Vic Darchinyan's dominant win over Cristian Mijares Saturday night was surprising for how easy it looked. I had the Armenian pitching a shutout and Mijares never really looked effective.
What made the win so surprising was that Darchinyan was beaten so badly by Nonito Donaire last year. Donaire showed Darchinyan could be had by a slick boxer.
That desriptino seemed to fit Mijares, but he had the wrong fight plan from the start.
Darchinyan's win gives him three of the four major super flyweight/junior bantamweight titles and makes him a factor again in my all-time top 100 fighters. He sits just outside the top 100.
Here is the updated No. 90 to No. 110:
90. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, 1994-08, Thailand, 46.162
91. Miguel Angel Cotto, 2001-08, Puerto Rico, 46.156
92. Lou Ambers, 1932-41, U.S., 45.975
93. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin, 1990-08, Thailand, 45.970
94. Fabrice Tiozzo, 1988-06, France, 45.873
95. Bob Montgomery, 1938-50, U.S., 45.701
96. Arthur Abraham, 2003-08, Germany, 45.627
97. Victor Galindez, 1969-80, Argentina, 45.531
98. Mickey Walker, 1919-35, U.S., 45.531
99. Johnny Kilbane, 1907-23, U.S., 45.464
100. Miguel Canto, 1969-82, Mexico, 45.406
101. Vic Darchinyan, 2000-08, Armenia, 45.245
102. Kid Gavilan, 1943-58, Cuba, 45.226
103. Edwin Valero, 2003-08, Venezuela, 45.208
104. Orlando Canizales, 1984-99, U.S., 45.167
105. Sung Kil Moon, 1987-93, South Korea, 45.146
106. Ricky Hatton, 1997-08, United Kingdom, 45.140
107. Yuri Arbachakov, 1990-97, Russia, 45.016
108. Orzubek Nazarov, 1990-98, Kyrgyzstan, 45.014
109. Les Darcy, 1910-16, Australia, 44.987
110. Jimmy Wilde, 1910-23, United Kingdom, 44.777
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