Last Move for Pacquiao? - BoxingScene Pound-for-Pound Update
By Cliff Rold
Not much has changed since the last update in January 2016 but the possibilities are many. 2016 got off a to a rough start but matters are picking up in April. Several members of the list, and several more potential arrivals, will be in the ring if they haven’t been already.
By the end of the year we could see some serious shake-ups. List leader Roman Gonzalez, should he get by big punching McWilliams Arroyo, could finally see a rematch with Juan Francisco Estrada. Estrada could possibly face off with Jr. flyweight leader Donnie Nietes.
Will we see Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez this year? Will we see Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward? Is the dark horse choice at number ten, James DeGale, going to unify with Badou Jack for sure?
Will we see Guillermo Rigondeaux against anyone that matters again while it still counts?
For now, what we did see was Manny Pacquiao icing his rivalry (and perhaps career) with Timothy Bradley. It wasn’t the best of Pacquiao, but it was more than enough for a two knockdown rout. Was it enough to give Pacquiao one more move up the ratings in the twilight of his career?
Those answers are one click away.
Last Pound-for-Pound Update: January 12, 2016
Cliff Rold is the Managing Editor of BoxingScene and a member of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at roldboxing@hotmail.com
