BBC's new P4P list

[Sage84]

Now this is a bad list! What does everyone think??:

1. Manny Pacquiao - Lightweight
Philippines (47-3-2, 35KOs)
The all-action Pacquiao became a four-weight world champion by destroying David Diaz to claim the WBC lightweight title and will now fight Oscar de la Hoya in December.

2. Joe Calzaghe - Super-middleweight
Wales (45-0, 32KOs)
Calzaghe outpointed Bernard Hopkins on his US and light-heavyweight debut and says he will retire after his fight with the great Roy Jones Jr in New York on 8 November.

3. Juan Manuel Marquez - Lightweight
Mexico (49-4-1, 36KOs)
Marquez became the first man to stop Cuba's Joel Casamayor in his first fight at lightweight and will now chase a third bout with Manny Pacquiao.

4. Antonio Margarito - Welterweight
Mexico (37-5, 27KOs)
Margarito pipped Miguel Cotto in a thrilling match-up and proved he has perhaps the best chin in the sport. Margarito defends against Joshua Clottey next.

5. Miguel Cotto - Welterweight
Puerto Rico (32-1, 26KOs)
Cotto finally met his match against Antonio Margarito in a classic encounter, but lost little of his lustre in doing so and is young enough to rise to the top again.

6. Bernard Hopkins - Light-heavyweight
United States (49 wins, 5 losses, 1 draws, 32KOs)
Hopkins showed he still has plenty to offer with his schooling of the upstart Kelly Pavlik in Atlantic City. Ironically, at the age of 43, he is running out of viable opponents.

7. Israel Vazquez - Super-bantamweight
Mexico (43-4, 31KOs)
Vazquez reclaimed his WBC belt from Rafael Marquez in August and nicked the rubber match in March. A relentless fighter with a vicious left hook.

8. Ricky Hatton - Light-welterweight
England (44-1, 31KOs)
Hatton defeated tough Mexican Juan Lazcano in his first fight since losing to Floyd Mayweather and should have enough to beat Paul Malignaggi in the autumn.

9. Paul Williams - Welterweight
United States (34-1, 25KOs)
Williams defeated Antonio Margarito in 2007 before losing to Carlos Quintana in February. Williams won the rematch and a second clash with Margarito is now a distinct possibility.

10. Kelly Pavlik - Middleweight
United States (34-1, 30KOs)
Pavlik was outclassed by the wily Bernard Hopkins in Atlantic City, but remains the WBC and WBO middleweight champion and will likely move back down.

[Nicky_Hatton]

lol ah well, I don't think anyone reads it anyway.

[Flab]

I don't see much wrong with it, to be honest.

[Kris Silver]

I don't see much wrong with it, to be honest.

You have Ricky Hatton at #8?

[Flab]

You have Ricky Hatton at #8?

No, but I can see why he is in the list.

[hammerhiem]

Whats so bad about it?

Matches Ring mag almost boxer for boxer, you can understand Hatton keeping his place, it's the BBC what do you expect? and face it almost no-one in Britain has heard of Mijares, let alone seen him fight.

[2501]

paul williams and ricky hatton have no reason to be there.

Antonio Margarito was not on the P4P list when Williams beat him and that his William's only career win so far. You could argue that beating Quintana would be his other, but then that would be only 2 out of 10 top 10 WW's beat.

Ricky HAtton, well. Its Ricky Hatton.

[Sage84]

Margarito and Cotto that high?? No IMO..

Pavlik and Hatton should be dropped for now as well..

[WhoreUs]

You have Ricky Hatton at #8?

he's the king of 140 right?

his only loss was to the #1 p4p and at 147.

[Weebler I]

I don't see much wrong with it, to be honest.

neither do I