By Paul-Jonas Sivertsen: In this article we will take a look in to what is one of hardcore boxing fan’s favorite hobbies. Comparing the great fighter’s of the past with those of today. I will use two fighter’s as example’s, Floyd Mayweather Jr and Henry Armstrong. I won’t voice any opinion on who would win because that is not the objective of this article. In this article we will take a look at how different the era’s of boxing history is. We will take a look at how these two fighter’s would do in each others respective era’s.
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“GGG” & “The Jackal”: The 2 most avoided fighters in boxing today
By Paul-Jonas Sivertsen: After dominating WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire in route to a 12 round unanimous decision last April, it seems like Guillermo Rigondeaux has very few options for his Next fight, even though there are lot`s of good fights possible in and around the super bantamweight division.
WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin has the same problem after thrashing Matthew Macklin in 3 rounds, a guy who gave WBC & The Ring Champion Sergio Martinez a tough fight for 11 rounds.
These 2 fighters are each other`s opposites in many ways; Rigondeaux is a skillful boxer who sticks and moves and uses his speed and defense to set up his offense from the outside, while Golovkin is a guy who stalks his opponents and without warning drops punishing combinations, and has 1 punch knockout power in ether hand. But in one way they are very much alike;
Evander Holyfield`s legacy?
By Paul-Jonas Sivertsen: Evander Holyfield is the only 4-time Heavyweight Champion in history (5-time if you count the WBF title he won in 2010). His record stands at 44-10-2-1 (29 KO’s); the record stained with many more losses than it should because he fought far beyond his prime. Now it seems like he finally has hanged up the gloves, not having fought since beating Brian Nielsen in Denmark in 2011.
Who will win the fighter of the year award for 2013?
By Paul-Jonas Sivertsen: Fighter of the year (FOTY) is a distinguished title who is awarded to the boxer`s who has had most success against the highest quality of opponents. The two main foty awards are the self proclaimed bible of boxing, The Ring Magazine and The Boxing Writer`s association of America.
The front contestants are as of now, Lucas Matthysse and Guillermo Rigondeaux. Matthysse thanks to his stunning 3rd round TKO of IBF Light Welterweight champion Lamont Peterson, and before that Matthysse had a 1st round KO of capable Mike Dallas Jr. The former 2 time Olympic gold medalist and Cuban dissident Guillermo Rigondeaux put on a fantastic performance against then top 5 pound-for-pounder Nonito Donaire to unify the WBA, WBO & Ring magazine super bantamweight titles.