If Floyd beats Shane, will you consider him #1 P4P?

[Dan...]

They are in the same division but not the same size.

That is where we differ.

I'm not cool with looking at physical dimensions and what not.

They are regularly fighting in the same division - they are the same size. That is my opinion.

[JM1]

for all the people who currently have pacquiao atop the p4p list...which there is nothing wrong with at this point.

a win against shane is a GREAT win and floyd will get all the credit from me if he beats shane. but, in order for him to be #1 again, he needs to beat pac or pac should retire from boxing

[cooper5]

Did Pac beat Floyd to take his spot?

LOL Mayweather retired and the spot went to an active fighter, Mayweather came back and beat a featherweight. But before Mayweather retired I kept questioning, how can Mayweather be the best lb4lb if he isn't the best at his own weight?

[-GDS-]

He could be just favored against mayweather if they ever fought. judging from the early lines from vegas mayweather opened 2-1 when manny beat hatton & cotto & the anticipation of a clash vs mayweather. Come fight night depending on the hype throughout the build up & how floyd looks vs shane, Pac could very well be favored.

floyd & manny even though they are now in the same division, i personally dont feel pacquiao is a real welterweight. I thought he was already pushing it at 140. manny started at 106 floyd at 130. that's a big difference. this whole p4p classification was made on the hypothetical match between both fighters if they were the same size & its decided by resume, skill, activity, caliber of opponents fought & just a overall body of work. obviously pacquiao & mayweather are not the same size so you have to put the other intangibles in play to decide the rankings.

If both fighters were the same size i would favor pacquiao. but they are not.

Mayweather is a little bigger, but keep in mind Pac hits harder. Were Pac the same size, it still wouldn't change the fact that Mayweather's more skilled, and it wouldn't change the fact that stylistically, Mayweather would be all wrong for Pac. Pac could be the same size, or ODLH sized, and would still be outboxed. At the end of the day, Mayweather and Pac share 4 weight classes, and Mayweather would most likely win H2H in all of them. But of course, Pac's better P4P.

[ajohnz]

I give Mosley a chance BUT we must remember that you guys are basing this P4P on a Mosley that is soon to be 39 and that hasn't fought in 1.5 years. Floyd is also favored by a 4 - 1 margin.

He needs to fight 1 or 2 guys who are favored to beat him or who at least make the odds respectable or who is P4P before we can hand this P4P over to him.

Not before!

name 1 fighter that would be favored to beat mayweather though...thats within weight range of course.

[ajohnz]

I consider them both #1 P4P until one of the following things happen:

a) Pac and Mayweather fight each other
b) Either loses
c) Either retires
d) Either starts fighting drastically lower competition

Otherwise it's too close to call and I just consider them 1a and 1b.

ill cosign this

[DR.ORGYY]

U gotta beat pac to be #1...

[Calilloyd]

A prime Barrera got KTFO by Junior Jones and lost the immediate rematch as well.

Anyone who thinks Barrera is better than Mosley is ******ed, simple.

Barrera is not a better fighter than Mosley and never was. Mosley is faster, punches harder, has a better chin, and better defense. There is nothing Barrera has ever done better than Mosley. Ever.

[DR.ORGYY]

Yes.

Him beating Mosley is better then any win Pac has.

its a great win.....but not better than any win pac has......

[Calilloyd]

They are in the same division but not the same size.

If they fight in same division they are both welterweights. Period.