1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Andre Ward
3. Abner Mares
4. Rakhim Chakhkiev
5. Leo Santa Cruz
6. Carlos Molina
7. Roman Gonzalez
8. Nonito Donaire
9. Tony Bellew
10. Javier Fortuna
Remember this is 5 years so think at least 10 fights from now
1. Deontay Wilder: Will become the Heavyweight champion of the world. Still Undefeated.
2. Andre Ward: Will have held the 1 spot until Wilder became the champ. Still Undefeated.
3. Adrien Broner: Still undefeated, Still about billions.
4. Gennady Golovkin: Good Boy. Still Undefeated.
5. Guillermo Rigondeaux: Still Undefeated.
6. Danny Garcia: Has one loss to mayweather but has won every fight since in spectacular unexpecting fashion.
7. Kubrat Pulev: Making his way onto the list in 2018. Exactlty the fifth year.
8. Errol Spence: Making noise now and will be making even more noise then.
9. Leo Santa Cruz: Will win some major fights and will find his way to this 9 spot.
10. Javier Fortuna: Smart Fighter. Will find a way to get on the p4p list in 5 years.
Bernard Hopkins
Andre Ward
Peter Quillin
Lucas Matthysse
Adrien Broner
Deontay Wilder
Abner Mares
Rigo
Can't decide on the rest since a lot of the best will be retired by then
Mayweather/Martinez/Pacquiao/Marquez
If Bhop is still champion in 2018 finaly proves that hes a vampire:wtf1:
I tried to search for similar threads from 5 years ago but obviously all the search terms are either too common or too short... I bet it would be interesting if someone could dig one up!
1. Floyd Mayweather
2-10. Not relevant
He will beat Canelo, and savor his greatest win in years by announcing retirement. Floyd will then take an extended vacation, announce his comeback in September 2018, and win a title vs. Zou Shiming at Middleweight.
Publications will elevate him back to his rightful spot at #1. Some will argue that he never should've been taken off the list in the first place.
Bernard Hopkins
Andre Ward
Peter Quillin
Lucas Matthysse
Adrien Broner
Deontay Wilder
Abner Mares
Rigo
Can't decide on the rest since a lot of the best will be retired by then
Mayweather/Martinez/Pacquiao/Marquez
D-MAC will be bottom half of the 10.
One behind Bellew..
D-Mac will always be #1 in my eyes no matter what stunts they want to pull to try dethrone his greatness.
I had Chilemba beating Bellew again btw, Bellew landed absolutely nothing of note from the 4th on. Chilemba is nearly as slick as D-Mac, he may well crack the top 10 p4p list.
Here is my predictions from 21-10-2011
Gamboa
Donaire.
Rigondeux
Alvarez.
Wlad.
Froch.
Sillakh
Rakhim Chahkhiev.
Mayweather
Not sure why I put Sillakh, I was never sold on the guy.
Now I'd have to go with.
Rigondeaux
Roman Gonzalez
Rakhim Chakhkiev
Kal Yafai
Errol Spence
Kovalev
Andre Ward
Stuck for another 3. Would have Gamboa but I can see awful matchmaking ruining him.
D-MAC will be bottom half of the 10.
One behind Bellew..
Here is my predictions from 21-10-2011
Gamboa
Donaire.
Rigondeux
Alvarez.
Wlad.
Froch.
Sillakh
Rakhim Chahkhiev.
Mayweather
Not sure why I put Sillakh, I was never sold on the guy.
Now I'd have to go with.
Rigondeaux
Roman Gonzalez
Rakhim Chakhkiev
Kal Yafai
Errol Spence
Kovalev
Andre Ward
Stuck for another 3. Would have Gamboa but I can see awful matchmaking ruining him.
Everybody knows Dawson destroyed his body going down to SMW. He's also made a lot of money and is one of the few guys who actually has a stable life. He'll be out of boxing in 3 years or less
Kovalev is a good fighter but doesn't have the physical tools Bellew has
Cloud isn't on Bellew's level and probable won't even be a contender in 5 years
Cleverly is good but its pretty clear he hasn't improved at the rate Bellew has
And what tools are these? Bellew is not great on the front foot and seems to lack genuine killer instinct and he's proved time and time again he's hopeless on the back foot.
His best win is what? A shot to pieces Edison Miranda in which despite dominating he didn't look good at all.
He's not an overly hard puncher and he's shown he doesn't have a great chin either.
Simply put, you're dreaming if you genuinely believe Tony Bellew will ever see the P4P list but I don't think you're serious, to be honest.
You do these '"My prediction of the future P4P list" threads quite often and they're always quite different and more bizarre every time.
Last time you said Hernandez would be P4P #2 and now he's not even in your list for no other reason than activity :lol1:
And as for Cloud not being a contender in 5 years time, I expect that to be true but I don't think Bellew will be either.
Chad Dawson, they're the same age.
Kovalev.
Right at this moment in time I wouldn't pick him to beat Hopkins.
I wouldn't even pick him to beat Cloud.
I wouldn't pick him to beat Cleverly in a rematc
Everybody knows Dawson destroyed his body going down to SMW. He's also made a lot of money and is one of the few guys who actually has a stable life. He'll be out of boxing in 3 years or less
Kovalev is a good fighter but doesn't have the physical tools Bellew has
Cloud isn't on Bellew's level and probable won't even be a contender in 5 years
Cleverly is good but its pretty clear he hasn't improved at the rate Bellew has
Probably some of the guys who could be there in any order: Andre Ward, Mikey Garcia, Mares, Santa Cruz, Saul Alvarez, Broner, GGG, Andrade, Matthysse, Kovalev, Fortuna, Rigo (unless retired), Roman Gonzalez, Wilder (if well managed), ...
Maybe something like this:
1. Andre Ward
2. Adrien Broner
3. Mikey Garcia
4. GGG
5. Andrade
6. Mares
7. Alvarez
8. Santa Cruz
9. Rigondeaux
10. Roman Gonzalez
5 years is a long time in this sport. Many of the guys now already establishing themselves might be retired by then.
Any fighter now with an aggressive style, in 5 years you can stick a fork in them.
The more elusive fighters might hang on, but the often injured and older ones will already begin to exit.
Even Broner, with his style, gets hit a lot. Unless he dramatically improves his defense he will also be cooked and done by then.
This is true. Its a tough list to make. I put Mares on mine but to be honest he likes wars. Those type of fighters don't tend to have longevity.
5 years is a long time in this sport. Many of the guys now already establishing themselves might be retired by then.
Any fighter now with an aggressive style, in 5 years you can stick a fork in them.
The more elusive fighters might hang on, but the often injured and older ones will already begin to exit.
Even Broner, with his style, gets hit a lot. Unless he dramatically improves his defense he will also be cooked and done by then.
This is s tough question. A few big wins and a new pfp fighter can come out of nowhere.
1. Ward
2. Broner
3. GGG
4. Spence
5. Mikey
6. Mares
7. Ginger
8. Wilder (if he's legit/improves)
9. Thurman (if he's legit/improves)
10. Rigo (there's always an old guy on the list)
Maybe one of the Charlo bros can make the list. Roman Gonzalez, Gary Russell, and Omar Figueroa may have a shot. There are so many possibilities.