The lightweight heavyweight department has been dominated by two fighters in the last few years, Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev. After two fights between them, the result is 1-1, so it makes sense to complete the trilogy. However, WBC ordered Bivol to fight the short-lived champion David Benavidez, a decision that prompted Bivol to give up this belt when he ends his competition with Beterbiv. So what is the condition of the 175-pound division? Will Benavidez get a shot in the undisputed championship?

On May 2, there is also a boxing card at Times Square in Fresh York, entitled Three great fights. Ryan Garcia will face Rolando Romero in the main event in the welterweight. The former champion of the welterweight champion, Devin Haney, rises up to face the former united champion Jose Ramirez. And the WBO Junior Master Internal Teofimo Lopez will face these short-lived champion Arnold Barboza Jr. Even with all these wonderful names on the card, can there be better duels? Garcia is this event, but he has never won or fought for a vast world championship title. Can one win?

Many good, newborn boxers climb the rankings in search of the possibilities of the world title, but who is the best of them that has not won the championship?

The unified heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, has two good options for his next defense of the title. He could fight the short-lived letter WBO Joseph Parker or IBF champion Daniel Dubois, whom Usyk has already defeated KO in August 2023. Which duel is the best fight?

Andreas Hale and Nick Parkinson divide their thoughts on these topics.

What is the condition of a lightweight heavyweight division after dismantling Dmitry Bivol?

He got stuck in neutral.

You must feel bad with Benavidez. He did everything in his power to fight Canelo Alvarez in Super Middle Libra and it failed. When it became clear that Canelo was not interested in the fight, the “Mexican monster” moved to a lightweight heavyweight and defeated Oleksandra Gvozdyk and David Morrell to get the opportunity to face the winner of Beterbiev vs. Bivol Rematch. But this fight is not happening for Benevidez in the near future after Bivol decided to leave the title to continue fighting the trilogy with Beterbiew, not with Benavidez. This is simply not a good look for the best weighty division when Optics suggests that nobody wants to fight Benavidez.

While the rubber match between Bivol and Beterbiev is a great fight, it’s time to mix and let the deserved Benavidez face the best in the division. Blocking him from these possibilities, ignoring that he has rightly deserved to fight Bivol, does not bode well for the health of the division. What should Benavidez do while Bivol and Beterbiev come up with it? Then he could fight Callum Smith or Joshua Batsi, but this is a loss of his time. The lightweight division of heavyweight grounds the warrior with the huge potential of the star after escaping. Bivol and Beterbiev can have a third fight at any time, so let’s see what Benavidez is of what the rest of the division can move.

Would you like to see a better duel between the warriors on the Times Square card on May 2?

With the former heavyweight world champion, Tyson Fury, currently retired, Lopez and Garcia are probably the biggest mouth of boxing, and the duel between them would guarantee the entertainment construction and sale of Pay-Per-View.

But they meet with various opponents in Fresh York – and then they can be further. Garcia will face Romero in the main event, and Lopez defended his WBO welterweight belt before Barboza on the same unique card. The narrative is that if Garcia and Haney win, they meet in the October rematch in Saudi Arabia. But many fight fans would prefer to see Lopez vs. instead Garcia for the title of world champion. It would be a greater fight than planned for them on May 2.

Lopez vs. Garcia has the potential to be interested in the hardcore of sport. Boxing needs events to bring recent viewers, and this is one of the largest available fights to make.

Both, especially Garcia, have huge observations in social media: Garcia has 12.1 million followers on Instagram compared to 993 0000 Lopez. This is the east coast (Lopez comes from Fresh York) vs. West Coast (Garcia comes from California).

Lopez recently hit Barboza during a press conference to promote their fight, and asked what he would do if Lopez did the same, Garcia replied: “I would try to kill him.”

They will inevitably face each other – it’s a bit as a shame that this is not on the Times Square for such a memorable occasion.

Will Ryan Garcia ever win the title of world champion?

Yes.

Garcia had an intriguing career to see her slightly. Although he is much more known for his antics outside the ring, he is one of the few warriors with what I like to call the “Oscar de la Hoya mentality”, where he wants to fight the greatest and best available opponents. Of course, this did not work against Gervont “Tank” by Davis, and the jury still does not have how Garcia would cope in winning in the decision – later he changed to a lack of competition – against Haney, if he did not go on weight and could not be tested by drugs. But Garcia is only 26 years elderly and is still improving. His sports ability is impossible to overlook, and this destructive left hook is one of the worst blows in boxing.

He will probably have a huge rematch with Haney if their rivals win their fights on May 2. But even if he is not in the state of Haney, Garcia will probably find a fight for the title of world champion with someone who is not one of the best pound fighters for pounds in the world. Few expect Unified Champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis long with 147 pounds, although it can extend his trip to fighting Garcia. But if Ennis leaves, Garcia should be favored against any of the current 147 pounds. Garcia will finally win the title of world champion; It’s just a matter of time.

Do you prefer to see Oleksandr Usyk vs. Joseph Parker or Vs. Daniel Dubois?

Dubois introduces a higher knockout threat and better potential for pay sales than Parker than Parker, and is also a competing world champion. For these reasons, Dubois is a more attractive fight for Usyk in June.

Fighting Dubois gives Usyk the opportunity to become a heavyweight champion undisputed again – the owner of all four world titles. The Ukrainian had to give up the IBF belt last year to make a rematch with Tyson Fury, but he could regain it in a rematch with Dubois.

Although Usyk definitely won the meeting in August 2023. In the 9th round, Dubois complained that he should have won the knocking out earlier in the fight. Instead, it was said that Dubois threw a low blow in round 5, and Usyk could have been a long time to recover what he did, and then began to knock out Dubois. It was the second defense of the Usyk heavyweight title and said that he was planning another two fights before joining the Fury in retirement.

Dubois quickly enlivened his career after losing to Usyk, stopping Anthony Joshu in the first defense of the IBF belt at the best exhibition in September. But he had to withdraw from the planned fight with the Parker in February because of illness.

Parker is in good shape, with decision -making victories over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang, but it contains opponents, instead of overwhelming them, and intends to miss the fight with Usyk the next.

Dubois began aggressively against Utyk in his fight, and then looked sensational, getting rid of Joshui last year. This is not only the title Londoner, which makes him the best warrior for Uyk Next.

The best warrior in boxing who has not yet won the title of the world is …

Andy Cruz.

I was tempted to go with an undefeated pretender to the super medium weight of Diego Pasteco, but it is complex to look beyond the amateur recognition of Cruz and what the newborn lightweight in her miniature professional career showed. Pakco has some defensive shortcomings – namely the stopping of the left hook – that he will have to improve. 29-year-old Cruz was extremely decorated in amateur ranks with a 140-9 record, including four wins over the current WBO Lightweight champion, Keyshawn Davis.

Cuban style Cruza also translated well in the ranks of Pro with good leg work, an lively stab with brisk reflexes and excellent range control. He waste little time to move in lightweight ranks, and the collision with Davis seems likely. He did not have the opportunity to test against the upper half of the division, but the rumor from Hironori Mishiro in the title IBF Eliminator may bring him closer to the fight for the title of world champion.

Chris Eubank Sr.The legendary was the world champion in two weight, who was carrying British boxing with dignity, pride and class until the 90s, gave the brutal message to his alienated son, Chris Eubank Jr.Just a few days before the fight with Conor Benn.

Talking with SecondsThe iconic character was not refrained – by putting the truth few in today’s sport he has the courage to say.

Eubank Sr. About the egg incident: “I didn’t teach you it.”

Eubank Sr., a man who lived in the Code of Boxing Nobility, was outraged by the behavior of the junior in accumulation, where he broke the raw egg in Benna’s face:

“Junior, you break the egg on the face of this guy … I taught you this? I didn’t teach you this. Who taught you? Did Karen teach you?”

He explained that this behavior is far below the standards that he fought for maintenance:

“It’s shameful! I will stand in your corner? You have to be enraged! I would never be in your corner, you are a disgrace!”

A fine worth 100,000 pounds was not enough to think about what Eubank SR. He perceived as a betrayal of all boxing – and his name – means.

About promoters and boxing: “Is it who we are now?”

Eubank Sr., one of the few who still defends the spirit of noble art, got into today’s promotional scene:

“These promoters do not care about boxing and the standards of boxing and noble art, which is boxing. Without a bad language, without hitting people with eggs, and then promoting. Are we right now?
Has it appeared now? Are we what we are? Is this who we are? “

He was not only disappointed – he was outraged by the way the current generation is conducted astray:

“Because if we are it, what your children will be.”

In a matter sanctioned by the fight: “You are all going in the wrong way.”

Eubank Sr. He made it clear – he doesn’t believe that this fight should even happen:

“147 against 160 is contrary to the rules. When Kell Brook was forced to fight GGG, it is contrary to the rules. This boy shattered the nest of the eyes. This is happening.
For them, promoters are only a game, but for warriors it is a way of life. “

He called the whole system of abandoning the foundations with which he and the other great people fought for protection:

“It looks like I’m the only person who says:” Stay for a moment, guys. You all go in the wrong way. “
We have to go the other way. In this way, where they take you, he is down and I don’t do it. “

About his heritage and the birth of the success of Matchroom

Eubank Sr. He also reminded everyone about what he brought to this sport – something that the promoters apparently forgot:

“I created Matchroom. Matchroom would not replace other promoters, if not for the spirit that led me to my career.”

He turned directly to Barry Hearn:

“Barry, I gave you this. You helped me and helped you. Without me I couldn’t give you a gift, but you gave it to one of your family members.
Where are you, Barry? Are you content with all this? “

Refusing the game: “I won’t be a partner.”

Asked if he appeared in the corner of the juniors or whether he would appear at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, Eubank Sr. He was crystal clear:

“I will not be a partner in their stupidity, to their circus.”

He proudly stands in front of the circus, into which newfangled boxing turned into:

“Everything I did for boxing, I should force it to any circus? This is the wrong statement. It’s a disgrace.”

Last word: respect the legend

Chris Eubank Sr. He is not just a former master-he is a standard carrier of what he once meant boxing and what it should be.

The fighter who won the belts in the right way. A man who respectfully treated this sport and his fans. A legend that fought with the five titles of the world a year, not three fights in three years.

His voice may now sound alone in the era of acrobatics in social media and circus promotions, but do not make a mistake: Chris Eubank Sr. He is a giant whose rules are towering over the mess, today’s boxing often becomes.

You may not agree with everything he says – but you can’t deny that he speaks from a place where few others even remember.

Boxing – real boxing – needs more men like him.

Coach Bernie Davis says that WBO, Brian Norman Jr. is “the strongest blow” in the 147 pounds league after he watched Cuevas in three rounds last month on March 29. Davis says Norman Jr. And Jaron “Boots” Ennis is a “best fight” in the welterweight division.

The fight may not happen until the promoter Boots, Eddie Hearn, does not come up with a gigantic enough offer to agree with Norman Jr. (27-0, 21 KO). He did not want to raise the offer worth $ 1.7 million to $ 2.2 million, for which Norman and his dad asked.

An additional USD 500,000 is enough. Ennis could fight Norman Jr. On November 9 last year, instead of being embarrassed by Karen Chukhadzhian in a revenge at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Being affordable at the cost of Ennis, and his herds fell after this fight.

If Hearn was too economical to want to sweeten the contract last time, which makes you think he would want to raise the offer even more when the popularity of Norman Jr has increased? If Brian Jr. He wants $ 3 million now, will Hearn will be ready to invest in the future of Ennis? I doubt. Therefore, Ennis may as well go to 154 and start again. I hope his promoter this time Hearn will not be Scrooge McDuck When it comes to negotiating.

“The strongest puncher”

“Brian Norman is The strongest hit in the welterweightAnd for this fact he himself and his excellent knockout pay a man and take him to the ring. This is the best fight that can be done in welterweight, “said Bernie Davis coach Millcity boxingpraising the WBO WBO Norman Jr. And wanting to see the fight between him and the united champion of two stripes Jaron “Boot” Ennis.

It is straightforward to see the difference in power between Norman JR, 24 and Ennis shoes. The head of Norman’s impact, when they land, is much louder than Ennis’s arrows and damage that they cause his opponents.

Shoes would not be able to fight him, making shots with which he was hit in the last two fights with Eimantas Stanionis and Karen Chukhadzhian.

“I saw Brian Norman much easier because the shoes have quick hands,” said Davis. “Brian Norman is just standing there. There is really no good head movement or anything. I just think it’s a good fight. He is a adolescent master. He is a sturdy master who believes in himself and was with him in the sparring ring [Ennis]. “

Norman Jr. He stands flat, which explains why his blows are so tough. However, this is a natural force. Ennis does not hit when he is flat, even though he is a greater warrior after hydration. Norman JR, 5’8 ″, is two inches shorter than 5’10 shoes “and more compact with its power.

“As for cosmetics, this is the only reason why we say shoes [would win]Because Boots has a spectacular style, but Brian Norman is coming, “said Davis.” Have you seen Brian Norman put a wounds to this boy? “” Bernie said about Norman Jr’s victory in the third round with Derrieck Cuevas on March 29.

Cuevas gave up his feet after Norman Jr. He hurt him in this fight. He knew that if he continued the fight, he would be knocked out right away because he had trouble after he made a massive shot.

Tank -like hits

“Have you seen what he did to this guy last time? This guy came out with a lot of [firepower]And he shot, “Bernie said. “Brian Norman made this shot. This man caught him with a shot that he did not see, and he did the shooting of this kind of swaying him. But he did not stop shooting; he was not afraid. He continued and hit this man like a tank. He made a tank with him.

“He hit him in the head and did not even drop him. He dropped him with a stab of power. The man said,” I don’t want to, “Bernie said about Cuevas resignation from his legs after Norman Jr. He hurt him in the third round.