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don't worry cuz he will. remember jmm called mayweather's name after the diaz fight. don't you think that if pbf comes out of retirement and gives jmm what he wished for that this fight will be more than a tune-up fight or coming out of retirement fight for mayweather? for sure, mayweather is not unretiring just to fight jmm. he's aiming for a bigger fight and that fight is with pacquiao.Comment
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i could care less if he came back...hes all about money not legacyComment
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thanks for bringin it to the threadBefore you start talking smack, get your facts straight:
No Mo Joe: BoxingScene Pound for Pound Top Ten
By Cliff Rold
The announced retirement of Joe Calzaghe shakes up Boxing in a number of areas. It further opens up the Light Heavyweight race, making room for the ascendance of Chad Dawson or perhaps even a final epic run for Bernard Hopkins. Boxing history says Joe may not resist the call of the ring forever.
Time moves on in the meantime.
One part of time’s move is changes to the Boxing Scene Pound for Pound ratings.
1) Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KO’S)
2) Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KO)
3) Juan Manuel Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KO)
4) Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO)
5) Israel Vasquez (43-4, 31 KO)
6) Ivan Calderon (32-0, 6 KO)
7) Paul Williams (36-1, 27 KO)
8) Rafael Marquez (37-5, 33 KO)
9) Chad Dawson (27-0, 17 KO)
10) Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KO)
Age: 28
Current Title: None
Career Titles: Alphabelt reigns at Jr. Welterweight & Welterweight
Last Five Opponents: Antonio Margarito, Alfonso Gomez, Shane Mosley, Zab Judah, Oktay Urkal
Next Opponent: February 21, 2009 vs. Michael Jennings (34-1, 26 KO)
A case could be made in the final spot for unified 115 lb. titlist Vic Darchinyan or the only man who has defeated him, 112 lb. beltholder Nonito Donaire. Both fall just short, Donaire because his body of work is too shallow and Darchinyan because the rematch with Donaire isn’t happening as of now. With dark clouds and questions hanging over the career of Antonio Margarito, the lone man to defeat Cotto, the Puerto Rican ultimately gets the call. Even with a bad defeat behind him, Cotto has amassed a remarkable body of work this decade, having faced eleven current or former major titlists since turning pro in 2001. Cotto has defeated ten of them and is the last man to defeat a Mosley newly established atop the Welterweight division. His lone loss must now be called to serious question in light of Margarito’s suspension for attempting to load his gloves, helping his cause here. Jennings isn’t much of a test, or at least shouldn’t be, but one can only assume Cotto will be back in the ring with the upper echelon sooner than later because it’s where he belongs.
Exiting the Ratings: Joe Calzaghe (Previously #2)
Five More Who Could Easily Be Here: Nonito Donaire, Mikkel Kessler, Fernando Montiel, Vic Darchinyan, Hozumi Hasegawa
Five More Who Could Be Here Shortly: Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chris John, Kelly Pavlik, Arthur Abraham
As always, feel free to agree…and disagree. This list is for entertainment purposes only and based purely on imagination, hypotheticals and conjecture just like every other pound for pound list ever written. Neither it nor any other such list made up of such illusory ingredients should be used to forward corporate agendas of any kind.
That doesn’t make it any less fun to argue about.
Cliff Rold is a member of the Ring Magazine Ratings Advisory Panel and the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at roldboxing@hotmail.comComment
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All about money??
If he was all about money, he would of ****in retired!
There was plenty more green to be made after the hatton fight,
all this **** about floyd goin bankrupt is ridiclous he only got two major pay days two years ago?
He retired to secure his 0 and beat everyone he had too,
now all these hater bitchin bout him prob nackin him to get back againComment
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No he isn't
1. Pac
2. JMM
3. BHop
4. Vaz
5. SSM
6. Marquez
7. Calderon
8. Hatton
9. Caballero
10. Vic
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