The first time I watched it, I think I gave it to Calzaghe because of his workrate. The second time, I gave it to Hopkins because of the cleaner and more effective punches.
This really is a hard fight to judge.
Pacquiao vs Mayweather
Mosley vs Mayweather
Mosley vs Clottey
Dawson vs Pascal
Dawson vs Hopkins
Vitali vs Haye
Wladimir vs Haye
Cotto vs Margarito II
Marquez vs Hatton
Bradley vs Khan
Maidana vs Khan
Lopez vs Gamboa
Williams vs Pavlik
Hard to say at this point. I was impressed by his win over Golota but Golota's old and way past his prime. I'll see how he does against Estrada before making a more clear judgment.
Is it wrong though? Seriously, who shouldn't be there, who should....
1. Manny Pacquiao
Country: Philippines (General Santos City)
Record: 50-3-2 (38 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #1 | Last Week: #1 | Weeks On List: 317
Titles: WBO, The Ring
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2. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Country: USA (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Record: 40-0-0 (25 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #2 | Last Week: #2 | Weeks On List: 15
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3. Shane Mosley
Country: USA (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Record: 46-5-0 (39 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #3 | Last Week: #3 | Weeks On List: 49
Titles: WBA
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4. Bernard Hopkins
Country: USA (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Record: 50-5-1 (32 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #4 | Last Week: #4 | Weeks On List: 186
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5. Juan Manuel Marquez
Country: Mexico
Record: 50-5-1 (37 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #5 | Last Week: #5 | Weeks On List: 146
Titles: WBO, WBA, The Ring
Pacquiao and Marquez' spots are good. Mosley and Mayweather's spots are debatable but they're definitely in the top 10.
Hopkins shouldn't be a top 5, IMO.
Not impossible, at all. A lot of people think that Mike Tyson would've beaten Joe Louis or a middleweight Roy Jones would've beaten a middleweight Sugar Ray Robinson. The latters are still ranked ahead of them an all-time great list.
These are fighters whose careers ended due to fights:
Joey Gamache in his fight against Arturo Gatti
Michael Bentt in his fight against Herbie Hide
More recently, Z Gorres in his fight against Luis Melendez
It's an interesting idea but I don't know if it would get that much of an attraction. Taylor's coming off of 2 losses in a row and most people think he's done by now.
I'd watch it, though.