Doug Fischer: "The Klitschko brothers are both in my Top 10 P4P List"

From Doug Fischer's latest mailbag on Ring Magazine website http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1755/dougies_monday_mailbag/ --------------- I agree with your reasoning. I used to keep heavyweights off my personal P4P but then I thought “Why not include them if they’re worthy?” I think both Klitschko brothers deserve pound-for-pound top-10 inclusion. They’ve got the accomplishments, skill and talent to merit it. I’m not part of the magazine’s decision making process on the ratings, but I do occasionally compile my own P4P top 10 list for the Yahoo! Sports rankings poll that Kevin Iole puts together every few weeks. I missed the deadline for the most recent poll but here’s my list, which I put together before Wladimir beat Chambers (hey, why let it go to waste?): 1. Manny Pacquiao 2. Floyd Mayweather Jr. 3. Shane Mosley 4. Bernard Hopkins 5. Chad Dawson 6. Juan Manuel Marquez 7. (tie) Wladimir & Vitali Klitschko 9. Paul Williams 10. Hozumi Hasegawa So there you have it. I think the Brothers K are in the mix with JM Marquez and P-Will. And note that Cotto and Donaire aren‘t in the top 10.

Comments (20)

Ogecca_MaMa

I don't know where you are getting that I don't like Wlad. I fully acknowledge and respect that he and his brother are the two best in the heavyweight division. I didn't say he has NO boxing skill or anything like that, but the simple way he fights would be suicide if there was a heavyweight equivalent of a Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather. wonder how would 240lbs hw through as many punches as Pacqauio and move as fast as Floyd.. how you imagine this??

15y ago

KILLA_RIGHT

Have either of them beaten a top 50 fighter?

15y ago

paulf

What a weird list. Thats like a late 2007 list or something. Why is Hopkins on there at all?

15y ago

Pirao

If Wlad doesn't get in the top 10 P4P of the RING it will be a disgrace. But it wouldn't surprise me, unfortunately.

15y ago

bojangles1987

This has to be a joke. Wladimir's jab is among the best in all of boxing. His right hand is no joke either. He has superb boxing skills. All this coming from someone who doesn't even like Wladimir. I don't know where you are getting that I don't like Wlad. I fully acknowledge and respect that he and his brother are the two best in the heavyweight division. I didn't say he has NO boxing skill or anything like that, but the simple way he fights would be suicide if there was a heavyweight equivalent of a Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather.

16y ago

Telepath

The notion that heavyweights by default "can't be top p4p because they have no skills" is insane. Muhammad Ali is ranked among the greatest of all time pound for pound, and he certainly did not have the fluency, speed and combination punching of, say, a prime Ricardo Lopez, who is on nobody's ATGp4p list. Guess why? HE WEIGHED MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH.

16y ago

Pirao

Top contenders? Just because they are ranked the highest doesnt make them top. They are all horrible for the most part Mmm, let me think should I believe the rankings of sources such as the RING and ESPN boxing? Or should I believe what an idiot in the internet tells me? Hmmm, think I'll go with the RING and ESPN :bottle:

16y ago

Dan

No, many of his opponents WEIGHED MORE THAN HE DID: Thompson Rahman Austin Jefferson Moli McCline Koch Shaheed Purrity Pannell Dixon LaRosa McIntyre Botowamungu Martin x 2 Monroe x 2 Wolfgramme G. Williamson Maciel For those 21 fights and a few others Wlad WAS OUTWEIGHED. Frans Botha weighed exactly the same. About ten others were very close to the same weight... http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=7035&cat=boxer Wlad has NEVER weighed 50 pounds more than an opponent. Yeah, that was some pretty comprehensive ownage. Well done ya cunt.

16y ago

Open1234

If youre talking about the klitschko bros that competes in one of the most worst heavyweight divisions in the history o boxing

16y ago

DLT

I agree with him, they have been facing nothing but top contenders lately and beating them easily. Top contenders? Just because they are ranked the highest doesnt make them top. They are all horrible for the most part

16y ago

The_Demon

Lol just no

16y ago

bojangles1987

I don't think they are skilled enough to be ranked p4p. If there was a heavyweight equivalent of a Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao skillwise the Klitschkos would get stomped. Guys like Dawson and Hopkins in a p4p matchup would beat the Klitschkos. Heavyweights don't belong unless they have exceptional skills, something that would convince you they could beat guys ranked p4p if they were that size.

16y ago

bojangles1987

I don't think they are skilled enough to be ranked p4p. If there was a heavyweight equivalent of a Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao skillwise the Klitschkos would get stomped.

16y ago

Dan

You can certainly make a case for it. Personally I think Wladimir should definately be in the top 10. Vitali is questionable, and I say that with Vitali being my preferred fighter out of the brothers. Wlad is definately in the top 10 p4p at the moment though, regardless of whatever ratings of weightings you want to apply.

16y ago

12th_Round_KO

neither of them are calling out tye fields, definately cannot be considered great ;(

16y ago

Pirao

I agree with him, they have been facing nothing but top contenders lately and beating them easily.

16y ago

JunitoRulez

Wladimir deserves to be in it. Vitali= 1 Klits is enough, fukk him.

16y ago

jrosales13

I question Hopkins even being on there and Darchinyan deserves consideration imo. Really? I see plenty of other fighters who deserve consideration before Vic.

16y ago

catalinul

No,I wouldn't say they are top 10

16y ago

Mikhnienko

I question Hopkins even being on there and Darchinyan deserves consideration imo.

16y ago