pay-per-view collision with Joseph Parker at Londons 02 Arena. Boxing's big day: Fury remains king of the ring, but will he stay there? In the 12th, Wilder dropped Fury and he was seemingly out. 2002: Roy Jones KO7 Glen Kelly At 29, the WBA, WBC and IBF title holder who has also held gold in two other weight classes has plenty left ahead of him. It was the 2018 ESPN.com Round of the Year. 2015: Krzysztof Glowacki-Marco Huck (6th) He rebounded with a decisive points win against ageing rival Golovkin, though that result proved little at this point and only sees him climb one spot here. 2004: Antonio Tarver KO2 Roy Jones Jr. II Spence Jr holds impressive wins against the likes of Shawn Porter, Mikey Garcia, Danny Garcia and Carlos Ocampo. Follow Navi on Twitter at: @DarkMan________. How to watch Manny Pacquiao v Dk Yoo via TV and live stream. The unbeaten American enters our list following his second straight clinic against George Kambosos Jr. Haney eased to a unanimous-decision win against the Australian on Kambosos home turf in June to become undisputed champion at lightweight, before retaining that status in the pairs rematch in October also in Melbourne. In front of a hometown crowd, Saucedo put on an Arturo Gatti-like performance as he dropped Zappavigna in the third round, nearly got dropped in the incredible fourth round and, with both men badly bleeding and having pummeled each other, got the win when Zappavigna's corner threw in the towel in the seventh. Dmitry Bivol outpointed Saul Canelo Alvarez for a stunning win. "[Referee] Eddie Claudio keeping a close eye on the proceedings -- and [Dorticos] is knocked through the ropes," McIntosh exclaimed. 2006: Somsak Sithchatchawal TKO10 Mahyar Monshipour Mairis Breidis gave him the most trouble of the three in January a battle of superb skill and action, but in a fight that couldve gone either way, most people (including the judges) thought Usyk deserved the call In the fight that won him the true championship, he had an easier time against Muriat Gassiev Then he picked up a KO of the Year finalist by knocking Tony Bellew halfway out of the ring, and hes worthy of top-3 pound-for-pound status. 2012: Juan Manuel Marquez KO6 Manny Pacquiao (IV) Entered our list in May 2022, following his stunning victory over Saul Canelo Alvarez. One of the lesser-known names on this list to the more casual fan, the Japanese does not lack in prowess what he may lack in profile. 2015: Francisco Vargas TKO9 Takashi Miura Vasiliy Lomachenko outpointed Richard Commey in December to continue a return to form. By clicking Create my account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to ourTerms of use,Cookie policyandPrivacy notice. But in the fourth, Zappavigna landed an overhand right followed by a crushing left hook that sent Saucedo back to the ropes. Stay up to date on the latest NBA news, scores, stats, standings & more. But when pressured he had also been in some good ones. Canelo Alvarezs rematch with Gennady Golovkin arguably surpassed their first explosive encounter in September 2017 and represented a modern-day middleweight classic, as the Mexican champion sought vindication with a clinical performance to silence the increasingly vocal legions of critics. 2017 Cecilia Braekhus. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time.He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. The Ukrainian, 35, is undefeated and most recently beat Joshua on points a second time to retain his heavyweight titles and climb two spots here. Hurd was befuddled but never deterred by Lara's craft and as the rounds progressed, his body attack turned Lara into a stationary target. The aim is a world title fight next, 2012: Juan Manuel Marquez KO6 Manny Pacquiao IV Lomachenko-Jorge Linares, May 12, New York: Lomachenko injured his shoulder severely in the second round and would need surgery after the fight. 2013: Adonis Stevenson TKO1 Chad Dawson Last-round theatrics also played a major part in our runner-up. Instead, they spent most of the fight chest to chest banging it out in a rough, tough slugfest. Add comment. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. 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");iw.close();var c=iw[b];} 2014: Tommy Coyle-Daniel Brizuela (11th) Those fights derailed Warrington's career just as he was hoping to secure a fight in the US. Murat Gassiev-Yunier Dorticos (10th); 10. The Canadian champion has been working hard with his coach Billy Martin at Hardknocks Boxing Club. WebThose fights derailed Warrington's career just as he was hoping to secure a fight in the US. 2010: Juan Manuel Marquez-Michael Katsidis (3rd) With just 37 seconds left, Hurd delivered the winning punch, a left hook that dropped a bleeding Lara for what provided the margin of victory in a split-decision win -- 114-113 for Hurd on two scorecards and 114-113 for Lara on the third - that was every bit as good as it was close. Murat Gassiev is the new unified cruiserweight champion of the world, having scored a dramatic 12th-round knockout over 'The KO Doctor'! Saucedo decked Zappavigna in the third and seemed in control. "Eddie Claudio calls it off immediately! 2001: Micky Ward W10 Emanuel Burton Andy Behrens, Dalton Del Don, Matt Harmon, Liz Loza, Scott Pianowski. Contents 1 Fights of the Year by His creative use of angles is one of his standout attributes, making him a fun watch each time out. 2005: Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo I (10th) 2002: Micky Ward W10 Arturo Gatti (I) That result, which surprised a number of fans, marked just the second defeat of Canelos professional career and saw him drop from No 1 in our list to No 4. Gassiev ultimately put himself in On 14 June 2017, it was announced that McGregor would compete in his first professional boxing match against the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr., on 26 August 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.The fight was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US and Sky Sports Box Office in the UK. 2002: Micky Ward W10 Arturo Gatti (I) Copyright 2022 QueensberryRules - All Rights Reserved - Trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners. The words "Erislandy Lara" and "Fight of the Year" have never been used in the same sentence -- until this past April. His doctor marveled at the fact he could compete for so long with it in the shape it was in. 2013: Timothy Bradley Jr. W12 Ruslan Provodnikov Password requirements: 6 to 30 characters long; ASCII characters only (characters found on a standard US keyboard); must contain at least 4 different symbols; Hurd hammered Lara with left hooks to the body, and Lara landed many clean head shots that couldn't budge Hurd. Browns QB defends Hue Jackson staredown, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai-Juan Francisco Estrada, Wilder survived a furious onslaught from Ortiz to come from behind and stop Ortiz, School district boycotting ref who made wrestler cut dreadlocks, Bengals Burfict suffers 7th career concussion, 2nd this month. The Anchorage School District says at least five schools have been broken into since the beginning of the school year. My personal order: Estrada-Chocalatito Figueroa-Fulton Fury-Wilder 3 Usyk-Joshua Rosado-Munguia Chisora-Parker 2 188 votes Estrada Vs Chocalatito 2 Fury Vs Wilder 3 Figueroa Vs Fulton Rosado Vs Munguia Chisora Vs Parker 2 Usyk Vs Joshua gloves. He has written for the Guardian, Economist, New Republic, Chicago Tribune and more. But it was the way he came back in the fourth that made this such a stirring fight. Bi lm But like The Undertaker in the WWE, Fury rose and fought back frantically, sending the huge crowd into a celebratory roar. On paper, junior welterweights Alex Saucedo and Lenny Zappavigna were expected to deliver an action-packed fight when they met June 30 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Saucedo's hometown of Oklahoma City. The Ukrainian southpaw (one of two on this list) saw off Jorge Linares in 2018 to become WBA lightweight champion and a three-weight title holder, before adding further belts with notable wins against the likes of Luke Campbell and Jose Pedraza. A third knockdown in the closing 20 seconds saw Dorticos planted through the ropes, forcing a referee stoppage. 2018 Cristofer Rosales TKO 9 Daigo Higa 2019 Andy Ruiz Jr. TKO 7 Anthony Joshua see also Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. 2020s [ edit] 2020 Tefimo Lpez W 12 Vasiliy Lomachenko see also Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Tefimo Lpez 2021 George Kambosos Jr W 12 Tefimo Lpez see also Tefimo Lpez vs. George Kambosos Jr. References [ edit] Tim is the founder of The Queensberry Rules and co-founder of The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (http://www.tbrb.org). 2006: Calvin Brock KO6 Zuri Lawrence In the spring, moved up significantly beyond his ideal weight to claim the legitimate championship at junior welterweight against an extremely game Sergey Lipinets Returned to lightweight against the physically enormous Robert Easter, Jr., then ranked #5 in the division by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and viewed as a semi-dangerous challenge, but defeated him with ease Established himself as the #6 pound-for-pound fighter in the world His track record says hell fight anyone, or else he wouldnt be so crazy to fight Errol Spence, Jr. at welterweight next year, but his intelligence and overall skill level have made him a force against everyone hes met so far. Kosei Tanaka-Sho Kimura (2nd); 7. It was the highlight of the inaugural World Boxing Super Series and proof why tournaments can be a good thing for the sport when executed correctly. 2007: Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez II (3rd) Joshua had an easier time with #5 Alexander Povetkin in September, scoring an honorable mention KO One of the biggest couple draws in boxing, with 80,000 attending Jose Ramirez-Antonio Orozco (1st); 8. Murat Gassiev had already dropped fellow cruiserweight world titleholder Yunier Dorticos twice in the 12th round of the World Boxing Super Series semifinals on Feb. 3 at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia, in what had been a thrilling action battle between huge punchers. The imperturbable Ukrainian went through the gears however, outworking Briedis and continuously applying pressure to narrowly outpoint the Latvian in a bout characterised by spirited exchanges and a furious pace. Zappavigna, with facial cuts, had been down in the third round but stormed back in the fourth round to rock Saucedo with a powerful left hook and open a gaping cut over his right eye. 2014: Franciso Rodriguez Jr. W12 Katsunari Takayama You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. There was drama as Wilder survived a furious onslaught from Ortiz to come from behind and stop Ortiz. A clinical showing that raised the Russians profile immensely and likely sets up a rematch with Canelo down the line. The final leg, which will finish next week, is a pu-pu platter of awards ranging from Trainer of the Year to more frivolous topics. 2016: Francisco Vargas D12 Orlando Salido Deontay Wilder TKO10 Luis "King Kong" Ortiz (March 3 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York): After four slow-paced rounds, things seriously ignited in an action-packed heavyweight world title fight in which Wilder dropped Ortiz in the fifth round, survived a near-stoppage in the seventh and stormed back for a thunderous 10th-round KO to retain his title. Was somewhat surprisingly beaten by our former No 10, Teofimo Lopez, but the 34-year-old has bounced back with three straight wins most recently against Jamaine Ortiz to maintain his status as one of the best boxers in the world. But Ill bet not one boxing journalist mentioned Gassiev-Dorticos as the fight they wanted to see in 2018. Nathan Dad Barnatt stopped Matt Watson in the quickest YouTuber boxing fight to date earlier this year in Tampa, Florida. 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Alex Saucedo-Lenny Zappavigna, June 30, Oklahoma City: The unbeaten Saucedo controlled much of the fight before stopping Zappavigna in the seventh. Jarvis (20-0, 18 KO) is an intriguing case going into this fight. All rights reserved. Microsoft pleaded for its deal on the day of the Phase 2 decision last month, but now the gloves are well and truly off. Bivol won on points with an aggressive and clinical performance, which saw him rise from ninth to seventh on our list. As great as those fights were, none of them compared to Gassiev-Dorticos, which earns the 2018 Yahoo Sports Boxing Fight of the Year honor. 2004: Marco Antonio Barrera W12 Erik Morales (III) Nervous early rounds for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder were punctuated by almost unbearable tension as southpaw opponent Luis Ortiz established a lead with educated movement and accurate punching. This site is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Lomachenko, who was moving up to challenge for the WBA lightweight title, also was unexpectedly dropped in the sixth. 2014: Franciso Rodriguez Jr. W12 Katsunari Takayama As we approach the end of 2022, discussions are well underway as to Leading Contenders For 2022 Fighter of The Year Award 2012: Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (12th) Registration is a free and easy way to support our truly independent journalism, By registering, you will also enjoy limited access to Premium articles, exclusive newsletters, commenting, and virtual events with our leading journalists, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. 2003 James Toney-Vassiliy Jirov. They continued to pound each other, and the flying blood was evident as red blotches covered the TV camera lens. This is the time of the year everyone loves to make lists and popular lists now are fights we want to see for the following year. The Cuban virtuoso has usually fought safety-first, but the open target Hurd presented in their 154-pound unification in April was too intoxicating for Lara to ignore. 2009: Juan Manuel Marquez KO9 Juan Diaz (I) Morrell vs Yerbossynuly. Martin: Do the Giants have an Eli exit plan? Get MLB news, scores, stats, standings & more for your favorite teams and players -- plus watch highlights and live games! As the curtain comes down on another stellar year for boxing, Boxing Socials Navi Singh reflects on the Top 10 Fights of 2018 . Dillian Whyte KO6 Lucas Browne; 12. 2010: Sergio Martinez KO2 Paul Williams II It turns out, though, that the fight was an example of how good the cruiserweight division can be: When they met in Russia on Feb. 3, Gassiev and Dorticos competed at a high level, landed thudding punches and consistently delivered action from the fast-paced beginning to the exciting finish in the final minute of Round 12. 2016: Dillian Whyte-Dereck Chisora I (5th) Copyright 2022 Sporting News Holdings Limited. All of these fights and results have factored into The Independents own top 10, pound-for-pound rankings for mens boxers, to be updated monthly. Tyson Fury leads rude chant about Anthony Joshua in front of fans, {{ #verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ ^verifyErrors }}Something went wrong. Rafael's Fights of the Year2017: Anthony Joshua TKO11 Wladimir Klitschko on Jan 4, 2019 17:41. 2002: Micky Ward-Arturo Gatti I (9th) Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Each email has a link to unsubscribe. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the Ring magazine middleweight title since 2015. 2016: Hassan N'Dam KO1 Alfonso Blanco Find all the latest real-time sports coverage, live reports, analysis and comment on Telegraph Sport. This years gingerbread White House includes a sugar cookie replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was signed. 2005: Diego Corrales TKO10 Jose Luis Castillo (I) Daily U.S. military news updates including military gear and equipment, breaking news, international news and more. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a Jarrett Hurd vs Erislandy Lara Will superseded skill in a pulsating April affair at the Hard Rock Srisaket Sor Rungvisai W12 Juan Francisco Estrada (Feb. 24 at The Forum, Inglewood, California): Sor Rungvisai retained his 115-pound world title by extremely hard-fought majority in the main event of "Superfly 2" in an intense and thrilling slugfest fought at a wildly fast pace that reached a crescendo with an epic final round. The Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota . Lane, Hall of Fame boxing referee, dies at 85, Warrington calls out featherweight title rivals, Estrada edges rival 'Chocolatito' in trilogy bout, Fury clubs Chisora to retain title, calls out Usyk, Chisora: Fury bout to deliver 'best 1st round ever', Clavel-Plata bout rescheduled due to illness, 'Boxing missed me': Fired-up Fury set for return, Divisional rankings: Juan Francisco Estrada keeps his spot at 115 pounds; Julio Cesar Martinez falls at 112, Women's boxing divisional rankings: Ebanie Bridges looks to keep making noise at 118 pounds, Women's boxing pound-for-pound rankings: A new No. Harlem Eubank KO2 Petar Alexandrov. Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III, was a professional boxing trilogy fight between WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, and former WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder.The bout took place at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on October 9, 2021. At just 24 years old, the best is still ahead of Haney; as such, we expect him to climb these rankings. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees and shins. Heres how we do it around these parts: The major categories are Knockout of the Year, Fight of the Year and Fighter of the Year. This week marks the seven-year anniversary of Fury's decision win over Wladimir Klitschko that made Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) the heavyweight champion for the first More from Yahoo Sports: School district boycotting ref who made wrestler cut dreadlocks Bengals Burfict suffers 7th career concussion, 2nd this month Martin: Do the Giants have an Eli exit plan? Zappavigna began firing in windmill fashion and landed big shots. Del Boy, who has suffered three losses on the spin, first to Oleksandr Usyk and second to a couple of losses to Joseph Parker, will battle Kubrat Pulev in what is expected to be As they continued to hammer each other in the 12th round of an obviously very close fight, Bernstein said matter-of-factly, "What an amazing fight.". 2008: Edison Miranda KO3 David Banks Published Wed Dec 07, 2022, 02:40 AM EST. Bivol won on points with an aggressive and clinical performance, which saw him rise from ninth to seventh on our list. As we kick off 2019, Sporting News takes a look back at the best of 2018 and give out our combat sports awards for Fighter of the Year (MMA), Fighter of the Year (Boxing), Fight of the Year (MMA), Fight of the Year (Boxing), Knockout of the Year (MMA), Knockout of the Year (Boxing), Submission of the Year (MMA), Match of the Year (Pro Wrestling) and Wrestler of the Year (Pro Wrestling). And they did just that. Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:12 AM AKST | By Cassandra Spencer. Gassiev looking to take him out with one big shot.". Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies, Terence Crawford, Saul Canelo Alvarez, and Tyson Fury (L-R). 2010: Humberto Soto W12 Urbano Antillon Watch video highlights and full fight replays from all historic PBC fights, including sensational boxing by the likes of Errol Spence Jr., Deontay Wilder and more. David Haye has emphatically rejected any suggestion that his former rival Derek Chisora may have to retire in the near future over concerns over the long-term health of the British heavyweight. Fight of the Year is an award given to the boxing match considered to be the best fight that year. September 15, 2022 True Crime . 2004: Marco Antonio Barrera W12 Erik Morales (III) The WBO welterweight champion has one of the most impressive resumes in the sport, and it just keeps getting better. Gassiev was looking to do just that as he attacked the fading "KO Doctor" with abandon, forcing him to the ropes and blasting away. The Mancunian challenger was able to connect early with crisp, clean counter-punches; soundly outboxing Wilder, who was circling menacingly, threatening to shatter Furys dominance with a single punch. Boxing news and inside coverage of boxing including interviews, international boxing news, previews of upcoming fights, post-fight boxing results and analyses, predictions and boxing history. My top three so far in 2018: No one did so much in such little time in 2018, fighting a grand total of two rounds The 25-year-old prodigy moved up to bantamweight in May and starched Jamie McConnell, the divisions #5 man, in the 1st round Then the man they (rightly) call Monster took on the next #5 man in line, Juan Carlos Payano, and did the exact same thing The result was TQBRs Knockout of the Year He has as much talent as anyone in existence, and hes only #5 pound-for-pound (theres that number again) because hes yet to encounter and defeat anyone who could, like himself, be considered elite.. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC The effectiveness of the 32-year-olds counter-punching, slickness of his head movement and beauty of his body work make him a joy to watch. Deontay Wilder KO10 Luis "King Kong" Ortiz; 7. Canadian bantamweight champion, Ross Mylet (7-1-1, 0 KOs), is coming off a draw and will be back in action against Eduardo Cruz Munoz (21-17-1, 14 KOs). Fulton vs Figueroa FULL FIGHT: November 27, 2022 | PBC on Showtime. The 23-year-old missed action in 2018 but has gone 5-1 since 2019. Detractors will point to Alvarezs clenbuterol controversy in 2018 and the fact that a few of his victories have come via controversial scorecards. Lara opened up more than he ever has, fighting on the inside as Hurd kept coming forward. Supporters will give more credence to Canelos admirable level of activity and the great number of formidable foes he has fought and beaten. Murat Gassiev TKO12 Yunier Dorticos (Feb. 3 at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Russia): In the World Boxing Super Series semifinals, Gassiev scored three knockdowns in the final round and sensationally and dramatically stopped Dorticos in the waning seconds to culminate an exceptional, high-level slugfest in which he unified two cruiserweight world titles. Amidst one of the seemingly infinite exchanges, Gassiev landed a crushing leaping left hook that sent Dorticos down in a heap. That win saw Estrada, 32, avenge a 2012 defeat by Chocolatito, but its narrow nature meant the old rivals were set to rematch this March, until Estrada had to withdraw due to Covid symptoms. Even when showing rare signs of vulnerability in 2018, the current pound-for-pound king proved himself worthy of the designation Against borderline pound-for-pound top-10 fighter Jorge Linares, Lomachenko scored an honorable mention body shot knockout after overcoming a shocking knockdown and he did it all while fighting with a torn labrum After surgery, he looked a little shaky in a December return against #3 lightweight Jose Pedraza, but flashed peak form late with two knockdowns in the 11th round. The bout was contested at super welterweight (154 pounds) with 8 oz. News about Chicago Bears, Cubs, Bulls, White Sox, Blackhawks, Fire from the Chicago Tribune, including latest injury reports, roster moves, trades, scores and analysis, photos and highlights. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jorge Linares Murat Gassiev vs Yunier Dorticos Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder (highlights) John Molina vs Ivan Redkach Oleksandr Usyk vs Mairis Most recently, Monster lived up to his nickname once more by eviscerating Nonito Donaire in a rematch in June, having narrowly outpointed the Filipino in their first fight. Canelos relentless stalking was repeatedly hindered by Golovkins spiteful power punches, but when stung, Alvarez retreated, held on, and battled back to make Mexican boxing history after twelve rounds. The fighter-turned-fight-maker also suggested says his brother will fight for a world title in 2023, preferably in the first quarter. 2008: Israel Vazquez W12 Rafael Marquez (III) Nevertheless, Wilder was able to weather the onslaught and force a typically crude stoppage in the tenth round of a dramatic, see-saw slobberknocker. Plus, watch live games, clips and highlights for your favorite teams! All rights reserved. Bivol, 31, won by two points on all three judges scorecards, though the margins should have been much wider. It has been handed to the likes of Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. throughout history. For each category, we give five finalists, with video and/or relevant info. In March, the boxing world celebrated when Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua signed a two-fight deal to meet each other and unify the heavyweight champion. The fighter-turned-fight-maker also suggested says his brother will fight for a world title in 2023, preferably in the first quarter. Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Saul Alvarez following his stoppage win against Caleb Plant last November. In just 22 seconds, the 41-year-old Alex Saucedo TKO7 Lenny Zappavigna (June 30 at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City): It was a can't-miss fight on paper and, boy, did this toe-to-toe junior welterweight bloodbath deliver unrelenting action. Prior to those clashes, Kambosos Jr was undefeated. Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) Tyson Fury after The Ossetian native incrementally upped the intensity and the volume as Dorticos own output dwindled towards the championship rounds, before unleashing a violent bombardment of blows in the final stanza to drop the stubborn Cuban thrice and claim a memorable stoppage victory on home soil. var i=d[ce]('iframe');i[st][ds]=n;d[gi]("M331907ScriptRootC264917")[ac](i);try{var iw=i.contentWindow.document;iw.open();iw.writeln("
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Founded in 2004, 24 Wrestling is your source for daily pro wrestling news coverage 2018: Murat Gassiev KO12 Yunier Dorticos 2007: Darnell Wilson KO11 Emmanuel Nwodo Kosei Tanaka W12 Sho Kimura (Sept. 24 at Takeda Tava Ocean Arena, Nagoya, Japan): The Japanese countrymen engaged in an all-out slugfest that resulted in Tanaka winning a majority decision to take Kimura's flyweight world title and claim a belt in a third weight class. With Hazel Doupe, Dara Devaney, Johnny Collins, Hilda Fay. ABC News is your trusted source on political news stories and videos. Blood gushing from Lara's left eye, Hurd was a charging bull and went into full-on demolition mode. The worlds #1 heavyweight if only by a hair, with Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury knocking on his door kept his spot by defeating two excellent opponents #3 Joseph Parker, mentioned at the time alongside Wilder and Joshua as the future of the division, suffered his first defeat at Joshuas hands, and though the scores were wide Parkers movement gave Joshua some trouble and ended his 20 KO streak Joshua had an easier time with #5 Alexander Povetkin in September, scoring an honorable mention KO One of the biggest couple draws in boxing, with 80,000 attending the Povetkin fight. catch(e){var iw=d;var c=d[gi]("M331907ScriptRootC243064");}var dv=iw[ce]('div');dv.id="MG_ID";dv[st][ds]=n;dv.innerHTML=243064;c[ac](dv); The Russian remained unbeaten and retained the WBA light-heavyweight title with that result, which he achieved by fighting on the front foot, picking his shots wisely, and almost doubling the output of his opponent. His legs are about as sturdy as wet noodles right now," World Boxing Super Series broadcaster Ronald McIntosh roared. And it had significance, as it set Wilder up for a mega-showdown with Tyson Fury later in the year. He was going for the knockout, but Saucedo, with blood pouring from his cut so badly that it covered Zappavigna's back, somehow stood his ground and fired clean shots in return. 2022 Boxing Social. Last time out, the 32-year-old beat Yordenis Ugas by brutalising the Cubans eye, collecting another welterweight belt and rising up our rankings in the process. His heightened powers and affinity for controversy have rendered him a promoters dream, taking top billing at high-profile pay-per-view fight nights. Naoya Inoue (left) stopped Nonito Donaire in the pairs rematch in June. Josh Warrington v Lee Selby full fight (2018) 304,928 views Jun 2, 2019 1.3K Dislike Share Save BT Sport Boxing 676K subscribers Josh Warrington was a massive QueensberryRules is not an official web site for any Boxing Organizations. The boxing landscape is arguably as intriguing as it has ever been. Saucedo, though, willed himself to fight back and fought out of danger, allowing himself to get a win that led to a title fight with Maurice Hooker. Clearly unwilling to relinquish his title without a struggle, Stevenson rallied impressively in the tenth to hurt the challenger with a body shot something which changed the course of the fight entirely as the champion was ultimately able to salvage a draw on the scorecards and successfully retain his title. 2017: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai KO4 Roman Gonzalez II 2000: Felix Trinidad TKO12 Fernando Vargas, 2017: Anthony Joshua TKO11 Wladimir Klitschko The action was sustained and the momentum shifts left you on the edge of your seat. Fight of the Year. No round was more violent, more intense and more exhilarating than the fourth. Paulo Costa vs Yoel Romero | FREE FIGHT | UFC 278. Find out which football teams are leading the pack or at the foot of the table in the Premier League on BBC Sport Daniel Dubois: Fight against Kevin Lerena can be launchpad into 'big leagues', Franciso Rodriguez Jr. W12 Katsunari Takayama, Timothy Bradley Jr. W12 Ruslan Provodnikov, Juan Manuel Marquez KO6 Manny Pacquiao (IV), 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism. 2003: Arturo Gatti W10 Micky Ward (III) The ambitious Mexican should go for the rematch with Bivol soon. 2014: Wladimir Klitschko KO5 Kubrat Pulev Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez, Sept. 15, Las Vegas: Two of the elite fighters in the world competed at a high-level showing courage and skill throughout for the middleweight title. The diminutive Mexican is a two-weight world champion, having obtained the WBA super-flyweight title with his split-decision victory over Roman Gonzalez in March 2021. "Dorticos weaving all over the place. Do we need Estrada-'Chocolatito' 4? 2009: Juan Manuel Marquez KO9 Juan Diaz (I) Start your Independent Premium subscription today. 2005: Diego Corrales TKO10 Jose Luis Castillo (I) 3. 2011: James Kirkland-Alfredo Angulo (1st) 2003: Arturo Gatti W10 Micky Ward (III) It tracks the status of 817 permanent and 106 temporary venues, at 51 summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games, from Athens 1896 to PyeongChang 2018. Super Dan Azeez will fight Rocky Fielding for the vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight ), Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, Please enter a name between 1 and 40 characters, You must be over 18 years old to register. Previously:2018 Knockout of the Year nominees,2018 Knockout of the Year winner, 2018 Fight of the Year nominees and 2018 Fighter of the Year winner. Alvarez won a controversial majority decision to lift the titles from Golovkin. Before that, though, Bivol was tasked with getting past the unbeaten Gilberto Ramirez in November. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Here are our top 10 mens boxers in the world, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. The 2018 season saw two four-time World Champions, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, as the main Championship challengers. Deontay Wilder features once again at the top of this list after his thrilling and somewhat contentious split-draw with former unified champion Tyson Fury earlier this month in Los Angeles. The result was a split draw that satisfied no one, but the action in the ring sure did. Regis also discusses his recent demolition win over Julius Indongo, entering the WBSS tournament later this year and gives his take on Canelo Alvarez W12 Gennady Golovkin II (Sept. 15 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas): Alvarez eked out a win to claim the unified middleweight title in the year's biggest fight, a close and exciting battle that matched the hype as he and GGG slugged it out in even more exciting fashion than their controversial 2017 draw. Boxing news, views, results, rumors and opinions - Get the latest boxing news at Boxing News 24.com Fury, 34, returned to the sport in 2018 after three years off due to a long struggle with his mental health. (V chng A Ph T Hoi) var s=iw[ce]('script');s.async='async';s.defer='defer';s.charset='utf-8';s.src=wp+"//jsc.mgid.com/t/a/tailieuvan.vn.264917.js?t="+D.getYear()+D.getMonth()+D.getUTCDate()+D.getUTCHours();c[ac](s);})(); (function(){ Gassiev v. Dorticos. Roman Gonzalez KO5 Moises Fuentes; 8. 1 and the debut of Alycia Baumgardner in the top 10, Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Bivol keeps winning and moving up; Haney earns top 10 spot, Boxing divisional Power Rankings: A new weight class emerges as No. 2017: Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko (5th) Read interviews with top boxers like Amir Khan, Carl Froch and more. "Can you believe this fight?" Rocky is an American sports drama multimedia franchise created by Sylvester Stallone, which began with the eponymous 1976 film and has since become a cultural phenomenon, centered on the boxing career of Rocky Balboa.The franchise has been expanded into various films, and with a total worldwide gross of $1.7 billion, and is one of the highest-grossing media franchises. Muhammad Ali Joe Frazier Award. Superb scientific smackdown, and it sets up what should be a fantastic The slugfest contest between welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. and top contender Ruslan Provodnikov last march, is ESPN's 2013 fight of the year. The Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year Award is one of the most prestigious honors any boxer in the sport can win. Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. While there is no exact science to putting together lists such as this, a number of factors have been considered in making the rankings, including each fighters overall record, recent record, level of activity and calibre of opposition. Oleksandr Usyk TKO8 Tony Bellew; 6. Once again the beneficiary of a close decision, a trilogy would surely generate immense interest. 2021 Amanda Serrano. 1 pick on Monday, UConn star Azzi Fudd expected to miss 3-6 weeks with right knee injury. 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