Rigondeaux finally made his return to the ring on the undercard of the fight between Miguel Cotto and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Rigondeaux took on Drian Francisco and was barely touched by a punch for the entire fight. Unfortunately he wasn't very offensive minded and was happy to cruise to a wide unanimous decision victory.
In his last fight Gonzalez started slowly against Brian Viloria but ended things in exciting fashion by stopping Viloria in the 9th round. No word yet on who Gonzalez's next opponent will be but there are many interesting possibilities such as a rematch with Juan Francisco Estrada or a move up in weight to take on Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Ward was supposed to fight on the HBO PPV undercard headlined by Miguel Cotto and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez but an injury put an end to that. The good news is that Ward has signed a deal with HBO that will culminate in a fight with Sergey Kovalev in 2016.
Despite a one-sided loss to Floyd Mayweather, Pacquiao remains one of the best fighters in the sport. There is no word yet on when he will make his return to the ring but a fight with rising star Terence Crawford could await him upon his return, although he could also take on Lucas Matthysse even though Matthysse just suffered a bad loss.
Moving into the top five is Golovkin who put on a boxing exhibition against the heavy handed David Lemieux in October. Golovkin dominated the fight with his jab and won it by stopping Lemieux in the 8th round. No word yet on when Golvokin will fight again or who his opponent will be but fans want to see him in with nothing but the best from here on out.
Fight fans are already excited for late 2016 when Kovalev is set to take on Andre Ward. However, he will first have to beat Jean Pascal again when they fight a rematch in January. Their first fight was a good one that Kovalev won via 8th round stoppage and fans are hoping to see another action packed fight.
Bradley took on the brawling Brandon Rios in early November and it was his first fight under new trainer Teddy Atlas. Not only did Bradley look spectacular but he was able to stop the iron chinned Rios in the 9th round in what may have amounted to the most impressive performance in Bradley's already great career.
In late November Alvarez took on future Hall of Famer Miguel Cotto. It was a big fight for Alvarez who was looking to prove himself against one of the biggest names in the sport after previously losing to Floyd Mayweather. Alvarez won a close fight by the way of unanimous decision, making him the new lineal middleweight champion of the world and propelling him into Big Time Boxing's Top 10 P4P Rankings for the first time.
In October Crawford stopped Dierry Jean in the 10th round and dropped him three times in their fight. There is no doubt that Crawford is one of the best boxers in the sport and a rising star and because of that he may get a shot at Manny Pacquiao when he returns to the ring. If Crawford were to win that fight he would move to superstar status.
Not many people gave Fury a chance last week against Wladimir Klitschko but not only did Fury beat the second longest reigning heavyweight champion of all-time, he made it look fairly easy. Fury's awkward style kept Klitschko from pulling the trigger in a fight that ended in a big upset. Now Fury is the man in the heavyweight division and fans hope to see him in the ring with Deontay Wilder very soon.
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