I just saw his fight with Yawe Davis and some other shorts for the first time and I was struck by his aggressive style. I was also struck by the fact that he was never ranked in the top 10 despite having good victories and being the European champion. From the little I saw, comparing him with the current category, I think he could be ranked in the top 5 after Bivol, Betervieb and Benavidez...
He might have been ranked by the alphabet organizations. Or maybe briefly by ring in their monthly issues. Checking ring annual ratings seldom gives much of an accurate picture
Wasn´t his fight with Del Valle for a vacant crown? Good right hand puncher but hittable. Peak must have been during Tiozzo fight who he had down. Tiozzo had given the best light-heavy at the time, Virgil Hill, a good fight and would go on to beat McCallum for the World title and win a cruiserweight title too. Del Valle was a solid fighter, famous for dropping Roy Jones for the 1st time though he faded away after that loss. So to answer your question: he was ranked by the alphabet organisations and if he got a vacant title shot he must have been ranked in the top 5 and probably 1 or 2. This content is protected [
