Best I Faced: Vic Darchinyan

All-action power-puncher Vic Darchinyan talked a big game and more often than not backed it up. He always sought out the biggest challenges, winning a world title at flyweight before unifying at junior bantamweight.

Darchinyan was born in Vanadzor, the third-largest city in Armenia, on January 7, 1976.

“I love my city in Armenia, where I was born,” Darchinyan told The Ring. “It’s a good place, a good city, but a very tough city.”

Darchinyan and his older sister were well-provided for by their father...