what will it take to get mayweather off the #1 p4p spot??

[mgkirkpatrick]

doesnt pound for pound have more to do with 'who would be the best if they were all the same size' rather than 'who we like the most and has the most exciting fights'

has everyone forgot already that hatton was regarded to be top 10 p4p when floyd dominated and knocked him out in his last fight?

and you think pac should leap frog him for beating JMM in a very close fight that most people think he lost?

put aside personal bias

[Ryn0]

I don't think it's what it takes to get Mayweather off, it's what it take to get Pacquaio or Calzaghe up. If Pac-man & Calzaghe can fight elite tier fighters in there respective weight classes then either can claim the spot due to Mayweather inactivity.
for Pac-man it would most likely take a win over David Diaz & either Casa or Cambell.
for Calzaghe he has to get past Hopkins and perhaps fight the winner of Tarver-Woods or the winner of Dawson-Johnson.

[$8 Million Man]

A loss. He cant be removed (in my opinion) until he loses or retires. if he only had 1 fight every 2 years and took on bums he still would be a the best skilled boxer on the planet since roy jones

i just cannot agree with you. if he is not fighting the best how is he proving he is still the best?? as fighters get olders there skills get worse. you have to fight the best to prove your the best and this man just does not want to fight a real challenge.

[$8 Million Man]

Yeah but how can arguably the most skilled boxer of our era lose by fighting guys who pose no real threat to him? how can he be called #1 p4p when he hasn't fought any good opposition the last 3-4 years. And PLEASE do not say Ricky Hatton or Oscar, PLEASE!!!

plain and basic common sense really.

[Primal Instinx]

Joe Calzaghe vs Bhop ---> winner takes #1 spot without question in my eyes. Floyds little escapades might be lucrative but it does nothing for his legacy in the sport of

[el malo]

the frst sentence to start off the thread says it all. it doesnt take anymore than that. floyd is currently "retired" and in the wwe, not boxing

[KingTito]

if he doesn't step up by the end of 2009, then he should be removed.. he needs to fight the top competition

[Shalafi]

plain and basic common sense really.

This means a lot to me, specially coming from the man who engraved such a powerful phrase in the boxingscene.com

[majestiC]

I don't think it's what it takes to get Mayweather off, it's what it take to get Pacquaio or Calzaghe up. If Pac-man & Calzaghe can fight elite tier fighters in there respective weight classes then either can claim the spot due to Mayweather inactivity.
for Pac-man it would most likely take a win over David Diaz & either Casa or Cambell.
for Calzaghe he has to get past Hopkins and perhaps fight the winner of Tarver-Woods or the winner of Dawson-Johnson.

I would love Calzaghe vs Dawson it would be a awesome match, Dawson is one of the only fighters that would have a very good chance of beating him.

[mcentepede]

Pacquiao is easily the most exciting fighter the past 5 years, this is not even close I.M.O. He favors his left too much, but it has been enough to beat Barrera, Marquez, Morales and other top Latino fighters out there. Americans are not even a threat around his division, unless you count Nate Campbell. It is debatable whether Mayweather is the best skilled, the past 6 years I always liked Casamajor who impressed me back in 1992 when he won the gold medal (he reminded me of Pernell Whitaker). But Oscar took all the glory and hype and now we get Mayweather vs. Oscar 2. I also think Calazge is a skillful guy and that he might shock alot of people when he fights Hopkins. As for the top P4p list. I do not agree with it, this is the first time during my lifetime that the top P4P fighter is also one of the top most defense fighter and the top most boring fighter all at once. Watch the tapes again, Whitaker was a great defense master but was never boring, he fight vs. Oscar was pretty exciting, and he dropped Hoya by the way.