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Found October 03, 2011 on Pro Boxing Fans: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Sergio Martinez,  Darren Barker,  Steve Cunningham,  Felix Sturm,  Antonio Tarver,  Vitali Klitschko,  Tomasz Adamek,  Yoan Pablo Hernandez

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Cruiserweight Rankings Also Updated After Cunningham-Hernandez Alright it's time for a rankings update folks after all of the action from the past weekend. It was a very busy weekend, and amongst the headline fights we saw Sergio Martinez vs. Darren Barker, Steve Cunningham vs. Yoan Pablo Hernandez, Toshiaki Nishioka vs. Rafael Marquez and many others. So, we have revisited the middleweight division rankings, cruiserweight, super bantamweight, and more. Take a look below for the latest top 10 in all of these classes. -----> Updated middleweight division rankings -----> Updated cruiserweight division rankings -----> Updated heavyweight division rankings ----->Updated super bantamweight division rankings At middleweight, Martinez further proved his worth as the top dog in the division. But Barker's status has to be raised in defeat as well. Meanwhile, the rest of the division is in turmoil, with Matthew Macklin emerging as a major contender despite being jobbed ag...
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