You don’t see flyweights fighting at this level at his age. Typically, lower-weight fighters seem to age faster than their larger contemporaries. What makes this more astonishing is that he is doing this at 112-pounds. It can be argued he is the best flyweight in the world. Nicknamed “Babyface”, the two-time IBF 112-pound champion seems to be fighting better now than at any point of his career. At age 38, the veteran from Gauteng, South Africa is still a top-notch fighter. In 2021, that fighter is current IBF World Flyweight champion, Moruti Mthalane (39-2, 26 KOs). You will find that one old head who can throw a middle finger up to father time. From Archie Moore during the 1950s to Azumah Nelson and George Foreman in the 1990s to Bernard Hopkins throughout the 2000s, it never seems to fail. Whenever challenged by a hungry young pup, they give them a definitive stiff-arm then proceed to kick butt and take names. In boxing, there always seems to be that one world champion who continues to shine and thrive despite their advanced age. He’s the future of the sport, but Joshua needs a signature win over a former champion like Klitschko to make boxing relevant once again.IBF World Flyweight Champion Moruti Mthalane Reveals the Key to His Success This matchup has the potential to make the heavyweight division great once again, especially if Joshua can defeat Klitschko. What’s impressive is his record as Joshua is 18-0 with 18 knockouts.
Joshua has quietly moved up the heavyweight division ranks by dominating each opponent that stood in his way. However, it’s unknown how Klitschko’s body will respond to a much younger challenger. This should be a very athletic boxing match as both fighters have excellent punching power. Klitschko has been one of the most dominant boxers for over a decade, but he’s coming into a bout with Anthony Joshua after a long layoff at the age of 40-years old. The boxing world still hasn’t recovered from the shocking upset victory by Tyson Fury over Wladimir Klitschko for the heavyweight crown. The key to defeating Golovkin is sustaining a constant attack of body punches because if not, it becomes a difficult task to slow him down. The first four rounds of the bout were very even, but the fight prematurely ended after Brooks sustained a broken eye socket in the fifth round. Golovkin’s last victory was over welterweight champion, Kell Brooks, who gave him a pretty good fight. He is a true technical fighter that will provide an excellent challenge for the champ. Jacobs earned this title bout with a first round knockout of Peter Quillin last December. This spring, Golovkin will face his toughest opponent in Danny Jacobs, who is currently number two in the middleweight division. The undefeated middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin is pound-for-pound boxing’s best fighter. McGregor added further suspense by obtaining a state of California boxing license late last year. is tired of McGregor running his mouth off, and feels it’s time for a boxer to shut him up. However, this fight is different because Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr., the best boxer of his generation, retired undefeated at 49-0, and has reiterated that he won’t consider returning to the ring unless his payday is nine figures. UFC president Dana White countered back with each participant receiving a $25 million purse and split of the PPV sales. His proposal was $15 million guaranteed and a portion of the pay-per-view sales. made a counter offer to McGregor’s demands of receiving a $100 million purse for the fight. and Conor McGregor dominated the headlines for much of 2016, but the self-proclaim “Fight of the Century” just took a major step towards becoming reality.
The talk of a proposed boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. Here are the most anticipated boxing matchups for 2017: and Conor McGregor finally stop talking and meet in the squared circle? Is Gennady Golovkin ready to become a major force and the top PPV attraction in boxing? Is the pending return of Wladimir Klitschko the right remedy to revive the heavyweight division? Is this the year when Floyd Mayweather Jr. The Most Anticipated Boxing Matchup of 2017Ģ017 is going to be a special year for boxing, with the plenty of questions surrounding the top stars of the sport.
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