THE BOXING CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD
The cream of the crop, the best of the best!
Only the major weight classes and the top Champions are QSM Titleholders!
Heavyweight (201+ lbs.)(92+ KG)---Vacant
Cruiserweight (176-200 lbs.)(80-91 KG)---David Haye, Great Britain
Light Heavyweight (161-175 lbs.)(73-79 KG)---Joe Calzaghe, Wales
Middleweight (148-160 lbs.)(67-72 KG)---Kelly Pavlik, USA
Welterweight (136-147 lbs.)(62-66 KG)---Floyd Mayweather, Jr., USA
Lightweight (127-135 lbs.)(58-61 KG)---Manny Pacquiao, Philippines
Featherweight (119-126 lbs.)(54-57 KG)---Israel Vazquez, Mexico
Bantamweight (113-118 lbs.)(51-53 KG)---Rafael Marquez, Mexico
Flyweight (112 lbs. & under)(50 KG & under)--- Daisuke Naito, Japan
Saturday, September 19, 2009
@ Las Vegas, NV
Welterweight--Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
QSM Predicts--Mayweather by Unanimous Decision.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
@ TBA, Germany
Cruiserweight Champion David Haye vs. Nikoli Valuev
QSM Predicts--Haye by KO Late Rounds.
NOTE: This bout contested at the Heavyweight limit and the Cruiserweight title is NOT at stake.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
@ Las Vegas, NV
Lightweight Champion Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto
QSM Predicts--Pacquiao by Split Decision.
NOTE: This bout contested at the Welterweight limit and the LIghtweight title is NOT at stake.
As always, dates, locations, and fighters are tentative.
Boxer of the Year--Roy Jones Jr., Light Heavyweight Champion/WBA Heavyweight Champion
RunnerUp--James Toney, Cruiserweight Champion/Heavyweight Contender
Bout of the Year--Acelino Freitas 12th round KO of Jorge Barrios, August 9, Super Featherweights
RunnerUp--Julio Gonzalez 12 Round Decision over Dariuz Michalezewski, October 18, Light Heavyweights
Disappointment of the Year--Again, Middleweight Champion Bernard Hopkins inactivity
RunnerUp--Lennox Lewis for his relative inactivity and near upset loss to Vitali Klitschko
Upset of the Year--Corrie Sanders upset of Wladimir Klitschko for WBO Heavyweight Championship
RunnerUp--Manny Pacquiano defeats Marco Antonio Barrera November 15 for Featherweight Championship
Punch of the Year--Rocky Juarez 1st Round KO of David Murillo, September 15.
RunnerUp--Chris Byrd, IBF Heavyweight Champion.
Bout of the Year--Irish Mickey Ward 10 round decision over Arturo Gatti, May 18, Jr. Welterweights
RunnerUp--Elvin Muriqi 3rd Round TKO over Sammy Ahmad, July 23, Light Heavyweights
Disappointment of the Year--No one willing to challenge Middleweight Champion Bernard Hopkins
RunnerUp--Lennox Lewis for his relative inactivity
Disgrace of the Year--Michael Moorer in his 1st Round knockout loss to David Tua, July 27, Heavyweights
Boxer of the Year--Bernard Hopkins, Undisputed Middleweight Champion
Bout of the Year--Irish Mickey Ward 10 round decision over Emmanuel Burton, July 13 at Hampton Beach NH, Lightweights
Knockout of the Year--Lennox Lewis KO of Hasim Rahman, November 17 at Las Vegas NV, Heavyweights
Fluke of the Year--Hasim Rahman KO of Lennox Lewis, April 21 at Carnival City S. Africa, Heavyweights
Disappointment of the Year--Roy Jones, Jr., undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion, refusal to fight quality opponents
Disgrace of the Year--James Butler "sucker-punch" of Richard Grant after their Middleweight bout November 23 at New York NY