Review: 2014-07-12, two very different style of boxing and two of the best boxers in the world do not always produce a good fight: Saul Alvarez vs Erislandy Lara gets two stars. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez entered this fight with a professional Boxing record of 43-1-1 (31 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 light middleweight in the world, he is just 23 years old (8 years younger than Lara) and last year he suffered his only loss when he faced the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr in a fight valid for the WBC and WBA light-Mw belts (=Mayweather vs Alvarez). ‘Canelo’ came back to victory in 2014 beating Alfredo Angulo (=Alvarez vs Angulo).
His opponent, Erislandy Lara, has an official record of 19-1-2 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he faced Paul Williams (via majority decision Williams vs Lara), since then he has collected four victories and one draw, against Vanes Martirosyan (=Martirosyan vs Lara). Canelo vs Lara is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, exciting back and forth battle between Terence Crawford and Yuriorkis Gamboa: it is very close to get four stars! Both undefeated, the American Terence Crawford entered this fight with a perfect record of 23-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Miguel Vazquez), he has already fought in 2014 winning the Wbo belt against Ricky Burns (=Burns vs Crawford).
His opponent, the 2004 Olympic flyweight gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa, has the same record of 23-0-0 (16 KOs) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 8, 2013 when he beat Darleys Perez in a bout valid for the interim WBA World lightweight title (=Gamboa vs Perez); Gamboa has won world titles in three different weight classes, Crawford ‘just’ in one but he is 26 years old while the Cuban is 32. Crawford vs Gamboa is valid for the WBO lightweight title (Crawford’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-07, great fight between Sergio Martinez and Miguel Cotto: it gets three stars. The 39-year-old Sergio Gabriel Martinez (six years older than Cotto) entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 51-2-2 (28 knockouts), he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 27, 2013 when he defeated Martin Murray (=Martinez vs Murray) but he was the No.1 middleweight in the world. ‘Maravilla’ Martinez suffered his last defeat (by majority decision) in 2009 when he faced Paul Williams for the first time, but he took revenge on the American in their secon bout (The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year 2010: Martinez vs Williams 2); the Argentinian comes off seven consecutive wins.
His opponent, Miguel Angel Cotto, has an official record of 38-4-0 (31 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.4 light middleweight, he has won world titles in three different weight classes and in this fight he moved up to the Mw division. Cotto suffered two consecutive defeats in 2012, against Floyd Mayweather Jr (=Mayweather vs Cotto) and Austin Trout (=Cotto vs Trout) but he came back to victory in 2013 beating Delvin Rodriguez (=Cotto vs Rodriguez). ‘Maravilla’ Martinez vs Cotto is valid for the WBC middleweight title (first fight and world title shot for Cotto in the Mw division). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, the second fight between Carl Froch and George Groves was not as exciting as their first bout but it is close to get four stars thanks to a spectacular finish! Carl Froch entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 32-2-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced #1 Andre Ward (in the final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament, Ward vs Froch), since then he has fought and won four times winning the IBF super-Mw title against then-undefeated Lucian Bute in 2012 (=Froch vs Bute) and successfully defended it against Yusaf Mack (=Froch vs Mack); then he beat Mikkel Kessler (=Froch vs Kessler 2) and George Groves (four-stars-fight, Froch vs Groves I).
His opponent, the 26-year-old George Groves (10 years younger than Froch), has an official record of 19-1-0 (15 KOs=79%) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he has never won a world title but he was ahead on points during the first bout against Froch till the referee ended the contest prematurely… Froch vs Groves 2 is valid for the IBF and WBA Super World super middleweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, pretty good fight but disappointing finish, we hope to see a rematch: Nonito Donaire vs Simpiwe Vetyeka gets three stars. Nonito Donaire entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 32-2-0 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world, he has won world titles in three different weight classes but last year he suffered his second defeat when he faced the undefeated Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux (Donaire vs Rigondeaux) so he moved up in weight class to the Fw division and he beat Vic Darchinyan in their rematch (=Donaire vs Darchinyan 2) after six years from their first bout (The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year 2007: Donaire vs Darchinyan I).
His opponent, Simpiwe Vetyeka, has an official record of 26-2-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he has won world titles in two different weight classes and in his last bout he managed to beat then-undefeated Chris John winning the WBA Fw belt (=John vs Vetyeka). Donaire vs Vetyeka is valid for the WBA Super World featherweight title (Vetyeka’s first defense), first world title shot in the Fw division for ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, a fight in which almost every period could be a candidate for Round of the Year, it is definitely a Fight of the Year! Daniel Rosas vs Rodrigo Guerrero gets five stars because it was a brutal war with nonstop pace and both fighters exchanged shot for shot in a very exciting and epic fight: a bout to watch and rewatch! The undefeated Daniel Rosas entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 17-0-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 super bantamweight in the world, the only man who stopped him was Jose Cabrera in 2011 (fight ended in a draw and valid for the interim WBO super flyweight title).
His opponent, Rodrigo Guerrero, has an official record of 19-5-1 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.19 super flyweight, he won the IBF super-Flw title in 2011 beating Raul Martinez but then he lost the belt at his first defense when he faced Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr (=Sanchez Jr vs Guerrero); ‘Gatito’ Guerrero fought again for the same title in his last bout but he was defeated again, this time the winner was Daiki Kameda (=Kameda vs Guerrero). ‘Bad boy’ Rosas vs Guerrero is on the undercard of Roman Gonzalez vs Juan Kantun. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-24, nice and tough fight between Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara: it gets three stars. Adonis Stevenson entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 23-1-0 (20 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2010 when he faced Darnell Boone for the first time but in their second bout the Canadian took revenge on the American (on March 22, 2013, Stevenson vs Boone 2); after this fight ‘Superman’ Stevenson won the WBC light-Hw title beating Chad Dawson (The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year 2013: Dawson vs Stevenson) and he successfully defended the belt against Tavoris Cloud (=Stevenson vs Cloud) and Tony Bellew (=Stevenson vs Bellew).
His opponent, Andrzej Fonfara, has an official record of 25-2-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2008 when he was just 20 years old and he faced Derrick Findley (Fonfara is 10 years younger than Stevenson), since then he has collected 15 consecutive wins and one no-contest; in 2012 he won the vacant IBO light-Hw title beating Tommy Karpency (=Fonfara vs Karpency). Stevenson vs Fonfara is valid for the WBC light heavyweight title (Stevenson’s third defense); they also faced each other a second time on June 3, 2017 (=Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, some good exchanges in the second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Mike Alvarado gets two. Juan Manuel Marquez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 55-7-1 (40 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world, he is 40 years old (seven years older than Alvarado) and he has won world titles in four different weight classes; ‘Dinamita’ Marquez fought just once in 2013 losing to then-undefeated Timothy Bradley (via split decision, Bradley vs Marquez).
His opponent, Mike Alvarado, has an official record of 34-2-0 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.14 light welterweight, he fought twice in 2013 defeating Brandon Rios in their second bout (4 stars-fight Rios vs Alvarado 2) but then he was defeated by Ruslan Provodnikov losing the WBO light-Ww belt (4 stars-fight Alvarado vs Provodnikov). Marquez vs Alvarado is valid for the vacant WBO International welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-03, great fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Marcos Maidana: it gets three stars. The undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr entered this fight with a perfect record of 45-0-0 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world, he has won world titles in five different weight classes and last year he fought twice: against Robert Guerrero (=Mayweather vs Guerrero) and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (=Mayweather vs Alvarez).
His opponent, Marcos Rene Maidana, has an official record of 35-3-0 (31 KOs=88%) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat when he moved up in weight class to the Ww division in 2012 and he faced Devon Alexander (=Alexander vs Maidana), after that bout ‘El Chino’ has fought and won four times. ‘Money’ Mayweather vs Maidana is valid for the WBC and WBA Super World welterweight titles; they also faced each other a second time on September 13, 2014 (=Mayweather vs Maidana 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-26, exciting back and forth battle with four knockdowns thanks to an astonishing performance by two warriors: Lucas Matthysse vs John Molina is one of the best boxing fights of 2014, four stars! Lucas Martin Matthysse entered this fight with a record of 34-3-0 (32 KOs=94%) and he is ranked as the No.2 light welterweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 defeating Mike Dallas Jr (=Matthysse vs Dallas) and Lamont Peterson (=Peterson vs Matthysse) but then he lost to #1 Danny Garcia (=Garcia vs Matthysse).
His opponent, John Molina, has a record of 27-3-0 (22 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.20 lightweight, he fought four times in 2013 losing once, against then-undefeated Andrey Klimov (= Molina vs Klimov). Matthysse vs Molina is valid for the vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title; undercard of Keith Thurman vs Julio Diaz. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-07-12, two very different style of boxing and two of the best boxers in the world do not always produce a good fight: Saul Alvarez vs Erislandy Lara gets two stars. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez entered this fight with a professional Boxing record of 43-1-1 (31 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 light middleweight in the world, he is just 23 years old (8 years younger than Lara) and last year he suffered his only loss when he faced the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr in a fight valid for the WBC and WBA light-Mw belts (=Mayweather vs Alvarez). ‘Canelo’ came back to victory in 2014 beating Alfredo Angulo (=Alvarez vs Angulo).
Review: 2014-06-28, exciting back and forth battle between Terence Crawford and Yuriorkis Gamboa: it is very close to get four stars! Both undefeated, the American Terence Crawford entered this fight with a perfect record of 23-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is 
Review: 2014-02-15, a fight in which almost every period could be a candidate for Round of the Year, it is definitely a 
Review: 2014-04-26, exciting back and forth battle with four knockdowns thanks to an astonishing performance by two warriors: Lucas Matthysse vs John Molina is one of the 
