As with many fighters included on this list, Kazuto Ioka would not have been mentioned, at all, on a list for the previous decade. Prior to 2010 Ioka was 3-0 (2). He was very, very, highly touted but a total professional novice with no profile outside of his homeland. Today however he is the first Japan man to win world titles in 4 weight classes, and he is a man who, in a relatively short amount of time, has run up a really impressive resume. Ioka's first title was the Japanese Light Flyweight title, in October 2010, and since then he has really been a staple at world level. He took his first world title by beating the then 35-0-1 Oleydong Sithsamerchai, made his first defense against future WBC Flyweight champion Juan Hernandez and unified the WBC and WBA titles with Akira Yaegashi. That alone was impressive, but to then go up in weight, claim he WBA Light Flyweight title and score several defenses, including an excellent one of current world champion Felix Alvarado, was great. He of course came up short in his first shot at a Flyweight title, but eventually found his groove in the division and scored 2 wins over Juan Carlos Reveco. A short retirement in 2017/2018 followed before he again impressed in a new weight, beating McWilliams Arroyo, and later claimed the WBO Super Flyweight title. That's the title he defended at the end of 2019, beating 2-time Olympian Jeyvier Cintron, in what was the final title fight of the decade. With 2 losses, to go along side his 22 wins for the decade Ioka has been active, he's moved through the weights, he's claimed wins over notable opponents, unified titles, and become a genuine star. The early potential he showed has been realised, and realised in impressive fashion. Sadly for Ioka, and as with a number of other fighters on this list, the number of poor defenses pulls him down the ranking. Wins over the likes of Yodgoen Tor Chalermchai, Wisanu Kokietgym, Noknoi Sitthiprasert and Keyvin Lara, did little to show he wanted to consistently prove himself. They showed that whilst he was happy with the big names, they weren't his biggest focus. Sadly this likely comes down to the Ioka team in general, who fed Kazuto some poor defenses, but at the end of the day we expect more from our top ranking guys on this list. His pursuit of big bouts in the new decade is great, and he's made it clear he wants to face Juan Francicsco Estrada in 2020, but the fact those types of bouts didn't come off in the last decade are a real shame. Thankfully since leaving his father's guidance Ioka has shown a willingness to prove himself again, and hopefully that will continue into the new decade with the big fights someone of his ability and popularity deserves.
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In November we counted down a number of honourable mentions for our 20 for 20. Now it's time to look at the 20 fighters who have managed to make it into the list properly, and they come from all over Asia and all over the weight classes. Some of these you may already be aware of, some are perhaps less well known, but either way these 20 men are going to be well worth following in the new year as they look to push forward in their career and move towards major success. For these fighters we will look at the the reason why you should follow them, our expectations for them in the coming year and the issues they may face going forward. The one rule with all of these fighters is that they can have fought for a world title at the time of writing, as the fighters who have are, essentially, already ones to watch having dabbled at world level. Some of these are world ranked, and some of these may well be set for world title fights in the near future, but so far they have not had that top level bout. Without any further ado, lets take a look at the man we have ranked #2 in our list of Ones to watch in 2020 Who? Murodjon Akhmadaliev (7-0, 6) Age? 25 Where? Uzbekistan (based in the US) What weight? Super Bantamweight Why? Talented Uzbek fighter Murodjon Akhmadaliev was supposed to get a world title fight in 2019, before Danny Roman was ruled out due to injury. Whilst Roman is certainly not a gimme for anyone at Super Bantamweight there is a real feeling that had that injury not happened Akhmadaliev could already be a world champion. Thankfully he is still the WBA's mandatory challenger and will get his shot in early 2020, with a date of January 30th set for the clash. With a shot lined up that alone is a reason to watch Akhmadaliev, who is a heavy handed, aggressive, and exciting Super Bantamweight with a very strong amateur pedigree. He doesn't always show the polish that such an accomplished amateur should, but at the end of the day he's putting on a show rather than just getting wins. We love fighters showing ambition and drive to get to the top and Akhmadaliev has shown that from very early on. In just his 4th bout, just 5 months after his debut, he had taken his first regional title and was well into the WBA world rankings by the end of 2018, thanks to a big win over Isaac Zarate. As well as his professional career the 25 year old really was an exceptional amateur. He won bronze at the 2016 Olympics, in Brazil, a Silver at the 2015 World Amateur Championships, and scored around 300 amateur wins. He had long established himself as an international level amateur fighter and also competed in the World Series of Boxing. That WSB experience is part of the reason he has been able to be moved as quickly in the professional ranks as he has, and why his team have shown no fear of strapping a rocket to his back straight away. What do we expect? The least we expect from Akhmadaliev is a world title fight. The Roman fight is signed and set and if that doesn't take place, again, we would be absolutely gob smacked. It really is that simple for the minimum expectancy on the shoulders of the Uzbek. The truth however is that we expect much, much more from him than just fighting for a world title. We instead expect him to win a world title. Whether he beats Roman in January or needs another bite of the apple later in the year to achieve that is less clear, but he'll get there, and we suspect he'll get there in style. Longer term we wouldn't be surprised to see him moving up and having success at Featherweight in the years to come. Up at Featherweight he would need to rely more on his actual boxing skills, rather than his physicality, and he would certainly have to tighten up his defensive flaws and be more intelligent in regards to offensive work, but we do know that he can be smarter in the ring than we typically see from him. At 25, and turning 26 later in the year, Akhmadaliev hasn't yet hit his physical prime but also ticks a lot of boxes. He's already a very strong and powerful young fighter and as he continues to mature into his body that physicality will only build, making him and even more threatening fighter. If he then polishes that off we expect he'll begin the climb towards a pound for pound placing over the coming years. Concerns? The obvious concern for "MJ" is Danny Roman. Roman is an exceptional fighter and with Akhmadaliev taking him on in January it's very possible that the Uzbek will find himself biting on more than he is ready for at this particularly moment in time. We do favour Akhmadaliev, but we certainly expect him to be tested and this will not be a gimme for the 25 year old. Going forward we also have concerns about the WBA and IBF Super Bantamweight titles. Due to the injury to Roman the mandatory title fights were essentially pushed backwards and it's now hard to imagine them being unified for long, especially with Ryosuke Iwasa sitting as the IBF interim champion and Angelo Leo pushing for a mandatory fight himself. The WBA picture is also a mess with multiple champions and other pursuing title fights. As for Akhmadaliev himself, we do have concerns about his defense, his openness and how well his style will work against better fighters. He's faced "world ranked" guys a few times but the reality is that there is a massive gulf between fighters in the world rankings and the top guys in the division. His style has worked against the limited opposition that he's shared the ring with, but we're not sure how that style will work against much, much better fighters than he's been in with already. We'll definitely see that answered in 2020 though! Thailand's Srisaket Sor Rungvisai has had a truly bizarre decade. Officially he debuted in 2009, and was 1-2-1 when the decade began. He then lost to Kenji Oba in his first bout of the decade, before going on two very notable runs. The first of those runs saw him going 26-0 (24) and the second 22-0 (16), with both seeing him win a world title before the runs ended. His career really came alive, in a huge way, due to a 3 fight series in the second run, though over 40 of his 48 wins during the decade were poor, at best. As mentioned he began the decade with a loss to Kenji Oba, in Japan. He would then slowly carve out a career on the Thai domestic scene, being matched against novices, local foes, and low level journeyman. His first title came in June 2011, when he picked up the WBC Asian Boxing Council Super Flyweight title, winning a belt that had previously been held by Chatchai Sasakul and Medgoen Singsurat. He would defend that belt 4 times whilst slowly climbing up the WBC rankings. Whilst he was climbing up the ladder his friend and stablemate Suriyan Sor Rungvisai was holding the WBC world title. A title he lost to Yota Sato in 2012. Due to a contractual agreement Srisaket was then able to get a shot at Sato, which he won in 8 impressive rounds. This was the high point of Srisaket's first lengthy unbeaten run, though his reign was forgettable, with just a single defense, against Hirofumi Mukai, before he lost the belt in 2014 to Carlos Cuadras in a technical decision in Mexico. His first reign went completely over-looked by many fans in the West, though it kept him very much towards the top of the WBC rankings, and a win over Jose Salgado in an eliminator assured him of a second title fight. That second title fight came almost 2 years after he beat Salgado and saw him upsetting the then 46-0 Roman Gonzalez, taking a razor thin majority decision to become a 2-time world champion. It's this reign that really put Srisaket on the map as he followed up the decision win over Gonzalez with a 4th KO of the Nicaraguan and then a decision win over Juan Francisco Estrada. If a fighter was ranked for just their 3 best wins during the decade, those 3 would have Srisaket bang on top. For us there is no one who can match that series of wins, not just in Asia but anywhere in the sport. Sadly though hos second reign, like his first, ended up petering out, with only 1 other defense, against Iran Diaz, before he lost in a rematch to Estrada. Sadly that rematch with Estrada, way back in April 2019, was Srisaket's only bout in the final year of the decade, a real shame for a man who had so much activity through the rest of the decade. Over the course of a decade Srisaket has 3 massive wins, 2 good wins, and over 40 wins against very opposition. His style, a marauding, aggressive, heavy handed southpaw, has always been amazing to watch, but the reality is that his decade, on reflection, was full of inconsistencies and 5 wins aside he did little over the course of 10 years. He earns his place on this list due to his big wins, but we can't help thinking it's a real shame we didn't see more of him in big bouts, be it at home, in the US, Mexico or Japan. He was in a position to fight in some great fights, but voluntary defenses against Mukai and Diaz did little to enhance his reputation.
In November we counted down a number of honourable mentions for our 20 for 20. Now it's time to look at the 20 fighters who have managed to make it into the list properly, and they come from all over Asia and all over the weight classes. Some of these you may already be aware of, some are perhaps less well known, but either way these 20 men are going to be well worth following in the new year as they look to push forward in their career and move towards major success. For these fighters we will look at the the reason why you should follow them, our expectations for them in the coming year and the issues they may face going forward. The one rule with all of these fighters is that they can have fought for a world title at the time of writing, as the fighters who have are, essentially, already ones to watch having dabbled at world level. Some of these are world ranked, and some of these may well be set for world title fights in the near future, but so far they have not had that top level bout. Without any further ado, lets take a look at the man we have ranked #3 in our list of Ones to watch in 2020 Who? Junto Nakatani (20-0, 15) Age? 22 Where? Japan What weight? Flyweight Why? The Flyweight division is probably as it's weakest in recent memory, and although there is some excellent talent at the top, it's not very deep with only a handful of fighters actually being world class. Yes the likes of Kosei Tanaka, Moruti Mthalane and Julio Cesar Martinez Aguilar are sensational but fighters, but below them, there's a clear lack of really recognisable contenders, as we see from the level of challengers Artem Dalakian has been defending the WBA belt against. That opens to door to rising contenders, prospects and hopefuls all making their mark in the new year. There is a lot of rising Flyweights all jostling to make it to the top, and we've already mention Giemel Magramo as one such fighter in this series. Another of those is unbeaten Japanese youngster Junto Nakatani. The unbeaten 22 year old Nakatani had a really solid 2019, winning the Japanese national title before stopping Milan Melindo later in the year, in a bout that was clearly made to get people talking about Nakatani, rather than truly advancing him as a Flyweight contender. Having done all that's needed on the domestic scene, and by that we mean he has not only won the title but he also holds a win over the champion that followed him, it's almost certain that 2020 will be the year he moves into world title mix and we suspect that we'll see that happen early in the new year. With a freakish size, good skills, heavy hands and sharp punching he is a fantastic talent, he already proven domestically and he is on the verge of some big fights in the lower weights. He also combines his physicals and traits with a charming personality and seems to have connected well with fans in Japan, something that he'll need if he's to get the TV backing to get the big fights at home. What do we expect? Obviously the least we expect from Nakatani in 2020 is a world title fight. Whether he wins it or not is a tougher question to answer. Whilst the division is currently lacking in top names, despite Kosei Tanaka and Moruti Mthalane being champions, it does have some talent in it's ranks and Nakatani will need to pick his next move carefully. That however shouldn't be too much of a problem as he is ranked #1 by the WBA, for Artem Dalakian, and #3 by the WBC, lining him up as a leading contender for their champion Julio Cesar Martinez. Options are there for the youngster, and it really is a case of his team picking the right route to his first title fight, and whether they go a mandatory route, haggle to try and get home advantage or say sod it and travel to the lions den. Nakatani is in a position where he can rush, and given his frame it may be smart to move quickly than wait, fill out and move up. But he doesn't need to rush. He is, again, just 22 years old, and if he and his team want to hold him back a little bit they can do that. We don't expect them to hold him back long, if at all, but they are in they are in the position where they can do that. If they do hold him back whilst building up a war chest of sponsors to bring a world title bout to Japan then that would certainly be a smart idea for the MT Gym and their young fighter. If, and it's a big if, Nakatani doesn't fight for a world title in 2020 we would be massively disappointed in how he's been handled during the year. Concerns? There really isn't too many concerns about Nakatani in the ring, though he has hit downed opponents a couple of times and will clearly need to sort that out before landing a big fight. There is however plenty of other concerns about Nakatani and his career. We wonder how well the MT Gym can really back him financially, or whether they have the backing of someone bigger, for example are they happy to work alongside Teiken to secure the big fights? Are MT Gym experienced enough to get the best from Nakatani and develop his skills, ability and experience full? Also the sheer size of Nakatani does leave us with some concerns. He's young and can make 112lbs at the moment, but how long before his body simply out grows the division? On the same subject, how much success will he had at Super Flyweight where his physical advantages are potentially less significant than they are at Flyweight? A final concern is that he will have to travel for the biggest fights. Fights in Mexico, Vs Martinez, or in Ukraine, Vs Dalakian, are not places that a fighter would be rushing to go to. Needing to travel for those bouts could be a step too far, at this point, for the youngster. At the turn of the decade few outside of Japan would have known who Takashi Uchiyama was. By the mid-point of the decade however he was a living legend of the Japanese boxing scene, one of their most successful champions, a key figure for the Watanabe gym and one of the few Japanese fighters to make a name for themselves in one of the divisions that US and European fans care about. Sadly he did miss out on the fame and world wide acclaim of another Japanese Featherweight, Takashi Miura, but few would question Uchiyama's success and his longevity in the division. Going in to the decade Uchiyama's most notable achievement was winning the OPBF Super Featherweight title in 2007 with an 8th round KO of Nedal Hussein. He had racked up 5 defenses of the title as we got to the decade, but was still an relative unknown outside of Asian boxing circles.. Amazingly however it took just 11 days for him to kick off his decade in style, stopping Juan Carlos Salgado in the final seconds to claim the WBA Super Featherweight title. He would on to that title with a cast iron grip until 2016, when he lost back to back bouts to Jezreel Corrales and ended his career. At the time Uchiyama's reign was pretty under-acknowledged in the West, due to his career being fought almost entirely on TV Tokyo in a day and age when streams were less prevalent and far less clear in terms of quality than they are now. Despite that he scored very noteworthy wins over not only Salgado but also future WBC champion Takashi Miura, former WBA "interim" champion Jorge Solis, multi-time WBA "interim" champion Bryan Vasquez and former Japanese champion Daiki Kaneko. The one thing Uchiyama really missed out on was a big fight. A truly big fight. There had been discussions for him to face Mikey Garcia, and for him to fight on US soil, but for whatever reason nothing ever came of it, and by the time his career finished, in 2016, it felt like could have done much more. He was a star in Japan, but he certainly had the skills, personality and style to have been a success in the West as well as at home. Given the lack of a divisional super fight, the failure to land an international bout and the lack of a second divisional title he ranks lowly here, but without a doubt he was a top, top fighter. Uchiyama's career was also hurt by fighting on second rate channel, TV Tokyo, which limited his domestic audience. He was a star, but with the backing of a TBS, NTV or Fuji TV we suspect he would have been much, much bigger. Technically Uchiyama was very solid, though his skills are often over-looked due to his tremendously powerful right hand. The fact he fought most of his career though various injuries underlines how good he was, but it is a shame that the top Western fighters of the era didn't get in the ring with him. Uchiyama against the likes of Mikey Garcia, Orlando Salido or Roman Martinez would have been very interesting. During the decade Uchiyama went 11-2-1 (10), with all of those bouts coming in world title fights.
In November we counted down a number of honourable mentions for our 20 for 20. Now it's time to look at the 20 fighters who have managed to make it into the list properly, and they come from all over Asia and all over the weight classes. Some of these you may already be aware of, some are perhaps less well known, but either way these 20 men are going to be well worth following in the new year as they look to push forward in their career and move towards major success. For these fighters we will look at the the reason why you should follow them, our expectations for them in the coming year and the issues they may face going forward. The one rule with all of these fighters is that they can have fought for a world title at the time of writing, as the fighters who have are, essentially, already ones to watch having dabbled at world level. Some of these are world ranked, and some of these may well be set for world title fights in the near future, but so far they have not had that top level bout. Without any further ado, lets take a look at the man we have ranked #4 in our list of Ones to watch in 2020 Who? Ginjiro Shigeoka (5-0, 4) Age? 20 Where? Japan What weight? Minimumweight Why? We love fighters who are fast tracked, and it helps when those fighters tick a lot of other boxes. For Ginjiro Shigeoka being fast tracked has looked as natural as his power punching pressure style, and the former amateur standout has been nothing short of flawless in his impressively destructive professional career. Although he's fighting at Minimumweight the kid has power, with devastating body shots, and appears to have the style that could make even those who don't typically pay much attention to "the little guys" respect him. Having been raced to a regional title in just 4 fights the implication is clear, he'll be fighting at world level sooner rather than later, and as he matures he's only going to get stronger. This kid is someone who every fan should be making notes of now, and following his rise before he reaches the top. At the time of writing Shigeoka is just a day removed from having stopped former world title challenger Rey Loreto in what was an expectedly solid test for the youngster, and it's hard to imagine anyone unstrapping the rocket from his rise now. Taking on Loreto so early in his career is a clear statement of intent from the Watanabe gym, and so was facing Joel Lino in his third pro bout and Clyde Azarcomn in his 4th professional contest, but Watanabe are seemingly for sure their their youngster is a very special talent. Although a Minimumweight Shigeoka is someone every fan should be taking a note of. His team are taking risks, they are confident in their man, and they are not messing around with stay busy fights. Instead they are eyeing up statement after statement, and this is the type of thing we, as fans, should all be behind. No safe, easy match making, but prospects looking to back up their talent straight away. What do we expect? There is some feeling in Japan that there is no need to rush Shigeoka to a world title, and there may be some sincerity in that feeling. The reality though is that not many fighters below world level will actually test him. Some might show the sturdiness to see out the distance with him, as Joel Lino did, but very few have the ability to actually test him and take rounds off him. If he doesn't fight for a world title in 2020 we'd be surprised, but at the very least he'll be ending the year on the verge of a world title fight and will almost certainly be ranked in the top 15 by all 4 world title bodies. Along the way he'll also have left a mess of shattered opponents in his wake. The Minimumweight division, as we all know, isn't the deepest out there. The champions are good fighters but none of them are elite level, and it's clear that they each have a target on their back for an elite prospect, like Shigeoka and Uzbek amateur standout Hasanboy Dusmatov. If Shigeoka is, as we suspect, going to be raced to the top the key is for his team to put up the money to get the champions in Japan. This is certainly not impossible, but will take them fully getting behind the kid. The win over Loreto on New Year's Eve should be all that was needed for that to happen in 2020. Longer term expectations for Shigeoka are more questionable, and even for a Minimumweight he's small. He's unlikely to move through many weight classes, but at 105lbs and 108lbs he's going to be a force over the coming decade. Concerns? Despite being a stellar amateur and a fast tracked pro Shigeoka obviously has some real concerns. He was left marked up with a damaged hand against Rey Loreto in his 5th bout, and we need to wonder how the hands will hold up going forward? At just 20 years old, is it right to strap to the kid to a rocket, or does need more time to develop? How well does he take a shot? Is his style too aggressive? Can Watanabe easily get one of the world champions to head off to Tokyo? Obviously there is a lot of questions about him. The reality is that Watanabe are happy for him to be moved quickly, and this is the gym that did something very similar for Hiroto Kyoguchi. They have guided several other world champions as well, including the likes of Ryoichi Taguchi, Takashi Uchiyama and Kohei Kono. They aren't some novice outfit, with a sensational talent, they are instead a top class gym. They have him in the gym with the likes of Kyoguchi and former world title challenger Masataka Taniguchi. They know what they are doing. Longer term issues do leave us with questions that even Watanabe can't be sure about. Can Shigeoka move up the weights as he is lacking stature at Minimumweight? How long can he fight at Minimumweight? Will he be able to limit his body to 108lbs longer term? Has he got the speed, power and skills to compete at 112lbs in a few years time? Thankfully all these concerns are years away from needing an answer, but they will linger until he needs to answer them. It's a new year but the Closet Classic's continue coming and today we bring you a fun little brawl from Australia, where a Korean puncher took on a teak tough Aussie in what was a short but very fun bout. The Korean came in full of confidence and a punchers reputation but was the under against a tough, fit and very strong Australian who was a very, very clear betting favourite. Despite being the under-dog, the visitor was there to win! The Fight Jin Shik Choi (17-1, 15) Vs Barry Michael (45-8-3, 13) The 25 year old Jin Shik Choi was an unknown outside of Asia and really even in Asia he wasn't a star, with all of his bouts to this point taking place in his homeland. The one real bout of note for him was his loss, a 12th round TKO loss to Filipino Rod Sequenan, in a bout for the OPBF Super Featherweight title. Choi had bounced back from that loss, with 8 wins, but all of those were in Seoul and against mostly limited opposition. Barry Michael on the other hand was a 30 year old who was originally from the UK but was very much an Australian who had unified the Australian and Commonwealth Lightweight titles. In 1985 he beat Lester Ellis for the IBF Super Featherweight and here he was making his first defense of the title, in what was his 47th professional bout. He wasn't known for his technical ability, but was incredibly hard working, with amazing stamina and work rate, and a real will to win. He could be out boxed, but that wasn't easy for anyone thanks to his incredible engine, and he had gone 18-1-2 in his previous 21 bouts, Given Michael's busy style and the Korean mentality of Choi we should have expected something fan friendly, and that's exactly what we got! From the first opening moments the men looked to find ring position, and within about 30 seconds the Korean went through the gears, throwing hooks and getting inside. Michael originally seemed to try and box his way through the storm before deciding to put Choi on the back foot and from there on we had both men throwing bombs, taking it in turns to let their hands go and test the resolve of the other. The technical skills of Barry saw him landing the more consistent blows but Choi repeatedly came back and seemed to land the bigger single shots in what was a fantastic opening round. The pace didn't slow down in the second as both continued to unleash a high volume of shots on the inside, and Barry seemed shaken at one point before composing himself and getting back to work. We won't go any further with the break down, though this is very much worth a watch and is a true battle of wills with a lot of leather traded! When we talk about fighters of the decade we need to consider a number of things, including their achievements and impact during the decade as a whole. With that in mind it perhaps seems odd including a fighter who has fought from 2013 to 2020, with the first few bouts being at a lower level. The reality however is that Kosei Tanaka has achieved more in that time than most will in triple the amount of fights he has had. He has been selective in some ways, but not in a way that has seen him avoiding fighters, instead he has selectively rose through the sport in a rapid fashion and an impressive manner. Since debuting in 2013 Tanaka has claimed the OPBF and WBO Minimumweight titles, the WBO Light Flyweight title and the WBO Flyweight title. He has done so whilst beating Ryuji Hara, Yulian Yedras, Moises Fuentes and Sho Kimura. As well as his title wins wins he has gone on to defend belts against Vic Saludar, Angel Acosta, Ryoichi Taguchi and former amateur standout Jonathan Gonzalez. He also ended the decade with his third defense of the WBO Flyweight title, by stopping Wulan Tuolehazi in 3 rounds to move his record to 15-0 (9) for the decade and 9-0 (5) in world title bouts. In just a handful of fights Tanaka has beaten touted hopefuls, future world champions, reigning world champions, former world champions, he has risen through 3 weight classes, and has been involved in some legitimately awesome fights. His 2018 fight with Sho Kimura was an instant classic, his 2014 bout with Ryuji Hara was hyper speed chess, his wins over Saludar and Gonzalez were come from behind knockouts that had it all. He really has shown he can win any type of fight, though often doesn't fight the best type of fight for himself, instead choosing to get involved . At just 24 years old, Tanaka has become one of the faces of the future for world boxing, and he's already become a 3-weight world champion. We know he has an eye on a Super Flyweight title in the near future, and as his body grows and matures there is a chance, down the line, that he could end up at Bantamweight, potentially finishing his career as a 5-weight world champion. That's a long way down the line, but the ambition seems to be there for Tanaka to have a great career in the next decade as well as the one that's just ended. Whether Tanaka achieves his full potential or not is yet to be seen, but what can't be denied is what a sensation he has been this decade, and he is fully deserving of the #10 on this list. For those who haven't followed the career of the "KO Dream Boy" we've included what we view as two of his most notable bouts. The contest with Hara, his first title bout, and the war with Kimura.
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