Ring Magazine Pound For Pound Ratings 1999 and 2009

[Bhopreign]

Interesting that three of the same names are on there from 1999 and 2009.
As of today:

1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Shane Mosley
4. Bernard Hopkins
5. Juan Manuel Marquez
6. Nonito Donaire
7. Miguel Cotto
8. Celestino Caballero
9. Israel Vazquez
10. Rafael Marquez

And here’s THE RING’s pound-for-pound top 10 for October of 1999:
1. Roy Jones
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Felix Trinidad
4. Oscar De La Hoya
5. Shane Mosley
6. Mark Johnson
7. Ricardo Lopez
8. Erik Morales
9. Bernard Hopkins
10. Steve Johnston

[Sergio Martinez]

The 99 ratings are much better, and have greater fighters in it.

[ThePunchingBag]

Interesting that three of the same names are on there from 1999 and 2009.
As of today:

1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Shane Mosley
4. Bernard Hopkins
5. Juan Manuel Marquez
6. Nonito Donaire
7. Miguel Cotto
8. Celestino Caballero
9. Israel Vazquez
10. Rafael Marquez

And here’s THE RING’s pound-for-pound top 10 for October of 1999:
1. Roy Jones
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Felix Trinidad
4. Oscar De La Hoya
5. Shane Mosley
6. Mark Johnson
7. Ricardo Lopez
8. Erik Morales
9. Bernard Hopkins
10. Steve Johnston

Links please. I can't believe that ****. Floyd topping DLH and Trinidad?

WTF had he done?

[ThePunchingBag]

Links please. I can't believe that ****. Floyd topping DLH and Trinidad?

WTF had he done?

His only notable win in '99 was against a faded Genaro.... how did that get him #2 spot over DLH and Trinidad?

[oc9979]

His only notable win in '99 was against a faded Genaro.... how did that get him #2 spot over DLH and Trinidad?

exactly......

[Al Haymon]

1998
1.Oscar De La Hoya
2.Roy Jones Jr.
3.Evander Holyfield
4.Felix Trinidad
5.Mark Johnson
6.Shane Mosley
7.Ricardo Lopez
8.Floyd Mayweather Jr.
9.Naseem Hamed
10.Johnny Tapia


1999
1.Roy Jones Jr.
2.Floyd Mayweather Jr.
3.Felix Trinidad
4.Oscar De La Hoya
5.Shane Mosley
6.Mark Johnson
7.Ricardo Lopez
8.Erik Morales
9.Bernard Hopkins
10.Stevie Johns


2000
1.Shane Mosley
2.Felix Trinidad
3.Roy Jones Jr.
4.Oscar De La Hoya
5.Diego Corrales
6.Naseem Hamed
7.Floyd Mayweather Jr.
8.Lennox Lewis
9.Erik Morales
10.Bernard Hopkins

2001
1.Shane Mosley
2.Bernard Hopkins
3.Roy Jones Jr.
4.Marco Antonio Barrera
5.Floyd Mayweather Jr.
6.Felix Trinidad
7.Oscar De La Hoya
8.Ricardo Lopez
9.Kostya Tszyu
10.Erik Morales

[Squabbles94806]

Interesting that three of the same names are on there from 1999 and 2009.
As of today:

1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Shane Mosley
4. Bernard Hopkins
5. Juan Manuel Marquez
6. Nonito Donaire
7. Miguel Cotto
8. Celestino Caballero
9. Israel Vazquez
10. Rafael Marquez

And here’s THE RING’s pound-for-pound top 10 for October of 1999:
1. Roy Jones
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Felix Trinidad
4. Oscar De La Hoya
5. Shane Mosley
6. Mark Johnson
7. Ricardo Lopez
8. Erik Morales
9. Bernard Hopkins
10. Steve Johnston

'99 huh? There's both pretty dope lists.

[Al Haymon]

Oh, by the way....

2005

1.Floyd Mayweather Jr.
2.Ronald (Winky) Wright
3.Marco Antonio Barrera
4.Ricky Hatton
5.Manny Pacquiao
6.Erik Morales
7.Juan Manuel Marquez
8.Rafael Marquez
9.Jose Luis Castillo
10.Zab Judah

[Bhopreign]

Links please. I can't believe that ****. Floyd topping DLH and Trinidad?

WTF had he done?

Why would I make that up.

[IMDAZED]

Links please. I can't believe that ****. Floyd topping DLH and Trinidad?

WTF had he done?

Floyd was coming off Fighter of the Year in 1998, he was ranked #7 p4p prior to beating the #5 p4p (Corrales) in dominating fashion. Then capped it off with a 2nd round KO of the division's best contender.