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Bradley’s take on how Gervonta can win and what Martin can do to pull off an upset

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Preparations are underway for WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis to return to the ring on Saturday in Las Vegas for the first time in over a year. He has a chance to showcase his striking power and skills against the undefeated, but less experienced, Frank Martin.

Davis is the ponderous odds-on favorite (-700 via ESPN BET) over Martin, and that’s fair. However, we often dismiss players due to their lack of experience, lack of understanding of what they have visualized, planned and prepared for years, dreaming of becoming world champion. Hunger, an unmeasurable trait, can make any warrior a threat, even against the best.

In 2004, Felix Sturm, boasting a 20-0 record, faced Oscar De La Hoya, one of the most respected boxers of that era. Largely unknown and a professional for only four years, Sturm was considered a pliable touch for De La Hoya, who was negotiating a fight with Bernard Hopkins just three months later.

Contrary to expectations, Sturm gave De La Hoya one of his toughest fights, forcing him to dig deep. Many observers and boxing experts believed that Sturm outscored De La Hoya over 12 rounds but did not take the decision. Sturm may have been unproven, but he had the skill set, attitude, strategic insight and focus necessary to give a rude awakening to one of boxing’s greatest fighters.

Something magical can happen every night. This is the essence of boxing, a sport in which even the greatest can fall and the overlooked can achieve greatness.

Let’s take a look at the Davis-Martin fight and the weaker’s chances of winning the fight.

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VIDEO: Top 10 Heavyweight Fighters – October 2024

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Who are the 10 best heavyweight fighters in the world today?

IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois defended his title for the first time, defeating Anthony Joshua on September 21. From the doorstep, Dubois looked keen and composed. He dominated the action from start to finish, losing to Joshua four times along the way, the last of which earned him an impressive and dramatic knockout victory. The upset victory sent shockwaves through the heavyweight landscape, where Joshua was widely viewed as a top three heavyweight. However, this is no longer the case.

The current reigning heavyweight king is Oleksandr Usyk. In his last fight, which took place in May, Usyk received a 12-round split decision against Tyson Fury. This victory gave Usyk the undisputed heavyweight title of the world, and Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since the great Lennox Lewis last held the distinction almost a quarter of a century earlier. Just over a month after winning the undisputed crown, Usyk vacated the IBF title, which currently belongs to Usyk’s former victim, Dubois.

Usyk is still the reigning WBA/WBO/WBC unified world champion and lineal heavyweight world champion, and his next fight is scheduled for December 21, which will be broadcast on DAZN.

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2024 is shaping up to be a great year for heavyweight boxing, one of the best in a long time. More and more top heavyweights are regularly facing other top heavyweights, which is a good thing for the heavyweight division. Turki Al-Sheikh deserves a lot of credit because his interest in boxing helped finance many fights that we might not otherwise have seen, which was especially true in the heavyweight division. Let’s hope Turki continues to invest in heavyweight boxing (and boxing in general) where fans will be able to see more fascinating fights that are in high demand.

So who are the 10 best heavyweights competing in the world today?

This release Rummy Corner will attempt to answer this question while providing a quick overview of the current heavyweight landscape. Watch and enjoy the video to hear one man’s opinion. This is Rummy’s Corner (produced and narrated by Geoffrey Ciani).

Last update: 10/01/2024

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Over 80 percent of fans are urging Nick Ball to stop Ronny Rios

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IS Nick Ball’s fight against Ronny Rios a done deal?

On Saturday night (October 5), Ball will defend his WBA featherweight title for the first time against Rios in Liverpool. Not only will the champions have home-field advantage, but Liverpool will also have thousands of Scousers cheering them on at the M&S Bank Arena.

Ball’s first defense came after his impressive victory over Raymond Ford, where the split decision went in Ball’s favor. Rios is seven years older than the current champion and is fighting outside America for the first time in his professional career. The 34-year-old has also enjoyed good company over the years, fighting against Rey Vargas, Azat Hovhannisyan and Murodjon Akhmadaliev in the super bantamweight division. The last two managed to beat Rios at the distance, and Vargas won on points.

Rios stayed at 126 pounds as a featherweight from 2009 to 2016 before competing for world titles at 122 pounds. Ball, however, may prove to be the bigger player on Saturday night.

At the time of writing (Monday, September 30), 81.63 percent of Boxing News app users believe Ball will win by KO or TKO. If Scouser does so, it will be his first non-point win since stopping Ludumo Lamati four fights ago in May 2023.

Meanwhile, 17.01 percent of our app users believe Ball will win on points, while less than one percent believe Rios will win by points or distance.

What do you think? Have your say by downloading the file Boxing News app here.

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Noel Mikaeljan-Ryan Rozicki The fight for the WBC cruiserweight title will take place on October 4

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The fight scheduled for last weekend has already hit the auction block.

The Ring has confirmed that the WBC cruiserweight title fight between Noel Mikaeljan and Ryan Rozicki is up for bidding again. The two were scheduled to meet on September 28 at the Don King Productions concert at Casino Miami Jai Alai in Miami, Florida.

No reason was given for the program’s cancellation. Either way, it was enough that King, Mikaeljan’s promoter, was found to have reneged on the original contract.

Rozicki is promoted by Daniel Otter’s Three Lions Promotions.

The fallout was the fourth time the fight missed its scheduled date. There were problems with a cut suffered by Mikaeljan (27-2, 12 knockouts) during training camp, which disrupted plans for their June 7 meeting. It was agreed to postpone the date in exchange for finding a novel opponent for Rozicki.

Three postponements later, the patience of Rozicki’s team had long since run out.

“We now hope that we win the bid and Ryan becomes the WBC world champion,” Otter told The Ring.

Mikaeljan, rated 200 by The Ring at No. 2, was scheduled to defend his title for the first time. The 33-year-old Armenian won the belt with a third-round defeat of former titleholder Ilunga Makabu on November 4 in his adopted hometown of Miami.

He remains the only busy titleholder on King’s current promotional lineup.

Rozicki (20-1, 19 KO) will fight for the second title fight in his career, either in the USA or on his home field.

The 29-year-old from Ontario, Canada has won seven in a row since losing to Oscar Rivas in October 2021. Their fierce fight was the inaugural fight for the WBC bridgeweight title.

Rozicki was to fight outside Canada for the first time in his career. His team’s intention now is to keep the fight north of the border.

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