He beat 7 HOFers btw, but they were: James Toney, which is a very good win but Toney was drained to within an inch of his life for that fight....
That's ridiculous. Some fighters flourish in the amateur system, enjoy the amateurs more than they would the pros, and get paid well for fighting...
Kinda funny that half the posts in this thread are ATGs. Oh no, some of the best boxers of all time didn't end up being top 10 of all time, what a...
He won the WBA belt off of Takuma Inoue actually but got downgraded after he couldn't defend against Vargas due to injury. The Anaguchi fight was...
Huh.
Sloppy ending. The ref was awful. Can't believe Higa went the distance with this dude though.
Dunno if Higa just got old overnight or what but he doesn't seem himself tonight. Needs to start putting his punches together and counter over the...
Vargas looks and fights exactly like David Benavidez and I can't unsee it.
Surprised Vargas survived that round. Pretty decent recovery from him tbh.
Compubox stats indicate that Higa is massively outworking Vargas when it comes to hair combs per round.
Vargas is really mechanical and tight, his style is pretty unpleasant.
Who was born in the 21st Century before Zayas?
What are the chances that Higa gets another draw?
2nd world champion born in the 21st Century btw.
Takami has now established himself as the best in this threadbare 108 division, but a quality performance and a quality win nonetheless.
