What's your definition of "Pound for Pound"?

[MikeRo1972]

I pretty much agree with your definition of pound for pound. I rate fighters pfp. for the division the are currently fighting in. I also rate them for how good they are right now in the weight class they are fighting in. For example I rate Floyd Mayweather for how good he is as a welterweight right now based on his fights with Cotto and Guerrero. All his past wins from 130 on up don't influence my rating. I only go by how good he looked as a welterweight in very recent fights. Heavyweights are rated pound for pound on how good they are as a heavyweight, not by actual weight. So a giant heavyweight like 250 pound Wlad gets a higher rating than 210 pound Haye because he is a slightly better heavyweight. Sure, if Haye was just as good as he is pfp now and he weighed a rock hard 250 he would beat Wlad but giant heavyweights are never as good as the best smaller heavyweights for their size. On all fighters below heavyweight I rate by how good they are for the weight class they currently fight in. Broner is a lightweight so I rate him as a lightweight. He will soon be a welterweight so I will be rating him on how good he is as a welterweight. He won't get extra points because he is a welterweight that could still make the lightweight limit. I hope this make sense.

My point is that when comparing ramdom fighters that would otherwise usually never actually meet in a ring..say: Vladmir Klitschko vs Broner we would hypothetically ask: putting these 2 in the ring head-to-head, making them of equal height, equal reach, and equal weight. Which one is superior? Skillwise, Who is more talented? Thus who would win said hypothetical fight? Therebye giving you the criteria to say who is better p4p.

[SlySlickSmooth]

Performance

Skill set

Level of competition

[Prawn Jovi]

If Rigo was a WW would he beat Floyd? Would Sergio beat Wlad if he was a HW? If Ward was @ 126 would he beat Mares?

That is my definition of P4P. Great responses overall!