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Fighter

WC

Record

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Comments

1

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

154

38-0-0 (24)

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DLH vs. Mayweather pretty much went as I expected. I don’t think Floyd loses, or gains any stock on my list as I thought it was a clear victory for Floyd. I scored it 117-112.

2

Manny Pacquaio

130

45-3-2 (35)

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Put Barrera away in easy fashion.  Regains sole ownership of the #2 position behind Floyd Mayweather Jr.  Onto Lightweight…

3

Bernard Hopkins

175

48-4-1 (32)

-1

Further proved his greatness by taking out Wright unanimously at a catch-weight of 170. People are trying to take away from this victory since Wright came up 10 pounds, but Hopkins had to go down 5 to make up the difference. Based on pure stats and perceived outcomes in recent years, Hopkins is #1, but you have to factor in-ring ability into the equation as well, and at 42, he’s lost a little bit.

4

Juan Manuel Marquez

130

47-3-1 (35)

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Two brothers are back to back on P4P list. I personally had Barrera by 1 point in Barrera vs. Marquez. Had it not been for the Nady disaster, it would’ve been by more. Nevertheless, I get the feeling JMM will be the stronger fighter going forward.

5

Israel Vazquez

122

42-4-0 (31)

+1

Laid the smack down on Marquez in the rematch.  Perhaps the first was due more so to injury than to Marquez’s dominance.

6

Kelly Pavlik

160

32-0-0 (29)

NR

KO’d Jermain in a scintillating match-up.  Good thing too, as he was on his way to getting robbed.

7

Ronald “Winky” Wright

160

51-4-1 (25)

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Losing to an all-time great is nothing to be embarrassed about, but Winky may be declining ever so slightly. It’s something to keep an eye on.

8

Rafael Marquez

122

37-4-0 (33)

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Couldn’t handle Vazquez’s power.  I feel that this will be the theme in the trilogy-ender.

9

Miguel Cotto

147

30-0-0 (25)

+1

Dominated Zab Judah, after getting through the somewhat rough early patches. He had better work on his defense if he wants to remain with the elite.

10

Shane Mosley

147

44-4-0 (37)

+1

It has been a while since he’s fought a top level opponent.  Hope he’s still got enough to take out Cotto.

11

Ricky Hatton

140

43-0-0 (31)

+1

Dominant against Castillo. But let’s be fair, Castillo is done as a top-level fighter.

12

Jermain Taylor

160

27-1-1 (17)

-2

Pavlik flattened him, but Taylor still deserves a high ranking on the list due to his quality opposition.  Furthermore, I cannot see placing him below Calzaghe.  Taylor had the fight in the bag but blew it.  Weight troubles?

13

Joe Calzaghe

168

41-0-0 (31)

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Ok, so he proved us Americans wrong… but you have to admit, there is a mystery to Lacy’s beat down. Was it his limited ability as a fighter, or was it the altitude?

14

Juan Diaz

135

32-0-0 (16)

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Sent Freitas into retirement in a great performance. However, I am not yet comfortably placing Diaz above Hatton on this list.

15

Chris John

126

40-0-1 (21)

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You can’t live off of one questionable win forever.  Time to step it up Chris.

16

Wladimir Klitschko

HW

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17

Cristian Mijares

115

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18

Mikkel Kessler

168

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19

Oscar De La Hoya

154

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20

Cory Spinks

160

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21

Arthur Abraham

160

+1

22

Humberto Soto

130

-1

23

Hozumi Hasegawa

122

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24

Takefumi Sakata

112

+1

25

Alexander Munoz

115

NR