Luis Nery and the punching panthers

Luis Nery

1. HARRY WILLS (BLACK PANTHER)

One of the very best heavyweights of his era and a bona fide all-time great, Wills was a high-profile victim of boxingโ€™s shameful colour bar, which prevented him from deservedly challenging for the world championship.

2. AMADO URSUA (LITTLE PANTHER)

His 34-21 record may not look particularly gleaming on paper, but Ursua boasts a stunning knockout victory over Hall of Famer Hilario Zapata on his ledger, which saw him claim the WBC light-flyweight title.

3. JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ (BLACK PANTHER)

A skilled southpaw and powerful puncher, Gomez racked up 10 successful defences during a four-year reign as the WBC cruiserweight titlist. He then moved up to heavyweight and unsuccessfully challenged Vitali Klitschko.

4. LUIS NERY (PANTHER)

An aggressive power-punching portsider, Nery is currently one of the worldโ€™s top super-bantamweights. A previous WBC bantamweight belt-holder, he is presently in possession of the WBC super-bantam strap.

5. LOVEMORE NDOU (BLACK PANTHER)

Beaten 13 times but never inside the distance, the teak-tough Ndou can name Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez among his list of opponents. He is a former owner of the IBF super-lightweight title.

6. ERICA FARIAS (PANTHER)

Farias, an ex-WBC female lightweight and super-lightweight title-holder, has only ever lost when up against quality opposition in the shape of Delfine Persoon, Cecilia Braekhus and Jessica McCaskill (twice) โ€“ all on points.  

7. OMAR FIGUEROA JNR (LITTLE PANTHER)

Prior to losing his two most recent bouts, Figueroa had been unbeaten in almost 30 fights. A former WBC lightweight titlist, he holds wins over Ricky Burns, Antonio DeMarco and Robert Guerrero.    

8. HERMANN NGOUDJO (BLACK PANTHER)

A career super-lightweight who was in the mix at the upper end of the division, Ngoudjo got the better of Randall Bailey and Souleymane Mโ€™baye. His four losses all came via decision and he always gave a good account of himself.   

9. EDISON MIRANDA (PANTHER)

An exciting banger who enjoyed his most fruitful spell of form as a middleweight, Miranda engaged in memorable battles at 160lbs with Howard Eastman, Arthur Abraham, Allan Green and Kelly Pavlik.

10. MARIBEL RAMIREZ (PANTHER)

Following a demoralising run of just three victories in 13 outings, Ramirez rebounded to record four straight wins, two of which came in WBA female super-flyweight title contests โ€“ both on away turf.

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