Mayweather Tops Ring Magazine's Best Fighter Poll

Must have been the Josie Harris victory that put Floyd back at the top, another shut out for Floyd but he couldn't get the KO. And isn't it a 4 year reign for Pacquiao, if he makes it till the end of this year it will be 5 years in a row. How many boxers in history have done that? I am sure it had more to do with the quality of competition. Since returning from his hiatus, Mayweather has fought or will fight the best competition available while Pacquaio has fought or will fight the best competition that can be easily beat or he thought could be easily beat (Marquez).

The best fighter poll is an unofficial award decided on by 10 boxing experts and published in the Ring magazine every year since 1980. It's not the 100 best fighters list. How did you get the 100 best fighter list to go back to 1980 anyway when it started in 1989? Oh and yes it is 2012 they have to wait for the previous year to finish before thay can vote on it. :dunce:. Try to find out what you are talking about before saying someone is wrong in future. :biggthump :owned2:

How is should be. He is clearly the best fighter in the world right now.

How can anybody watch both fighters and come to the conclusion that Pacquiao is better Floyd is clearly the best boxer in the sport, how is it even debatable no,no throwing a lot of punches and getting countered over and over is better than throwing accurate punches and evading punches...whats wrong with you? *****

How can anybody watch both fighters and come to the conclusion that Pacquiao is better Floyd is clearly the best boxer in the sport, how is it even debatable

Ring Magazine...owned by DLH! END THREAD! and Manny is partially owned by Oscar as well so why would he discriminate?

Ripped this off another forum but here are the list from KO Magazine and how the votes went. 1983; 1. Marvin Hagler - 147 2. Aaron Pryor - 93 3. Larry Holmes - 91 4. Michael Spinks - 66 5. Jeff Chandler - 57 6. Thomas Hearns - 45 7. Alexis Arguello - 29 8. Wilfredo Gomez - 28 9. Hector Camacho - 24 10. Eusebio Pedroza - 12 1984; 1. Marvin Hagler - 112 2. Aaron Pryor - 77 3. Larry Holmes - 72 4. Eusebio Pedroza - 66 5. Hector Camacho - 50 6. Ray Leonard - 47 (tie) 6. Jeff Chandler - 47 (tie) 8. Michael Spinks - 45 9. Thomas Hearns - 34 10. Donald Curry - 26 1985; 1. Marvin Hagler - 150 2. Hector Camacho - 86 3. Michael Spinks - 85 4. Donald Curry - 78 5. Thomas Hearns - 42 6. Barry McGuigan - 32 7. Milton McCrory - 25 8. Julio Cesar Chavez - 22 (tie) 8. Pinklon Thomas - 22 (tie) 10. Larry Holmes - 21 1986; 1. Marvin Hagler - 138 2. Mike Tyson - 92 3. Donald Curry - 59 4. Thomas Hearns - 52 5. Edwin Rosario - 47 6. Azumah Nelson - 45 (tie) 6. Michael Spinks - 45 (tie) 8. Evander Holyfield - 32 9. Julio Cesar Chavez - 26 10. Hector Camacho - 22 1987; (No poll Conducted that year) 1988; 1. Mike Tyson - 144 2. Julio Cesar Chavez - 118 3. Evander Holyfield - 66 4. Ray Leonard - 55 5. Jeff Fenech - 44 6. Michael Nunn - 33 7. Azumah Nelson - 32 8. Jung Koo Chang - 23 9. Buddy McGirt - 21 10. Sumbu Kalambay - 18 From 1989 onwards I used the Ring Annual P4P ratings top 10 lists.

I give up. You are still thinking it's the "100 best fighters list" When i've told you twice already that it's not and that it's an unofficial award seperate to the "100 best fighters" list. This award started in KO magazine back in 1980 the "100 best fighters list" started in 1989 in the ring Magazine and moved to the KO magazine from 1996 to 2000 and then back to the ring. So i'm asking where did you get your "100 best fighters" list from when it wasn't around prior to 1989. Think I told you last time, KO Magazine. And it was just the top 10 P4P on the lists.

So explain again how you got Hagler with 4 if you can only find them from the mid 90s. And what were the years when Jones Jr won his 6? I give up. You are still thinking it's the "100 best fighters list" When i've told you twice already that it's not and that it's an unofficial award seperate to the "100 best fighters" list. This award started in KO magazine back in 1980 the "100 best fighters list" started in 1989 in the ring Magazine and moved to the KO magazine from 1996 to 2000 and then back to the ring. So i'm asking where did you get your "100 best fighters" list from when it wasn't around prior to 1989.

For the record Mannie Phresh like molesting horses and does so on a regular basis.:tool: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=496566 heres the link to his belief in jabs dont count as punches.

For the record D4th does not consider jabs as legit landed punches when tallying punch accuracy percentages. The reason for this being the glorification and exaltation of his God, Lord, and master Manny Pacquiao. You see by not counting jabs it makes Pacs hit percentage rise above the devil of his cult Mayweather. His biased twisting of the truth to lure simple minded people into his cult of Pac worship is his only purpose on this forum. He is ot a boxing fan merely a pacquiao fan. For the record Mannie Phresh like molesting horses and does so on a regular basis.:tool:

So explain again how you got Hagler with 4 if you can only find them from the mid 90s. And what were the years when Jones Jr won his 6? For the record D4th does not consider jabs as legit landed punches when tallying punch accuracy percentages. The reason for this being the glorification and exaltation of his God, Lord, and master Manny Pacquiao. You see by not counting jabs it makes Pacs hit percentage rise above the devil of his cult Mayweather. His biased twisting of the truth to lure simple minded people into his cult of Pac worship is his only purpose on this forum. He is ot a boxing fan merely a pacquiao fan.

This is for 2011. Mayweather is now level with Hagler who has 4 and Pacquiao has 3. Roy Jones is still the clear leader on 6. What part of "it's not the 100 best fighters list" don't you understand? Please show me where you got the KO magazine lists from because the only ones i can find are from the mid 90's. So explain again how you got Hagler with 4 if you can only find them from the mid 90s. And what were the years when Jones Jr won his 6?

Floyd still getting credit off of JMMs back i see. JMM gets in the ring 3 times with Pac, and gives Pac trouble, yet Floyd gets credit for beating a bloated JMM and refusing to get in the ring with Pac even once.

KO Magazine, which you must have been referring to, or do you think Hagler won his 4 P4P annual titles post 1989? And 2011 is finished, and the votes were counted and Pacquiao wins his 4th title. Do you know what you are talking about? What part of "it's not the 100 best fighters list" don't you understand? Please show me where you got the KO magazine lists from because the only ones i can find are from the mid 90's.

The best fighter poll is an unofficial award decided on by 10 boxing experts and published in the Ring magazine every year since 1980. It's not the 100 best fighters list. How did you get the 100 best fighter list to go back to 1980 anyway when it started in 1989? Oh and yes it is 2012 they have to wait for the previous year to finish before thay can vote on it. :dunce:. Try to find out what you are talking about before saying someone is wrong in future. KO Magazine, which you must have been referring to, or do you think Hagler won his 4 P4P annual titles post 1989? And 2011 is finished, and the votes were counted and Pacquiao wins his 4th title. Do you know what you are talking about?

Floyd Mayweather has put an end to Manny Pacquiao’s three-year stranglehold in The Ring magazine’s Best Fighter Poll. In the Ring’s May 2012 issue that will soon hit the stands, Mayweather emerged as the top vote getter from the majority of 10 fight scribes polled by editor-in-chief Michael Rosenthal. Pacquiao had topped the same poll for three straight years (2008 until 2010) but gave way to Mayweather in the 2011 survey that was participated in by Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports, Ron Borges of the Boston Herald, Gunnar Meinhardt of Die Welt (Germany), Gary Andrew Poole (Ring contributor) Norm Rosenheim (Ring contributor), Keith Idec (The Record and Herald News of New Jersey), Harry Pratt of Daily Star (United Kingdom), Rick Reeno of boxingscene, Dan Rafael of ESPN.com and the Manila Bulletin. Mayweather got 5.5 first-place votes, while Pacquiao received 3.5 owing to Poole’s decision to halve the point and Frauenheim’s decision to leave the No. 1 spot vacant owing to the fact that Pacquiao and Mayweather hasn’t fought each other. Making up third to tenth places are Sergio Martinez, Andre Ward, Juan Manuel Marquez, Nonito Donaire4, Wladimir Klitschko, Tim Bradley, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam and Lucian Bute. Interestingly, Pacquiao also put a stop to Mayweather’s domination of the annual Ring poll in 2008 after Mayweather was the clear choice from 2005 until 2007. The Ring poll began in 1980 with Panamanian Roberto Duran as its first top pick. Through the years, marquee names who have topped the poll include Roy Jones Jr. (six times), Marvin Hagler (four times), Julio Cesar Chavez (thrice), Mike Tyson (twice), Pernell Whitaker (twice), Bernard Hopkins, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosley and Felix Trinidad. No links?..must be april fools, cuz I did not see this on the site

The best fighter poll is an unofficial award decided on by 10 boxing experts and published in the Ring magazine every year since 1980. It's not the 100 best fighters list. How did you get the 100 best fighter list to go back to 1980 anyway when it started in 1989? Oh and yes it is 2012 they have to wait for the previous year to finish before thay can vote on it. :dunce:. Try to find out what you are talking about before saying someone is wrong in future. boom headshot :rofl:

You do realise it is 2012 now? And look what else you got wrong. 2012 ??????????????? 2011 Manny Pacquiao 2010 Manny Pacquiao 2009 Manny Pacquiao 2008 Manny Pacquiao 2007 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 2006 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 2005 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 2004 Bernard Hopkins 2003 Roy Jones Jr. 2002 Bernard Hopkins 2001 Shane Mosley 2000 Shane Mosley 1999 Roy Jones Jr. 1998 Oscar De La Hoya 1997 Oscar De La Hoya 1996 Roy Jones Jr. 1995 Pernell Whitaker 1994 Pernell Whitaker 1993 Pernell Whitaker 1992 Julio Cesar Chavez 1991 Julio Cesar Chavez 1990 Julio Cesar Chavez 1989 Mike Tyson 1988 Mike Tyson 1987 No Poll 1986 Marvin Hagler 1985 Marvin Hagler 1984 Marvin Hagler 1983 Marvin Hagler 1982 Sugar Ray Leonard 1981 Thomas Hearns 1980 Roberto Duran Tyson x2 Hopkins x2 De La Hoya x2 Mosley x2 Chavez x3 Whitaker x3 Jones Jr x3 Mayweather Jr x3 Hagler x4 Pacquiao x4 The best fighter poll is an unofficial award decided on by 10 boxing experts and published in the Ring magazine every year since 1980. It's not the 100 best fighters list. How did you get the 100 best fighter list to go back to 1980 anyway when it started in 1989? Oh and yes it is 2012 they have to wait for the previous year to finish before thay can vote on it. :dunce:. Try to find out what you are talking about before saying someone is wrong in future.