Who is the best currently active American boxer?

[BMWM3P]

Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik is far and above the best american fighter now.

[Guest]

Minnesota Ice Joey Abell..

What happened to that avatar?

Is it retired for good?

[The Hammer]

Minnesota Ice Joey Abell..

What happened to that avatar?

Is it retired for good?

No, he has Michael Moorer as his trainer now, and he's going back over to Sweden to fight again. Who knows, he may still improve - he does have a powerful punch. But he has a chin like David Haye, so he needs to improve his defense.

[Boofdatruth]

Kelly Pavlik is the Best American fighter.

34-0, 30 KO's Undisputed Middleweight Champion of the world.

He isn't undisputed champion of the world.

[Guest]

No, he has Michael Moorer as his trainer now, and he's going back over to Sweden to fight again. Who knows, he may still improve - he does have a powerful punch. But he has a chin like David Haye, so he needs to improve his defense.

I saw one of his first fights. He fought some Cornell guy and obliterated him.
It was at some big ass Irish place on the Southside of Chicago. It was the night the Notre Dame safety guy fought some other amateur dude and ko'ed him.
I was standing damn near on the ring post for that one.

He looked like he could take a punch and he's a big, big dude, so who knows.
He's the kind of guy that could get on ESPN if he displays some power.

[The Hammer]

He isn't undisputed champion of the world.

Universally recognized, but not really "undisputed" because Abraham and Sturm have those other trinkets. Mind you, he would defeat either I'm sure.

[Steak]

Cotto is American as far as Im concerned.

[Vigilant3]

Roy Jones Jr.

[Mad Classic]

Stop kidding yourself guys -

The Real Magic Man - Paulie Malignaggi is the Best American Boxer.

[KnockoutTheFat]

Considering Pavlik is the only linear, legitimate, universally recognized champion on that list I think it would go to him

Antonio Tarver is a close second LOL