Post by bobjoejim on Nov 8, 2012 20:27:36 GMT
State of the Division – Superweight Edition
As of Week 2, April, 2030
World Champion: Suza Morita, one of two World Champs fighting out of the AI-controlled gym Tokyo Samurai, recently successfully defended his belt for the seventh consecutive bout. The five-time world champ has a career record of 51 wins (49 by knockout) and 6 losses, and holds a World Record for being the most decorated fighter in B2G history, with 5 world title belts and 28 successful defenses to his credit. Morita boasts the distinction of having won both “Most avoided butterfly” (2022) AND “Most avoided bee” (2027 and 2028) awards in his career, as well as a “fan favorite” (2027) award – all from the Japanese Boxing Commission. Remarkably, Morita achieved his success almost exclusively as a professional. The 30 year old, 6’6”, 224 lb juggernaut from Sendai, Japan, never won more than local awards as an amateur.
Other Top Contenders: Current World #2 is Henry Balkwill, a 6’9”, 237 lb journeyman from Edinburgh, UK. Balkwill, age 28, spent 8 years fighting at the national level where he won – then lost – the UK Superweight belt four times, before the fifth time proved the charm and he earned promotion to the Continental level in 2028. Once there, he won, then lost, then won again the European Superweight belt, before earning promotion only this past February. By the time he had established himself as the top Superweight in Europe, he had earned enough rating points to immediately be granted a title shot, but in his first fight at the World level he lost to Morita in a 5 round TKO. Of course there is no shame in such a loss, and he will get a second shot at Morita in his next bout. Balkwill boasts a career record of 44 wins (34 by knockout), and 16 losses. He won regional awards before turning pro, and headlines the stable of the gym London Swagger.
Should Balkwill falter again, Morita’s next challenger will likely be the winner of the upcoming bout between World #3 Max Marsden and World #4 Fernando Prieto. However Prieto is currently injured, so Marsden may instead find himself facing Hu Yi instead. Marsden, from Sheffield UK, with a 34-19 career record, has been at the World level since October 2028, but has never faced Morita, Prieto, or Yi, meaning that one way or another fans will have the opportunity to witness something new in the coming weeks.
One other name of note is Arvind Dhupar, from Hyderabad India, who is only ranked #11 at the moment, but did defeat Morita in 2026, holding the belt for exactly 7 weeks before losing the rematch, making him the only man currently fighting at the World level to have ever done so. Morita’s other five losses all came at the hands of boxers who have since been demoted.
Human-Controlled World Contenders: There are currently no Superweights fighting at the World level, nor does any Human-controlled gym currently hold a Continental title. This division looks to be locked up by the AI for quite some time, unless someone makes a splash signing of one of the few unsigned boxers at the top levels of the division.
As of Week 2, April, 2030
World Champion: Suza Morita, one of two World Champs fighting out of the AI-controlled gym Tokyo Samurai, recently successfully defended his belt for the seventh consecutive bout. The five-time world champ has a career record of 51 wins (49 by knockout) and 6 losses, and holds a World Record for being the most decorated fighter in B2G history, with 5 world title belts and 28 successful defenses to his credit. Morita boasts the distinction of having won both “Most avoided butterfly” (2022) AND “Most avoided bee” (2027 and 2028) awards in his career, as well as a “fan favorite” (2027) award – all from the Japanese Boxing Commission. Remarkably, Morita achieved his success almost exclusively as a professional. The 30 year old, 6’6”, 224 lb juggernaut from Sendai, Japan, never won more than local awards as an amateur.
Other Top Contenders: Current World #2 is Henry Balkwill, a 6’9”, 237 lb journeyman from Edinburgh, UK. Balkwill, age 28, spent 8 years fighting at the national level where he won – then lost – the UK Superweight belt four times, before the fifth time proved the charm and he earned promotion to the Continental level in 2028. Once there, he won, then lost, then won again the European Superweight belt, before earning promotion only this past February. By the time he had established himself as the top Superweight in Europe, he had earned enough rating points to immediately be granted a title shot, but in his first fight at the World level he lost to Morita in a 5 round TKO. Of course there is no shame in such a loss, and he will get a second shot at Morita in his next bout. Balkwill boasts a career record of 44 wins (34 by knockout), and 16 losses. He won regional awards before turning pro, and headlines the stable of the gym London Swagger.
Should Balkwill falter again, Morita’s next challenger will likely be the winner of the upcoming bout between World #3 Max Marsden and World #4 Fernando Prieto. However Prieto is currently injured, so Marsden may instead find himself facing Hu Yi instead. Marsden, from Sheffield UK, with a 34-19 career record, has been at the World level since October 2028, but has never faced Morita, Prieto, or Yi, meaning that one way or another fans will have the opportunity to witness something new in the coming weeks.
One other name of note is Arvind Dhupar, from Hyderabad India, who is only ranked #11 at the moment, but did defeat Morita in 2026, holding the belt for exactly 7 weeks before losing the rematch, making him the only man currently fighting at the World level to have ever done so. Morita’s other five losses all came at the hands of boxers who have since been demoted.
Human-Controlled World Contenders: There are currently no Superweights fighting at the World level, nor does any Human-controlled gym currently hold a Continental title. This division looks to be locked up by the AI for quite some time, unless someone makes a splash signing of one of the few unsigned boxers at the top levels of the division.
thank you for doing these !