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May seem like a bit of a random post to all of you because it's well old but it's a bit of boxing history for you all and I'm bored in University anyway so it gives me something to do.
I found this magazine (Total Sports) which showed the current top 20 p4p fighters in boxing in those days and thought it was interesting to see how highly/lowly rated certain fighters were rated back in the day and considering where some of them are now as well.
20. Robin Reid
25-0-1 (18 KO's)
WBC Super Middleweight Champion
Won 4 Title Fights
19. Ronald Wright
37-1 (22 KO's)
WBO Light Middleweight Champion
Won 3 Title Fights
18. Ratanapol Sowvoraphin
32-2-1 (26 KO's)
IBF Straw-weight Champion
Won 19 Title Fights and was champion since 1992
17. Arturo Gatti
28-1 (23KO's)
IBF Super-Featherweight Champion
Won 4 Title Fights
16. Orzubek Nazarov
24-0 (18 KO's)
WBA Light-Welterweight Champion
Won 7 Title Fights
15. Mark Johnson
33-1 (24 KO's)
IBF Flyweight Champion
Won 5 Title Fights
14. Johnny Tapia
41-0-2 (25 KO's)
WBO & IBF Super-Flyweight Champion
Won 12 Title Fights
13. Genaro Hernandez
36-1-1 (17 KO's)
WBC & Former WBA Super-Featherweight Champions
Won 11 Title Fights
12. Bernard Hopkins
32-2-1 (25 KO's)
IBF Middleweight Champion
Won 6 Title Fights
11. Dariusz Michalczewski
34-0 (26 KO's)
WBO Light-Heavyweight Champion Undefeated WBA & IBF Champion and also Undefeated WBO Cruiserweight Champion
Won 11 Title Fights
10. Ike Quartey
34-0-1 (29 KO's)
WBA Welterweight Champion
Won 7 Title Fights
9. Terry Norris
46-6 (30 KO's)
Three-Times WBC Light-Middleweight Champion
Won 20 Title Fights
8. Lennox Lewis
32-1 (26 KO's)
Two-Time WBC Heavyweight Champion
Won 6 Title Fights
7. Pernell Whitaker
41-2-1 (17 KO's)
Former Champion At Four Weights
Won 19 Title Fights
6. Evander Holyfield
34-3 (24 KO's)
Three-Times WBA Heavyweight Champion
Champion At Two Weights - Won 13 Title Fights
5. Felix Trinidad
32-0 (28 KO's)
Former Undefeated IBF Welterweight Champion
Won 12 Title Fights
4. Roy Jones Jr.
35-1 (30 KO's)
WBC Light-Heavyweight Champion
Champion At 3 Weights - Won 10 Title Fights
3. Oscar De La Hoya
26-0 (21 KO's)
WBC Welterweight Champion
Won Titles At 4 Weight Classes - Won 14 Title Fights
2. Ricardo Lopez
46-0 (36 KO's)
WBC & WBO Straw-Weight Champion
Won 20 Title Fights
1. Naseem Hamed
28-0 (26 KO's)
WBO Featherweight Champion
Won 9 Title Fights
It is a British magazine so no suprises that Naz is number one here but a bit of pound for pound history. Mad to see that 13 years down the line, Hopkins is still well established in the p4p list (IMO). Again, don't know if you'll like this or not, just a bit of interest and history ini.
I found this magazine (Total Sports) which showed the current top 20 p4p fighters in boxing in those days and thought it was interesting to see how highly/lowly rated certain fighters were rated back in the day and considering where some of them are now as well.
20. Robin Reid
25-0-1 (18 KO's)
WBC Super Middleweight Champion
Won 4 Title Fights
19. Ronald Wright
37-1 (22 KO's)
WBO Light Middleweight Champion
Won 3 Title Fights
18. Ratanapol Sowvoraphin
32-2-1 (26 KO's)
IBF Straw-weight Champion
Won 19 Title Fights and was champion since 1992
17. Arturo Gatti
28-1 (23KO's)
IBF Super-Featherweight Champion
Won 4 Title Fights
16. Orzubek Nazarov
24-0 (18 KO's)
WBA Light-Welterweight Champion
Won 7 Title Fights
15. Mark Johnson
33-1 (24 KO's)
IBF Flyweight Champion
Won 5 Title Fights
14. Johnny Tapia
41-0-2 (25 KO's)
WBO & IBF Super-Flyweight Champion
Won 12 Title Fights
13. Genaro Hernandez
36-1-1 (17 KO's)
WBC & Former WBA Super-Featherweight Champions
Won 11 Title Fights
12. Bernard Hopkins
32-2-1 (25 KO's)
IBF Middleweight Champion
Won 6 Title Fights
11. Dariusz Michalczewski
34-0 (26 KO's)
WBO Light-Heavyweight Champion Undefeated WBA & IBF Champion and also Undefeated WBO Cruiserweight Champion
Won 11 Title Fights
10. Ike Quartey
34-0-1 (29 KO's)
WBA Welterweight Champion
Won 7 Title Fights
9. Terry Norris
46-6 (30 KO's)
Three-Times WBC Light-Middleweight Champion
Won 20 Title Fights
8. Lennox Lewis
32-1 (26 KO's)
Two-Time WBC Heavyweight Champion
Won 6 Title Fights
7. Pernell Whitaker
41-2-1 (17 KO's)
Former Champion At Four Weights
Won 19 Title Fights
6. Evander Holyfield
34-3 (24 KO's)
Three-Times WBA Heavyweight Champion
Champion At Two Weights - Won 13 Title Fights
5. Felix Trinidad
32-0 (28 KO's)
Former Undefeated IBF Welterweight Champion
Won 12 Title Fights
4. Roy Jones Jr.
35-1 (30 KO's)
WBC Light-Heavyweight Champion
Champion At 3 Weights - Won 10 Title Fights
3. Oscar De La Hoya
26-0 (21 KO's)
WBC Welterweight Champion
Won Titles At 4 Weight Classes - Won 14 Title Fights
2. Ricardo Lopez
46-0 (36 KO's)
WBC & WBO Straw-Weight Champion
Won 20 Title Fights
1. Naseem Hamed
28-0 (26 KO's)
WBO Featherweight Champion
Won 9 Title Fights
It is a British magazine so no suprises that Naz is number one here but a bit of pound for pound history. Mad to see that 13 years down the line, Hopkins is still well established in the p4p list (IMO). Again, don't know if you'll like this or not, just a bit of interest and history ini.
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