BBC pound-for-pound world rankings

[msagrain]

Staff at the BBC Sport website have ****** their heads together and compiled a list of the world's top-10 boxers, pound-for-pound.

Taking weight out of the equation, this subjective list factors in fighters' recent results, as well as their style, resilience and punching power.

The list will be updated periodically and should be treated as a talking point. Let the debate begin!




POUND-FOR-POUND TOP 10

1. Floyd Mayweather - Welterweight
United States (38 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws, 24KOs)
Mayweather outfoxed Oscar de la Hoya in their Las Vegas super-fight to become a five-weight world champion and now faces Britain's Ricky Hatton in December.


2. Manny Pacquiao - Super featherweight
Philippines (45-3-2, 35KOs)
Pacquiao, who has little regard for belts, forced the great Marco Antonio Barrera into retirement with a demolition job in October. The most exciting fighter on the planet.


3. Juan Manuel Marquez - Super featherweight
Mexico (47-3-1, 35KOs)
Marquez gave a counter-punching masterclass in beating Marco Antonio Barrera in March and outclassed Rocky Juarez in November. A rematch with Pacquiao on the cards?


4. Joe Calzaghe - Super middleweight
Wales (44-0, 32KOs)
Calzaghe looked awesome in beating Mikkel Kessler and claiming the undisputed super middleweight crown. He's now hunting Bernard Hopkins.


5. Bernard Hopkins - Light heavyweight
United States (48-4-1, 32KOs)
Hopkins beat Antonio Tarver on his 175lb debut and followed that with a points victory over Winky Wright. Joe Calzaghe could be next.


6. Ricky Hatton - Light welterweight
England (43-0, 31KOs)
Hatton will get his dream match against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas in December, perhaps the biggest fight involving a Brit for a generation.


7. Miguel Cotto - Welterweight
Puerto Rico (30-0, 25KOs)
Former light-welterweight world champion Cotto beat a resurgent Shane Mosley on 9 November and could now meet the winner of Hatton v Mayweather.


8. Winky Wright - Light heavyweight
United States (51-4-1, 25KOs)
Wright dropped a unanimous decision to Bernard Hopkins in July, his first loss in seven years, although many thought it was far closer than that.


9. Israel Vazquez - Super bantamweight
Mexico (42-4, 31KOs)
Vazquez reclaimed his WBC belt from Rafael Marquez in August and may opt for a unification clash instead of a rubber match next.


10. Rafael Marquez - Super bantamweight
Mexico (37-4, 33KOs)
Marquez lost a thrilling rematch to Israel Vazquez in August and in doing so lost his WBC belt. However, still a class act at 122lb.

[feed-the-goat]

they look pretty fair to me apart from Hopkins above Hatton and Marquez above clazaghe

[lyrical]

Thats a good list

[SkillspayBills]

Even they have Calzaghe at 4, interesting. Damn good list though pretty close to my own.

[The Surgeon]

Cool.
I think Cotto Needs to be higher, he should definatley be higher than Ricky, he has excelled in another weight class and a win ver Mosley is more impressive than a win over Castillo. I also think JMM is too high on every1's lists, he IS Class but i think 3 is too high!

[medium-deek]

They have Calzaghe above Hopkins. Thats certainly correct.

[col Blake]

Staff at the BBC Sport website have ****** their heads together and compiled a list of the world's top-10 boxers, pound-for-pound.

Taking weight out of the equation, this subjective list factors in fighters' recent results, as well as their style, resilience and punching power.

The list will be updated periodically and should be treated as a talking point. Let the debate begin!




POUND-FOR-POUND TOP 10

1. Floyd Mayweather - Welterweight
United States (38 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws, 24KOs)
Mayweather outfoxed Oscar de la Hoya in their Las Vegas super-fight to become a five-weight world champion and now faces Britain's Ricky Hatton in December.


2. Manny Pacquiao - Super featherweight
Philippines (45-3-2, 35KOs)
Pacquiao, who has little regard for belts, forced the great Marco Antonio Barrera into retirement with a demolition job in October. The most exciting fighter on the planet.


3. Juan Manuel Marquez - Super featherweight
Mexico (47-3-1, 35KOs)
Marquez gave a counter-punching masterclass in beating Marco Antonio Barrera in March and outclassed Rocky Juarez in November. A rematch with Pacquiao on the cards?


4. Joe Calzaghe - Super middleweight
Wales (44-0, 32KOs)
Calzaghe looked awesome in beating Mikkel Kessler and claiming the undisputed super middleweight crown. He's now hunting Bernard Hopkins.


5. Bernard Hopkins - Light heavyweight
United States (48-4-1, 32KOs)
Hopkins beat Antonio Tarver on his 175lb debut and followed that with a points victory over Winky Wright. Joe Calzaghe could be next.


6. Ricky Hatton - Light welterweight
England (43-0, 31KOs)
Hatton will get his dream match against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas in December, perhaps the biggest fight involving a Brit for a generation.


7. Miguel Cotto - Welterweight
Puerto Rico (30-0, 25KOs)
Former light-welterweight world champion Cotto beat a resurgent Shane Mosley on 9 November and could now meet the winner of Hatton v Mayweather.


8. Winky Wright - Light heavyweight
United States (51-4-1, 25KOs)
Wright dropped a unanimous decision to Bernard Hopkins in July, his first loss in seven years, although many thought it was far closer than that.


9. Israel Vazquez - Super bantamweight
Mexico (42-4, 31KOs)
Vazquez reclaimed his WBC belt from Rafael Marquez in August and may opt for a unification clash instead of a rubber match next.


10. Rafael Marquez - Super bantamweight
Mexico (37-4, 33KOs)
Marquez lost a thrilling rematch to Israel Vazquez in August and in doing so lost his WBC belt. However, still a class act at 122lb.

what the hell do the BBC know about boxing, when was the last time they showed a fight, and who is that weird black dude who covers the boxing for them, what a long streak of piss, he's like a black Lerch.

[Tuggers1986]

Hatton shouldn't be that high and cotto shouldn't even be on it.

Cotto decisions Judah and Mosley and gets 7th. Pavlik knocks out Miranda and Taylor and doesn't even get mentioned

[black.ink]

Pavlik should be there. Winky shouldn't.

[old68]

Hatton shouldn't be that high and cotto shouldn't even be on it.

Cotto decisions Judah and Mosley and gets 7th. Pavlik knocks out Miranda and Taylor and doesn't even get mentioned

You OBVIOUSLY know your ****. Or maybe... you were too busy masturbating to reruns of worlds strongest man contest during Cottos last fights.