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1. Floyd Mayweather - Former junior lightweight champion, former lightweight champion, current junior welterweight belt holder. Floyd takes over the number one spot after a lackluster performance from Bernard Hopkins. Blazing fast hands and is untouchable on defense. Floyd never ran from a challenge and has performed at his the best in his biggest fights.
Biggest wins: Diego Corrales TKO 8, Genaro Hernandez TKO 8, Jose Luis Castillo W 12
2. Erik Morales - Former junior featherweight champion, former featherweight champion, former junior lightweight champion. Morales is a tall rangy boxer with a great amount of skill, but his downfall has always been his willingness to abandon his boxing skills and get drawn into slugfests. He bounced back after suffering the most depressing loss of his career in his third fight with Barrera by gaining the most satisfying win of his career with a twelve round clinic of Pacquiao. He is the classic Mexican warrior and that's why fans love him.
Biggest Wins: Daniel Zaragoza KO11, Marco Antonio Barrera I SD, Manny Pacquiao UD
3. Rafael Marquez - Current Bantamweight Champion. Keeps moving up the list not because of dominating performances, but because everyone in front of him keeps falling. One the hardest punchers pound for pound in the sport. He is finally coming out from the shadow of his older brother Juan Manuel. Rafael can box with the best of them, but he has the power to blast them out as well. Some insiders feel that his chin is suspect and he can be hurt by big punchers.
Biggest wins: Mark Johnson TKO 8, Tim Austin TKO 8
4. Manny Pacquiao - Former flyweight champion, former junior featherweight champion, former featherweight champion. Pacquiao has won over many fans in the last two years with his straight ahead let it all hang out style. A murderous power puncher with extremely quick hands oh yeah and he's a southpaw to boot. Some one-dimensional flaws were exposed in his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. Erik Morales followed up on what Marquez uncovered and out boxed Pacquiao in their meeting. Pacquiao is still very young and seems willing to learn his trade. Trainer Freddy Roach will make sure he continues to grow as a fighter.
Biggest wins: Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 11, Lehlohonolo Ledwaba KO 6
5. Bernard Hopkins - Former undisputed middleweight champion of the world. Ruled his division for a decade and made a record 20 title defenses, but all of that came to an end against Jermain Taylor on 7/16/05. The majority of viewers agree that it was more of Hopkins losing the fight than Taylor winning it. Hopkins did not throw enough punches for the first four rounds and that ended up costing him the fight. He doesn't fall far considering when he did actually start letting his hands go, he was in control of the fight and had Taylor in serious trouble on more then one occasion. The rematch will answer a lot of questions.
Biggest wins: Felix Trinidad TKO 12, Oscar De La Hoya KO 9, Antwun Echols TKO 10
6. Winky Wright - Former undisputed junior middleweight champion. Up until last year, Wright had a reputation for coming up short in his big fights, but he seems to have broken through with his win over Trinidad. Wright put on a clinic against Shane Mosley to become the undisputed junior middleweight champion. Proved he was the real deal with a dominating performance against Felix Trinidad.
Biggest wins: Shane Mosley 1 Win 12, Felix Trinidad Win 12
7. Marco Antonio Barrera - Former Junior Featherweight Champion, Former Featherweight Champion and now Current Super Featherweight Champion. Just when you think Barrera is done he comes out like a madman and proves he's still world class material. Barrera is a classy counter puncher who can also go toe to toe with the best of them. Every time he has been beaten, he has only comes back stronger and better.
Biggest Wins: Erik Morales III MD, Kennedy McKinney TKO 12, Naseem Hamed UD
8. Juan Manuel Marquez - Gifted counter puncher and about as well schooled a fighter as there is in boxing. Showed plenty of heart by rallying back after being knocked down three times in the first round against Manny Pacquiao and going on to outbox Pacquiao for most of the fight.
Biggest wins: Manuel Medina TKO 7, Robbie Peden TKO 10
9. Diego Corrales- Former Junior Lightweight Champion, Current Lightweight Champion. Arguably the hardest puncher pound for pound in the sport. Since hooking up with Dan Goossen, his boxing skills have improved ten fold. His chin is still suspect, but his power and heart make him a threat to beat anyone regardless of how much trouble he's in during the bout.
Biggest Wins: Roberto Garcia TKO 7, Acelino Freitas TKO 10, Jose Luis Castillo TKO 10
10. Antonio Tarver- Current Light Heavyweight Champion. A look at Tarver's record shows that he is 2-2 in his last four fights, but you have to look deeper than that. Most people think he won his initial meetings with Roy Jones and Glen Johnson. Tarver would go on to score clean victories in both rematches. A tall lanky boxer/puncher who sometimes tends to coast rounds, but when he decides to step it up and actually fight he has the skills to beat anyone from middleweight to light heavyweight.
Biggest Wins: Roy Jones KO 2, Glen Johnson UD, Eric Harding TKO 5
1. Floyd Mayweather - Former junior lightweight champion, former lightweight champion, current junior welterweight belt holder. Floyd takes over the number one spot after a lackluster performance from Bernard Hopkins. Blazing fast hands and is untouchable on defense. Floyd never ran from a challenge and has performed at his the best in his biggest fights.
Biggest wins: Diego Corrales TKO 8, Genaro Hernandez TKO 8, Jose Luis Castillo W 12
2. Erik Morales - Former junior featherweight champion, former featherweight champion, former junior lightweight champion. Morales is a tall rangy boxer with a great amount of skill, but his downfall has always been his willingness to abandon his boxing skills and get drawn into slugfests. He bounced back after suffering the most depressing loss of his career in his third fight with Barrera by gaining the most satisfying win of his career with a twelve round clinic of Pacquiao. He is the classic Mexican warrior and that's why fans love him.
Biggest Wins: Daniel Zaragoza KO11, Marco Antonio Barrera I SD, Manny Pacquiao UD
3. Rafael Marquez - Current Bantamweight Champion. Keeps moving up the list not because of dominating performances, but because everyone in front of him keeps falling. One the hardest punchers pound for pound in the sport. He is finally coming out from the shadow of his older brother Juan Manuel. Rafael can box with the best of them, but he has the power to blast them out as well. Some insiders feel that his chin is suspect and he can be hurt by big punchers.
Biggest wins: Mark Johnson TKO 8, Tim Austin TKO 8
4. Manny Pacquiao - Former flyweight champion, former junior featherweight champion, former featherweight champion. Pacquiao has won over many fans in the last two years with his straight ahead let it all hang out style. A murderous power puncher with extremely quick hands oh yeah and he's a southpaw to boot. Some one-dimensional flaws were exposed in his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. Erik Morales followed up on what Marquez uncovered and out boxed Pacquiao in their meeting. Pacquiao is still very young and seems willing to learn his trade. Trainer Freddy Roach will make sure he continues to grow as a fighter.
Biggest wins: Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 11, Lehlohonolo Ledwaba KO 6
5. Bernard Hopkins - Former undisputed middleweight champion of the world. Ruled his division for a decade and made a record 20 title defenses, but all of that came to an end against Jermain Taylor on 7/16/05. The majority of viewers agree that it was more of Hopkins losing the fight than Taylor winning it. Hopkins did not throw enough punches for the first four rounds and that ended up costing him the fight. He doesn't fall far considering when he did actually start letting his hands go, he was in control of the fight and had Taylor in serious trouble on more then one occasion. The rematch will answer a lot of questions.
Biggest wins: Felix Trinidad TKO 12, Oscar De La Hoya KO 9, Antwun Echols TKO 10
6. Winky Wright - Former undisputed junior middleweight champion. Up until last year, Wright had a reputation for coming up short in his big fights, but he seems to have broken through with his win over Trinidad. Wright put on a clinic against Shane Mosley to become the undisputed junior middleweight champion. Proved he was the real deal with a dominating performance against Felix Trinidad.
Biggest wins: Shane Mosley 1 Win 12, Felix Trinidad Win 12
7. Marco Antonio Barrera - Former Junior Featherweight Champion, Former Featherweight Champion and now Current Super Featherweight Champion. Just when you think Barrera is done he comes out like a madman and proves he's still world class material. Barrera is a classy counter puncher who can also go toe to toe with the best of them. Every time he has been beaten, he has only comes back stronger and better.
Biggest Wins: Erik Morales III MD, Kennedy McKinney TKO 12, Naseem Hamed UD
8. Juan Manuel Marquez - Gifted counter puncher and about as well schooled a fighter as there is in boxing. Showed plenty of heart by rallying back after being knocked down three times in the first round against Manny Pacquiao and going on to outbox Pacquiao for most of the fight.
Biggest wins: Manuel Medina TKO 7, Robbie Peden TKO 10
9. Diego Corrales- Former Junior Lightweight Champion, Current Lightweight Champion. Arguably the hardest puncher pound for pound in the sport. Since hooking up with Dan Goossen, his boxing skills have improved ten fold. His chin is still suspect, but his power and heart make him a threat to beat anyone regardless of how much trouble he's in during the bout.
Biggest Wins: Roberto Garcia TKO 7, Acelino Freitas TKO 10, Jose Luis Castillo TKO 10
10. Antonio Tarver- Current Light Heavyweight Champion. A look at Tarver's record shows that he is 2-2 in his last four fights, but you have to look deeper than that. Most people think he won his initial meetings with Roy Jones and Glen Johnson. Tarver would go on to score clean victories in both rematches. A tall lanky boxer/puncher who sometimes tends to coast rounds, but when he decides to step it up and actually fight he has the skills to beat anyone from middleweight to light heavyweight.
Biggest Wins: Roy Jones KO 2, Glen Johnson UD, Eric Harding TKO 5
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