These are young, top fighters right now. They are in their primes, with a good amount of prime years left, so grade their resumes up to this point.
Andre Ward
2009: Edison Miranda (32-3)- W UD12
2009: Mikkel Kessler (42-1)- W TD11 (Won WBA Super Middleweight title)
2010: Allan Green (29-1)- W UD12
2011: Arthur Abraham (32-2)- W UD12
2011: Carl Froch (28-1)- W UD12 (Won WBC Super Middleweight title)
Timothy Bradley
2008: Junior Witter (36-1-2)- W SD12 (Won WBC Jr. Welterweight title)
2009: Kendall Holt (25-2)- W UD12 (Won WBO Jr. Welterweight title)
2009: Lamont Peterson (27-0)- W UD12
2010: Luis Carlos Abregu (29-0)- W UD12
2011: Devon Alexander (21-0)- W TD10 (Won WBC Jr. Welterweight title)
2011: Joel Casamayor (38-5-1)- W TKO8
Nonito Donaire
2007: Vic Darchinyan (28-0)- W TKO5 (Won IBF Flyweight title)
2007: Luis Maldonado (35-2-1)- W TKO8
2007: Moruti Mthalane (23-1)- W TKO6
2009: Raul Martinez (24-0)- W TKO4
2010: Hernan Marquez (27-1)- W TKO8 (Won WBA Super Flyweight title)
2011: Fernando Montiel (44-2-2)- W TKO2 (Won WBC and WBO Bantamweight titles)
2011: Omar Narvaez (35-0-2)- W UD12
I'd give Ward an A. Miranda, Kessler, Green, Abraham, Froch.
I'd give Bradley an A-. Witter, Holt, Peterson, Abregu, Alexander. Only the Casamayor fight prevented me from making it an A. Joel had no business being in that fight.
I'd give Donaire an A- or an A. Darchinyan, Maldonado, Mthalane, Martinez, Marquez, Montiel.
So far, these guys have taken care of business, and the only reason I'd drop a little on Bradley's is because Casamayor was just a terrible fight, and he should have fought Khan last summer. And the only reason I wouldn't give Donaire a full A was because Narvaez had no business fighting for those titles, at all.
Ward A : he won the SS tourney, beating the best 168lbers on the big stage
Bradley B : good resume but I couldn't give him an A after pulling out of a fight with a mere con
Donaire B+ : he looked ferocios is his 2 signature wins (vs Montiel, Darchiniyan), but thats the only 2 world class opponents he's beat
Narvaez is also pretty good but like Montiel they´re mini fly weights by the end of their careers. Only good win would be Vic.
Ward A : he won the SS tourney, beating the best 168lbers on the big stage
Bradley B : good resume but I couldn't give him an A after pulling out of a fight with a mere con
Donaire B+ : he looked ferocios is his 2 signature wins (vs Montiel, Darchiniyan), but thats the only 2 world class opponents he's beat
I honestly haven't followed Donaire's career. I lose interest with fighters lower than 135. Something I'm going to have to change. But Ward has an incredible resume. He definitely gets an A+. He is the definition of a true fighter. His next fight should be against a C fighter. He deserves it. Bradley gets an A as well. He's fought some of the best at 140. That's a deep division so at this point, you can't expect him to fight them all. He deserved an easy fight with a nice pay day. Now its time to get rolling again.
They're all pretty close.
Bradley's best win to me was beating Junior Witter on the road in England when Timmy was still kind of an unknown. B+
Ward's best win was obviously the Froch fight. A-
Donaire's best win still has to be when he beat Darchinyan. Vic has never been the same. Donaire knocked the bully out of him. B+
I give Ward the edge based on the wins vs Kessler and Froch. Donaire second and Bradley third. These 3 will be at the top of the P4P lists for a long time.
Agreed. After Mayweather and Pacquiao are gone, I think Bradley will take over at Welterweight for awhile, and I see Ward beating just about anyone at 168-175. Donaire, his biggest test will be Gamboa, Broner, Rigondeaux, Russell Jr, Garcia, etc. I just hope Nonito will fight Rigondeaux at 122, though I highly doubt Arum wants to risk that fight, as he thinks Donaire is the next Pacquiao.