Mayweather Tops Ring Magazine's Best Fighter Poll

[Jam Jars]

So explain again how you got Hagler with 4 if you can only find them from the mid 90s.

And what were the years when Jones Jr won his 6?

I give up. You are still thinking it's the "100 best fighters list" When i've told you twice already that it's not and that it's an unofficial award seperate to the "100 best fighters" list. This award started in KO magazine back in 1980 the "100 best fighters list" started in 1989 in the ring Magazine and moved to the KO magazine from 1996 to 2000 and then back to the ring. So i'm asking where did you get your "100 best fighters" list from when it wasn't around prior to 1989.

[D4thincarnation]

I give up. You are still thinking it's the "100 best fighters list" When i've told you twice already that it's not and that it's an unofficial award seperate to the "100 best fighters" list. This award started in KO magazine back in 1980 the "100 best fighters list" started in 1989 in the ring Magazine and moved to the KO magazine from 1996 to 2000 and then back to the ring. So i'm asking where did you get your "100 best fighters" list from when it wasn't around prior to 1989.

Think I told you last time, KO Magazine. And it was just the top 10 P4P on the lists.

[D4thincarnation]

Ripped this off another forum but here are the list from KO Magazine and how the votes went.

1983;

1. Marvin Hagler - 147
2. Aaron Pryor - 93
3. Larry Holmes - 91
4. Michael Spinks - 66
5. Jeff Chandler - 57
6. Thomas Hearns - 45
7. Alexis Arguello - 29
8. Wilfredo Gomez - 28
9. Hector Camacho - 24
10. Eusebio Pedroza - 12


1984;

1. Marvin Hagler - 112
2. Aaron Pryor - 77
3. Larry Holmes - 72
4. Eusebio Pedroza - 66
5. Hector Camacho - 50
6. Ray Leonard - 47 (tie)
6. Jeff Chandler - 47 (tie)
8. Michael Spinks - 45
9. Thomas Hearns - 34
10. Donald Curry - 26


1985;

1. Marvin Hagler - 150
2. Hector Camacho - 86
3. Michael Spinks - 85
4. Donald Curry - 78
5. Thomas Hearns - 42
6. Barry McGuigan - 32
7. Milton McCrory - 25
8. Julio Cesar Chavez - 22 (tie)
8. Pinklon Thomas - 22 (tie)
10. Larry Holmes - 21


1986;

1. Marvin Hagler - 138
2. Mike Tyson - 92
3. Donald Curry - 59
4. Thomas Hearns - 52
5. Edwin Rosario - 47
6. Azumah Nelson - 45 (tie)
6. Michael Spinks - 45 (tie)
8. Evander Holyfield - 32
9. Julio Cesar Chavez - 26
10. Hector Camacho - 22


1987; (No poll Conducted that year)


1988;

1. Mike Tyson - 144
2. Julio Cesar Chavez - 118
3. Evander Holyfield - 66
4. Ray Leonard - 55
5. Jeff Fenech - 44
6. Michael Nunn - 33
7. Azumah Nelson - 32
8. Jung Koo Chang - 23
9. Buddy McGirt - 21
10. Sumbu Kalambay - 18


From 1989 onwards I used the Ring Annual P4P ratings top 10 lists.

[Larry the boss]

Ring Magazine...owned by DLH! END THREAD!

and Manny is partially owned by Oscar as well so why would he discriminate?

[UnDeniable]

How can anybody watch both fighters and come to the conclusion that Pacquiao is better

Floyd is clearly the best boxer in the sport, how is it even debatable

[Larry the boss]

How can anybody watch both fighters and come to the conclusion that Pacquiao is better

Floyd is clearly the best boxer in the sport, how is it even debatable

no,no throwing a lot of punches and getting countered over and over is better than throwing accurate punches and evading punches...whats wrong with you? *****

[fight_night]

How is should be. He is clearly the best fighter in the world right now.

[BoxingGenius27]

For the record D4th does not consider jabs as legit landed punches when tallying punch accuracy percentages. The reason for this being the glorification and exaltation of his God, Lord, and master Manny Pacquiao. You see by not counting jabs it makes Pacs hit percentage rise above the devil of his cult Mayweather. His biased twisting of the truth to lure simple minded people into his cult of Pac worship is his only purpose on this forum. He is ot a boxing fan merely a pacquiao fan.

[Best in Boxing]

The best fighter poll is an unofficial award decided on by 10 boxing experts and published in the Ring magazine every year since 1980. It's not the 100 best fighters list. How did you get the 100 best fighter list to go back to 1980 anyway when it started in 1989? Oh and yes it is 2012 they have to wait for the previous year to finish before thay can vote on it. .

Try to find out what you are talking about before saying someone is wrong in future.

[big_james10]

Must have been the Josie Harris victory that put Floyd back at the top, another shut out for Floyd but he couldn't get the KO.

And isn't it a 4 year reign for Pacquiao, if he makes it till the end of this year it will be 5 years in a row.

How many boxers in history have done that?

I am sure it had more to do with the quality of competition. Since returning from his hiatus, Mayweather has fought or will fight the best competition available while Pacquaio has fought or will fight the best competition that can be easily beat or he thought could be easily beat (Marquez).