The Top 5 Per Division

**DosRounds** · 07-19-2014, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by soul_survivor

So, just a fun exercise which some might find interesting, ranking the top 5 boxers in each weight division (and what countries they're from, sure to kick start a few fires). I'm keeping it from super bantam and up as I watch some of the guys lower but I'm not invested in those divisions as much, also, any guy to be ranked in a division must have fought at that weight in the last 6 months.

So, here goes:

Super Bantamweight
1. Guillermo Rigondeaux Cuba
2. Guillermo Rigondeaux Cuba
3. Guillermo Rigondeaux Cuba
4. Guillermo Rigondeaux Cuba
5. Guillermo Rigondeaux Cuba

Featherweight
1. Johnny Gonzalez Mexico
2. Nonito Donaire United States
3. Orlando Salido Mexico
4. Simpiwe Vetyeka South Africa
5. Nicholas Walters Jamaica

Super Featherweight
1. Mikey Garcia United States
2. Takashi Uchiyama Japan
3. Takashi Miura Japan
4. Rances Barthelemy Cuba
5. Roman Martinez Puerto Rico

Lightweight
1. Terrence Crawford United States
2. Miguel Vazquez Mexico
3. Denis Shafikov Russia
4. Raymundo Beltran Mexico
5. Ricky Burns United Kingdom

Light Welterweight
1. Danny Garcia United States
2. Lucas Matthysse Argentina
3. Chris Algieri Unites States
4. Ruslan Provodnikov Russia
5. Jessie Vargas United States

Welterweight
1. Floyd Mayweather Jr United States
2. Manny Pacquiao Philippines
3. Timothy Bradley United States
4. Juan Manuel Marquez Mexico
5. Shawn Porter United States

Light Middleweight
1. Saul Alvarez Mexico
2. Erislandy Lara Cuba
3. Demetrius Andrade United States
4. Austin Trout United States
5. Carlos Molina Mexico

Middleweight
1. Miguel Cotto Puerto Rico
2. Gennady Golovkin Kazakhstan
3. Sergio Martinez Argentina
4. Sam Soliman Australia
5. Daniel Geale Australia

Super Middleweight
1. Carl Froch United Kingdom
2. George Groves United Kingdom
3. Arthur Abraham Armenia
4. Robert Stieglitz Germany
5. James DeGale United Kingdom

Light Heavyweight
1. Adonis Stevenson Canadian
2. Bernard Hopkins United States
3. Sergey Kovalev Russia
4. Jean Pascal Canada
5. Juergen Braehmer Germany

Cruiserweight
1. Marco Huck Germany
2. Thabiso Mchunu South Africa
3. Grigory Drozd Russia
4. Rakhim Chakiev Russia
5. Tony Bellew United Kingdom

Heavyweight
1. Wladimir Klitschko Ukraine
2. Alexander Povetkin Russia
3. Kubrat Pulev Bulgaria
4. Bermane Stiverne Canada
5. Tyson Fury United Kingdom

Now it's correct

**soul_survivor** · 07-19-2014, 01:58 PM

Originally posted by DosRounds

Now it's correct

how's Lara doing?

:****you:

**DosRounds** · 07-19-2014, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by soul_survivor

how's Lara doing?

:****you:

You'll have to ask him yourself but I am sure he is doing fine

**VG_Addict** · 07-19-2014, 02:07 PM

Floyd is still the lineal WW champion, right?

**VAGAB0ND** · 07-19-2014, 02:08 PM

Simpiwe Vetyeka and Nicolas Walters in the Top 5 at 126 but no Abner Mares?

Roman Martinez in the Top 5 at 130 over Juan Carlos Burgos (Who clearly beat Martinez) and Francisco Vargas?

Denis Shafikov in the Top 5 at 135 over Omar Figueroa? Figueroa is extremely limited, but I still think he's better than Shafikov. And if not Figueroa, maybe Jorge Linares?

Are we just going to act like Mauricio Herrera doesn't exist at 140?

No Yoan Pablo Hernandez at 180?

**_original_** · 07-19-2014, 02:12 PM

Excellent effort and I think almost everything looks pretty on point. I think that Herrera deserves a top 5 spot at 140 though and Lomachenko's three fights, even the close loss, earn him a top 5 spot at FW.

**LoadedWraps** · 07-19-2014, 02:24 PM

Originally posted by DosRounds

Now it's correct

There he is! Vamos DosRounds!

Porter above Maidana? wow.

**VAGAB0ND** · 07-19-2014, 02:25 PM

Looking at the Top 5 in each division really makes me appreciate Mauricio Herrera, Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez, Tim Bradley, Saul Alvarez, Erislandy Lara, and Carl Froch. That's the WARRIOR CLUB.

They've each fought 2 fighters in the Top 5 of their division. Erislandy Lara has fought 3 guys in the Top 5 of his division. And Saul Alvarez has fought 3 guys in the Top 5 of his division too if you count Floyd Mayweather.

Edit: Austin Trout has fought 2 guys in the Top 5 of his division too.

Another edit: Like Lara and Alvarez, Juan Manuel Marquez has also fought 3 guys in the Top 5 of his division.

Another edit: Add Arthur Abraham to the warrior club. He's also fought 2 guys in the Top 5 of his division.

**soul_survivor** · 07-19-2014, 05:13 PM

Originally posted by Jalisciense909

Simpiwe Vetyeka and Nicolas Walters in the Top 5 at 126 but no Abner Mares?

Roman Martinez in the Top 5 at 130 over Juan Carlos Burgos (Who clearly beat Martinez) and Francisco Vargas?

Denis Shafikov in the Top 5 at 135 over Omar Figueroa? Figueroa is extremely limited, but I still think he's better than Shafikov. And if not Figueroa, maybe Jorge Linares?

Are we just going to act like Mauricio Herrera doesn't exist at 140?

No Yoan Pablo Hernandez at 180?

Like I said, you have to have fights in the division over the last 6 months. Most of those names haven't.

Originally posted by Jalisciense909

Looking at the Top 5 in each division really makes me appreciate Mauricio Herrera, Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez, Tim Bradley, Saul Alvarez, Erislandy Lara, and Carl Froch. That's the WARRIOR CLUB.

They've each fought 2 fighters in the Top 5 of their division. Erislandy Lara has fought 3 guys in the Top 5 of his division. And Saul Alvarez has fought 3 guys in the Top 5 of his division too if you count Floyd Mayweather.

Edit: Austin Trout has fought 2 guys in the Top 5 of his division too.

Another edit: Like Lara and Alvarez, Juan Manuel Marquez has also fought 3 guys in the Top 5 of his division.

Another edit: Add Arthur Abraham to the warrior club. He's also fought 2 guys in the Top 5 of his division.

those are some of my favourite fighters!!

Originally posted by _original_

Excellent effort and I think almost everything looks pretty on point. I think that Herrera deserves a top 5 spot at 140 though and Lomachenko's three fights, even the close loss, earn him a top 5 spot at FW.

I was on the fence about Harrea, his performances against Garcia and Prov were very good, just couldn't do enough to win imo. He'd probably be a top 6 or 7 guy, no doubt about that.

Similar with Loma, he lost to Salido because Salido used some pro "tactics" and we don't really know how good winning a vacant belt against Russell is, considering we have no idea how good Russell is.

Originally posted by LoadedWraps

There he is! Vamos DosRounds!

Porter above Maidana? wow.

Porter beat the guy who manhandled Maidana, Maidana's career at 147 is weak outside of that Broner win and I never rated Broner. Porter out pointed, out worked and out gunned Alexander, then proceeded to destroy Paulie. Simple.

The Top 5 Per Division