Top 15 P4P!

[Ricomania77]

oh **** i forgot PacMan.

yeah i was about to say...

[elveiel]

did hop ducked calzaghe?

Hopkins, 37, earned the right to be called the world's No1 middleweight by beating the Puerto Rican Felix Trinidad last year, but he has so far rejected attempts made by Calzaghe's promoter Frank Warren to secure a match against the Welshman.

"We had an agreement for the Hopkins fight to happen," said Warren. "I had discussed terms with Don King, who looks after Hopkins, and I had American TV with Showtime. I would have paid Hopkins £3 million, but suddenly he said he wouldn't take the fight unless he was paid £6m.

"Since he fought Trinidad, he's made nothing worthwhile. Roy Jones is going to fight as a heavyweight, so Joe is his only option. I believe Hopkins had painted himself into a corner and, if he wants to make money and show the world he is as good as he says he is, he must fight Calzaghe.

"Hopkins keeps making excuses, but I still believe the fight will happen. Joe will fight anybody. He is a professional who has to make his living against whoever is available and he ducks nobody. We don't have a contract for Hopkins yet, but believe me it is not for the want of trying."

Remember the figures quoted are £'s not $'s!! thats a hell of a lot of money considering how much money Hopkins was earning at the time, i cant believe he wanted $11,031,600 at today currency rate. Asking for a retirement fund is ducking someone IMO.

[ottoevans]

I have Morales at 4, Tszyu at 5, Corrales at 6, Barrera at 7, Judah at 9 and JM Marquez at 10.

off topic:

do you think your boys are ready for my Miami Heat??
i dont think ya can handle the leagues best player (Wade) nor the mopst dominating player (Shaq)

[TRUEVisionDC]

THE TOP TEN!

(1) BERNARD HOPKINS, 46-2-1 (32): Over the years Hopkins has essentially cleaned out the Middleweight division. KO'ed Trinidad, KO'ed De La Hoya, KO'ed Robert Allen, UD over Joppy, UD over Eastman and now he is taking on the young Jermain Taylor. Simply the most consistent man in boxing.

(2) WINKY WRIGHT, 49-3-0 (25): His domination of Tito is what cements this, but it has been a long time coming. His two wins over Mosley thrust him into the spotlight but Winky is another fighter who has been taking care of business for years.

(3) FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR, 33-0-0 (22): Has beaten two other fellow pound for pounder's in Castillo and Corrales and is going to meet Arturo Gatti in the match fight fans wanted to see. But until he steps the competition up again, this is as high as he will climb.

(4) KOSTYA TSZYU, 31-1-0 (25): He has only fought once in the past couple years but what a win it was. How does he respond to blowing Sharmba Mitchell out of the water? Takes on undefeated British phenom Ricky Hatton. Assuming he wins, is Tszyu-Mayweather in our future?

(5) ERIK MORALES, 48-2-0 (34): Ahead of Barrera you ask? Well, yes. Barrera did manage to eake out the close decision, but Morales has the better resume of late all the same. With wins over Pacquiao, Hernandez, and Chavez he has been beating some of the best at Jr. Lightweight. Question is would he beat Barrera in part IV?

(6) MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA, 60-4-0 (42): A warrior if ever there really was one in this sport. Few manage to blend utter heart and talent as well as Barrera, and his two wins over his rival Erik Morale attest to that. Hopefully we will see him in against a quality oppenent now that Fana is out of the way.

(7) DIEGO CORRALES, 40-2-0 (33): His last four opponents are Casamayor twice, Frietas, and Castillo. 'Chico' is facing the top competition and winning, and with the power in his fists we can only guess how high he will climb.

(8) RAFAEL MARQUEZ, 33-3-0 (30): It seems that part of fighting at the slight Bantamweight is that people will sleep on your body of work. With huge wins over Mark 'Too Sharp' Johnson, Tim Austin, and countless other bantams and below, Marquez has stepped out from his elder brother's shadow.

(9) Manny Pacquiao, 39-3-2 (31): Probably a good sign when a slump means that you have razor thin decision losses to some of the best in the sport such as Morales and Marquez. All the same, while the big money is at Jr. Lightweight, Manny seems to be most effective at Featherweight.

(10) ZAB JUDAH, 34-2-0 (25): The universally recognized man at 147 has a plethora of options in front of him. With names like De La Hoya, Mosley and Margarito bouncing around it will be hard for him to do anything but make a superfight in the near future.


THE BEST OF THE REST!

(11) JOSE LUIS CASTILLO: Gave Corrales all that he could handle and did likewise with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Has nothing to be ashamed of in any of these losses and probably raised his stock each time. Just wait until he gets into the mix at 140...

(12) JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ: With Pacquiao now chasing greener pastures, he is now the last man standing at Featherweight and lacks a superfight for his troubles. A deadly counter puncher and a consistent fighter, now he just needs an opponent.

(13) GLEN JOHNSON: 'The Road Warrior' has a huge rematch with Antonio Tarver coming up. But win or lose, he has made a much larger impression on boxing then many would have predicted at this time a couple years ago.

(14) ANTONIO TARVER: Perhaps he should have gotten the decision against Johnson, but he took too many rounds off either way. His chance at redemption draws near.

(15) JOEL CASAMAYOR: Fought both Corrales and Castillo to within an inch of a decision. Has a chance to get back on track against 'Kid Diamond' later this month.

This is a pretty decent list. I put reorder it somewhat.
4. Judah
5. Corrales
6. Barrera
7. Morales
8. Pacman
9. Marquez
Honorable mention my homeland citizen G. Johnson
and Calzaghe.. Thats mine.

[oldgringo]

off topic:

do you think your boys are ready for my Miami Heat??
i dont think ya can handle the leagues best player (Wade) nor the mopst dominating player (Shaq)

Well we handled Shaq and Kobe last year so yeah I think we are going to school Miami too.

[Run]

Im sticking with my list.

1. Reggie Strickland
2. Mike Ackly
3. Adrian Stone
4. Mendogan 3K Singsurat
5. Troy Rawlings
6. Josh Cobb
7. Marcus Beyer
8. Mzonke Fana
9. Larry "the laser" Marks
10. John Ruiz
11. Lance "goofy" Whittaker
12. Arturo Gatti
13. Hector Macho Camacho Jr
14. Mickey Rourke
15. Tony Danza

Just try and make a better list...you cant because I know everything.



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[Mick Hucknall]

Hey man you forgot Mike Tyson.

[Ranger2408]

bernard hopkins is not no 1, he stinks who has he beaten??

2 Welterweights for crying out loud

Hagler would have eaten him for breakfast

[NiGe2011]

Eastman was a really underrated fighter whom was beaten by Hopkins. Tito was a middleweight also, I mean- ask David Reid and William Joppy if they thought Trinidad belonged at 160. And speaking of Joppy, he beat him also. The same goes for Robert Allen who Hopkins beat three times. He has beaten Glen Johnson who is a light heavyweight these days. I mean, who at middleweight has he NOT beaten? People wanted to see him in against Taylor and now he is fighting Taylor. He has ruled the division for ELEVEN years! To say that he has not beaten good middleweights is just wrong.

[!! Mr. Soprano]

How come the "Mates" are not screaming "Where is Calzaghe??!!!" LOL
Also, I don't think Wright deserves to be at #2.
He has only beatten a not so good Moseley and his style was no match for Trinidad. That does not mean he is P4P #2 boxer.
Just because Tito had a problem with a Southpaw, does not mean Wright is there yet. Well, let me correct myself before I get jumped at.. he probably is there, but he yet needs to prove it.

Spots 1 through 3 are reserved between Hopkins, Mayweather, and Tszyu (in no particular order)