Current Elite Fighters in Boxing. What is your list??!

[Loque-san]

The word "elite", like a P4P list, is highly subjective and therefore debatable. I consider as elite the fighters who have separated themselves from the pack with their achievements and/or who are, or at least appear to be, head and shoulders above the others. Having too many close fights (wins or losses) disqualify you from being elite in my opinion.
My criterias to define elite fighters would be a mix between 1)Achievements 2)Skills 3)Domination (you have to dominate good fighters clearly and only close fights against fellow elite fighters are acceptable).

I thought it would be interesting to see lists of boxers that boxing fans here regard as elite.

160...HW:

Wlad
Ward
Golovkin

140...154:

Floyd
Pacquiao
Bradley
Marquez

122...135:

Rigondeaux
Mikey
Gamboa
Donaire

[Croyd]

The word "elite", like a P4P list, is highly subjective and therefore debatable. I consider as elite the fighters who have separated themselves from the pack with their achievements and/or who are, or at least appear to be, head and shoulders above the others. Having too many close fights (wins or losses) disqualify you from being elite in my opinion.
My criterias to define elite fighters would be a mix between 1)Achievements 2)Skills 3)Domination (you have to dominate good fighters clearly and only close fights against fellow elite fighters are acceptable).

I thought it would be interesting to see lists of boxers that boxing fans here regard as elite.

160...HW:

Wlad
Ward
Golovkin

140...154:

Floyd
Pacquiao
Bradley
Marquez

122...135:

Rigondeaux
Mikey
Gamboa
Donaire

The bolded part is why I think Tim Bradley shouldn't be on the P4P list.

[Loque-san]

The bolded part is why I think Tim Bradley shouldn't be on the P4P list.

Bradley has dominated many good boxers: Alexander, Peterson, Abregu. These fights were not even close. He is a multi-dimensional fighter and he holds a win over Marquez.

His only close win is Provodnikov.

[Croyd]

Bradley has dominated many good boxers: Alexander, Peterson, Abregu. These fights were not even close. He is a multi-dimensional fighter and he holds a win over Marquez.

His only close win is Provodnikov.

Pacquiao doesn't count?

[Loque-san]

Pacquiao doesn't count?

Are you talking about the "win" or the loss? And Pacquiao is an elite fighter.

[bojangles1987]

Floyd
Ward
Rigo
Pacquiao
Marquez
Wlad

Those are the only truly elite fighters in the sport. If we're talking elite for a division, I'd post different, but elite within the context of the entire sport? That's it.

[Divine Hammer]

wlad
froch
pacquiao
cotto
golovkin
bradley
kovalev

[pimpgoz]

200+: Klitschko
176-200: Nobody
169-175: Hopkins
161-168: Ward
155-160: GGG
148-154: Mayweather, Lara
141-147: Pacquiao, Mayweather
136-140: Provodnikov
131-135: Nobody really
127-130: Mikey Garcia
123-126: Nobody
119-122: Rigondeaux

Not going any lower than this but Roman Gonzalez is elite

[WILL2WIN]

Wlad,Stiverne
Kovalev,Hopkins
Ward,Golovkin,Cotto,Quillin
Mayweather,Pacquiao,Thurman,Lara,JMM
Garcia,Provodnikov
Mikey Gracia,Rigondeaux,Donaire

In the lighter weight clasees i'd like to see more of Paul Butler and i'm not quite sure what to maker of Omar Narvaez.

[Kagami Taiga]

Dudes...how the eff is providnokov elite?!!