Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is now #1 in Ring Journal’s light-weight rating following his eighth-round knockout victory over Frank Martin final Saturday evening.
Lomachenko Secures #2 Rating with Knockout Win
Vasily Lomachenko is rated #2 following his knockout victory over George Kambosos Jr. final Might in a masterclass efficiency. Lomachenko, 36, appeared pretty much as good in that combat as he had when he first turned professional in 2013.
Lomachenko has misplaced nothing from his sport, making a monkey out of the previous unified light-weight champion Kambosos whereas stopping him within the eleventh spherical.
Zepeda Surprises at Quantity Three, Overtaking Stevenson
The brand new Ring rankings have a shock, with extremely rated contender William Zepeda (30-0, 26 KOs) positioned forward of WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson.
Zepeda appears to be like invincible proper now. He’s the final word stress fighter with energy in each fingers and is great at chopping off the ring towards runners.
1. Gervonta Davis
2. Vasyl Lomachenko
3. William Zepeda
4. Shakur Stevenson
5. Denys Berinchyk
6. Raymond Muratalla
7. Frank Martin
8. Keyshawn Davis
9. Mark Chamberlain
10. Zaur Abdullaev
Some followers really feel {that a} contender shouldn’t be rated above a world champion, however Ring Journal’s rationale for rating Zepeda forward of Shakur is kind of comprehensible.
Shakur’s efficiency in his final combat towards Edwin De Los Santos and in a few of his different bouts confirmed that he avoids exchanges totally.
Shakur Must Adapt to Professional Recreation
Stevenson, a 2016 Olympic silver medalist, doesn’t let his fingers go and tries to do the minimal to win rounds, virtually like he’s nonetheless preventing within the amateurs.
Shakur is a type of fighters who hasn’t tailored to the professional sport and fights like he’s below the novice scoring system. That model doesn’t work within the skilled ranks and is boring.
I watched Stevenson-De Los Santos dwell from ringside final November, and I had De Los Santos profitable that combat based mostly on aggression and tougher touchdown pictures. Many different followers agreed.
If Shakur (21-0, 10 KOs) doesn’t need to slip additional down Ring Journal’s checklist, he might want to change his preventing model to make use of a pro-style as a result of his novice security first model isn’t chopping it. That’s why he misplaced within the Olympics towards Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez.
