Over 20 Industry SportsWriters/Professionals: Floyd is P4P #1. Pacman OWNED.

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  • Fulcrum29
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    Over 20 Industry SportsWriters/Professionals: Floyd is P4P #1. Pacman OWNED.

    1. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    Points: 266 (15 of 28 first-place votes)
    Record: 40-0 (25 KOs)
    Title: No title
    Last outing: W12 over No. 6 Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19
    Previous ranking: Unranked
    Up next: Nothing scheduled
    Analysis: Was brilliant in one-sided beatdown

    2. Manny Pacquiao
    Points: 265 (13 of 28 first-place votes)
    Record: 49-3-2 (37 KOs)
    Title: Ring Magazine super lightweight champion
    Last outing: TKO2 over Ricky Hatton on May 2
    Previous ranking: 1
    Up next: vs. No. 7 Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14
    Analysis: A Pacquiao-Mayweather fight in 2010 could be the richest bout ever

    3. Paul Williams
    Points: 180
    Record: 37-1 (27 KOs)
    Title: Interim WBO junior middleweight champion
    Last outing: W12 over Winky Wright on April 11
    Previous ranking: 3
    Up next: vs. Kelly Pavlik on Dec. 5
    Analysis: Can fight and compete in three divisions simultaneously?

    4. (tie) Bernard Hopkins
    Points: 155
    Record: 49-5-1 (32 KOs)
    Title: Ring light heavyweight champion
    Last outing: W12 over Kelly Pavlik on Oct. 18
    Previous ranking: 4
    Up next: TBA
    Analysis: Trying but failing to land a significant fight

    4. (tie) Shane Mosley
    Points: 155
    Record: 46-5 (39 KOs)
    Title: WBA welterweight champion
    Last outing: TKO9 over Antonio Margarito on Jan. 24
    Previous ranking: 5
    Up next: Welterweight unification fight with Andre Berto in January
    Analysis: On outside looking in on Pacquiao, Mayweather sweepstakes

    6. Juan Manuel Marquez
    Points: 147
    Record: 50-5-1 (37 KOs)
    Title: WBA, WBO, Ring lightweight champion
    Last outing: L12 to No. 1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Sept. 19
    Previous ranking: 2
    Up next: Nothing scheduled
    Analysis: Had nothing to offer against Mayweather

    7. Miguel Cotto
    Points: 129
    Record: 34-1 (27 KOs)
    Title: WBO welterweight champion
    Last outing: W12 over Joshua Clottey on June 13
    Previous ranking: 6
    Up next: vs. No. 1 Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 14 in Las Vegas
    Analysis: Showed much moxie fighting for 10 rounds with deep gash above eye.

    8. (tie) Chad Dawson
    Points: 53
    Record: 28-0 (17 KOs)
    Title: IBF light heavyweight champion
    Last outing: W12 over Antonio Tarver on May 9
    Previous ranking: 7
    Up next: Rematch with Glen Johnson on Nov. 7 in Hartford, Conn.
    Analysis: Hopes to make statement with clear win over veteran Johnson

    8. (tie) Juan Manuel Lopez
    Points: 38
    Record: 26-0 (24 KOs)
    Title: WBO super bantamweight champion
    Last outing: TKO9 Olivier Lontchi on June 27
    Previous ranking: 10
    Up next: Vs. Rogers Mtgawa on Oct. 10 in New York
    Analysis: Fast climbing power-puncher

    10. Wladimir Klitschko
    Points: 35
    Record: 53-3 (47 KOs)
    Titles: IBF, WBO heavyweight champion
    Last outing: TKO9 over Ruslan Chagaev on June 20
    Previous ranking: NR
    Up next: Nothing scheduled
    Analysis: Recovering from surgery and won’t fight until early 2010

    Others receiving votes: Ivan Calderon 31; Rafael Marquez 24; Arthur Abraham 20; Chris John, 11; Nonito Donaire 5; Timothy Bradley, Mikkel Kessler, Vitali Klitschko 4; Celestino Caballero 2; Hozumi Hasegawa 1.

    Voting panel: Raul Alzaga, Primera Hora; Carlos Arias, Orange County Register; Ron Borges, Boston Herald; Steve Cofield, Yahoo! Sports; Dave Cokin, ESPN Radio 1100, Las Vegas; Brian Doogan, London Sunday Times; Andrew Eisele, About.com; Scott Fyfe, Sunday Post, Scotland; Thomas Gerbasi, Boxingscene.com; Lee Groves, MaxBoxing.com; Thomas Hauser, Seconds Out.com; Keith Idec, Herald News, New Jersey; Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports; Michael Katz, Gaming Today; Scott Mallon, Asian Boxing News.com; Rich Marotta, KLAC-AM; David Mayo, Grand Rapids Press; Franklin McNeil, Newark Star Ledger; Gunnar Meinhardt, Die Welt; Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News; Kieran Mulvaney, Reuters; Santos Perez, Miami Herald; Martin Rogers, Yahoo! Sports; Tim Smith, New York Daily News; T.K. Stewart, Boxingscene.com; Paul Upham, Seconds Out.com; John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News; George Willis, New York Post.
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    Only one way to settle it

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    • krazyx19
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      #3
      And Paul Williams is the 3rd best boxer in the world.

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      • savorduhflavor
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        Floyd is the best fighter on the planet. There is zero doubt about it.

        But, to me, he's still behind Pac on the p4p list just because of his inactivity.

        I know you think that P4P should be skills alone, and to a point I agree...but Pac has done a lot, and I think it's hard to bump him at this point.

        For the record, I like Floyd more and think Floyd is a far superior fighter.

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          I won't be satisfied until Floyd whoops Pacquiao

          Until then Pacquiao can remain Interim P4P#1

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          • Fulcrum29
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            #6
            This is a good list. In terms of P4P, I like how they weren't afraid to use "ties" for certain places rather than arbitrarily make some guys undeservingly higher than others. Bernard/Shane tied is good and JMM at 6 rather than 8 like Ring has it is pretty good too.

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            • larry x
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              yahoo's p4p rankings mean nothing,,hell they got pwill at #3......pacman is still p4p#1 until him and floyd settle it in the ring..no 1 got owned here..people only remeber the person that fought last..remeber pacman did just almost kill hatton to take his linear title

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              • Fulcrum29
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                #8
                Originally posted by Real OG
                I won't be satisfied until Floyd whoops Pacquiao

                Until then Pacquiao can remain Interim P4P#1
                Pac was interim #1 in Floyd's absence. Now the whole boxing world agrees that Floyd is #1 again and Pac is back where he belongs, el numero DOS.

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                • larry x
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                  #9
                  how the hell do they have hopkins as the ring lhw champion??

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                  • SkillspayBills
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                    Originally posted by savorduhflavor
                    Floyd is the best fighter on the planet. There is zero doubt about it.

                    But, to me, he's still behind Pac on the p4p list just because of his inactivity.

                    I know you think that P4P should be skills alone, and to a point I agree...but Pac has done a lot, and I think it's hard to bump him at this point.

                    For the record, I like Floyd more and think Floyd is a far superior fighter.
                    This is a sensible argument. Weight the facts, make a decision. For the record I agree. Doesn't matter much they should just settle it in the ring.

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