Latest World and British Ratings (December 2015)

Colin Harris
30/11/2015 3:17pm

Boxing Monthly’s World and British rankings for December 2015 are explained by Colin Harris, our in-house ratings statistician. Trainer, fighter, manager and promoter queries are welcome.

The blame game, starring Miguel Cotto

Andrew Harrison
23/11/2015 8:44pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEZDemQM_18

Once again Miguel Cotto felt hard done by. As he alighted from the ring and tramped solemnly back to his dressing room in the bowels of the Mandalay Bay Events Centre, Las Vegas, the Puerto Rican veteran, to his continued chagrin, had someone to blame for his latest defeat – his fifth in 45 bouts – that had been meted out by the thudding fists of the popular Mexican Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez.

Cleverly finds victories in defeat

Shaun Brown
18/11/2015 11:08am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbbJ07YJ1rg

Amidst the darkness of defeat there are victories to be found.

The record will show that Nathan Cleverly lost a 12-round unanimous decision to Andrzej Fonfara just over four weeks ago in Chicago. What the black and white of it all will not say was how much Cleverly was involved in the fight and has a case for what might have been had his nose not been broken in the seventh round.

 

 

Cook looks for ‘statement' victory

Shawn Smith
17/11/2015 9:45am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMYWoPMRgCw

United Promotions, Ontario’s most prominent boxing promoter, returns on 21 November after a three-month layoff with a card featuring WBA super-welterweight Intercontinental champion Brandon Cook and a slew of local prospects looking for another opportunity to break out. Cook (15-0, 9 KOs) headlines the show against Rafael Sosa Pintos, known to British fans for being dismantled by Callum Smith (LTKO3) in October 2014. “I’m looking for Brandon to make a statement,” United Promotions’ Tyler Buxton told Boxing Monthly. “Pintos is a bigger guy, coming down from middleweight where he fought for the WBA middleweight Intercontinental Championship over there [Europe] and went eight rounds. If Brandon can find a way to get him out before then, that would be a nice little statement.”

Cotto-Canelo Breakdown & Prediction

Michael Montero & Tiffany Lam
16/11/2015 5:14pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbCm4GrrBXE

Michael Montero analyses the highly anticipated fight between Miguel Cotto and Saul Alvarez on 21 November. 'Canelo', the Mexican superstar, challenges the Puerto Rican future Hall of Famer for his WBC middleweight title. The bout will headline an HBO Boxing PPV card live from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.