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Rafael Márquez (boxer)
Rafael Márquez Méndez (born 25 March 1975) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2013. He is a two-time world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 2003 to 2007; and the WBC, ''Ring'' magazine, and lineal super bantamweight titles in 2007. He also held the IBO bantamweight title from 2005 to 2007, and challenged once for WBO featherweight title in 2011. Marquez will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2023. Márquez was known for his formidable knockout power and relentless pressure fighting style. His older brother Juan Manuel Márquez is also a professional boxer and multiple-time world champion. Professional career Márquez began his professional boxing career with an eighth-round knockout loss to former WBC Bantamweight champion Victor Rabanales.BoxRec.com editors"Rafael Marquez." BoxRec.com. URL accessed 5 July 2006. He gained recognition by defeating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an equivalent Rooster weight. Boxing Bantamweight is a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds (52.2 kg) and up to 118 pounds (53.5 kg). Professional History The first title fight with gloves was between Chappie Moran and Ray Lewis in 1889. At that time, the limit for this weight class was 110 pounds. In 1910, however, the British settled on a limit of 118. Current world champions Current ''The Ring'' world rankings As of , . Keys: : Current '' The Ring'' world champion Longest reigning world bantamweight champions Below is a list of longest reigning bantamweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pressure Fighting
Throughout the history of gloved boxing styles, techniques and strategies have changed to varying degrees. Ring conditions, promoter demands, teaching techniques, and the influence of successful boxers are some of the reasons styles and strategies have fluctuated. Boxing styles Primary styles There are four generally accepted boxing styles that are used to define fighters. These are the swarmer, out-boxer, slugger, and boxer-puncher. Many boxers do not always fit into these categories, and it is not uncommon for a fighter to change their style over a period of time. Swarmer The swarmer (in-fighter, crowder, or pressure-fighter) is a fighter who attempts to overwhelm his opponent by applying constant pressure—taking away an opponent's usually superior reach. Swarmers tend to have very good head movement in order to get inside. Good power, a good chin, and a tremendous punch output are required, resulting in a great need for stamina and conditioning. This style favors closi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, and its Greater Los Angeles, sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staples Center
Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it was famously known as Staples Center until December 2021 when Crypto.com acquired the naming rights. It is owned and operated by the Arturo L.A. Arena Company and Anschutz Entertainment Group. The arena is home venue to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL) and the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League were also tenants; the Avengers folded in 2009, and the D-Fenders moved to the Lakers' practice facility at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California for the 2011–12 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Magazine Pound For Pound ...
The following tables show the professional boxers listed in the latest top-10 pound for pound world rankings published by each of: * ''The Ring'' magazine * Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA — men only) * Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB — men only) * ESPN * BoxRec Men's Women's See also * List of current world boxing champions * List of ''The Ring'' magazine world champions * List of ''The Ring'' pound for pound rankings * List of fights between two ''The Ring'' pound for pound boxers * List of boxing weight classes References {{authority control Boxing awards Boxing-related lists Pound for pound Pound for pound is a ranking used in combat sports, such as boxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts, of who the better fighters are irrespective of their weight, i.e. adjusted to compensate for weight class. As these fighters do not compete direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fight Of The Year
Fight of the Year is an award given to the boxing match considered to be the best fight that year. It is awarded by a variety of different institutions. It may refer to: * ''The Ring'' magazine Fight of the Year – awarded by ''The Ring'' magazine * Ali–Frazier Award – the Boxing Writers Association of America's fight of the year See also * Sugar Ray Robinson Award (formerly known as the Edward J. Neil Trophy) – the Boxing Writers Association of America's Fighter of the Year * ''The Ring'' magazine Fighter of the Year * ''The Ring'' magazine Knockout of the Year * Best Boxer ESPY Award * Best Fighter ESPY Award The Best Fighter ESPY Award was an annual award honoring the achievements of an individual from the world of combat sports. The Best Fighter ESPY Award trophy was presented to the professional or amateur boxer or mixed martial artist adjudged to ... {{boxing-stub Boxing awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Vázquez
Israel Vázquez Castañeda (born December 25, 1977) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He is a three-time super bantamweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 2004 to 2005; and the WBC, ''The Ring'' titles twice from 2005 to 2008. Vázquez is best known for his series of four fights against fellow Mexican Rafael Márquez. Professional career In 1995, Vázquez made his professional debut in the bantamweight division at the age of 17. He stopped his first nine opponents before suffering a knock out loss himself. Fighting mainly in the US and at junior featherweight, he beat 11 opponents, most notably Óscar Larios (20-0), before losing a split decision to Marcos Licona. Vázquez scored 12 consecutive victories, and in 2002, he met Larios in a rematch for the interim WBC Super Bantamweight Title . This time, he was outboxed and stopped in the 12th round. Vázquez rebounded with a stoppage of ex-world title holder Jorge Eliecer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lineal Championship
In combat sports where champions are decided by a challenge, the lineal championship of a weight class is a world championship title held initially by an undisputed champion and subsequently by a fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match at that weight class. In professional boxing, the lineal champion is informally called "the man who beat the man". A break in the direct continuity of a lineal championship can occur when a reigning champion retires or moves to another weight class. Opinions conflict as to what to do when such a breach of continuity occurs. Some require that top "contenders for the title" must fight to become the next lineal champion, while others require a new undisputed champion before the lineage can continue. However, there is no single canonical list of lineal champions at any weight class, because there is no agreed-upon method of determining the starting point for each lineage. There is agreement to discount the sanctioning bodies (such as the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silence Mabuza
Silence Mabuza (born 18 September 1977 in Tsakane, South Africa) is a professional boxer in the bantamweight (118 lb) division, and as of 6 Jan. 2008, is a former two time holder of the International Boxing Organization's world Bantamweight title. Mabuza, who reportedly had more than 400 amateur bouts, started his pro career on 28 Nov. 1999, with a second-round TKO of Masinghita Hlungwane (lifetime record 1–3) at Portuguese Hall, in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. He carved through six more opponents, all by knockout, in his native South Africa, before branching out to fight British journeyman Anthony Hanna (lifetime 22-77-7 as of 12 Dec. 2008) on 4 April 2004, in Liverpool. Mabuza won by decision. Known as "African Spice" or "The Real Deal," typically fighting in white trunks decorated with a leopard-print "skirt" of wide tassels, Mabuza returned to South Africa to log two more wins, running his record to 10–0, before taking the International Boxing Organization w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricio Pastrana
Mauricio Antonio Pastrana Tapi (born 20 January 1973) is a Colombian former professional boxer. He is a former four-weight world champion, having won multiple titles in the light flyweight, super flyweight, and bantamweight divisions, as well as an interim title at flyweight. Professional career Pastrana turned professional in October 1991. In his debut at Sincelejo, Colombia, Pastrana defeated fellow debutant Allende Rudino via second-round knockout. On January 18, 1997, Pastrana defeated Michael Carbajal in a twelve-round split decision at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas for the IBF light flyweight title. Pastrana would go on to take the Interim WBA flyweight title, IBA and IBO super flyweight titles and IBA Bantamweight titles. See also * List of light-flyweight boxing champions * List of flyweight boxing champions This is a list of world flyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing: * The World Boxing Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Austin
Timothy Austin (born April 14, 1971) is an American former professional boxer. He is now a coach at the Cincinnati Golden Gloves gym in Cincinnati. Amateur career Austin had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a record of 113-9. Amateur accomplishments * 1990 National Golden Gloves flyweight champion * 1991 National Golden Gloves flyweight champion * 1991 United States Amateur flyweight champion * Representing the United States, Austin won a bronze medal as a flyweight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. His results were: ** 1st round bye ** Defeated Yuliyan Strogov (Bulgaria) 19-7 ** Defeated Benjamin Mwangata (Tanzania) 19-8 ** Lost to Raúl González (Cuba) RSC 1 Professional career Known as "Cincinnati Kid", Austin won the IBF Bantamweight title by defeating Mbulelo Botile Mbulelo Botile (born 23 July 1972) is a South African former professional boxer who competed between 1989 and 2005. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF bantam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (boxer)
Marcellus Joseph Johnson (born August 13, 1971), better known as Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2006. He is a three-time world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF flyweight title from 1996 to 1999; the IBF junior bantamweight title from 1999 to 2000; and the WBO junior bantamweight title from 2003 to 2004. A fast and skilled southpaw, Johnson reached a peak ''Ring'' magazine pound for pound ranking of fifth in 1998, and is the first African-American boxer to win a flyweight world title. In 2012 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Amateur career Johnson was an amateur standout, winning the 1989 U.S. national championships at light flyweight. Professional career Flyweight Johnson, defeated Francisco Tejedor to win the IBF Flyweight title in 1996. Although he never attained significant popularity due to his weight class and lack of defining fights, he went on to become one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
