His punch selection is excellent, his sense for the backfoot superb for a front-foot fighter, his jab is thudding and accurate but he can box squarely enough – weight generally over his back leg, when he does so – to lead with the right without courting disaster. Dropped twice, he seemed broken in part by the psychological pressure, although it was the consistent, severe punching that did the damage.Santa Cruz’s number two win was over Mijares, undoubtedly damaged goods, but still ranked. Hill wasn’t resentful – he and Banks are best buddies – although he had more longevity with Kronk.“Johnathon had been with Emanuel at Klitschko’s training camps and he and Wladimir had developed a special relationship. His next fight was against no less a figure than Toshiaki Nishioka, the most accomplished fighter in the division, a meeting between the two best super-bantams in the world and so the beginning of a new lineage at the weight. When a boxer hits a heavy bag and does it correctly, it emits a certain sound. A good trainer in a gym where there’s a lot going on, knows how to keep tabs on things with his ears as well as his eyes. This was Frampton’s finest performance at the weight, his right hand excellent, despite the scruffy squabbling in the second his dominance near-complete.Frampton’s final fight at 122lbs showed the toll weight-making was taking upon him.
In May of 2012, he broke his leg and fractured his arm in a motorcycle accident. There are no upcoming events at this time. The 48-year-old Hill, above all others, is the man keeping the Kronk flame burning.It was inevitable that Javan Hill would take on this responsibility; he is Emanuel Steward’s nephew. Vargas though is a freakishly tall superbantam at near 5’11 and he has the reach to match.

It’s a fair question. The result was a surprise, but not as surprising as the upset that Darroll Wilson pulled off in March of the previous year when he fought the much bigger Shannon Briggs at the Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Brooklynite Shannon Briggs (25-0) had achieved a reputation for being a guy who ended his fights early, as in first-round KO’s, but on this occasion, things kind of reversed themselves, as the gutsy Wilson (15-0-2 going in) survived a furious first round and then used his superior skills to shockingly take out “The Cannon” with a sharp left hook two rounds later.Wilson, who lived close to Atlantic City in Mays Landing, N.J., had done considerable damage to his opponents until he met David Tua (24-0) in Miami and was KOd in the last second of an otherwise even first round by the streaking “Tuaman.” But losing to the short but super-powerful Tua was no disgrace. For much of his youth and into his adult years, Hill resided in Steward’s home.Hill spent 12 years on the Detroit police force. He met no fewer than three top five contenders during his time fighting as Guillermo Rigondeaux’s understudy – the Cuban was champion throughout Frampton’s stay at the poundage – and soundly defeated all of them.First up was Kiko Martinez, who Frampton had already defeated in a European title tussle but met again in 2014. Magdaleno was less fashionable and has remained so, but it was a wonderful technical achievement. When they fought last November on ShoBox, Escudero outworked George, but George landed the crisper punches and prevailed on a split decision. There you will find Javan “Sugar” Hill when he’s not out of town at an amateur boxing tournament or on the road with a professional fighter. Up at This results in a list of fighters with less purchase on the list, generally.

“Emanuel was his parents only boy,” notes Javan, “and I am my parents only boy.” That common circumstance strengthened their tie. Adonis wasn’t yet a champion when Emanuel died and I had the satisfaction of helping him grow into a world champion.”Stevenson suffered a traumatic brain injury in the 10How is he doing? A combination of feints, very astute defensive dips and slips and single power-punches make establishment of offense against him agonising. He ended his career in 2006 with a 27-10-2 slate and– before he took three years off–he scored another big win by stopping As for Darroll Wilson, he always gave his best and on at least three occasions, he did some remarkable damage.Showtime Boxing kicked off their late summer/fall season tonight with a three-fight card behind closed doors at the Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, CT. Tonight’s show is the first of nine live boxing events that the cable TV giant announced on July 22.