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When we hear conversation about the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet we tend to think of Floyd Mayweather Jr, Andre Ward and Guillermo Rigondeaux. The "problem" with those men is that they are all a bit, well boring in the ring. It's funny however that another contender for the best pound-for-pound figher is one of the most exciting fighters on the planet, and a fighter who has been plying his trade regularly in Japan. That man is Nicaraguan sensation Roman Gonzalez who has destroyed and dismantled fighters at 105lbs and 108lbs with ease on his way up through the rankings. Gonzalez's first world title win came in Japan as he dethroned WBA Minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida with a brilliant display of intelligent pressure fighting that bust up Niida and forced the referee to stop the Japanese fighter with a badly swollen eye. Sadly for Niide he retired soon afterwards. For the then 21 year old Gonzalez this was the perfect way to announce himself on the world stage, where he has remained ever since. Gonzalez would defend this belt 3 times, including a dominant victory over Katsunari Takayama, before moving up a weight. He is next expected to be in action on September 6th against another top Japanese fighter, Akira Yaegahsi in what is one of 2014's most highly anticipated fights of the year. (Video courtesy of Boxeo Prodesa)
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