The Top Puerto Rican Boxing Prospects: January 2014

1.                  Jose “Sniper” Pedraza 15-0 (10 KO)

2.                  Jonathan “Mantequilla” Gonzalez 16-0-1 (13 KO)

3.                  Luis “Orlandito” Del Valle 18-1 (13 KO) – Bayamon

4.                  Felix Verdejo 9-0 (6 KO)

5.                  Carlos Ivan “Twin Dream” Velasquez 15-1 (11 KO)

6.                  McWilliams Arroyo 14-1 (12 KO) – Fajardo

7.                  Jesus M. Rojas 18-1-1 (13 KO)   

8.                  Gamalier Rodriguez 22-2-3 (15 KO) – Bayamon

9.                  Jayson “La Maravilla” Velez 21-0 (15 KO) – Juncos

10.              McJoe Arroyo 13-0 (7 KO)

11.              Luis Cruz 20-2 (16 KO) – Las Piedras

12.              Jonathan Vidal 17-1 (9 KO) – San Juan

13.              Luis Rosa 14-0 (6 KO) – Connecticut, USA

14.              Braulio Santos 11-1 (10 KO) – Carolina

15.              Israel Vazquez 9-0-2 (6 KO)

16.              Michael Perez 19-1-2 (10 KO) – Newark , NJ

17.              Emmanuel “Manny” Gonzalez 13-0 (7KO) – NYC

18.              Wilkins Santiago 9-0-1 (1KO) -  Ohio, USA

19.              Reylando “El Maestro” Ojeda 11-0 (6 KO) – San Juan / Canovanas

20.              *Dusty Harrison-Hernandez 19-0 (11KO) (Irish Father /Puerto Rican Mother )

21.              Vicente Miranda 16-1 (9 KO) – Bayamon

22.              Jonathan Oquendo  25-3 (15 KO) – Vega Alta

23.              Jorge “Destroyer”  Melendez 27-3 (26 KO) – Manati

24.              John Karl Sosa 8-0 (6 KO) – Caguas

25.              Miguel Robles 12-3 (5 KO) – San Juan

26.              Emmanuel Rodriguez 6-0 (5 KO)

27.              * Thomas Dulorme 20-1 (14 KO) – Carolina ( From the Dominican Republic)

28.              Gabriel Bracero 23-1 (4 KO) – Brooklyn, NYC

29.              Frank Santo de Alba 10-1-2 (4KO) – Bayamon / Pennsylvania, USA

30.              Jose Martinez 8-0 (6 KO)

31.              Jose Lopez 10-0 (8 KO) - Carolina

32.              Javier Flores 9-0 (8 KO) – Hartford, Connecticut, USA

33.              Kevin Nieves 6-0 (3KO)

34.              Luis “La Roca” Hernandez 10-1 (6KO) – Rio Piedras

35.              Emmanuel Rivera 9-1 (5 KO)

36.              Edgardo Laboy 7-0 (4 KO)

37.              Eliezer Gonzalez 13-0 (8 KO) – Cupey Alto

38.              Antonio “Carita” Nieves 5-0 (2KO) – Ohio , USA

39.              Jose Aguirre 6-0 (4 KO) – Manati

40.              Alberto Mercado 6-0 (1KO) – Las Piedras

41.              Jose Martinez 8-0 (6 KO)

42.              Janiel Rivera 10-1-2 (6KO)

43.              Edwin Soto 9-0-2 ( 4 KO)

44.              Andy Mejias 14-0 (6KO)

45.              Alberto “El Explosivo” Machado 5-0 (3KO)

46.              Fransisco Almestica Garcia 4-0 (2 KO)

47.              Carlos Narvaez 6-0 (5 KO)

48.              Miguel “No Fear” Cartagena 9-0 (3 KO)

49.              Jonathan Perez 5-0 (3KO) – Moca

50.              Fransisco “Pechuga” Vargas 1-0 (1KO)

51.              Jeffrey Fontanez 12-0 (9 KO) – Caguas

52.              Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez 13-1 (11 KO) - Caguas

53.              Camilo Perez 9-2 (4 KO) – Carolina

54.              Osenohan Vasquez 6-1 (1 KO) – Jersey City , NJ USA

55.              Abner Cotto 17-1 (7KO)

56.              Noel Echevarria 10-1 (6 KO) – North Carolina, USA

57.              Emmanuel De Jesus 8-0 (5 KO) - Canovanas

58.              Miguel Marrero 7-0-2 (4KO)

59.              Daniel Rosario  7-0 (6KO) – Caguas

60.              Frank Galarza 11-0-2 (7KO)

61.              O’Nell Negron 9-1-2 (8KO)

62.              Jorge Maysonet jr. 11-1 (10KO) – Catano

63.              Miguel Soto 11-1 (11 KO) – Arecibo

64.              Dennis Galarza 2-0 (1KO)

65.              Luis Saul “El Zurdo” Rosario 2-0 (2KO)

THE LATIN AMERICAN IMMORTALS: Part III By M. DeTyrone

Wilfredo Gomez 44-3-1 (42KO) - Puerto Rico:  IBHOF; 2 Division World Champion; WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion 1977 - 1983 with a total of 17 successful defenses; WBC Featherweight champion; WBA Jr. Lightweight 1985 - 1986; 32 consecutive KO streak; Captured 1st title with just 17 pro fights; Victories over Lupe Pintor, Juan Meza, Royal Kobayashi, Carlos Zarate and Juan LaPorte; Defeated by Azumah Nelson and Salvador Sanchez. 

Jose Isidro “Pipino” Cuevas 35-15 (31KO) - Mexico: IBHOF & WBHOF; WBA Welterweight Champion 1976-1980; Victories 3 over Angel Espada; Won world title at 18 years old; was defeated by Roberto Duran KO4, Thomas Hearns KO2, and Lorenzo Garcia.

Antonio Cervantes 123-15-4 (52KO) - Colombia: IBHOF & WBHOF; 2 time WBA Junior Welterweight Champion; Victories over Alfonso Frazier, Nicolino Locche, Esteban De Jesus, Carlos Gimenez; Defeated by Wilfredo Benitez (17 years old) and Aaron Pryor.

Edwin “Chapo” Rosario 47-6 (41KO) - Puerto Rico: IBHOF; WBA World Lightweight champion 1986 -1987; WBA World Lightweight Champion 1989 - 1990, WBA Super Lightweight Champion 1991 - 1992, WBC Lightweight champion; Recognized as one of the greatest punchers of all time. 

Eusebio Pedroza 41-6-1 (25KO)- Panama: WBA Featherweight Champion; Victories over Ruben Olivares, Juan LaPorte, Barry McGuigan, Rocky Lockridge, and Cecilo Lastra; 19 successful Featherweight title defenses.

Carlos Deleon 53 - 8 - 1 (33 KO’s) -  Puerto Rico: WBC Cruiserweight champion;  12 - 4 - 1 in world championship fights, WBC Cruiserweight Champion 1980 – 1982; WBC Champion 1983 - 1985 with 3 Successful Defenses; WBC Cruiserweight Champion 1986 – 1988; WBC Cruiserweight Champion 1989 – 1990.

Ismael “El Tigere Colonense” Laguna 65-9-1 (37KO) -  Panama: IBHOF & WBHOF; WBC Lightweight Champion & WBA World Lightweight Champion 1965, World Lightweight Champion 1965, WBA World Champion 1970, WBC Lightweight Champion 1970, World Lightweight Champion 1970; Defeated by Ken Buchanan twice, Record vs. Carlos Ortiz 1-2, Flash Elorde, Vicente Saldivar; Victories over Chango Carmona, Mando Ramos, Killer Solomon, Frankie Narvaez, Kid Anahuac, and Alfredo Urbina; A draw vs. Nicolino Locche.

Felix Trinidad 42-3 (35KO) - Puerto Rico: IBHOF; 3 Division World Champion; IBF Welterweight Champion with 15 successful title defenses 1993-2000; WBC Welterweight Champion 1999-2000; WBA Super 2000-2001 & IBF 2000-2001 Jr. Middleweight champion; WBA Middleweight Champion 2000-2001; One of the longest uninterrupted Welterweight reigns; Victories over Oscar De La Hoya was 31-0, Maurice Blocker KO2, Mamadou Thiam, Hugo Pineda was 36-1-1, Oba Carr TKO8, Hector Camacho was 43-2, Luis Ramos Campas was 56-0, Fernando Vargas was 20-0, William Joppy was 32-1-1, Ricardo Mayorga was 26-4-1 TKO8, Pernell Whitaker was 40-2-1, and David Reid was 14-0; Defeated by Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins, and Ronald “Winky” Wright.

Oscar “Golden Boy” De LaHoya 39-6 (30KO) - USA/MEX: IBHOF; 10 World Titles in 6 Weight Divisions; WBO Super Featherweight Champion 1994, WBO Lightweight Champion 1994-1996, IBF Lightweight Champion 1995; WBC Light welterweight Champion 1996-1997; 2 time WBC Welterweight Champion 1997-1999 and 2000; WBC Light Middleweight Champion 2001-2003 and 2006-2007, WBA Light Middleweight Champion 2002-2003; WBO Middleweight Champion 2004; Victories over Julio Cesar Chavez (IBHOF) twice , Steve Forbes, John J. Molina, Rafael Ruelas, Felix Sturm was 20-0, Luis Ramos Campas 80-5, Hector Camacho was 63-3-1, Pernell Whitaker (IBHOF) 40-1-1, Jesse James Leija, Arturo Gatti (IBHOF) was 33-4, Ricardo Mayorga was 27-5-1, Fernando Vargas was 22-1, Ike Quartey was 34-0-1. Defeated by Felix Trinidad, Bernard Hopkins KO9, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather jr., Twice defeated by *Sugar Shane Mosley .

Manuel Ortiz 96-28-3 (49KO) - Mexico: 2 time World Bantamweight Champion; 15 successful title defenses; Victories over Harold Dade, Lou Salica, Dado Marino, Laura Salas. Defeated by Willie Pep; only stopped once in 127 fights.

 Ruben Olivares 89-13-3 (79KO) - Mexico: World Bantamweight Champion; WBA Featherweight Champion; WBC Featherweight Champion; Victories over Bobby Chacon, Jesus Pimentiel and Chucho Castillo; Defeated by Alexis Arguello.

Jose Legra 133-11-4 (50KO)-  Cuba: WBC Featherweight Champion 1968-1969; WBC Featherweight Champion 1972-1973; EBU Featherweight Champion twice; Lost to Alexis Arguello, Vicente Saldivar, and Eder Jofre.

Wilfredo Vasquez Sr. 56 - 9 -2 (41 KO’s)  -Puerto Rico: WBA Bantamweight champion, WBA Super Bantamweight champion 1992 – 1995, WBA Featherweight champion 1996 -1997;  3 Division World Champion; 21 career world title fights and a record of 16-3-2; Victories over Orlando Canizalez, Raul Perez, Thierry Jacob; Defeats to Khaokor Galaxy, Miguel Lora and Nassem Hamed.

Luis Villanueva Paramo aka Kid Azteca 192-46-12 (114KO) - Mexico: Record vs. Fritzie Zivic 1-3; Record vs. Ceferino Garcia 2-2; Record vs. Louis “Cocoa Kid” Hardwick Arroyo 2-1 – 1NC.; Was defeated by Sammy Angott, Raul Rodriguez, and Rodolfo Casanova.

Nicolino “El Intocable” Locche 117-4-14 (14KO) Argentina: IBHOF & WBHOF; WBA Junior Welterweight Champion 1968-1972 ; Victories over Takeshi Fuji, Antonio Cervantes, Carlos Hernandez, Defeated by Antonio Cervantes.

Vicente Saldivar 37-3 (26KO) - Mexico: World Featherweight Champion; Victories over Ismael Laguna & Sugar Ramos; Defeated by Eder Jofre.

Marco Antonio Barrera 67-7 (44KO) - Mexico: A 3 Division World Champion; WBO Jr. Featherweight Champion 1995-1996, 1998-2000, and 2000-2001, WBC Featherweight Champion 2002, WBC Super Featherweight Champion 2004-2007, IBF Super Featherweight Champion 2004-2006; Victories over Kevin Kelly, Nassem Hamed, Johnny Tapia; Was defeated by Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao twice, Junior Jones twice, and Amir Khan. Record vs. *Erik Morales 2-1.

Salvador Sanchez 44-1-1 (22KO) - Mexico: IBHOF; WBC Featherweight Champion; Victories over Wilfredo Gomez, Azumah Nelson, Ruben Castillo, Danny Lopez, and Juan LaPorte. Sanchez died at the age of 23 in a car accident.

THE LATIN AMERICAN IMMORTALS: Part II By M. DeTyrone

Jose “Mantequilla” Napoles 77-7 (54KO) - Cuba: IBHOF & WBHOF; WBA & WBC World Welterweight Champion 1969-1970; WBA Welterweight Champion 1971-1975; WBC Welterweight Champion 1971-1975.

Pedro “Toro de Cayey” Montanez 91-8-4 (50KO) - Puerto Rico:   IBHOF; 88 winning streak; Record vs.  Lou Ambers (IBHOF) 1-1, Tommy Rawson Jr., Frankie Klick, George Odwell, Wesley Ramey (IBHOF), Jack “Kid” Berg (IBHOF) by KO5; Was defeated by Henry Armstrong.

Julio Cesar “J.C.” Chavez 107-6-2 (86KO)- Mexico:  IBHOF & WBHOF; 3 Division World Champion; WBC Super Featherweight champion 1984-1987, WBA Lightweight Champion 1987-1989, WBC Lightweight champion  1988-1989, WBC Lightweight Champion 1989-1994, (2 times WBC Super Lightweight Champion)WBC Light Welterweight Champion 1994-1996, IBF Junior Welterweight Champion 1990-1991;  Victories over Ruben Castillo, Meldrick Taylor , Ivan Robinson, Juan LaPorte, Hector Camacho, Edwin Rosario (IBHOF), Joey Gamache, Greg Haugen, and Roger Mayweather. Defeats against Kostya Tzsu (IBHOF) TKO6, record vs. Frankie Randall 2-1, record vs. Oscar De LaHoya (IBHOF) 0-2, Willy Wise , Grover Wiley; Unbeaten in first 90 fights many victories were controversial and have become part of boxing lore; Draw vs. Pernell Whitaker.

Hector “Macho” Camacho 79-6-3 (38KO) -Puerto Rico:  WBC Super Featherweight Champion  1983-1984, WBC Lightweight Champion 1985-1987, WBO Light Welterweight Champion 1989-1991, WBO Light Welterweight Champion 1991-1992; Victories over Roberto Duran twice (IBHOF) was 96-11 then second was 103-15, Sugar Ray Leonard (IBHOF) was 36-2-1 by TKO5, Greg Haugen was 28-3, Vinny Pazienzia was 28-3, Ray Mancini 29-3 (WBHOF), Cornelius Boza-Edwards was 45-5-1(WBHOF), Edwin Rosario (IBHOF) was 28-1, Freddie Roach, Jose Luis Ramirez (WBHOF) was 90-5, Rafael Limon was 50-12-2 TKO5; Defeated by Oscar De la Hoya (IBHOF), Felix Trinidad (IBHOF), Julio Cesar Chavez (IBHOF). 

Alphonso Teofilo Brown (Panama Al Brown) 131-19-13 (61KO) - Panama: World Bantamweight Champion; Victories over Pete Sanstol, Vidal Gregorio, Johnny King, and Young Perez.

Sixto “El Gallito” Escobar 39-23-4 (17KO) -Puerto Rico: IBHOF; World Bantamweight Champion 1935-1937; Montreal Athletic Commission World Bantamweight Champion 1934-1935; NBA World Bantamweight Champion 1935; NYSCA World Bantamweight Champion 1935; World Bantamweight Champion 1938-1939; Victories over Rodolfo Casanova, record vs. Lou Salica 2-1, record vs. Harry Jeffra 1-3, record vs. Indian Quintana 1-1.

Jose “Chegui” Torres 41-3-1 (29KO) - Puerto Rico: IBHOF &WBHOF; WBA & WBC Light Heavyweight Champion 1965-1966; 1st Latino to win a Light Heavyweight title; Victories over Willie Pastrano (IBHOF), Bobo Olson, Eddie Cotton, Chic Calderwood, Wayne Thornton; Defeated by Dick Tiger (IBHOF) twice; A draw vs. Benny Kid Paret.

Baby Arizmendi 84-26-14 (19KO) - Mexico: IBHOF; Record vs. Henry Armstrong 2-3; Record vs. Lou Ambers (IBHOF) 0-2-1; Record vs. Sammy Angott (IBHOF) 0-1-1; was defeated by Rodolfo Casanova.

Alexis Arguello 89-8 (70KO) - Nicaragua: 2 division World Champion; WBA Featherweight Champion, WBC Super Featherweight Champion, WBC Featherweight Champion; Victories over Ruben Olivares by KO13, Royal Kobayashi, Alfredo Escalera, Jim Watt, and Ray Mancini; Defeats Aaron Pryor by KO14.

Ultiminio “Sugar” Ramos 55-7-4 (40KO) - Cuba: IBHOF & WBHOF; WBA Featherweight Champion 1963-1964; WBC Featherweight Champion 1963-1964; defeated Chango Carmona & Davey Moore;   Lost to twice to Carlos Ortiz by TKO 4 & TKO5 , and was defeated by Vicente Saldivar.

THE LATIN AMERICAN IMMORTALS: Part I By M. DeTyrone

Carlos Monzon 87-3-9 (56KO) Argentina: BHOF & WBHOF; WBA Middleweight Champion 1970-1977; WBC Middleweight Champion 1970-1974; WBC Middleweight Champion 1976-1977; World Middleweight Champion; Victories over Nino Benvenuti, Emile Griffith, Bennie Briscoe, Jose Napoles, Rodrigo Valdes, and Jean Claude Bouttier; A total of 14 successful Middleweight title defenses and unbeaten in 13 years with over 81 career fights.

Gerardo Gonzalez aka Kid Gavilan 108-30-5 (28KO) Cuba: IBHOF & WBHOF; Lost twice to Sugar Ray Robinson; NYSAC & NBA Welterweight Champion; Within the Top 5 Welterweights of all time; Victories over Billy Graham, Ike Williams, Beau Jack, and Carmen Basilio.

Carlos Ortiz 61-7-1 (30KO) Puerto Rico: IBHOF; World Jr. Welterweight champion; WBA Lightweight World Champion 1962 – 1965; WBA World Lightweight Champion 1965 – 1968; Faced seven futures Hall of Famers in title fights; Victories over Kenny Lane, Sugar Ramos, Flash Elorde, Duilio Loi, Battling Torres, and Joe Brown.

Roberto Duran 103-16 (70KO) Panama: World Lightweight Champion, WBC Welterweight Champion, WBA Junior Middleweight Champion, and WBC Middleweight Champion; Victories over Sugar Ray Leonard, Ken Buchanan, Esteban de Jesus, Davey Moore, and Iran Barkley; Was defeated by Esteban De Jesus, Quits vs. Sugar Ray Leonard, Wilfred Benitez, KO in 2 by Thomas Hearns, and Hector Camacho.

Eligio Sardinas Montalvo aka Kid Chocolate 135-10-6 (51KO)- Cuba: World Featherweight Champion; World Junior Lightweight; Victories over Benny Bass, Lew Feldman, Al Singer and Fidel LaBarba; Defeats to Tony Canzoneri and Jackie “Kid” Berg.

Luis “El Feo” Manuel Rodriguez 107-13 (49KO)- Cuba:  IBHOF; Welterweight Champion; defeated Benny “Kid” Paret, Vigil Atkins, Emile Griffith, Isaac Logart, Bennie Briscoe, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, Vicente Rondon, Jose Gonzalez, Jimmy Lester, and Tom Bethea .

Louis  “Cocoa Kid”  Hardwick Arroyo 176-56 (48 KO) -Puerto Rico: IBHOF ;Colored Welterweight Champion in June 11, 1937; Colored Middleweight Champion; Only Hispanic of the elite boxing’s Black Murderer’s Row; Sugar Ray Robison and Henry Armstrong backed off  fights versus him.

Ricardo Lopez 50-0-1 (37KO) - Mexico: A 3 division world Champion; WBC Strawweight Champion; WBA Minimumweight Champion; IBF Junior Flyweight Champion; Victories over Rosendo Alvarez, Hideyuki Ohashi, Saman Sorjaturong, and Alex Sanchez.

Eder Jofre 72-2-4 (50KO) -Brazil: IBHOF; World Bantamweight, WBC Featherweight Champion; Victories over Vicente Saldivar, Eloy Sanchez, Johnny Caldwell, Jose Legra, and Fighting Harada.

Wilfredo “The Bible of Boxing” Benitez 53-8-1 (31KO) - Puerto Rico: IBHOF & WBHOF; A 3 Division World Champion; In 1981 became the 1st boxer in 43 years to have won a world title in three weight divisions , a 3 division world champion by the age of 22, wins world title at the age of 17; WBA Light Welterweight Champion 1976, WBC Welterweight Champion 1979, World Light Middleweight Champion 1981-1982,  World Jr. Welterweight champion 1976 – 1977, World Jr. Welterweight champion, World Welterweight champion; Victories over Antonio Cervantes (IBHOF &WBHOF)was 106-12-4 Benitez was 17 years old , Maurice Hope, Carlos Palomino (IBHOF& WBHOF), and Roberto Duran (IBHOF); Defeats to Sugar Ray Leonard (IBHOF), Davey Moore, and Thomas Hearns (IBHOF).

Boxing’s 25 Current KO Artist By M. De Tyrone

There are boxers with one KO power and then there are those who slowly break down opponents until they obtain a KO or TKO. Many times it’s due to various advantages of weight and class of opposition. Here is my list of the top 25 KO artists in boxing today. 

1.      Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev 23-0-1 21 KO

The Russian Light Heavyweight has been on a TKO streak in his last 7 fights no opponents has past the 7^th round: Sillakh KO2, Cleverly TKO4, White TKO3, Campillo TKO3, Thompson TKO3, Boone TKO2, Simakov TKO7. Kovalev’s power is brutal one hit power if he catches a boxer with a good punch the boxer will go lights out.

2.      Adonis Stevenson 23-1  20 KO

The Haitian fighting out of Canada is one of the most powerful punchers in boxing today in his last fights he has won by TKO or KO. His victims have been Bellew TKO6, Cloud RTD 7, Dawson KO1, Boone KO6, George TKO12, Alcoba TKO2, and Gonzalez KO1.

3.      Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez  37-0  31KO

Out of Nicaragua Roman Gonzalez known as “Chocolatito” is one of the best boxers in the world with heavy hands that have resulted in 31 KO in 37 fights. The former Light flyweight and now Flyweight has won by TKO and KO in 6 of his last 7 fights.

4.      Takashi “KO Dynamite” Uchiyama 20-0  17KO

The best Super Featherweight in boxing at the moment is the Japanese Takashi Uchiyama with 17 KO’s in 20 fights his victims have been Parra KO5, Vasquez TKO8, Solis TKO11, Miura RTD8, Mukhlis TKO5, and Granados TKO6.

5.      Shinsuke Yamanaka 20-0  15KO

Yamanaka is the best Bantamweight in the world with good boxing and brutal one punch KO power. His victims have been Nieves KO1, Guevara KO9, Tunaco TKO12, Rojas KO7, Esquivel TKO11, and Iwasa TKO11.

6.      Wladimir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko 61-3  51KO

Dr. Steelhammer has dominated the heavyweight division in the past decade, and his record show a total of 51 KOs in 61 fights.

7.      James “Mandigo Warrior”  Kirkland  32-1  28 KO

The Texan James Kirkland is a boxer that applies constant brutal pressure and breaks down his opponents that result in a brutal KO or a TKO. Kirkland has demolished Alfredo Angulo in a 6^th round TKO, and savagely beat down a tough young prospect named Glenn Tapia in yet another 6^th round TKO win for Kirkland.

8.      Keith “One Time” Thurman 22-0  20KO

“One Time” Thurman is on a tear in the welterweight division. Thurman is a Jr. Middleweight fighting at welterweight with good defensive and offensive skills. He has won the last 6 of his 7 fights by TKO and KO. 

9.      Danny “Swift” Garcia  27-0  16KO

The Philadelphian of Puerto Rican ancestry proven to have savage KO power his discombobulation of Amir Khan in 4 rounds, the savage KO in 4 rounds of Erik Morales in their rematch showed Garcia has some savage power in the Super Lightweight division.

10.  Lucas Martin “The Machine” Matthysse 34-3  32KO

The Argentinian Matthysse has gained a reputation by being one of the most powerful KO artists in boxing. His victims have been Lamont Peterson in a devastating 3^rd TKO, Dallas KO1, Soto RTD5, and Ajose in a 10 round TKO.

11.  Nicholas “Axe Man” Walters 23-0  19 KO

The Jamaican Featherweight is one of the most power punchers in his division with 6 TKO’s in the last 7 fights: Garza TKO4, Prescott TKO7, Sandoval TKO4, Hector J. Marquez UD10, Berry TKO6, Salinas TKO2, and Munguina TKO8.

12.  Ruslan Provodnikov  23-2  16KO

The Russian has gained a strong fan base due to his will to power and constant brutal pressure that he applies to his opponents. Ruslan is a boxer that will beat down his opponents, break their will and then KO’s them.

13.  Marcos Rene “Chino” Maidana 35-3  31KO

The powerful Argentinian came to fame when he made Victor Ortiz quit and later his fight with Amir Khan. He holds an impressive record of 31 KO in 35 fights, but failed to KO the likes of Erik Morales, Amir Khan, Devon Alexander, and Adrien Broner. His most impressive KO victories currently have been against Josesito Lopez via a TKO in 6 rounds, and Jesus Soto Karass via a TKO in the 8^th round.

14.  Jhonny Gonzalez 55-8  47KO

The Mexican Featherweight is a powerful puncher recently winning via a 1^st round KO against Abner Mares.

15.  Mikey Garcia 33-0 28KO

The Super Featherweight has a good deal of KO power but it has been displayed vs. opponents that lacked defense and already had been through wars. He is currently under the nutritionist Alex Ariza the man behind the rise of Manny Pacquiao through multiple divisions with power, speed, and stamina. 

16.  Marvin “Chavacano Disaster” Mabait  19-1-2 13KO

Mabait is one powerful puncher from the Philippines that should be kept an eye on in the bantamweight division. He recently went in to Mexico and demolished Johnny Garcia with a 1^st round KO for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental bantamweight title.

17.  Sergey Rabchenko 25-0 18KO

The Belarus Jr. Middleweight prospect is one of the best European boxers that has earned him the nickname RabcheKO.

18.  Jorge “Destroyer” Melendez 27-3-1  26KO

The Puerto Rican Jr. Middleweight prospect has brutal KO power but has yet to face top quality opposition in his division.

19.  Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez 51-2-2  28KO

The Argentinian has produced spectacular KO wins but recently has been on a decline.

20.  Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire  32-2  21KO

The Filipino Flash gained a reputation for being a power puncher in the lower divisions, and this was largely due to his size advantage against his opponents. At Super Bantamweight his power diminished and at featherweight it remains how powerful he will be against opponents that will equal him in size.

21.   Juan Manuel Lopez 33-3  30KO

The Puerto Rican once at Super Bantamweight was one of the most powerful punchers and KO artist in boxing, but when he moved to Featherweight his power diminished and so did his defense resulting in 3 recent KO defeats. Currently he has moved up to Super Featherweight will he have the any power I doubt it.

22.  Carlos “Principe” Cuadras  28-0 23KO

The Mexican Super Flyweight has 23 KO in 28 fights when he starts moving up in competition we will see if his power remains.

23.  Julio “Pollito” Ceja 25-1  23KO

The Mexican Bantamweight recently lost to Jamie McDonnell in a 12 round MD, but bounced back by obtaining a 10 round KO victory in Jalisco, Mexico.

24.  Ilunga “Junior” Makabu  15-1 14KO

Ilunga is one dangerous Congolese cruiserweight on his way to fighting for a world title.

25.  Diego “La Joya” Chaves 22-1  18KO

This is Argentinian is one good powerful puncher he recently lost to Keith Thurman, but he will rebound and continue his KO’s very likely.