Dan Rafael's Final 2012 P4P Rankings

Agree/Disagree/Discuss...I think it is really solid, Viloria probably deserves top 20, but other than that I can agree with it. http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/8761656/ranking-world-top-pound-pound-boxers Dan's P4P list as of Dec 18th: 1.) Floyd Mayweather Jr 2.) Andre Ward 3.) Sergio Martinez 4.) Juan Manuel Marquez 5.) Wladimir Klitschko 6.) Nonito Donaire 7.) Manny Pacquiao 8.) Tim Bradley 9.) Vitali Klitschko 10.) Carl Froch 11.) Abner Mares 12.) Robert Guerrero 13.) Mikkel Kessler 14.) Austin Trout 15.) Miguel Cotto 16.) Chad Dawson 17.) Bernard Hopkins 18.) Danny Garcia 19.) Adrien Broner 20.) Yuriorkis Gamboa

Comments (11)

4Corners

vilora at 10. Right, forgot about him for some reason. Brian Viloria is American right, wasn't he born in Hawaii???

13y ago

El_Fenomeno

There's no way Bradley should be above Froch imo.

13y ago

teddycanyon

it's not the worst list I've seen but it could be better. His top 10 is a lot better than his 11-20. He's basing a lot of the list on fighters with past glory i.e. Hopkins and Cotto, but who really have no business being up there after recent performances. Also switch Donaire and Martinez's positions, I'd say Donaire is #3 right after Mayweather and Ward. Also Kessler doesn't even deserve to be ranked in the top 30 given the quality of opposition he's faced these past few years, #13 WTF?

13y ago

The_Big_Dunn

Mayweather Ward Marquez Martinez Donaire Wlad Pacquiao Mares Froch Bradley/Vitali/Trout vilora at 10.

13y ago

The_Big_Dunn

exactly.... just wondering, why Donaire slipping down even he fought 4 times this year and knocking out his last 2 opponents? JMM moved up because he KO'd a top 5 p4p guy while Nonito's last 2 opponents were not p4p worthy.

13y ago

sapaw

Viloria not in the top 20 but Cotto who lost his last 2 fights is? http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbwngrLw271rgxdhwo1_250.gif exactly.... just wondering, why Donaire slipping down even he fought 4 times this year and knocking out his last 2 opponents?

13y ago

Mojita

Ward should be number one by a long shot imo.

13y ago

4Corners

Mayweather Ward Marquez Martinez Donaire Wlad Pacquiao Mares Froch Bradley/Vitali/Trout

13y ago

Light_Speed

Viloria is not in the top 20 but Cotto who lost his last 2 fights is? http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbwngrLw271rgxdhwo1_250.gif

13y ago

revs1227

id switchward and floyd and pacquiao and klitschko and were good honestly it shoul be unanimous that ward is #1!

13y ago

EThug

I would leave the first half, get rid of Gamboa, put Viloria in and notch the last couple down one place and swap Trout with Kessler so it looks like this 10.) Carl Froch 11.) Abner Mares 12.) Robert Guerrero 13.) Austin Trout 14.) Mikkel Kessler 15.) Miguel Cotto 16.) Brian Viloria 17.) Chad Dawson 18.) Bernard Hopkins 19.) Danny Garcia 20.) Adrien Broner I'm not good at P4P lists but that's how I would have mine.

13y ago