Jung-Koo Chang was a hard-hitting South Korean champion through the 1980s, while Michael Carbajal and Chiquita Gonzalez helped build light-flyweight into a more mainstream division with their incredible fights. Japan always boast top fighters within the smaller weights and Ken Shiro and Kosei Tanaka are others to follow that trend in more modern times.

Indeed, this match would be an interesting matchup of styles. Because Fury’s size and power would be a challenge for Usyk’s speed and movement. Because Fury’s ability to control the distance and pace of the fight could play a big factor in this match. Usyk, however, could pose a difficult target for Fury due to his high-speed punching and ability to switch stances.

Fury has raised eyebrows with his shift towards less competitive ventures. He’s facing Francis Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, who has an uphill battle to prove himself against a seasoned boxer like Fury.

9. Julio Cesar Chavez: Without question, the iron-chinned Chavez is an all-time great, his fists leaving a trail of destruction from 130 up to welterweight. One of the greatest body punchers of all-time, at 135 and 140 he defeated the likes of Edwin Rosario, Greg Haugen, Jose Luis Ramirez, Hector Camacho, Meldrick Taylor and Roger Mayweather.

Some of the notable fighters to hold championship titles at this weight include Brian Mitchell, Arturo Gatti, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Flash Elorde, Alexis Argüello, Azumah Nelson, Julio César Chávez, Diego Corrales, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Érik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Acelino Freitas, Juan Manuel Márquez, Oscar De La Hoya, Rocky Lockridge, and Manny Pacquiao. The first World Boxing Association (previously known as the National Boxing Association up until 1962) champion was Johnny Dundee in 1922. The first World Boxing Council champion was Gabriel Elorde in 1963. The inaugural champion for the International Boxing Federation was Hwan-Kil Yuh in 1984. The first World Boxing Organisation champion was John John Molina in 1989.

With 17 weight classes in boxing and four major sanctioning bodies that bestow world titles, keeping track of who holds each of the belts can be difficult — especially when there are sometimes multiple titlists in each organization because of interim and secondary belts.

All hail Devin Haney, the traveling undisputed lightweight champion of the world who went to Australia twice. The first time he claimed the title and the second he defended it. He has redefined the modern-day prize fighter, taking less to gain more. The sophisticated business-minded trailblazer is sitting on the lightweight throne, but beside him sits the living legend, Vasiliy Lomachencho, who is coming off a hard-fought win against the youth, skill, and athleticism of Jamaine Ortiz. However, there is another fighter in the division who sits to the left of Haney. Just outside his peripheral vision is a Newark, New Jersey native, Shakur Stevenson, who never says no to fighting the very best in the sport. Moving up from 130 pounds, Shakur can quickly and easily be in line to face the winner of the potential matchup between Haney and Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson predictions Lomachencko.

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A very young Duran before he won his first world title beat Ernesto Marcel right around the time when Marcel beat Alexis Arguello during Arguello’s first chance at a world title. Duran beat hall of fame lightweight champ Ken Buchanon, excellent lightweights like Esteban Dejesus, Edwin Viruet, Ray Lampkin, then he moves up 12 pounds and beats hall of famer Carlos Palomino and hall of famer the great Sugar RAy Leonard; he moves up again and beats Davey Moore, moves up again and beats Iran Barkley who had just prior to facing Roberto koed Thomas Hearns. Duran moved up again while Roberto was in his later 40s he beat Jorge Castro at 168 pounds for a jr world title. Back at lightweight after he beat Buchanon he defended his world championship with 10 straight kos. Then, a world record. Finished at lighteight with 12 straight title defenses never losing his title. He beat other top lightweights while defending his title, such as Vilomar Fernandez. Vilomar also beat Arguello. And Alexis is an all time great lightweight. Duran naturally is ranked even above him. Benny Leonard, Carlos Ortiz, Alexis Arguello, Pernell Whitaker, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and all the other great lightweight champs cannot match Duran. Roberto, with his relentless infighting, head movement, ability to feint, slip punches, hard punching, use a good jab, terrific body blows, heavy punches both downstairs and upstairs, his great chin, plus his stamina, means he eats them all at lightweight, IMO.