World titles sanctioned by the four major organizations in boxing are the most prestigious belts, but smaller sanctioning bodies award lesser regional titles. Some of these smaller sanctioning bodies, like the International Boxing Organization (IBO), even have their own world titles, which are not as prestigious as those from the major organizations.
The introduction of the famous Marquess of Queensberry rules in the 1860s laid the groundwork for the formation of weight classes by regulating glove size, round length, and resting time between rounds.
Eimantas Stanionis, the WBA “regular” welterweight champion, is set to fight Gabriel Maestre on May 4, his first fight in two years. WBC interim champion Mario Barrios will face Fabian Andres Maidana on the same day, after a career-best victory over former champion Ugas.
Avoid Bag Gloves – I don’t see the point of them. The thin bag gloves offer your hands little protection and just makes you feel good since you’re hands move faster. It’s not good to get use to that speed since you will never fight with gloves that light. (***NOTE: I’m referring to the really thin old school style bag gloves, not the new well-padded ones sold nowadays.)
When choosing the right size of your boxing gloves, you gotta figure out the kind of padding you’d want. Heavy and light padding will have different feelings on your hands. They will also ensure safety and agility in different ways.
Yes, you could say there are other exercises for hand speed, but competitive combat boxers spend so much time working in pairs and sparring… Protection is good, but it’s very complicated to maximally protect boxers without sacrificing other very important aspects of boxing. The roots of boxing are in bare knuckles boxing… and the farther we go from the roots the more perverted this sport becomes…
Several fighters ascended to the heavyweight category following their global championship victories at cruiserweight. In 1988, Evander Holyfield became an absolute champion by unification of the titles WBA, WBC, and IBF. O’Neil Bell repeated this deed only in 2006 when he became an indisputable champion but, after the battle, he was taken away by the IBF title.
Since then, Davis defeated Leo Santa Cruz and Mario Barrios winning the WBA Super Lightweight title in the latter. Davis recently returned to the ring successfully defending his WBA lightweight title against Isaac Cruz.
Regional Belts: There are also belts that are awarded on a regional level, such as the European Boxing Union (EBU) and the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) belts. These belts are used to rank fighters in their respective regions and can be a stepping stone to earning a shot at a major title.
4. Oleksandr Gvozdyk (14-0) Gvozdyk, a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist for Ukraine who had around 250 amateur fights, has moved quickly since turning pro in 2014. In November, he made longtime contender and former world title challenger Isaac Chilemba to quit on his stool after the eighth round of a one-sided fight and in April he destroyed rugged Cuban contender Yunieski Gonzalez in the third round. He returned Aug. 19 on ESPN and knocked out Craig Baker in a one-sided fight. He was ordered to face Marcus Browne (20-0) in a title eliminator, but Browne backed out of the talks. Instead, he has been ordered to face Eleider “Storm” Alvarez (23-0) for a vacant interim title. Gvozdyk’s next bout is slated to be on a Top Rank ESPN card. Next: Feb. 16 vs. TBA
Additionally, the heavy gloves make it more difficult for a boxer to land a knockout blow. This is because the gloves add john ryder weight class to the punches, which makes them less powerful. As a result, boxers have to rely more on technique than power when fighting with gloves.
I found this article today and well even if you say that now the bag gloves are somehow better than they used to be I was wondering if you think it would be a good idea to still buy a 16oz pair of gloves? I’m using the rb50 Rival Bag gloves and they are good quality for bag gloves but in the last month I’ve been going to train more often and for the last 2 weeks my left hand start to hurt a little bit (nothing really big or anything but just annoying sometime). So I was wondering if it would be a good idea to switch toward another pair of gloves to have more protection.
It’s been more than 22 years since we have had an undisputed champion in this division (never in the four-belt era). The last one was Lennox Lewis in 1999. The heavyweight division has always been the most appealing and glamorous in boxing. These athletes’ sheer size and punching power have always captivated the imaginations of hardcore boxing fans as well as casual fans. This division nowadays includes three of the biggest heavyweights in boxing history: “The Gypsy King” Tyson Fury stands at 6-foot-9, “The Bronze Bomber” Deontay Wilder at 6-foot-7 and Anthony Joshua at 6-foot-6. Plus, there’s one unique fighter, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. He now holds three out of four heavyweight titles after defeating Joshua and is awaiting his rematch on Aug. 20. If Usyk wins again, the lineal and WBC champion Tyson Fury may be intrigued to come out of retirement for the right price to add to his legacy in an epic showdown with the always dangerous Usyk. Hence, making this division No. 2 on my list.