..Best CURRENT Southpaw...

[THe TRiNiTY]

Who do you think it is? You can look at it in many ways. Most effective, most exciting, best combination of both. Or who uses the stance the best. You can take in to account their upside, or what they've accomplished. Here are the selections that I think are the cream of the crop, more or less.

Joel Casamayor: The Ring Lightweight Champion, 36-3-1 (22)
Solid Wins: Michael Katsidis, Diego Corrales, Nate Campbell
Key Losses: Diego Corrales, Acelino Frietas
Last Fight: Beat Michael Katsidis, 10TKO
Next Opponent: Juan Diaz

Zab Judah: Ranked #5 Welterweight, 37-5 (25)
Solid Wins: Cory Spinks
Key Losses: Kostya Tszyu, Floyd Mayweather, Carlos Baldomir, Miguel Cotto
Last Fight: Beat Ryan Davis, 12UD
Next Opponent: Shane Mosley

Antonio Tarver: Ranked #2 Light-Heavyweight, 26-4 (18)
Solid Wins: Roy Jones Jr., Glen Johnson, Clinton Woods
Key Losses: Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr., Glen Johnson
Last Fight: Beat Clinton Woods, 12UD
Next Opponent: Possibly, Chad Dawson

Joe Calzaghe: The Ring Magazine Light-Heavyweight & Super Middleweight Champion, 45-0 (32)
Solid Wins: Jeff Lacy, Chris Eubanks, Mikkel Kessler, Bernard Hopkins
Key Losses: None
Last Fight: Beat Bernard Hopkins, 12SD
Next Opponent: Most likely, Roy Jones Jr.

Ivan Calderon: The Ring Jr. Flyweight Champion, 30-0 (6)
Solid Wins: Daniel Reyes, Hugo Cazares, Nelson Dieppa
Key Losses: None
Last Fight: Beat Nelson Dieppa, 12UD
Next Opponent: Possibly, Hugo Cazares

Winky Wright: Ranked #1 Middleweight, 51-4-1 (25)
Solid Wins: Felix Trinidad, Shane Mosley
Key Losses: Bernard Hopkins, Fernando Vargas
NOTE: DRAW with Jermain Taylor
Last Fight: Loss to Bernard Hopkins, 12UD
Next Opponent: TBA

Manny Pacquiao: The Ring Jr. Lightweight Chamion, 46-3-2 (35)
Solid Wins: Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera
Key Losses: Erik Morales
NOTE: DRAW with Juan Manuel Marquez
Last Fight: Beat Juan Manuel Marquez, 12SD
Next Opponent: David Diaz

Chad Dawson: Ranked #3 Light-Heavyweight, 26-0 (17)
Solid Wins: Glen Johnson
Key Losses: None
Last Fight: Beat Glen Johnson, 12UD
Next Opponent: Possibly, Antonio Tarver

Cory Spinks: Ranked #4 Jr. Middleweight, 36-4 (11)
Solid Wins: Zab Judah, Ricardo Mayorga
Key Losses: Zab Judah, Verno Phillips
Last Fight: Loss to Verno Phillips, 12SD
Next Opponent: TBA

So, vote. Discuss.

NOTE: I may have left out SOME southpaws. You can come up with different ideas. Still, the list is fairly complete.

[MentalExecution]

Manny Pacquiao. Period.

[Jambo boy]

tarver's win over woods was hardly solid, they both fought like a couple of gays

[MentalExecution]

You should make a poll.

[Jambo boy]

but its obviously Pacquiao

[Scott9945]

Pacquiao and Calzaghe stand far above the rest. Joe is unbeaten so I'd give him a slight edge. If I had to pick 3rd, it would be Dawson. Edwin Valero should be listed on there somewhere.

[THe TRiNiTY]

Pacquiao and Calzaghe stand far above the rest. Joe is unbeaten so I'd give him a slight edge. If I had to pick 3rd, it would be Dawson. Edwin Valero should be listed on there somewhere.

Valero hasn't beaten anyone. I left him off on purpose. And Casamayor can make a claim to having done more then Calzaghe has. He's beaten fighters that were truly great or atleast REALLY good and in or closer to their primes. He's also had some gifts, but some rip-offs too. It's not that esy for me to decide, to be honest.

[THe TRiNiTY]

You should make a poll.

I was thinking the same thing.

tarver's win over woods was hardly solid, they both fought like a couple of gays

Perhaps. Lol. But, he is a name, nonetheless.

[Evil_Meat]

damn i ment to hit pac

[Scott9945]

Valero hasn't beaten anyone. I left him off on purpose. And Casamayor can make a claim to having done more then Calzaghe has. He's beaten fighters that were truly great or atleast REALLY good and in or closer to their primes. He's also had some gifts, but some rip-offs too. It's not that esy for me to decide, to be honest.

Valero has been blocked from fighting better competition. Thankfully that should be resolved soon. I'd definitely put him ahead of Zab Judah, who only has one impressive win on his record (Spinks) and plenty of losses and subpar showings. Casamayor definitely belongs on the list, but I can't reasonably compare him to Calzaghe. Even the people who felt that Hopkins got ripped off wouldn't compare it to the atrocious Santa Cruz decision.